About St. Mary · Hawarden, Iowa
St. Mary Catholic Church is a small Roman Catholic parish located at 1125 Avenue L in Hawarden, Iowa, in the northwestern corner of the state. The parish belongs to the Diocese of Sioux City and is currently part of a cluster — Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Parish — which connects the worship sites of Christ the King in Sioux Center, St. Mary's in Rock Valley, and St. Mary's in Hawarden. The faith community worships bilingually, celebrating Mass in both English and Spanish, and serves a mixed Anglo and Hispanic congregation in Sioux County.
- Established
- 1912
- Patron
- The Blessed Virgin Mary
- Diocese
- Diocese of Sioux City
Why belong here
St. Mary's in Hawarden is a welcoming, bilingual parish where English-speaking and Spanish-speaking Catholics worship together at a single Sunday Mass and at separate weekday Masses that meet the rhythms of both communities. As part of the Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Parish cluster (Christ the King in Sioux Center, St. Mary's in Rock Valley, and St. Mary's in Hawarden), the parish shares the strength of larger regional ministries while keeping its own small-town identity in Sioux County. Weekly confession is offered before Mass, and the parish welcomes new families to join a tightly knit community of faith.
Mass times at St. Mary
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday: 8:00 AM – 8:25 AM
- Wednesday: 5:00 PM – 5:25 PM
About St. Mary Catholic Church
St. Mary Catholic Church is the Catholic parish serving Hawarden and the surrounding area of northwestern Iowa. It belongs to the Diocese of Sioux City and gathers its members for a bilingual Sunday Mass, weekday Masses, and the Sacrament of Confession each week.
- 1125 Avenue L, Hawarden, Iowa 51023
- Diocese of Sioux City
- Bilingual worship (English and Spanish)
Parish History
St. Mary's has been a registered Iowa non-profit corporation since 1912, indicating an organized Catholic congregation in Hawarden for more than a century. The parish's long history has included ongoing collaboration with neighboring parishes through the diocesan cluster model.
- Corporation #081241, registered March 30, 1912
Parish Cluster
Since 2017 St. Mary's has been linked with other Sioux County parishes under the Diocese of Sioux City's Ministry 2025 pastoral-planning process. The current configuration, Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Parish, brings together Christ the King in Sioux Center, St. Mary's in Rock Valley, and St. Mary's in Hawarden as one family of parishes sharing staff and ministries.
- Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Parish cluster
- Christ the King – Sioux Center
- St. Mary's – Rock Valley
- St. Mary's – Hawarden
Contact & Location
The parish office can be reached by phone or email, and the church's mailing address is in Hawarden, Iowa, in the northwest corner of Sioux County.
- Phone: (712) 551-1501
- Email: [email protected]
- Address: 1125 Avenue L, Hawarden, IA 51023
- Website: www.stmaryhawarden.com
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Fr. Paul Bormann
Listed as registered agent for St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Iowa Secretary of State filings.
- Rev. Douglas Klein
Pastor of the Sioux Center–Hawarden cluster circa 2017 when re-clustering with Akron was announced.