The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-09-21
CORNER STONE LAYING
AT ST. PATRIcKs

A new era for St. Patricks church
in North Denver dawned on Sunday
last when the cornerstone of the new
mission church of the parish was laid
with solemnity. This means that the
new building viii be under cover by
midwinter and completed toward
spring. With the completion of st. Pat
rick's new church the missionary work
among Protestants viii be on in earn
est. Father Joseph P. Carrigan. the
pastor is already making numerous
conversions, but this work will be Civ
en- about half his time when his church
and library are completed.
Right Rev. J. J. Keane, bishop of
Cheyenne, officiated at the cornerstone
laying, and preached a sermon on the
meaning Of the service after Father
Carrigan had introduced him in a few
words.
He came i'm the absence of Bishop
Matz of the Denver diocese, who was
detained in the southern part of the
state on a confirmation tour Right
Rev. Henry Robinson, vicar general of
the Denver diocese, and Rev. Percy A.
Phillips, the chancellor assisted the
bishop from Cheyenne, while every
priest i'm Denver participated in the
exercises.
An ideal day for the outdoor service
was last Sunday, and at least 5000 peo-
pie gathered TO give practical aSsur-
.ance Of their encouragement. pro-
Cession formed at St. Patrick's paro-
chal school a block from the new
church, which is at West Thirty-third
avenue and Pecos street, at 2:3O o'clock
and headed by Siegers band of eighteen
pieces, marched toward the church
The Ancient Order of Hibernians who
have for a score of years gathered an
nually on St Patricks day in the
church dedicated to their patron saint
TO do him honor. were in line, and so
were the knights Of st. John and the
Catholic Young Mems club. The
knights Of Columbus acted as special
escort to the visiting bishop. Their
glee club and chorus furnished the mu-
sic for the service.
The Holy Name society of st. Pat
rick's church the Junior Cadet society
and St. Anthony's cadets all partici-
pated in the procession and the service
which followed.
The Young Ladies' Sodalities marched
ON the sidewalk. The service was not
long. After the cornerstone was laid.
the glee club gave musical program
and a collection was taken up About
$500 was the extent of the offerings.
The bishops sermon took about thirty
minutes. and the program closed with
the singing Of Holy God. We Praise |
Thy Name" by the glee club and the
congregation.
Among the priests who participated
We're Father William O'Ryan of st. !
Leo's who offered the prayer; Father |
Francis O'Neill, o. p, pastor of st. |
Dominic's Father Lawrence Fede, S. |
j.. pastor Of Holy Family church: Fa- |
theT Edward Barry :. j. pastor of Sa-
cred Heart church; Father Carr, pas
tor Of the Chruch of st. John the Evan |
gelist; Father Richard Brady, chaplain |
Of Fort Logan: Father ]. ]. Donneliy |
pastor Of St. Francis de Sales church; |
Father Plus, o. F. NJ, pastor of St. |
Elizabeth's church; Father Frederick |
Bender, pastor Of the Church of the /
Holy Ghost; Father Desaulnfers, pastor |
of the new Catholic church at Edge |
water; Father Frederick Kleinbrecht. |
assistant pastor of st. Patrick's; Fa-
ther J. B. Kircher, assistant at St.
Dominic's; Father Piccoli, Q. S. NJ.
pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
church; Father Gubitosi. assistant at
Sacred Heart church; Father Ley of
Manitou, Father Cook of Philadelphia.
Father Lavan, Father Swift. S. J.. as
sistant at Sacred Heart church; Father
Meyers and Father Forssall.
The unique character Of the new. ST.
Patrick's church was described in these
columns last week "A Catholic church
for non-Catholics" it has been called.
Sunday was a proud DAY for old ST.
Patrick's, and the pastor who has la
bored there for practically the twenty
i've years he has been in the holy
priesthood was congratulated on all .
sides.