The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-09

is occupied by large hall winch car
be utilized for school purposes later
on, if necessary. The congregation
consisting of SO families, deserves
great credit for the splendid work done
during the past few years in rebuild.
ing the church and erecting and equip
ping the parochial school. This was
made possible by their generous con-
tributions to the building fund.
In the afternoon the dedication of
the, school took place and confirma-
ton was administered to class of
80 children, among whom were a num-
Der of boys and girls from Appleton.
An offering of 500 for the New Cathe-
dral fund was made by the confirma-
tion class of st. MichaePs parish, A
number of priests from the neighbor-
ing parishes were present during the
day.
Henderson: A weeks mission
preached in st. Joseph's Church by
the Reverend John J. Brogger, O. F..
NJ, of Chicago, ILL.,, was brought to a
close last Sunday evening, October g..
During the week special services were
| held each morning and evening and a
large number of nom Catholics took adj
vantage of the opportunity to obtain a
better knowledge of Catholic doctrine
and practice AT the closing exercises
on Sunday evening the members of
the congregation renewed their bap-
tismal VOWS and Father Brogger be-
slowed the papal blessing, after which
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
was given. The pastor, Reverend A.
Vanden Heuyel, was assisted by Faith
er Manner of st. Peter, Father Kaesen
of Vermillion, and Father Coyle of Jes-
senland
st. Henry, lie Sueur County: On
Tuesday afternoon, October 5, the
Most Reverend Archbishop admins
tered the Sacrament of Confirmation
to a class of 40 children in ST. Henry's
Church, of which the Reverend Ber-
nard Vonderlage is pastor. On be-
half of the class a contribution of $25
was made to the New Cathedral fund
lie Sueur Center: The Most Rev
erend Archbishop went to LIE Sueur
Center last Monday evening and on
the following morning after Mass adj
ministered the Sacrament of Confir-
nation to a class of 116 children and
presented two gold medals to the
prize winners in the catechism class.
The confirmation offering for the New
Cathedral fund amounted to $55. In
the course of his address the Most
Reverend Archbishop congratulated
the pastor, Reverend James J. Woods,
and the people of the parish on the
splendid parochial school and Sisters
Convent erected during the past year.
The school has an enrolment of 1870
children and is in charge of the Sis
ters of st. Joseph.
Before leaving for st. Henry the
Archbishop authorized Father Woods
to dedicate the new parochial school
of st. Mary, which has been in use
since last january. The ceremony took
place at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and
was attended by the Right Reverend
Mgr Plut of Shakopee, and seven
priests from the neighboring parishes,
as we'll as by Mother Seraphine, Pro-
vincial of the Sisters of St Joseph,
and Sister st. Rose of st. Joseph Acad-
envy, st. Paul.
Appleton: Twelve children from
the parish of st. John, accompanied
by the pastor, Reverend M. Condor,
went to Madison on Tuesday, Septem-
Der 20, where they joined the class
who received confirmation from the
Most Reverend Archbishop in the
Church of st. Michael on the afternoon
of that day.
lie Sueur: The Sisters of st. Jo-
seph in charge of st. AIMS School
have been notified by Mr. John r.
Gregg of the Gregg Shorthand Co.,
New York, that their school is the
winner of the Teachers Gold Medal
for the State of Minnesota for the
work done by them and their pupils
in the Gregg Writer Examinations.
This medal is the property of the
school and has it's name engraved on
it. st. AIMS School is also entitled to
a school banner, an artistic emblem
to be hung on the wall of the school
room.
Shakopee: The Reverend Eugene
Gehl, of st. Johns Institute for Deaf
Mutes, st. Francis, Wis, gave lecture
at the Gem Theatre on Wednesday,
October 6, on the education of the
deaf. 1t was illustrated with 100
slides showing scenes at st. Johns
Institute and other schools for the
deaf, thus giving the audience a good
idea of what is really accomplished in
this line of work.
FaribauIt: At meeting of the
Public Library Board held on Tues
day, September %, the Reverend E.
Monge, pastor of the Church of the
Sacred Heart, was elected Vice Pres
ident Father Monge has been inter
ested in the Public Library for many
years and has been of great assistance
in securing Catholic works for its
shelves.
Sleepy Eye: The twentieth annual
convention of the. Staats-Verband and
the German Roman Catholic Aid AS.