The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-07-11

Montgomery: On June % a class
of sixty-five children received first
Holy Communion in the Church of
the Holy Redeemer The pastor, Rev
erend Emil Polasek, officiated at the
Mass and preached an appropriate SER
mon. In the afternoon the children
received first communion certificates
and renewed their baptismal vows.
New UIm: About forty Sisters of
Christian Charity attended the retreat
! which opened in st. Michaels Convent
on Monday, July and closed the fol
| lowing Sunday morning. Some of
them came from Wilkes-Barre, Pa,
and Chicago, Ill.
Shakopee: The Familien Fest held
on the grounds of st. Marks Church
on the afternoon and evening of June
%, was a great success, more than
| $500 being realized. The members of
st. Rose Society served dinner and
supper, a musical program was rem
dered and games and amusements of
all kinds were provided for the guests.
The proceeds will be used to pay for
repairs to the church and the school,
Murdoch: The women of the Sa-
cred Heart Church served meals in
the village hall and presided at the
ice cream and lemonade stands at the
civic celebration held in the village
on July 4.
Green Isle: One hundred and forty
guests were present at the seventh
annual banquet of Columbus Council,
Knights of Columbus, held in the lat
ter part of June. The principal ad-
dresses were made by Rev. J. E.
Doyle, pastor of the parish, and Rev.
A. Van den Heuvel of Henderson.
Belle PLANE: The patrona1 feast
of the parish of SIS. Peter and Paul
was commemorated by Solemn High
Curry, o. F. M, was assisted by Father
Benignus, o. F. NJ, of Jordan, and
Father Hildebrand, o. F. M, of St.
Benedict. The members of SIS. Peter
and Paul's and of st. AIMS societies
received Holy Communion in body
on that occasion.
FaribauIt: A class of thirty-seVen
children received their first Holy Com
munion in st. Lawrence Church on
Sunday, June %, from the hands of
the pastor, Rev. H. Smalian. Break
fast was served in the parochiaI
school hall and in the afternoon the
children renewed their baptismal
vows.
Assumption: The parishioners of
Assumption and of st. John parishes
have presented their pastor, Rev.
Philip Hickey, with a Buick 'automo-
bile to enable him to attend to his
parochial duties with greater ease
than heretofore.
| Kilkenny: A patriotic celebration
was held on the Fourth of July under
the auspices of st. Canice parish, at
which the ladies of the Altar Society
served meals. The day was given
over to sports and amusements of
various. kinds and a snug sum was
realized for the church fund.
The cadet brass band recently or
ganized in St. Canice parochial school
is making great progress and will
appear. in concert for the first time
on August Is.
Saltwater: A beautiful gold medal
has been awarded to ST. Mary's school
by A. N. Palmer, author of the
Palmer Business, Penmanship'' for
being the most successful. in the pen
manship competition throughout the
Diocese of st. Paul. The inscription
reads: "St. Mary's School, Diocesan
Medal, 1914 Palmer Method of Bust
ness Writing, for Final Awards in
Competition" Of the twenty-five pupils
in the seventh and eighth grades
eleven we're honored with graduating
awards and one fifth grade pupil was
successful in finishing the course
Fifteen progress pins and thirty
Palmer buttons were awarded during
the past year. The school has one
, hundred and forty pupils and is il
charge of the Sisters of st. Benedict
The Reverend Conrad Glatzmaier, o
S. B., is pastor of the parish.
Minneota: The Sanctuary LamI
E donated to the new Church of st
Edward the Confessor by Mr. anC
Mrs. John Finnigan was blessed by
Father Stewart, pastor of the parish
before Mass on Sunday, July 5th.s i
is Roman in design and was specially
made by Benziger Brothers to har
, monize with the architecture of the
church and affairs. BY critics il
) ecclesiastical art it is considered {
gem of art metal work.
: Redwood Falls: The cornerstone o
+ the new Church of ST. Catherine wa!
f laid on Wednesday, July 8. The cere
mony began with Solemn High Mas
! celebrated by the pastor, Reverend
f Joseph Tomek, assisted by the Rev
erend J. j. Woods of LIE Sueur Cente
as deacon and Reverend Valentino
Y Schiffrer of Madison as subdeacon
f both of whom were predecessors o
i Father Tomek at Redwood Falls. Tn
n sermon was preached by Fathe
, Woods