About St. Vincent · Gwinner, North Dakota
St. Vincent is a small Roman Catholic mission parish in Gwinner, North Dakota, serving the Catholic faithful of this farming community in Sargent County on the northern Great Plains. The mission shares pastoral care and a joint website with St. Aloysius Parish in nearby Lisbon, ND, and falls under the Diocese of Fargo. The parish gathers weekly for Sunday Mass at 10:00 AM at 302 Highway 13 East, with Confessions heard immediately before Mass. Its stated mission is to be a people of God grounded in the soil of the prairie, educating children and adults alike to be examples of Christ on earth while reaching out with love and compassion beyond their own faith community.
- Patron
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Rector
- Rev. Riley Durkin
- Diocese
- Diocese of Fargo
Why belong here
St. Vincent offers the rare gift of a tight-knit rural Catholic community where the faithful truly know one another. Families gather each Sunday at 10:00 AM for Mass, with Confession available before Mass, and the parish is shared-pastoral with St. Aloysius in Lisbon, giving Gwinner Catholics access to a wider liturgical and sacramental life. The mission embraces both the spiritual formation of its children (with regular First Eucharist and Confirmation celebrations) and warm fellowship events like its annual Mexican dinner and German dinner that bring the whole town of Gwinner through the doors of the parish hall.
Mass times at St. Vincent
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 10:30–10:55 AM (per masstime.us)
About St. Vincent Parish
St. Vincent Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic mission parish in Gwinner, North Dakota, located in Sargent County on the Great Plains. The mission is twinned in pastoral care with St. Aloysius Catholic Church in nearby Lisbon, and the two parishes share a single pastor, a joint website (aloysius-vincent.com), and a combined bulletin. Worship is celebrated each Sunday morning, and the parish regularly celebrates the sacraments of First Eucharist and Confirmation for the children of its farming families. Its published mission statement frames the parish as 'a people of God' rooted in the soil of the prairie, working to build a Christian community that meets the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of its members while reaching out beyond its own doors with the love of Christ.
- Type: Mission parish, Diocese of Fargo
- Shared pastor with St. Aloysius, Lisbon, ND
- Joint website: aloysius-vincent.com
Parish Life and Fellowship
St. Vincent's is more than a Sunday obligation — it is the heart of Catholic community life in Gwinner. The mission hosts beloved annual dinners that draw not only parishioners but the wider Gwinner community into the parish hall. These events celebrate the ethnic heritage of the region's farming families and serve as important fundraisers for the mission's operation.
- Annual Mexican Dinner (parish fundraiser, held in the fall)
- Annual German Dinner (parish fundraiser, popular community event)
- Celebrations of First Eucharist and Confirmation for parish children
Sacramental Life
Because St. Vincent shares its pastor with St. Aloysius in Lisbon, parishioners have access to the full sacramental life of a larger parish while still gathering for worship in their own mission church. First Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation are prepared and celebrated locally at St. Vincent, allowing the children of Gwinner and the surrounding farms to receive these milestones within their own community.
- First Eucharist celebrated at St. Vincent
- Confirmation celebrated at St. Vincent
- Reconciliation (Confession) heard before Sunday Mass
Visiting and Contact
Visitors and parishioners can reach St. Vincent at its church address on Highway 13 East in Gwinner, or by phone through the shared parish office. Mass is celebrated each Sunday morning, and visitors are warmly welcomed to attend.
- Address: 302 Highway 13 East, Gwinner, ND 58040
- Phone: (701) 683-4620 (shared with St. Aloysius, Lisbon)
- Website: http://aloysius-vincent.com/
- Location: at the corner of 3rd Street SE