St Lukes High School - Pindarian Yearbook (Ho Ho Kus, NJ)

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NUTABLES PRESENT AT JUBILEE BANQUET 1... arp' . - A ...W W -Q-3, 5' ,Q -,, NM .1-My 3. JUBILEE BANQUET From lell 'ro riqlwl. Sealed, Rev. Edward F. Kirk: Mosl Reverend Bishop William A. Grilllin, DD., Rev. Palriclq J. Maloney: Governor A. l-larry Moore, Frank W. l-l. Adams, Mayor Louis A. Keidel ol Allendale. Slanding, lell lo riglil, Col. l-lugli Kelly, Mayor Jolwn J. Reilly, ol Waldwick: Edward F. l-larl, Mayor Bernard L. Lamb, ol Ho-l-lofKus, and Refer Longo. 5 I

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TWA g 'f,'i-5,51 . . ,,,.,AQ, X T, fif'71 ? ,4 lIlAMONll JUBILEE HE year i939 marked fhe Diamond Jubilee and anofher greaf milesfone gained in fhe hisfory of Sainf Luke's Church, Hohokus, New Jersey. If commemorafed sevenfy-five fruifful years in which fhe parishoners of Sainf Luke's have enioyed fhe benefifs of pracficing fhe Cafholic religion. A Diamond Jubilee gives a church a special disfincfion. Many have affained fhe honor of a golden or silver jubilee, buf an exceedingly small proporfion have affained fhe singular disfincfion of celebrafing fheir sevenfy-fiffh anniversary. To commernorafe such an auspicious occasion fhe pasfor, Fafher Maloney, arranged an imposing series of appropriafe ceremonies and celebrafions for fhe week of Ocfober I6, l939. A solemn High Mass, af which His Excellency fhe Mosf Reverend Archbishop Walsh presided, was sung on Monday morning by Fafher Maloney, assisfed by Reverend John J. Dougherfy, deacon, and Reverend Rayner Bradshaw, sub-deacon. Also presenf were His Excellency, fhe Mosf Reverend William A. Griffin, Auxiliary fo fhe Archbishop of Newark, forfy monsignori and priesfs, and a large number of religious Sisfers from various parfs of fhe sfafe. lmmediafely following fhe Mass, fhe clergy and Sisfers were guesfs of a banquef given by Fafher Maloney, in fhe affracfively decorafed sfudy hall, and audiforium of fhe school. Confinuing fhe fesfivifies of fhaf day, a banquef for fhe parishoners was given af fhe Elks Club, Ridgewood, fhaf same evening. Af fhis banquef were assembled many nofable speakers, sfafe officials, church clignifaries, and prominenf laymen. Among fhese were A. Harry Moore, Governor of New Jersey, and His Excellency fhe Mosf Reverend VWlliam A. Griffin. Bishop Griffin in his dinner speech exfended his mosf sincere congrafulafions fo fhe parishoners and friends of fhe parish, while Governor Moore sfressed fhe imporfance of religion foday amid fhe ferror and sfrife in fhe world. On Tuesday, a High Requiem Mass was celebrafed for fhe deceased priesfs who had in any way parficipafed in fhe adminisfrafion of Sf. Luke's. Wednesday was indeed a happy clay. In addifion fo being fhe Feasf of Sf. l.uke's, and a holiday, if was also fhe day on which fhe Sacramenf of Confirmafion was conferred on 250 candidafes by Bishop Griffin. Thursday proved fo be a banner day for fhe sfudenfs of fhe school. Affer having affended a High Mass celebrafecl for fhem by Fafher Maloney, fhey were given a royal picnic on fhe school grounds by fheir pasfor. The evenfful Diamond Jubilee week was concluded on Friday morning wifh fhe celebrafion of a High Requiem Mass for fhe happy repose of fhe souls of fhe deceased laify of fhe parish. The greaf success of fhe Diamond Jubilee celebrafions was due in no small measure fo Fafher Maloney who planned fhe defails for fhis fesfal week and made if a fruly splendid and colossal affair. The wonderful fhings accomplished for fhe Church and Cafholic Educafion by Sf. Luke's in ifs sevenfy-five years of exisfence may be affribufed fo fhe generous sacrifices of fhe sainfly, zealous pasfors who guided ifs spirifual desfiny. We owe fhem our all, our Church and parish, our school and our precious faifh. May fheir heroic labors be remembered wifh grafifude and prayers from generafion fo generafion. NICHOLAS B. DEMEDUK, '40. 50

