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of the great parishes of our diocese. His successor, the present pastor, now Rt. Rev. Msgr. William E. Foley, has proven himself an exceptional churchman in all of his assignments since his first pastorate at Williamstown to his present post of new
achievement. Un- der his pastoral di- rection, Sacred
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CONVENT, SCHOOL, RECTORY, COMMUNITY BUILDING AND CHURCH Rt. Rev. Msgr. William E. Foley, P.R., Pastor. Sisters of St. Joseph in charge of School.
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Heart has thriven. He has added a new gem to the parish group-a community hall and gymnasium, peerless among such buildings, and furnished with an exquisite taste which has not lessened its practical utility. Builder, organizer, an inspiration to any work for God's people, Mon- signor Foley received the purple, on the recom- mendation of Bishop O'Leary, as a reward for wholehearted co-operation in every movement which makes for the progress of parish or diocese.
H OLY ROSARY was the second parochial daughter to leave the old mother fold of St. Jerome's, in 1886. Its first pastor, Father Michael Howard, a lovable character, was dying when his graceful church was dedicated, and was affectionately laid
to rest the churchyard. From this pastorate his successor, Rt. Rev. Thomas D. Beaven, went to become head of our diocese.
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HOLY ROSARY CHURCH AND CONVENT, HOLYOKE Rev. D. H. McDermott, J.C.D., Pastor.
BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH AND SCHOOL, HOLYOKE Rev. M. P. Kavanaugh, Pastor. Sisters of St. Joseph in charge of School.
The late Rev. David F. McGrath completed the church and opened its schools, which included a high school that welcomed students from every part of Holyoke and South Hadley Falls. The late Rev. John F. Griffin, prior to his going to Sacred Heart, in Springfield, a year ago, had seen service in this parish from the day of his ordination. He served as curate under two pastors and then became pastor. Though a declining population was a con- stant handicap, as his people moved to more resi- dential parts of Holyoke, Father Griffin's labors developed an exceptional parish spirit. His Boys' Club was a pioneer of its kind, his alumni or- ganization was a model of enthusiasm and loyalty. His schools "point with pride" to the numbers of their graduates who entered the priesthood, the convent, and professional life. Rarely does a pastor's departure cause more sincere regret.
His successor, the present pastor, is Rev. D. H. Mc- Dermott, J.C.D., whose popularity as an assistant to Father Griffin made him doubly welcome to a parish where everyone was already his friend. An earnest, con- vincing speaker, and able administrator, Dr. McDer- mott is assured of his people's esteem and co- operation.
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SACRED HEART, in turn, had to be divided, and the Blessed Sacrament was established, in 1913, with Rev. John J. Lunney as its first pastor. He immediately erected a school, with a hall for church purposes, and this arrangement continues. The parish has increased in numbers and pupils have multiplied, so that enlarged quarters have been found necessary. On Father Lunney's promotion
to Worcester, Rev. Michael P. Kavanagh took charge, turned the spacious parish rectory over to the teaching sisters, and obtained another home for the priests. A flourishing parish school is the best earnest for the future, and that Father Kavanagh has. Without much external display, he accomplishes lasting results. The day when the Blessed Sacrament buildings will be completed by
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a parish church so as to leave the hall for school purposes, cannot be far distant, and when it comes. the financial burden will not be crushing, so quietly does Father Kavanagh accomplish surprising prog- ress.
A NOTHER division of St. Jerome's gave birth, in 1905, to the prosperous and progres- sive parish of Holy Cross, of which the Rev. Dr. John C. Ivers, the first pastor, is still the guiding spirit. For years, his people worshipped in the brick hall, which he had so constructed that it could readily be turned into a parish school. For years, he lived in an inadequate brick house on the splen- did property which he was fortunate enough to acquire, until an opportunity came to obtain a rectory more suited to his needs. His dream of a noble house of worship, looking out over Holyoke. was realized, in 1929, in the dedication of the new Holy Cross, one of the "picture churches" of
The beautiful side aisles of Holy Cross Church are a delight to the lovers of Gothic architec- ture.
