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Newspaper
Texas Catholic
Location
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1958
Page
9
Oil boom of 1931 brought Catholics to Kilgore. A mission formed by Father Sampieri led to a ground breaking on May 17 1936 and the new buff brick church opening with Mass on September 13 1936 and dedication on October 31 1936 by Bishop Lynch.
Bishop Thomas K. Gorman calls the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine a must for every parish to provide religious instruction for those not in Catholic schools. In Kilgore lay teachers completed a training extension with sixteen earning certificates. The program urges parishioners to teach, arrange classes, transport children, and prepare visual aids to spread Christ's call to all souls within the Diocese.
Kilgore Kilgore parish Christ the King welcomes Father Anthony F Bruzas M S as pastor born of Lithuania on December 18 1897 He moved with his family to Scotland and then Waterbury Conn He studied at La Salette College St Marys Seminary and Gregorian University Rome He was ordained July 8 1923 and has served in several parishes including Nashua Ipswich and East Western Lithuanian missions
Kilgore’s Christ the King Parochial School is staffed by sisters from Auxiliaries of the Apostolate of Sts. Peter and Paul, a Canadian-founded group formed about 50 years ago. Their first U S foundation in South Dakota burned down. the current mother house is in Monogah West Virginia with schools in Benwood and Kilgore Texas.
The Congregation of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette explains its 1852 founding by Bishop de Bruillard and global expansion. It notes parishes run by La Salette Fathers in Kilgore Gladewater Mount Pleasant and other Texas towns within the Diocese of Dallas Fort Worth.
The St Anthony Parish Rectory in Longview was dedicated by Bishop Thomas K Gorman on Monday Oct 6 1958. The new brick veneer building houses 14 rooms three baths and is air conditioned with a large meeting room over the two car garage.
In Kilgore Christ the King School serves nearly all Catholic elementary students with a 115 pupil campus. Principal Sister Mary Frances notes strong student interest in music with piano and choir integrated into daily studies and Sunday Mass. Plans exist to add seventh and eighth grade classrooms. Extracurriculars include Little League Baseball Cub Scouts and Brownies.
Kilgore report notes Christ the King Parish Altar Society led by Mrs. J W Katthoff calls on women to assist church upkeep while the Catholic Ladies Hospital Guild conducts regular patient visits at the East Texas Tuberculosis Hospital in Tyler.
Court Anna Callahan No 1339 of Catholic Daughters of America organized in Longview on Sept 21 1941 with Nellie Bramlette as first Grand Regent. The group now counts 84 members and runs programs in Spiritual Development Share the Faith Catholic Press Apostolate of the Aged Social Welfare Legislation and Education. Members participate in the Mexican Supper Pantry Shower for School Sisters and Christmas programs. Officers for 1958 59 include Lambert Christian grand Regent Johnny Case vice Regent Eugene Lockleer historian James Fowler financial secretary Dwight Walker treasurer Jerry Sheehan matron Louis Mix lecturer John George sentinel Mike Mahoney monitor Albert Goettle organist with trustees B Jackovich Emmett Serfass A L Dudney John Murphy Jr and Mrs Art.
Longview's St Anthony Church showcases a cooperative parish spirit with a growing plant and active groups. Founded 1880 the parish prospered through missions, schooling, and a strong choir while enduring fire and shifting railroad fortunes.
Father Edward J. Szapka, pastor of St. Anthony's in Longview, born May 18 1912 in Paterson New Jersey, ordained June 5 1938, served at St Casimir Shenandoah Pa St Anthony Wylie Texas Holy Family Vernon Crowell Quanah, assigned to Longview May 14 1954 with assistant Father Stanislaus Stachowicz.
The Gladewater St. Teresa Men's Club gathers Catholic and non Catholic husbands for doctrine study and a Q A session. The group maintains church exterior, rectory and grounds. Dale Brooking leads the 15 member club.
St. Teresa Parish Gladewater runs CCD classes with Rose O Byrne teaching as a long time volunteer. With no parochial school the program serves 44 local elementary students and 27 more in Gilmer and St Michael Mission Mt Pleasant. Father Thomas Leary leads junior and senior high sessions on Wednesdays.
Gladewater marks church heritage from 1870s families to 1945 parish establishment. The St Theresa church, built amid oil boom growth, served under St Anthony Longview before Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette set it up as a parish on April 12 1945 with Father Alvarez Gilbert MS as pastor and Father John J McNamara MS as assistant. The original church was moved to serve as a rectory after addition of seven-room residence.
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