The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-09-02
PARISH SCHOOL DEDICATED
BISHOP TIERNER BLESSED THB
 NEW SACRED HEART SCHOOL.

A Large Gathering of Prlests-Father
 O'Brien of Bridgeport Preached the
 Dedicatory sermon-st. Joseph's Altar
 Blessed-Dinner at the Parish House.
 Changes in Neighboring Pastorates.
 The new Sacred Heart parochial school on Columbus avenue was bless ed by Bishop Tierney yesterday morn ing and dedicated in the afternoon. At o'clock in the morning the bishop con- secrated St, Joseph's altar, a side altar in the Sacred Heart church, and said mass, At 10:30 came high mass, at which Father Mulholland of St. Fran cis' church officiated, assisted by Fa- ther Russell of St. Patrick's, Father Corcoran of St. Francis orphan asy- lum, Father Shanley, rector of the ca thedral in Hartford, who was master of ceremonies. After the high mass, Bishop Tierney gave the papal benedic- ton and spoke words of encouragement to the children. He congratulated the priests present on the good work &C., complished in building the school and wished for a continuance of the same.
 At 12:3O the clergy preceded by the bishop entered the new school build ing the cross bearers entering first. The bishop then blessed the school and the sermon of dedication was preached by Rev. J. c. O'Brien of Bridgeport. At the close of the sermon the clergy took dinner at the parish house. In the evening at vespers, the celebrant was Rev. J. D. Coyle of St. Johns R. c. church, this city, and Father McAlenney of Meriden was deacon. Father Cur tin of West Haven was master of cere- monies, and the sermon was preached by Rev. William Coyle, s. J., of New York city, brother of Rev. J. D. Coyle of this city.
 Among the priests present were: All those of this city, very Rev. John A. Mulcahy of Waterbury, who will take Father Hughes place in Hartford, Very Rev. A. V. Higgins of New York, Pro- vincial of the Dominicans, Very Rev. P. Hartigan of New York, Rev. William | Coyle, s. J., New York; Rev. Thomas
 Frederick of Hartford, Rev Walter Shanley of Hartford, Rev. Thomas F. Joynt of New London, Rev B. OR. ] Sheriden of Middleton, Rev. Paul Mo | Alenney, Meriden; Rev. William Rog- l CTS of Stamford, Rev. Dennis Cremin of | Bridgeport, Rev. J. c. O'Brien of Bridge
 port, Rev, Joseph Synnott of Ansonia, ! Rev. William J. Slocum of Norwalk, Rev. Thomas Coleman of Fairfield, Rev.
 John H. Carroll of Westport, Rev. John
 Lenahan of Naugatuck, Rev. William
 Maher, D. D., of Milford Rev. John
 Duggan of Waterbury, Rev M. Rod-
 den of Bristol, Rev. John Winters of
 Mt. Carmel, Rev. Henry Walsh of
 Plainville, Rev. J. Curtin of West Ha- ven, and twenty-five priests from this city.
 The new school Is a three story build- | ing built of brick and is said to be
 one of the finest parish schools in the
 state. It was through the efforts of l Father McKeon of Sacred Heart church l that the school has been built. The l following sisters will teach in the new
 school Mother Bernard, superioress;
 Sister Rosario, Sister Aloysius, Sister | Tereceta, Sister Basilia, Sister Magdal- ena, Sister Felicita, Sister Alphonsus,
 Sister Mary Peter, Sister Carmel, Sis-
 ter Luis, Sister Aurilia, Sister La Sal cite, and Sister Leontine. The build- | ing was decorated over the doors and windows yesterday in red white and blue and green bunting. The Irish 1 flag was also prominently displayed. I The appointment of Father Mulcahy of Waterbury to the position of vicar general in the place of Father Hughes, deceased makes necessary several
 changes in the pastorate of several Catholic churches in this vicinity, these changes are: Father Slocum of Nor walk to take Father Mulcahy's charge | at Waterbury Father Winters of Mt. l Carmel to the Norwalk charge; Father l Dullalrd of Guilford to Mt. Carmel and
 Father Degnen of Meriden to Guilford.