St. Ann Catholic Church in the Fairmount neighborhood, shown here holding a Christmas Mass a few years ago, will close as an active parish after the Feb. 19 Mass, the church and Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph announced last weekend. St. Ann, established in 1915, is the second-oldest Catholic church in Independence. [Photo courtesy of St. Ann Parish]Â
By Mike Genet, mike.genet@examiner.net The second-oldest Catholic church in Independence will close as an active parish next month, part of an ongoing consolidation of area…