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our diocese. Its central tower is visible from all sides, its commanding position makes it stand out in the graceful proportions of its lovely lines, which were taken from the medieval triumph of Gothic architecture, Ely, in England. Yet, so ably did Dr. Ivers plan, so generous were his people in seconding his efforts, that he has a comparatively small financial burden, while he has crowned Holyoke's most prominent lookout with a struc- ture worth upwards of half a million dollars. An eloquent preacher, gifted with a ringing bass voice, an affable character, a careful financial manager, Dr. Ivers has grown into the lives of his people as a shepherd who pre-eminently knows his own and they know him.
W HILE Holyoke's English speaking parishes were thus branching out from the mother trunk at St. Jerome's, the French speaking flocks were developing in parallel lines. The Precious Blood Parish was founded in 1869 under Father Andre B. Dufresne, who dedicated the present church in 1878. After nine years of unremitting toil. he died, and a grateful people made the churchyard, where
the first chapel stood, his burial place. The most vigorous era of Precious Blood Parish came under that stalwart early French missionary, Rev. Father Charles Crevier, who came to Holyoke from In- dian Orchard in 1890. He had been the first French missionary in the northern Berkshires. In 1894, he opened the parish schools of the Precious Blood, and guided ably the spiritual destinies of this people for over thirty years, though his de- clining years were marked by ill health brought on by long years of labor in the Master's vineyard. The present pastor is Rev. Gedeon Fontaine, whose energetic labors completed the parish plant of Lin- wood, before his promotion to Holyoke, where, in a larger field, he will repeat his earlier success.
TN 1890, Precious Blood Parish was divided by the foundation of Perpetual Help under Rev. Father Brunault, who, like so many others, began by opening his school first, in 1891, and holding services in the school hall. His successor, Rev. Joseph Marchand, came from a fruitful pastorate at Three Rivers. In the midst of his new labors for the promotion of his Master's cause, he realized that, beautiful as was the original site of his church, commanding a sweeping view of the Connecticut, his people were moving away. With a courage almost unique in our annals, Father Marchand transferred his whole plant, church, school, convent, rectory, to a magnificent site in the heart of Holyoke, opposite the library grounds. That he could obtain such a location at the late day he did was al- most as marvelous as the complete transfer of his parish buildings. His work was a bless- ing to his Polish neigh- bors, as well as to himself. Their expand- ing school needs were met by purchasing the French buildings. The
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new school of Perpetual Help has an enrolment of over four hundred. Father Marchand is a veteran in the Lord's service, a capable adminis- trator, keen in planning and fearless in executing whatever he feels to be for his people's good. His achieve- ment in Holyoke will long live in the varied work of our age of builders.
D OWN below the Holy Rosary, at the Holyoke end of the bridge to South Hadley, a towering new church in stone, a superb example of French Gothic, raises its graceful head. It was largely planned and wholly erected under the supervision of Rev. M. J. Ginet, M.S., and is dedicated to God's worship under the title of the Immaculate Conception. From its foundation, in 1905, until the dedication of the church, last year, a period of twenty-five years, the congregation had worshipped in a basement constructed by the first pastor, Father J. V. Campeau. When the present stately stone structure was completed, the original place of worship became a parish hall. The parish school accommodates over seven hundred pupils. Father Ginet's own ideas went into the beautiful lights, the lovely pulpit and the chaste, harmonious decorations of the church interior. This parish in 1930 celebrated the silver jubilee of its foundation.
TN 1896, Father Sikorski was given charge of the Holyoke Polish people, at that time so torn by the dissensions due to the independent spirit that he called his parish Mater Dolorosa-Mother of Sorrows-and St. Bernard's Memorare re-
Mater Dolorosa Church, Hol- voke. Rev. Theodore Kacz- marek, O.M.C., Pastor.