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lllS'l'0RY 0F ST. LUKE'S CHURCH N Oc+ober I6, I864, +he Reverend Dean McNul+y, 0+ S+. John's Church, Pa+erson, s+ar+ed +he parish +0 be known as S+. Luke's, and +he +irs+ Roman Ca+h0lic church in Bergen Coun+y. The new parish c0nsis+ed 0+ +he +owns 0+ Wes+wood, Ridgewood, Darling+on. Ho-H0-Kus, Waldwick. Saddle River, Ramsey, and Mahwah. La+er +he work was +aken up by Reverend Fa+hers Grie++ and Hens 0+ +he Church 0+ S+. B0ni+ace 0+ Pa+ers0n and s+ill la+er by +he Franciscan Fa+hers +rom +he S+0ny Road M0nas+ery near To+owa. For a good many years +he church was wi+hou+ a residen+ pas+or. Fa+her George Corrigan +oll0wed +he Franciscan Fa+hers in caring +or S+. Luke's and in I887 he le++ S+. Luke's +0 +0rm a parish a+ Wes+wo0d, +he +irs+ branch +0 spring +r0m +he pioneer church. Fa+her Nevins replaced Fa+her Corrigan and remained +0r +wo years. He +hen realized +he need +or a parish and church in Ridgewood and he s+ar+ed +he Church 0+ Cur Lady 0+ Moun+ Carmel. He became residen+ pas+or a+ Ridgewood and S+. Luke's was again a mission parish being a++ended +0 by Fa+her Nevins. From I905 wi+h +he appoin+men+ 0+ +he Reverend P. F. Pindar as +irs+ pas+or. +he real developmen+ 0+ +he parish was rapid. ln Sepfember l92O Fa+her Pindar es+ablished +he +irs+ Ii++le school a+ Saddle River. The +0llowing year he erec+ed a small +rame building near +he Church. As +he enrollmen+ increased he added several addi+ions +0 +he original s+ruc+ure. ln I937 he saw his +0ndes+ dreams realized when +he beau+i+ul, modern building +0r +he grammar and'high schools was opened. ln +he years 0+ i+s exis+ence S+. Luke's School has made a splendid con+ribu+i0n +0 +he parish in +he excellen+ educa+ion impar+ed by +he Sis+ers 0+ S+. Joseph 0+ Newark. l+s pupils have won many honors and +he sch0las+ic repu+a+ion 0+ +he school is 0+ +he highes+. On January 28. l938, a s+riking blow was deal+ +he parish in +he un+imely dea+h 0+ Fa+her Pindar. A++er serving +hir+y-+hree years as shepherd 0+ +he +l0ck 0+ S+. Luke's he was called +0 his heavenly reward. He is missed grea+ly bu+ he will be cherished +0rever in +he hear+s 0+ his parishioners. On +he occasion 0+ Fa+her Pindar's dea+h, +he Reverend E. F. Kirk, pas+or 0+ Our Lady 0+ M0un+ Carmel in Ridgewood, was named adminis+ra+or 0+ +he parish. On January 27. I939 +he Chancery O++ice 0+ +he Archdiocese 0+ Newark announced +he +orma+i0n 0+ a new parish which was +0 include Ramsey and Upper Saddle River and +0 be known as S+. Paul's Church. A+ presen+ S+. l.uke's comprises +he +owns 0+ Allendale, H0-Ho-Kus. Saddle River, and Waldwick. On +he same day, +he Reverend Pa+rick J. Maloney, assis+an+ pas+or 0+ S+. Aedan's Church, Jersey Ci+y, was named pas+or 0+ S+. Luke's. On +he coming 0+ Fa+her Maloney many changes have +aken place. The in+eri0r 0+ +he church has been redecora+ed. Two side al+ars were ins+alled and +he main al+ar changed in+o a li+urgical al+ar. A large pain+ing 0+ +he Cruci+ixion hangs in back 0+ +he main al+ar. New ligh+ing +ix+ures, c0n+essional, bap+ismal +on+, and al+ar rail were procured. A+ presen+ +hree Masses are said a+ S+. Luke's: 7:30. 9:00 and I I:I5. One mass is said a+ +he mission chapel 0+ +he Guardian Angel, Allendale. Maior socie+ies in connec+ion wi+h +he church and which are ac+ive are: The Holy Name Socie+y, The Rosary Con+ra+erni+y, Children 0+ Mary Sodali+y, Holy Angels' Socie+y, S+. Aloysius' Sodali+y, and The Guardian Angels' Guild. ln +he pas+ seven+y-+ive years S+. Luke's has grown in+o one 0+ +he larges+ cen+ers 0+ Ca+h0lici+y in +his sec+i0n 0+ Bergen Coun+y. I+ has been seven+y-+ive years 0+ n0+ew0r+hy achievemen+. May God shower many blessings upon our presen+ pas+or, Fa+her Maloney and may he reap many +rui++ul years as shepherd 0+ +he +l0ck 0+ S+. Luke's. MARY DONOHUE, '40. I 52 '