The border vidette., 1928-10-27
NEWCATHOLlC CHURCH WILL BE
DEDICATED THANKSGIVING

G00 OQCl8l uCulC6tlOQ duQ open
| ing of the finished church on
Thanksgiving Day as were the
| original plans. according to Mon
signeur Duval. More exterior
plastering. the placing of the
beautiful stained glass windows,
the laying of floors and other
work yet to be done, but the big
construction is over and at pres
ent the tall campsnile of the SO
cred building rises high above
the surrounding roofs of No
gales and the Spsnish-Roman
esque pile. situated on it's com
manding knoll. gives Nogales
an architectural dignity which it
never before possessed.
As the bricks of the church
are set in place and the building
nears completion, so also do the
aspirations Of Father Duval near
their elimination. Coming to
Nogales in 1905 Father Duval
has worked and striven to bring
to this community the required
needs and to serve the wants of
his parish. Starting with the
desire to have 3 hospital here,
| Father Duval worked till the
st. Joseph's institution was erect
ed aud serving the sufferers.
Later, the needs of education
! were attended to and the Sacred
Heart parochial school was es
tablished and the children were
taught. And now. after %
years ia Nogales, the crowning
achievement of his ambitions
are fast reaching a point of rea
lization, for on this coming
Thanksgiving day q new and
beautiful Catholic church will be
blessed by Bishop Daniel Gercke
OF Tucson and with the render
ing of the solemn pontifical mass
by Bispop Aguirre Ramos sof
Sinaloa, one of the, loveliest
churches of, Arizona will be
ready to serve the spiritual need
of the faithful.
Plans for the elaborate dedica
ton on Thanksgiving day have
already been completed. Not
only will Bishop Gercke of Tue.
son be here to bless and sanctify
the house of worship, but also
practically the whole Catholic
clergyso his diocese numbering
| about so churchmen. The bishop
of Tucson will deliver q sermon
in English after the performing
of the holy rites. Then Bishop
lNavarrete of Sonora will deliver
| q sermon in Spanish which will
be followed by the celebration OF
the pontifical mass by Bishop
Ramos.
When completed the Spanish
cedar pews will seat spproxi.
| mately 600 people. Ample stand
ing room will be in the church
| and over /, 600 will be able to at
tend services on special church
days. The hard wood furniture
is being made by Roy & Tit
comb, Inc, of NoRales.
Great stained glass windows
will soon be set in place which
were made by the Los Angeles
| Art Glass company. These will
be in before November II. The
two largest will be placed at
either end of the transept while
four will be in the clerestory on
either side OF the nave. Smaller
stained glass windows will Dor.
der the aisles of the nave. The
total cost of the windows of the
church will be $4,000 all of which
has been donated by Nogalians
as memorials.
The ceilings of the nave and
transept have been completed.
A special composition called
"seloteex" has been employed
| which is especially adopted for
buildings where music is to be
played and which helps out
greatly in the acoustic problem.
The painting of the ceiling has
been done by Joe Muzio of Phoe
nix and the figures stenciled in
the design represent symbolic
Christian signs.
The floor of the nave will be
of hard wood and that of the
transept of concrete. At latter
date carpets and rugs will be
purchased, Fathdr Duval said.
Special attention has been
given the altars and pulpit by
the architects, Lescher and Ma
honey of Phoenix, and stone
cutter of that city is completing
tho 0rnamontatiOn on the pieces.