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ceived another fulfilment-he did not call for help in vain. The independent spirit was gradually dis- sipated, though not without a struggle, and today Rev. Theodore Kaczmarek, O.M.C., rules a large, united congregation, with over eight hundred in the parish schools. The Polish people have ad- vanced along every line and are a factor to be reckoned with in the political and business life of Holyoke.
W TEST SPRINGFIELD'S parish of the Im- maculate Conception began separate exist- ence in 1877, under Rev. P. B. Phelan, who three years later became pastor of Sacred Heart, in Hol- yoke. He dedicated a frame church which was used until the late Father John J. Mullen erected the present sightly structure. His successor, Father John O'Keefe, repaired, enlarged and beautified the rectory, and purchased the extensive property on which the present far sighted pastor, Rev. John A. O'Connell, is completing a splendid parish group. A modern convent is already completed, and a beautiful new school is about ready to replace the old frame building, which has seen service successively as church, hall, and school since the late seventies. On the completion of this twelve room building, with a hall capable of seating 800, Father O'Con- nell will have provided for every present re- quirement of parish life and for the future also. A fine speaker, a gifted bilinguist, as well as an
able financier, Father O'Connell has the ap- proachableness which wins the hearts of his parishioners.
G OOD FATHER GAGNIER said Mass out in Mittineague as early as 1873, but the parish of St. William was erected in 1883, under Father E. Pelletier, and its school was opened in 1894. St. William's Parish has enjoyed the spiritual leadership of a long line of zealous pastors, including Fathers Campeau, Biron, Bonneville, Wren, Genest, Dalpe, Marcoux and Fitzgerald. Father Genest opened the schools and built St. Louis' mission church in West Spring- field. Though the parish has not grown, its present
Side View of New Im- maculate Conception Convent, West Springfield. Rev. John A. O'Connell, Pastor.
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pastor, Rev. Alfred Potvin, has a flourishing parish organization, and a school which gives education to over one hundred and fifty pupils. Its present title is St. Teresa of the Infant Jesus.
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Thomas', had a long mission existence under Chicopee and West Springfield, before attaining parochial rank in 1900. The tireless Father Healy, of Chicopee, erected its first church in 1869, though Mass had been said earlier. Possibly the first Mass was offered by the saintly Father Power. Rev. John Griffin was the first resident pastor. When fire de- stroyed the historic mission church, plans were drawn for the present beautiful church, which was erected by his successor, Rev. James Tyrrell, whose administration of over twenty years left St. Thomas' in sound financial condition. His succes- sor, and the present head of the parish, is Rev. James W. Dolan, eloquent and talented, under whom the thriving flock on the borders of Spring- field is making long strides toward the completion of its building program. with plans for a parish school being formulated.
St. Thomas' Church, Mit- tineague. Rev. James W. Dolan, Pastor.
S WILLIAM'S, of Mittineague, was divided in 1904 to establish St. Louis' French speak- ing parish in West Springfield, of which Rev. George Trottier has just been appointed pastor, to succeed Rev. Horace Gelineau. The first pastor was Rev. J. D. Comtois. The mission chapel, built by Father Genest, was burned, and another erected by Father Dalpé. Father Comtois' successor was Father Brault, who was promoted to Linwood. The present pastor, a young and energetic priest in his first parochial charge, should lead St. Louis' to new heights, along the highway of parish de- velopment.
A T THE other side of Springfield, along the Connecticut, lie the Longmeadows, where Father Healy of Chicopee said Mass as early as 1870, in the very building which later became St. Mary's mission church, East Longmeadow. In 1894 Rev. Anthony E. Dwyer became the first resident pastor, with St. Michael's. East Long- meadow, as a home parish. There the church was built in 1887. On Father Dwyer's promo- tion to Fisherville, the Longmeadows were cared for by Fathers Daley, Finneran, Adrain and Richard Murphy. For a long time the Catholic populations of the Longmeadows showed no appreciable growth, but at present they are receiving an influx from Springfield, which promises well for future increase. The pastor is Rev. John J. Rogers, a likeable and progressive character, who easily makes and retains friends among all classes, and is certain to command the respect of all as his projects for the future of Catholicism in the Long- meadows are put into execution. He has just com- pleted a rectory in East Longmeadow, while in Longmeadow work will soon start on the founda- tions of a new church.
