The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-10-07

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and Charles A. Haverty, o. P. All ap-
plications for missions, retreats and
other spiritual exercises should be
made to Rev. VIM. R. Lawler, O.. p,
1909 So. Ashland Ave-, Chicago, Ill.
New st. Anne's: Sunday, October
s, st. Anne's parish of Minneapolis
will take possession of it's new build
ing on 26th Avenue North, between
Queen and Russell avenues. 1t has
been under construction during the
past three months. The dedication
will take place later. The opening at
this date was decided on to keep the
activities of the newly organized par
ish going, the old church having been
converted into a factory some three
weeks ago. Masses for the present
will be at and 10 a. m, and graded
Sunday School under the direction of
the Sisters of St. Joseph will be or
ganized the opening Sunday at 2::3O
p. m.
The new building is nearly complet-
ed and serving for the resent as the
church, is really the parish auditori-
UNI. 1t forms the main part of what
will later on be a combination school
and auditorium building. 1t is expect
ed that in short time two wings will
be added on either side of the present
building to house the future St. Annes
school,
The change of location of st. Annes
church marks the disappearance of
another purely national parish from
the Archdiocese Of st. Paul. st. Annes
parish, or st. Clotilde's, as it was for
merly called, was founded in 1884 by
the French-Canadians of what was
then West Minneapolis. The original
building was purchased from a Prot
estant congregation. After some nee
essary alterations, it became the paro-
chial church of all the French anadi-
| ans who lived on the West side of the
Mississippi. It's first pastor was Fa-
Their Margaret The little parish en-
countered many difficulties in the
years of it's beginnings. It's first pas
tor was succeeded by no less than nine
others in the space of eighteen years.
In 1899 the church was destroyed by
fire. 1t was rebuilt, but the undertake
ing proved too great for the little con-
gregation and short time later it
fell into bankruptcy. In 1902, Father
Damascus Richard, the present pastor,
took charge. The name of the church
had now been changed to st. Anne.
Under the patronage of the Good Saint
things began to look little brighter.
By 1915 the parish was completely out
OF debt, and with money in the bank.
However, despite this material pros
perity, st. Anne's was fast taking on
| the appearance of an abandoned par
ish. The city's growth and the open
ing up of new residence districts in
| remote sections of the city, drew away
many of its parishioners. The fact
that the younger generation had most
| ly lost the French tongue also took
away so many of the young, people
that st. Anne became known as con-
gregation of old people. Together
with this, Jewish and negro popula-
ton began to settle in the vicinity, so
that st. Anne became nothing more
than a Sunday parish. On week days
its pastor was very much alone
amongst strange flock. It became
evident that there were no longer
enough French members in the con
gregation to maintain a strictly French
parish. 1t must be said to the credit
OF its founders, that even though they
now found it too announcement to come
to ST. Anne's, most of them neverthe
less retained their pews, many of them
as result contributing to two
churches. By degrees the English Ian
guage was introduced. At first, a lit
tie English was spoken at the early
Mass. Then the early Mass instruc
ton became entirely English. Later
on English was spoken occasionally al
the High Mass. Later every Other
Sunday, until at last it was only or
rare occasions that one could hear {
word of French spoken at st. Anne's
English has been the official Language
of the church over two years and will
be retained in the new church on &C
count of the different nationalities i
will have to serve in the new territory
The new church property occupies
the space of an ordinary square blocl
: and affords ample room for the futur,
erection of church, school, presby
terry and convent. The present build
ing is so by 116 feet and is built O
beautiful Colonial brick, trimmed wit
white cut stone and green tiles. TIL
roof is of red tile. Besides the frs
floor which is to be used as the church
,, there is a large basement which cor
l tains fine parish hall with stage,
domestic science room, janitor's qual
l tiers and heating plant.
: The plans are the work of Damon
O'Meara C Hills, of st. Paul. Thi
firm has drawn the plans for severe
churches, schools and auditoriums i
q this and neighboring dioceses. TIL
e construction of the building was by tn
! Colwell-Long Co., (251 Sixth Avenu
|, South) Minneapolis, who make sp
a cialty of Catholic churches, school
and auditorium buildings. The wor
was under the immediate SUPERVISE
of Mr.. W. H. ARIEL of that firm.
Il OUTSIDE THE CITY.
l. FaribauIt: The Rev. P. J. Ryal
,. who was on visit to his mother {
y Nenagh, Ireland, the past summer, hs
IS returned to his duties as assistant |
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