The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-04-14
PUEBLO.



some time ago involves the separation
Of the Germans who will compose its
! congregation from st. Marys church,
with which they have been so long affi-
! lated. The six months agreed upon as
| the time for the separation will end on
! May 81, and after that there viii be alb
| sOlutely no connection whatever be-
! tween the Germans and the remaining
members of st. Mary's. The separation
! is. however, amicable in every way and
! the plans for it have been formed and
matured under the very highest author
/ ity in the diocese.
St. Mary's church was built by the
1 Germans, AustTians. Slavs and others
at time when none of the congrega-
tions were strong enough to have sep
| arate churches of any size of their own.
1t has always been understood that the
Germans would leave St. Mary's and
establish an independent place of wor-
ship as soon as they were strong
enough. Months ago it was decided that
the time had come and the initial steps
were then taken. Since that time the
plans have been gradually maturing in
a highly successful manner.
The location Of the new st. Boniface
church, the name being after the pat
ron saint of the Germans, will be at the
corner Of Sixth and Summit streets, in
the house known as the Mt. Pleasant,
which is at present occupied by DR..
Works private sanitarium. 1t is an
ideal location for a house of worship,
occupying as it does an eminence that
overlooks the entire city, and is sur
rounded by large, handsome trees. with
splendid lawns and other attributes of
nature. The house there now is a large
two-stOry structure. and it will be re-
modelled to suit the purposes of the
church. The plans for this remodeling
are as yet not fully matured, but will
be discussed at the meeting Sunday.
The property belonged to the Kirchner
estate, but all details in connection
with its purchase by the Germans have
been settled and the necessary papers
passed.
st. Boniface church will in no wise
interfere with any other Catholic
church in the city. Its congregation
viii comprise practically all the Ger
man families in the city, so that its
membership will at the outset be quite
large. The services in the church will
be conducted only in the German Ian
guage and will be held in the morning
at 10 o'clock and at he usuatl hours in
the evening. The speaking at the SER
vices viii be in German. In connection
with the church there will be a paroch-
ial school conducted by the Benedictine
Sisters in. which special attention will
be paid to the German language. All
persons who desire may send their
children to the school for instruction in
this branch. Music will also be a fea-
ture Of the instruction at the school
1t is planned to have the school rooms
located on the ground floor with the
chapel on the second floor. The front
part of the house viii in all probability
be used for a parOchial residence.
Among the societies that viii be af-
6liated with the church will be St.
Boniface society. an organization for
mutual benefit that has been in exist
ence for a long time. There is also an
Altar society, composed of about thir
ty ladies, that will have in charge the
furnishing of the altar.
As stated above. May q is the day on
which absolute separation of the Ger
mans from St MaTy's takes place, and
at that time will be held first holy
communion of children and confirma
ton Of same Bishop Matz of Denver
will be here and viii address the chill
dren on first holy communion and con-
firm them after the high mass.
Father Gregory, who is to have
charge Of the new church. has been in
Pueblo since September, 1896. Besides
being pastor of local German Catholics,
he is prior of all the members of the
Benedictine order in the state of Colo
rado He was ordained in 1856 at Arch
Abbey. St Vincents', Pennsylvania,
and has been connected with & number
of different parishes in large and small
cities since that time. He was profes
sor Of the classical course at Arch Abb
hey for some time, and in 1896 he came
to Colorado, going first to Florence,
where he was in charge Ofa parish for
several years. 1t was through the eff
forts of Father Gregory that the
church at Florence was built. In Oc-
tober. 1885, he was made prior of the
Benedictine order for Colorado, and
soon after came to Pueblo. In January,
1899. he became pastor of the German
congregation of st. Mary's church, sue
ceeding Father Chrysostom, O. S. b.
Father Gregory is an exceptionally
able man in his chosen work. a fine
speaker, and withal of a disposition
that has made him beloved in all the
fields wherein he has labored. His
congregation has grown and thrived
under his watchful care. and he will
soon see the consummation of a long
felt hope both on the part Of himself
and of the members; his congrega-
ton installed in a church entirely their
own.