The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-01-21
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL.


the annual collection for the Catholic
University of Washington will be
taken up. A letter to this effect, from
the Most Reverend Archbishop, was
read in all the churches last Sunday.
st. Paul Seminary-The mid-year
examinations in the different depart
ments of the Seminary course are be-
ing conducted this week, preparatory
to the close of the first term which
ends on January 25 the feast of the
Conversion of St. Paul, the Patron of
the Seminary.
The day will be observed by the cele-
bration of Pontificial Mass at which
Rt. Rev. James O'Reilly, Bishop of
Fargo, will officiate. The Rev. F. A.
Purcell, D. D., Rector of the Cathedral
College, Chicago, will preach the SER
mon.
Retreat at st. Thomas College,
The annual retreat for the professors
and students of the College of St.
Thomas opened on January II and
closed on the morning of the 21st.
It was conducted by the Rev. G. M.
Thuente, o. P. of Holy Rosary Church,
Minneapolis.
Clerical Changes Among Francis
cans.-Rev. Odo Richardt, o. F. M,
who has been pastor of the Church
of the Sacred Heart, st. Paul.
since the Franciscan Fathers were
placed in charge of that parish, has
been transferred to the Church of
St. Anthony, st. Louis, Mo-, where he
succeeds Rev. Bernard Wemer, 0. F..
NJ, who has been appointed pastor of
the parish of Jordan, MINI. Rev.
Benno Franzen, o. F. NJ, has charge
of the parish of Chanhassen, Mimi,
and Rev. Valerius Nel1es, o. F. M,
succeeds Father Odo at the Sacred
Heart Parish, st. Paul.
st. Andrews Church-The children
who attend the Catechism classes at
the Church of ST. Andrew, now num-
Der $50. The Pastor, Rev. T. A. Prin-
ton, has donated four medals of honor
two to the boys and two to the girls
to be competed for each month.
One, a gold medal, is given for prof.
cheney in Christian Doctrine; the
other, a silver medal, is given for
department. The names of the win
ners are announced the first Sunday
of each month in church; the medals
are pinned on their breasts and they
wear them until defeated by some of
their classmates. Many spirited con-
tests have taken place for these COW
eted honors.
Funeral of Father Langan.-The
Rev. Joseph M. Langan, pastor of the
Church of st. Patrick, Escanaba,
Mich, died on January 13 in that city
and was buried from the Church OF
st. Stephen, Minneapolis, on Jan. 49,.
He was born in Ontario, Nov. 80, 1865,
and came to Minneapolis at an early
age He studied at St. Thomas Col
lege and at st. Johns College, College
vile, for a time before entering st.
Francis Seminary, Milwaukee, to pre-
pare for the Priesthood. He was or
dained by Bishop Vertin of Marquette
in 1885,
Confirmation at Notre Dame de
Lourdes.-Last Sunday Archbishop Ire
land confirmed a class of 215 children
at the Church of Notre Dame de
Lourdes. A confirmation offering OF
$4,000 on the part of the class was
made to the Pro-Cathedral Building
Fund.
Death of a ReIigious.-Sister M
Regina Kelly of the Congregation OF
the Sisters of st. Joseph, died at St
Mary's Hospital, Minneapolis, on Jan
a. The funeral services were held at
the Pro-Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception on Jan. 16. Sister Regina
was inc the fifty-fifth year of her age
thirty-seven of which were spent in
religion.
Annual Meeting of the Columbus
rro1 fvor
of the Columbus Hall Association took
place at the knights of Columbus
Club room, 400 Cedar street, on Jan
uary II. This association is composed
of the members of St. Paul Council
Knights of Columbus, who have sub
scribed to the building fund now be
ing raised for the purpose of erect
ing a permanent home for the Coun
Gil. The financial report showed tina
good progress had been made during
the year. The officers and director!
for the coming year were elected
Building operations will commence al
soon as the weather permits.
New President of Particular Council
st. Vincent de Paul.-At the annua
meeting of the Particular Council o
the st. Vincent de Paul Society of st
Paul, James u. MOAN was eleCCeu RES
ident to succeed Hon. J. w. Willis, wh'
has occupied that position for SOM
years.
Death Of a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mul
cahey, a student of the st. Paul Sem
mary, died of typhoid pneumonia, a
ST. Josephs Hospital, January Is. HI
was native of Colo, Iowa, where b
was born, Jan. 20, 1886. He graduate'
from ST. Joseph's College, Dubuque, il
June, 1908; and came to st. Paul Sem
mary in September, 1908. The re
mains we're taken to his native tow
for interment They were accomps
MED by Father Mulcahey of Waterloo
a brother of the deceased.
Bird Considerable improve
ments have been made recently in tn
Church of ST. Mary, of which Rev. 4
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