Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1913-06-14
Cornerstone Laying OF Hand
some Church On Sunday,
June %.
Bishop O'Donaghue and Many
Priests Will Conduct
Ceremonies.
FATHER BOES WORK SHOWS

One of the grandest events in the
history of Pewee Valley and the
missions connected Herewith, but
especially those of the Catholic faith,
will take place there on Sunday,
June %, when the cornerstone of the
new St. Aloysius church will be
blessed and laid by the Right Rev.
Eenis O'Donaghue, Bishop of Louis
Vile, with the most solemn but beau
tiful ceremony. The present st.
Aloysius church and parish, situated
az Rollington, about mile back Of
Pewee, was organized forty-two years
ago, since when it's steady and con-
tinued growth has reached such d.
mensions as to render absolutely nee
essary the building Of a larger and
more commodious church and change
of locality to Pewee in order to ac-
commodate and serve the many
Catholics living along the railroad.
For the past nine years the Jealous
and energetic pastor, Rev. Father
Edward w. Boes, has labored in sea-
son and out of season to build up the
parish. BY his hard work and uni
form kindness to all he has sue
ceeded, and today the congregation
and people are looking forward with
pride to the time when they can
gather in their handsome new house
of worship. 1t is with great delight
and Joy that the Catholics of that
section look back to the many festive
events in the old church. Never be-
fore in the history of the parish had
they such solemnities as when at
Christmas, Easter, Forty Hours and
the first holy communion of the chill
dren Father Boes worked increasingly
and under almost unsurmountable
obstacles to beautify and decorate
the little edifice.
BY his kindness and gentleness
Father Boes has won the. love and
esteem MOI t~Urly 0f' ifis p RFI >s'l'tf
that of the non-Catholics as well. |
Small wonder then, when the subject
of new church in a more con-
venient locality was broached, that
he was enthusiastically and gen.
erously seconded and assisted by
Catholic and non-Catholic alike.
Therefore it is that Sunday, June
22, will mark the second step of pro-
curing the new church, when the
will be blessed and laid.
The foundation was finished last
foil, and the work of completion will
be forwarded as rapidly as possible.
St. Aloysius' new church will be
Gothic in style and built entirely of
stone from plans drawn by G. A.
Curtin, the we'll known Louisville
architect, who has erected a number
of the finest church edifices in this
section of the country.
The days ceremonies will begin
at $50 o'clock in the morning, when
Father Boes will celebrate a solemn
high mass, assisted by Rev. Engle-
bert Schmitt, a former pastor, as
deacon, and Rev. Francis O'Connor
as subdeacon, in thanksgiving and
also for the benefactors of the new
church. The music will be furnished
by members of the Concordia Singing |
Society of Louisville, who will sing |
the mass and also at the laying of
the cornerstone in the afternoon. The |
mass will be followed by benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament.
In the afternoon at $3.50 o'clock |
Bishop O'Donaguhe will bless and
place the cornerstone, assisted by
Rev. Daniel O'Sullivan, of the Church |
of the Blessed Sacrament. as deacon,
and Rev. Patrick Walsh, pastor Of
the Sacred Heart church, as sub
deacon. The Rev. Patrick Monaghan,
Secretary of the Bishop, and Rev.
John D.. Kalaher. of st. Columba's
church, will act as masters OF cere-
monies, and the sermon will be
preached by the Rev. Charles p.
Raffo, pastor of st. Charles Bor-
romeo.
The many friends Of Father Boes
no doubt will be glad to hear of the
progress his new church has made,
and the pastor and his people hope
to see and welcome them to Pewee
Valley on that day The ride on the
interurban is most delightful and
nothing could be more exhilarating
than a day spent In the country at
this time of the year. Cars will leave
Louisville every half hour from the
station on Jefferson street, near
Third, arriving at Pewee an hour
later, all stopping at the church
property.