About St. William · Argusville, North Dakota
St. William's Catholic Church is a small rural parish (mission) of the Diocese of Fargo located at 107 Drake Avenue in Argusville, North Dakota. As a mission church, it is served by a priest who also ministers to neighboring parishes in the diocese, and it celebrates Sunday Mass only once a month on a rotating morning schedule. The parish supports a K-12 religious education program on Wednesday evenings and stays connected to its members through Flocknote, online bulletins, and a Men's Club that meets monthly. Together with its modest address on Drake Avenue and its monthly rhythm, St. William's serves as a quiet, community-centered Catholic presence in the small farm town of Argusville in Cass County.
- Patron
- St. William
- Rector
- Monsignor Dennis Skonseng
- Diocese
- Diocese of Fargo
Why belong here
St. William's is a small, mission-style Catholic community where members know one another and faith formation extends from kindergarten through high school. With weekday religious education on Wednesday evenings, a Men's Club that meets monthly, and communication through Flocknote and online bulletins, the parish gives families a real way to stay involved. Visitors looking for a quiet, traditional rural parish experience in the Fargo-area countryside will find a welcoming home at St. William's in Argusville.
Mass times at St. William
Weekly Mass schedule
About St. William's Catholic Church
St. William's Catholic Church is a rural mission parish in the Diocese of Fargo, located at 107 Drake Avenue in Argusville, North Dakota. As a mission, it is served by a priest of the diocese (currently Monsignor Dennis Skonseng) and offers Mass on a monthly rotation rather than every week. The parish supports a K-12 religious education program and an active Men's Club, and stays connected to parishioners through Flocknote and online bulletins.
- Mission parish of the Diocese of Fargo
- Address: 107 Drake Avenue, Argusville, ND 58005
- Pastor: Monsignor Dennis Skonseng
- Parish Secretary contact: [email protected]
History of the Parish
St. William's has its origins in the Catholic rural life of the Red River Valley in eastern North Dakota. In its early decades it was pastored by Father William Theodore Mulloy, who was ordained for the Diocese of Fargo in 1916 and went on to pastor St. William in Argusville before becoming director of rural life, superintendent of Catholic schools, and president of the National Catholic Rural Life Conference; he was appointed the sixth Bishop of Covington, Kentucky, on November 11, 1944. Like many small farming-community parishes in the diocese, St. William's eventually transitioned to mission status, celebrated on a monthly Mass schedule.
- Early pastor: Father William Theodore Mulloy (later Bishop of Covington, KY)
- Mulloy ordained for the Diocese of Fargo, June 7, 1916
- Now functions as a mission under the Diocese of Fargo
Religious Education (K-12)
St. William's offers religious education for students from kindergarten through twelfth grade. Classes meet on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 PM, giving parish families a regular mid-week catechetical formation during the school year.
- Grades served: K through 12
- When: Wednesdays, 6:30-7:30 PM
Parish Groups and Communication
Parish life at St. William's centers on a small but active set of groups and communication channels. The Men's Club meets on the fourth Sunday of selected months and is one of the visible community-building activities on the parish calendar. The parish also relies on Flocknote for parish-wide messaging and posts weekly bulletins online so members who do not attend Mass monthly can stay informed.
- Men's Club meetings (e.g., fourth Sundays in June, July, August, September)
- Flocknote parish communication
- Online bulletins available through the parish website
Contact and Visit
Visitors and parishioners can reach the parish office by phone at (701) 484-5211 or by email at [email protected]. The parish website at stwilliamschurch.org provides current Mass times, Holy Week schedules, a contact form, photo galleries, and links to online bulletins and Flocknote sign-up.
- Phone: (701) 484-5211
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: stwilliamschurch.org
- Address: 107 Drake Avenue, Argusville, ND 58005
Pastors & rectors through the years
- William Theodore Mulloy
Served as pastor of St. William Church in Argusville before being appointed the sixth Bishop of Covington, Kentucky in 1944.