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W "ESTFIELD'S first Mass was probably said by the almost omnipresent Father Fitton, as early as 1829 or 1830. Catholics there were subsequently cared for by Father Brady and Father Blenkinsop, of Chicopee, and the priests of the Cathedral, and their first parish was formed in 1862 under Father M. V. Carroll. Three names stand out in its history and bring St. Mary's to our own day: Rev. Thomas Smythe, who built the church and established his people in the confidence and esteem of all; Rev. James Donohue, who began the school, and Rev. George Fitzgerald, of hallowed name, who passed away in 1929-builder of the convent, enlarger of the school and founder of the community hall, which he had hoped to see a central Catho- lic high school. He left a large share of his mod- est estate to further the realization of that dream. His successor, appointed in the recent changes, is Rev. James P. Curran, whose elo- quence, zeal and personality augur a bright future for St. Mary's.
TN MAY, 1910, St. Mary's was divided and the Blessed Sacrament came into existence under Rev. Michael J. Ahern, the saintly brother of our late chancellor. He had erected a parish church and purchased a modern rectory when he was succeeded by Rev. Patrick J. O'Malley, the present pastor, who acquired an exceptionally fine property, used the well appointed residence for a rectory and moved the church erected by Father Ahern to the new acquisition which em- braces plenty of land to allow for any possible
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extension of the parish buildings. Father O'Mal- ley commands the love and respect of his people to an unusual degree, is a forceful speaker, a keen man of affairs and a sympathetic spiritual guide.
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separate parochial existence in 1903, under Rev. Stanislaus Cencyenylski, but soon were en- trusted to Fathers of the La Salette Order, whose Father Snyder completed the church and rectory in 1909. The present pastor, Rev. C. Litowski, finished the parish schools in 1925, so that this Holy Trinity group, facing on a broad public square, now presents an imposing aspect, and equips the parish for every parochial activity.
T HE Lithuanian parish, of which Rev. C. A. Vasys was the first pastor, was organized in 1915. Father Vasys erected a suitable church, pur- chased a rectory and had materially reduced the indebtedness before his promotion to Worcester, in 1929. His successor, the present pastor, is Rev. J. S. Vembre, who is not only doing good work in
Proposed New St. Mary's Church, Longmeadow. Rev. John J. Rogers, Pastor.
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Westfield, but also does missionary work among the Lithuanians in neighboring parishes.
T HE mission of South Hadley was St. Ann's at Fairview, where Rev. Humphrey J. Wren erected a mission church as early as 1891. In 1912 it became a separate parish, in charge of Rev. John A. O'Connell, at present in West Spring- field. Father O'Connell made an exceptional record in this, his first pastoral appointment. He raised large sums of money, and built a new church and rectory, leaving but a small indebtedness to be met by his successor. The present pastor is Rev. Leon T. Ruty, successor to Rev. V. Epinard, of South- bridge. Father Ruty, a priest of initiative and zeal, is doing meritorious work for Fairview, which has become the local center of devotion to St. Ann, its patroness.
UT at the eastern border of Hampden, there was an early influx of Catholics which resulted in a group of parishes, beginning with Palmer, where the parish of St. Thomas was established by Father P. V. Moyce in 1864, though Father Blenkinsop offered Mass there as early as 1850. A series of short pastorates and pastoral stays of ten years each by Fathers Francis Lynch and Thomas Sullivan brought the development of St. Thomas to the arrival of Father William H. Hart. He was its pastor from 1889 to his death, thirty years later. The present pastor is Rev. Michael J. Carroll, who has passed the fiftieth milestone of his priesthood and is still hale and hearty. Father Carroll has always been an able administrator, an outspoken but just parochial director, and stands high in the public esteem of both Catholic and non-Catholic. His charge in- cludes the neat mission church at North Wilbra- ham, on the Boston turnpike, St. Cecilia's.
