The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-11-28
Church Notes.

The many friends Of Father Percy A.
Phillips. chancellor Of the diocese of
Denver, are delighted to learn that he
Will return to mis- post of duty on Jan.
j. 1909. At the time Father Phillips left
Denver last spring for Vancouver B.
c., it was feared that he would never
be able TO resume the work to which he
had given his life. For a time little i'm
provement was noted in his condition.
but of late he is growing stronger. and
he will leave Vancouver Dec. Is, COM
ing by slow stages down by San Fran
cisco and Los Angeles and reaching
Denver close to the first Of the year.
Father Phillips viii not attempt to
carry the burdens he bore for many
years for the cathedral parish for the
energetic shoulders of the new pastor,
Father H. l.. McMenamin. have al
ready been set to the wheel.
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On the morning Of Thanksgiving day
the Denver council $50. knights of Co.
lumbus, attended the annual memorial
mass for their departed members at st.
Leo's church. The service was impress
sive and the attendance large.
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Charles Boyer, a convert to the Cath
olic faith, was baptized by Father H.
L. McMenamin in Logan Avenue cha
LNA AfAsoN hJNAAAAe1S.
The wedding Of Miss Mabel Barnitz
and Roy Baker was an event Of
Thanksgiving day at Logan Avenue
chapel
Rev. James A. Ryan, assistant pastor
of st. Leos church, has returned from
San Francisco, where he took Arvilla
MARITIME to the home Of her grand
mother. Mrs, Sarah Holton. Father
Ryan occurred the custody of the child
for the grandmother after the death of
Mrs. Cora MARITIME in Denver, on the
promise that the little girl will be
raised in the faith in which she was
baptized.
A mass of requiem for the deceased
members Of st. Mary's branch. Ladies'
Catholic Benevolent association, was
offered at Logan Avenue chapel on Fri
day morning at S:15 o'clock by Father
II. L. McMenamin.
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The second anniversary of the death
Of Charles H. Wilkn, a prominent MEM
ber of the cathedral parish, was marked
by solemn high mass or requiem for
the repose of his soul. The mass was
offered Saturday, Nov. 90, by Father
II. L. McMenamin.
Immaculate Conception branch OF
the L. c. B. A. had high mass of re-
uuiam offered on Friday of this week
for the soul Of Miss Mary Coughlin
who died last month.
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An active house to house canvass
among the members Of the cathedral
parish has been undertaken with a, view
to quickly raising the sum of 10000,
which viii be needed to proceed with
work on the cathedral.
The pastor. Father II. l.. McATenamin,
gave a detailed statement Of the finan-
ces OF the parish AT the late masses
Sunday He stated that about $S5000
has already been expended on TIE lots
and the work of the foundation and
steel frame. The contract for the SUI
perstructure entails an expense of $780,
O0O This work must be completed by
Jan 1, 1910, and it is the desire Of the
building committee to have it fully paid
some real estate the most valuable
portion being six lots opposite the school
house on Logan avenue, between
Eighteenth and Ninteenth aTenues. In
addition there is q tract in Aurora va
riously estimated to be worth $1,000 to
$40. .O0O There is cash on hand amount
ing to $4,000, and subscriptions which
are collectable. which brings the assets
Of the cathedral to within $4,000 Of the
needed amount. Father McMenamin
hopes to save $4,000 by strict economy
out of the revenues of the church in the
next thirteen months, and the $4,000
VIII be covered by promissory notes. To
secure signers for these notes the cam
vass is being made the recent census
being used as a basis for operations.
According to their means parishioners
viii be asked to subscribe.
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The Sacred Heart college alumni ban
quet and reunion viii be held at the
Albany hotel on the evening of Dec. 10.
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Bishop N. c. Matz returned on Mon
day from Chicago. where he went to
attend the conference on church exten-
sion. The bishop stopped off at Colo
rado Springs on Sunday and confirmed
a large class of young people. Father
Bernard, Q. f NJ, pastor Of st. Eliza
beth's church, who also attended the