The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-03

for the parish of st. Columbkill of
which the Rev. H. J. McAvay is pas
tor. The work of construction will
begin soon after Easter.
LonsdaIe: On Sunday, March 81,
Mrs. Mary Bouska died at the resi-
dence OF her son, Rev. Francis T.
Bouska, pastor of the Church of the
Immaculate Conception, in the seven
ty-first year of her age. Another son,
Rev. Joseph A. BOuSka, assistant pas
tor of the Church of st. Stanislaus,
st. Paul, was present at her bedside.
A Solemn Mass of Requiem was cele-
brated in the parish church the fol-
lowing Wednesday morning. The
Rev. F. IT. Bouska officiated. assisted
by Rev. j. A. Bouska as deacon, Rev.
w. J. Jiracek of Veseli as subdeacon,
and Rev. J. Luby of Mortified, as
mastor of ceremonies. Several priests
from st. Paul and the neighboring
parishes were present at the Mass, to-
gether with a large number of par
ishioners and members of the sodal-
ity to which the deceased belonged.
After the Mass the remains were
taken to ST. Paul for interment in
Calvary cemetery. Two daughters
of the deceased are members of the
School Sisters of Notre Dame.
FaribauTt: The annual retreat for
the pupils of Bethlehem Academy
opened on Wednesday, March "a, and
closed the following Saturday morn
ing. The sermons were preached by
the Rev. w. P. Mcintyre, o. p, of the
Holy Rosary Convent, Minneapolis.
At the close of the retreat the stu
dents departed for their homes to
spend the Easter vacation.
New UIm: Forty Hours Devotion
began in the Church of the Most Holy
Trinity on Tuesday, March %, and
closed the following Thursday. The
sermons were preached in English and
in German. The pastor, Rev. Robert
Schlinkert, was assisted by the Rev.
George Scheffold, o. S. B., of Medina,
Rev. James Klein of Sleepy Eye, Rev.
Henry Fey of Springfield, Rev. +.
Pozek of st. George, Rev. A. Schmidt
of Loretto Hospital, and Rev. John
Wagner, assistant pastor of the parish.
AnnandaIe: The choir of st. Igna-
now numbers twenty-five voices with
Miss Elizabeth Langanki as director
and organist Congregational singing
has also been introduced.
On st. Patrick's Day High Mass was
celebrated by the pastor, Father Nc
on st. Patrick. In the evening he de-
| livered an address on the same sub
ject in the hall at Maple Lake. At
noon on st. Patrick's Day the women
of the parish served, dinner in the
town hall and the proceeds were
greater than on any other similar
occasion in the history of the parish.
On Peace Sunday" the women of
the congregation took their turn in
watching before the Blessed Sacra-
ment which was publicly exposed
after the High Mass. In the evening
the devotion was brought to a close
with q sermon followed by Benedic-
ton of the Blessed Sacrament.
Shakopee: The Forty Hours Devo-
ton which opened in the Church of
st. Mary, March 81, closed on the fol-
| InuyiVo Tho
Father Lee, was assisted by Father
Hickey of Assumption, Father Deere
of Credit River and Father Minogue
of Belle PLANE.
WaverIy: The Rev. T. Moore, pas
tor of the Church of st. Mary, has
just issued est. Mary's Parish Rec
ord" containing a brief historical
sketch of Catholicity in Waverly, be-
ginning with the establishment of the
Catholic mission in 1861, and tracing
the growth and development of the
Church down to the present time. 1t
contains the names of the different
pastors who ministered in what is now
the parish of st. Mary, as well as a
record of the work accomplished by
each. 1t also gives an account of St
Mary's parish school which was
erected in 1885, and is in charge OF
the Sisters of st. Joseph. In addition
to this historical account, the Rec
ord" contains the vital statistics OF
the parish and varied assortment OF
interesting and instructive reading
for the members of the congregation
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