N THE outskirts of the Palmer parish, two parishes were founded in 1878-St. Bar- tholomew's, at Bondsville, under Rev. Daniel Sul- livan. and St. Mary's, at Thorndike, under Rev. Francis J. Lynch. Most of the history of St. Bar- tholomew's was embraced in the long reign of Rev. Bartholomew McKeany, an eminent scholar in Egyptian lore, and a kindly soggarth of the old type. The present pastor is Rev. James W. McGrath, who has beautified the church prop- erty almost beyond recognition, and prepared for the foundation of the new parish at Belchertown.
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T HE first pastor of St. Mary's, Thorndike. was Rev. Francis J. Lynch, who continued at the head of this flock until well into the present century. The parish church and rectory were im- proved and embellished by his successors, Fathers Thomas Donoghue. P. J. Griffin, and John J. Rogers, and, though Thorndike has met industrial reverses, even beyond other textile centers, the present pastor. Rev. John F. O'Connor. rules over a devout and faithful people. Father O'Connor brought to this, his first pastorate, a reputation for zeal and sympathetic kindness. especially to the sick and the aged, which he displayed in long years of service at the Cathedral, Springfield, and St. Jerome's, Holyoke, as well as during the years he served as chaplain to the Rutland Sanitarium.
TN 1882. the French people of Three Rivers, under Father A. A. Lamy, formed a separate parish unit. St. Ann's. They knew the able efforts of Father Joseph Marchand. before his transfer to
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ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH, MONSON Rev. Thomas O'Keefe, Pastor.
Holyoke, and have since been under the spiritual ministrations of that kindly gentleman, Rev. L. O. Geoffroy, whose closing years were saddened by the burning of his church and school. He rebuilt both, bigger and better, but the effort shattered a health never too robust and he passed away during an enforced vacation in Canada. An administrator, Father P. Benoit, now "carries on" in his place.
W ITH the coming of the Polish people in increasing numbers to Bondsville, their care was entrusted to the priests at Three Rivers, from 1910 to 1918. Then the parish of St. Adelbert's became independent, with Rev. Pony- kato Valentinus, M.S., as first pastor. Meantime, during the mission days of St. Adelbert, Father Kwasniewski had purchased land for the parish buildings, and Father Kzywda had erected the
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MATER DOLOROSA This beautiful reproduction of Michelangelo's master- piece is one of the two groups which replace conven- tional side altars in St. Patrick's Church, Monson.
present church. The first pastor erected a home for the parish clergy, and added to the land already acquired. The present pastor, Rev. O. Loretan, M.S., was appointed in 1926, and has developed his parochial charge along both material and spiritual lines. Under him the Polish flock has become a devout and loyal group.
A T THE other side of Palmer the Monson flock was made independent in 1878, though Monson's first Mass carries us back to Father J. J. Doherty, of Springfield, in 1850. Monson
MORTUARY CHAPEL, MONSON This Gothic gem, in Bethany cemetery, is the gift of John R. Raftery, in memory of his deceased parents. It is constructed of selected Monson granite.
subsequently fell to the spiritual lot of Chicopee. Ware and Palmer before St. Patrick's became a new member of our family of parishes, in 1878, with Rev. Jeremiah McCarthy in command. The first church of St. Patrick's was built by Father Healy. of Chicopee. and embellished by Father McCarthy, who also built the pretty mission church of Hampden. The brief pastorates of Fathers James H. Kelly and John F. Lee bring the parish to 1894. and the coming of the present leader, Rev. Thomas O'Keefe. He had an imposing stone church and excellently planned rectory, and a parish hall for catechetical instructions, when an un-
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fortunate fire laid his beautiful House of God in ruins. With an energy creditable in a much younger man, a confidence in his people and all his neighbors begotten of over thirty years of amicable relations, the veteran pastor set to work and, in a year a handsome new St. Patrick's was a
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