About Sacred Heart · Aneta, North Dakota
Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic mission church in the small town of Aneta, North Dakota (Nelson County), in the Diocese of Fargo. It is one of four parishes in the "Quad-Parish Communities" of St. George & Missions, joined with St. George in Cooperstown (the host parish), St. Agatha in Hope, and St. Lawrence in Jessie. The mission is served from Cooperstown by Rev. Dale Kinzler, with Sunday Mass rotating among the four worship sites. Sacred Heart itself is a quiet country church that has ministered to the farming families of the Aneta area for many generations.
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Rector
- Rev. Dale Kinzler
- Diocese
- Diocese of Fargo
Why belong here
Sacred Heart welcomes Catholics from Aneta and the surrounding Nelson County farming community into a small but faithful mission where they can worship in the Sacred Heart tradition. As one of four linked parishes served by a single pastor from nearby Cooperstown, it offers a tightly-knit rural parish family, regular Sunday Mass, and the sacraments — including confession before Mass and Saturday confessions at St. George's. Visitors and returning Catholics can expect a warm, simple country parish experience rooted in the Diocese of Fargo.
Mass times at Sacred Heart
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- 20–30 minutes before all Masses (at the church where Mass is being celebrated)
- Saturday 9:00–10:00 AM at St. George's Church, Cooperstown
Sacred Heart — Mission of St. George & Missions
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Aneta, North Dakota is a mission church in the Diocese of Fargo. It is part of the four-church 'Quad-Parish Communities' of St. George & Missions, which also includes St. George in Cooperstown (the host parish and parish office location), St. Agatha in Hope, and St. Lawrence in Jessie. One pastor — currently Rev. Dale Kinzler — serves all four communities, and weekend Mass rotates through them. The Aneta mission is at 307 1st St. N (also referred to as 307 Lippert Street), Aneta, ND 58212.
- Parent pastorate: St. George & Missions (Cooperstown)
- Cluster parishes: St. George (Cooperstown), St. Agatha (Hope), St. Lawrence (Jessie), Sacred Heart (Aneta)
- Pastor: Rev. Dale Kinzler
- Diocese: Diocese of Fargo
- Rite: Roman-Latin
Contact & Visiting
Sacred Heart shares its phone line and mailing address with the host parish of St. George in Cooperstown. The phone number listed across GCatholic, the Diocese of Fargo parish finder, and parish directories is (701) 797-2624 (fax 701-797-2632). Mail for the Aneta mission should be sent c/o St. George, PO Box 217, Cooperstown, ND 58425-0217. Visitors are warmly welcomed.
- Phone: (701) 797-2624
- Fax: (701) 797-2632
- Mailing address: c/o St. George, PO Box 217, Cooperstown, ND 58425-0217
- Street address: 307 1st St. N (Lippert St.), Aneta, ND 58212
The Wider Quad-Parish Community
St. George & Missions describes itself as the 'Quad-Parish Communities' — a single pastoral family of four small-town churches in rural Griggs and Nelson counties of North Dakota. Sharing one priest, the parishes cooperate so that every Catholic household in the area can attend Sunday Mass, receive the sacraments, and stay connected to parish life despite the distance between the small towns. Sacred Heart, as the Aneta member of this family, is the spiritual home for Catholic families in and around Aneta.
- St. George — Cooperstown (host parish)
- St. Agatha — Hope
- St. Lawrence — Jessie
- Sacred Heart — Aneta