Columbus Catholic High School - Compass Yearbook (Marshfield, WI)

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RSHFIELD 'W Vi we .Nth 3 ,Aixam 8, The blrthday of Marshfueld s newest parish Our Lady of Peace occurred In l946 when an attractive slte on the southwest slde of the clty was bought by the Most Reverend Alexander J McGavnck Bxshop of La Crosse Following closely came plans that evndenced growth beglnnlng with the appointment of the pastor the Reverend Walter J Dlllen burg The first Mass an Our Lady of P acc parish was sand In the Knights of Columou Hall on July 27 1947 From then untul the completlon of the new church nn I949 the Hall was used for services When the sketches for the burldmg were presented and a church school convent com bnnatnon agreed upon the prolect started tull scale On May l8 l948 Father Dnllenburg off: clated at the ground breaklng ceremonies constructnon moved forward so smftly that f bf 'Nw Our Lady of Peace on August I the cornerstone was land an other step In the progress of the pansh At last the great day June I2 T949 Dedl catuon day arrived The blessing and dednca hon preceded the Solemn Pontufxcal Hugh Mass which was celebrated by Hrs Excel lency the Most Reverend John Patrlck Treacy Blshop of La Crosse And the oeau tlful new Our Lady of Peace Church vas set aside forever as a temple of God and for the worship of the fanthful That afternoon Hls Excellency the Right Reverend Fulton J Sheen then Monsignor Sheen here for the ceremonies addressed the congregatuon congratulahng them on theur zeal and splendnd achievement The past year marked another triumph for the new parish the bulldlng of a rectory to accommodate the needs of the pastor and to provide facllutnes for vlsntung clergy -1., - In A z . ' 'f , ii - 4 2'4 J A Y l '5 li J H QS' tv T .. ' 4 ' ' .ffax ' 53 ' ll A 4 -6. ' y if en Q il Y as J iw ga J' 2 , mi T nes na , I ,T QQ L 4 - C C . ' Q' T ..1,,,T:ggQpE:3 2 l ,X 'K 1 A V' at it A V 1 A-:1,:::.:jtt' ' N . ..T an ' H Aa' ,- -LT : V J 1 E 9 .. ' J I , 2:23 A Tigl :Tx Qi ' gi -- ' N 52, Y ' 1s--fP':.1r,.1 ' E If 4 X .,V .u V Y V' ly.. pf I A A f. ..,.. W X. ,ms . -4- s -1k Q.s,,g,f., A , A , M, . . . . . , . I . I - I I ' ' I . I I I .- . , . I 1 . I . . . . l , Q I - I 1 1 I - I . . '3 A ' ' - , . . . . . L S n I I ' l I - I . . I 1 I - I n u - u- - , ' I - I I r l D' . - 2 . n . .

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OUR LADY OF PEACE Rev. Walter J. Dillenburg PASTOR Right: His Excellency, the Most Reverend John Patrick Treacy, Bishop of La Crosse, ad- dresses the large group of people assembled for the Dedication of the new church. Left to right: Rev. Thomas E. Mullen, Bishop Sheen, Monsignor C. W. Gille, Bishop Treacy, Mayor Reeths, Rev. Edmund Cramer, Rev. Michael Kelnhofer, Mr. Fred Rhyner. 5 fi? Beloved by his people, spending himself freely for his parish-- that is Father Dillen- burg, pastor of Our Lady of Peace. Since the day of his appointment, he has gone a- bout doing good, ministering to, encouraging inspiring his flock, the while he fulfills his duties as priest and pastor. Two rooms ad- ioining the church were his home until last November when he moved into the much- needed new rectory. That Our Lady of Peace is today a thriving parish after but three years of existence is due, in large measure, to his sacrificing labors and careful adminis- tration. ,....--'---- ,.,.-Q

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SAINT JCSEPH HOSPITAL 'it up Ill !!lll lol ll ll lllllll N ' , p 19, I ' numnuum Ill!!! ll llllllll lllll E , ...- ,, -L Q lulnlln llilllll WI Ill llllll lllllllllll Ill llllll , lllllllllllll ll-A lhlgwl fi I IIE ll I ll Ill l I 'r1111a Ale! , rl St. Joseph Hospital, Marshfield One of the largest of the religious institu- tions in this area is St. Joseph Hospital and School of Nursing. Located on a hill on the northwest side of Marshfield, the hospital has been serving the needs of the community for the past sixty-two years. From the modest foundation made in 1880 by Mother Frances and her two companions, Sisters of the Sor- rowful Mother, it has grown to the impres- sive hospital of today with accommodations for two hundred and seventy-five patients. Catholic in every sense of the word, it takes in all who require medical aid, regard- less of race, creed, color, or social position. Today St. Joseph Hospital is regarded as one of the best of its kind in the state. Approved by the American College of Sur- geons, the American Medical Association, and the Wisconsin State Department of Nurses, it holds membership too, in the Cath- olic Hospital Association of the United States and Canada and in the American Hospital Association. On its staff are some of the leading physicians and surgeons in the country. Always at hand to minister to the spiritual needs of patients is the resident chaplain, the Reverend John Agnew. And both Sisters and lay nurses are ready and eager at all times to secure the physical and spiritual welfare of all in their care.