East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1952-08-14

Assisting Archbishop HoDan at
the mass will be priests who form
erly served as assistants in the
parish. Among these will be Msgr.
Francis ]. McGlynn, pastor of st.
Thomas Aquinas church; r ev.
Francis J. Joyce, pastor of Our
Lady of Peace; Rev. James Downie,
pastor of st. Marks in Lakewood;
Rev. Charles McCann, pastor of
St. Robert Bellarmine, Euclid and
Rev. William Koehl, assistant pas
tor of St. Colman's church, Madi-
son and West 65th st.
Preacher for the occasion will be
the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Alfred J. Helm
rich, chancellor of the Diocese of
Youngstown and a former assist
ant at st. Philomena's for Is years.
Msgr. Maurice F. Griffin, LID,
pastor, has selected former AGO.
lytes as minor ministers. Serving
in this capacity will be Regis
Faivre, Clarence Burke, Martin
Tkac, Thomas McHugh, Frank
Vanberger. Edward Mccoy, John
Platz jr., Eugene Leslie, John
Hradecky, John Hollis jr., Eugene
and James O'Donnell, James Law
less and Albert Shimelonis.
Rev. Ira Still will present his
adult male choir for its premier
with George Parker as choir direc-
tor and Louis Busser at the organ
where he has been practically ever
since the church was opened. Choir
members are John Hollis sr., John
Platz sr., John Aingsworth,
Lawrence Bender, Ernest Zupan-
cic, Carl Timm, Richard Hunter,
John Berger, George Hammer,
Anthony Abato, George Van Am
burgh, Herbert Rice, Walter Ma
hony and Paul Sofia.
Some so former members now
in religious orders and 20 in the
priesthood are expected to attend
the service.
In it's half-century the parish
has had but two pastors, Father
Smith and Msgr. Griffin, both Of
whom have now advanced to Pro-
thonotary Apostolics, which per.
mits them to officiate at a ponti-
fical mass.
The original church building.
facing Wellesley st., was dedicated
on September "a, 1904 although
the first mass in it was held
on October II, a year earlier,
amidst the usual clutter of a build
ing in the process of construction.
1t is related that men attending
the mass would shift the temporary
altar from spot to spot each Sum
day to make way for workmen to
proceed the following day.
Taking up the collection at their
first mass was Otto Baechle Of
Pontiac ave-, a service he has given
to his church each Sunday during
the years.
The conservation of the church
took place on the occasion of the
silver jubilee.
From the "tiny mustard seed"
planted a half century ago at
Wellesley and Euclid aves., six
parishes have sprouted. Now serv-
ing what was once the original
parish are St. AIMS, Cedar and
Coventry; Gesu near John Carroll
University; Christ the King, Ter
race at Noble; st. Margaret Marys
at Bluestone and Monticello; st.
Agatha, Lakeview near Superior;
and part of the Our Lady of Peace,
parish.
The original 4-room school-house
erected in 1911 now has 16 class
rooms, a gymnasium, social hall
and dispensary. A convent is pro-
vided for the faculty who are mem
bers of the Ursuline Sisters.
Msgr. Griffin will be host to the
Archbishop and visiting priests at
a luncheon. There will also be a
home coming luncheon for the
Sisters of the vtrious communities
who were former residents of the
parish. Ursuline Sisters who teach
in st. Philomena's school will Join
them.