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uiiiy uucc»onsibilitiesv. Louis J.astor at St.Rev. Kellyn a parish iree blocksril 9 — justmg parish ted a three-204 Reedloors wereisic rooms;were maden 1911. Byady for use.or 26 years.fter having into an ef-bv. Stephen om 1925 toittended the! to 1948 andtheastor, reducedsTients werelev. Joseph from 1948 towas Rev.was here1952.JConsecration of the new altars washeld the day before on May 31.THE NEED FOR a new elementaryr ■'*Ischool also became a concern for thepastor.St. Stephen Church after massThe school which had opened with 36An elaborate dedication programWhile here, Rev. Hastings was%1pupils in the first two grades in 1945 had was held October 16, with the Most Rev. elevated in April 1963 and given the titlegrown steadily.Edward P. McManaman, auxiliary of Very Reverend Monslgnor. He alsoThere were now eight grades, and bishop of the Erie Catholic Diocese, was chosen to receive the 1968 Goldenthe temporary quarters in the three- presiding.story apartment house were outgrown.Deeds Award for community service.Rev. Kelly recognized that the idealTo the local pastor, the completion of the new school was the realization ofBefore he left St. Stephen on June 3,location was the property at the comer of Third and Reed streets on which wasa long-standing hope.1970, Msgr. Hastings had paid off all theIan old residence of the S. H. LambertonAbout a year before the school wasparish debts.iII61estate.completed, in 1954, Rev. Kelly wasSUCCEEDING HIM was Rev. CarlAfter some frustrating efforts toelevated to the rank of domestic prelateacquire the location, Rev. Kellyand honored with the title “the Veryfinally purchased It on December 7,Reverend Monsignor.#tL. Lippert, who served at St. Stephen for about nine years from 1932 to 1941, assistant pastor under Rev.as1953. He at once opened a drive for$200,000.In less than two years, a modem 12-room school was constructed. TheAFTER MSGR. KELLY was transferred to the pastorate of St.Fielding.As the present pastor, he has startedJoseph Church in Sharon, Rev. William a drive to replace the rectory whichHastings succeeded him as pastor of originally served as the home for thebuilding was opened for classes Sep- the Oil City parish in late September Lay family, before the turn of thetember 6, 1955.1961.century.
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Oil City Derrick
Oil City, Pennsylvania, US
Sat, Aug 14, 1971
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