The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-07-04

abstain from intoxicants until the age
of twenty-one. This was followed by
a renewal of the baptismal VOWS.
A summer school for the Sisters of
st. Dominic opened in Bethlehem
Academy on July 1, and will continue
for six weeks. 1t is attended by mem
bers of the Order from Minnesota and
the neighboring states.
st. John: Last Tuesday afternoon
the Right Reverend Bishop Lawler
confirmed a class of forty-nine chill
dren in the Church of st. John which
is attended from Jordan by the Rev.
Herbert Stotter, o. F. M. On behalf
of the class the Bishop was presented
with a check for $4,000 to be added
to the building fund of the new Cattle
dral.
Jordan: The Right Reverend Bish-
OPP Lawler administered the Sacra-
ment of Confirmation last Tuesday
forenoon in the Church of st. John the
Baptist to class of one hundred and
forty children who presented him with
check for $500 for the new Cattle
dral building fund. Bishop Lawler
was assisted by the pastor of the par
ish, Rev. Benignus Schuetz, o. F. NJ,
and other members of the Franciscan
Order who have charge of the parish
of Jordan and it's missions.
ST. Benedict: A class of forty chill
dren received the Sacrament of Con-
firmation in the Church of st. Bene
dict last Tuesday afternoon. The GER
emory was performed by the Right
Reverend Bishop Lawler, assisted by
the Rev. Hildebrand Fuchs, o. F. NJ,
who attends the parish from Jordan,
Mimi The children made an offering
of $500 towards the building fund of
the new Cathedral.
New UIm: Thirty-nine members
we're added to the local Council of
the Knights of Columbus on Sunday,
June q, when the ceremonial of the
Order was eXemplified. The first de-
gree was given by the Mankato Coun-
Gil after which the candidates and
visiting nights attended Mass in the
Church of the Most Holy Trinity.
The second degree was conferred by
the st. Patricks Council, New Ulm;
and the third by degree team from
Minneapolis under the direction of
Past State Deputy J. H. Nightingale.
At the banquet in the evening, of
which three hundred and fifty par
took, Philip Liesch presided and in
troduced the postmaster, Father
Schlinkert. Addresses we're delivered
by Mayor Fritsche, Messrs. Nightingale
of Minneapolis, Regain of Mankato,
Moriarty of New Ulm, Donahue of
Minneapolis, Fathers Hughes of Man
kato, Fey of Springfield, and Jordan
of Marshall The program was inter
spersed with musical selections, both
vocal and instrumental.
GraceviIIe: The eXemplification of
the degree work of the nights OF Co.
lumbus given under the auspices of
Graceville Council No. 1891, on Sun
day, June 81, was one of the most
successful in the history of the Order
in Western Minnesota. A class of
thirty-five received the honors of the
three degrees, the first being exempli-
fed by the local Council, the second
by the Morris Council, and the third
by team from ST. Paul under the
direction of State Deputy John A.
Burns. At the banquet held in the
village hall, Rev. r. V. Kennedy acted
as POSTMASTER, and addresses were
delivered by the Rev. NJ. O'Brien of
Minneapolis, and Messrs. Sherlock of
Minneapolis, Valesch and Randall of
Graceville, Burns and O'Regan of St.
Paul.
Redwood Falls: The foundation of
the new Church of st. Catherine has
already been laid and preparations
are being made for the blessing of the
cornerstone which will take place at
some date in the near future. The
church which was designed by Archi-
tect E. J. Donohue of ST. Paul, is be-
ing erected under the direction of
Rev. Joseph Tomek, pastor of the
parish. 1t will be brick structure
capable of seating about five hundred.
Springfield: The contract for the
erection of the new Church of st,
Raphael was awarded last week to
Contractor Neitge of Mankato for
3,616 exclusive of heating, plumbing
and furnishing. The foundation for
the church is already finished and
work on the superstructure will start
Immediately. The contract calls for
the completion of the church on or
before April Is, 1915. The plans vert
drawn by Architect T. Dockendorf, a
former graduate of st. RaphaeIs paro-
chial school. The Rev. H. P. Fey is
pastor of the parish.
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