A Catholic diocese of La Crosse establishes a new Hmong Parish in Wausau. Bishop William Callahan led a bilingual mass at the Saint Anne Parish Sanctuary and announced the new Hmong Parish will be called Mary, Mother of Good Hope. Reverend Al Burkhardt will lead the mass at the new parish. Burkhardt believes this is to be a regional effort and expects to draw churchgoers of the Hmong population from Eau Claire and La Crosse and help them become more comfortable being Hmong, American and Catholic.