St Thomas High School - Thomist Yearbook (Rockford, IL)

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X l St. Peter's Church ln 1915 the Right Reverend li i s h o in purchased property to serve as a Mission Church for the peo- ple livinv' at the 5 north cnd of St. Xlarfs l'arish. AX Chapel was built and dedicated De- cember 12, 1915. The Reverend bl. bl. Flan- agan. now Rector of St. xlames l'ro Ca- thedral, was the lirst Pastor. .Xs tim e passed the accom- modations at St. VYilliam's, a s th e Church was called, became inadequate RICYEREND F. F, CONNOR for its needs. so the Right Reverend Bishop de- cided that a new and more spacious church was necessary. The new structure, named St. l'eter's in honor of the Right Reverend Bishop Muldoon. was dedicated lfebruary 19, 1922. The Rever- end lf. I . Connor was appointed Pastor. Besides being Pastor of St. l'eter's, Father Connor is Chancellor of the Diocese, and brings to his work an untiring zeal and an unflagging enthusiasm which is an inspiration to those under his supervision. Father Connor has been con- nected with St. Thomas High School for years, hut though the inultitudinous duties of a busy Pastor have limited his activities in connection with the school, they have not diminished his in- terest in St. Thomas and the ideals for which she stands. The Reverend C. W. Caine is the capable As- sistant Pastor. The school is taught by the Sisters of Loretto. Leonard Condon, 28. l21l

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,A f.,.fsi , jk V? iff ' ,j ,1- ii ' 1' tv 'W'f'H1liU'tiWif5 a'f4eifiltfl65i5Q,ii.,'lmi-. -,-fi1-q4il5'lu4:5i2tl2riht:ill-1ifi.-ni ,, wifi? St. Patricks Church KW ford Diocese who served as Army Chaplains during the VVorld VVar. VVhen he was honorably discharged from the army with the commission of first lieutenant in the summer of 1919, and returned to Rockford, the Right Reverend Bishop Muldoon appoimed him pastor of St. Patricks Father Scollin is a very energetic and zealous pastor. No trouble is too great to take for the good of souls. Father Scollin is very ably assisted by the Rev- erend joseph Driscoll who is also an indefatigable worker in the vineyard of the Lord. VVhile no school has yet been built. St, Patrick's Parish has already bought a site for a parochial school, and a residence for the Sisters. A new school to take care of the ever-increasing number of children in the parish will be built soon. ln the meantime the Sisters of St. Thomas High School have organized the children into groups for Sunday School and for other Religious activities. As the Annual goes to Press we regret to hear that the Rev. VValter Scollin, Pastor of St. Patricks has been transferred to Holy Angels' Parish, Aurora, llli- nois. XVhile we deeply regret the departure of Father Scollin. we are glad to have as the new Pastor of St. Patricks the Rev. Francis j. Keenan formerly of St. Catherines, Prophetstown. Nlay each have complete success and happiness in his new field of labor. Genevieve Kinney, '27, St. Patricks Church is one of the new par- ishes. lt dates back to the summer of 1919. Be- fore the present Church was built the hall at St. Thomas High School was used for the Holy Sacrifice. About a year and a half after the new Parish was established. the present Church was built. St. Patrick's Church was solemnly dedicated in March, 1921. St. Patricks par- ish has grown rapidly since it creation and is continuing to increase in size. The Reverend XValter J. Scollin was made Pas- tor of the new Parish. F a t h e r Scollin w a s among the number of priests from the Rock- THE REVEREND XVALTER I. SCOLLIN 1 . if it .v.,.ii1'1,'i!'-M314 f,gfb,s K n pr up ,wt le-f.f,g.2'-'fi,::QrsezxrC, . 1 Y 12- til , 1-ji, eEi',':lilil 'flgtggi X, ' t. ' 32139555-'l'411 iiQlf'1?g'it,i1 'i1,:LW:?g.4g1---:p'i+9i:j- vl- f- 1 i3-'A-gs wi.. igxi yffjiiggieigilqi we i L. I sur, . V . Kfgea- .mg , K- -- 154 - if ti' 3,1 'gs'-x ,, wy.s',vyx ff ie tea 4131 1 . VPJA- fp' ?i:'- Fly 'fi 'Qi' , - ' . K, ' 'I 4' -1 Q- X1 ff J 395'-vi' l f...'f -. , 4 . 'fag Q:-I 1', 'F-'Q if rr Si' 'C Lg!! .. g 5 .: 4 i ' 1 sf, u , t , If 20 mass Nj? - -- , , L A 'fire-.Lf MEA-fwf 'iss-4.1 K fi .r .- ww- - fl .uw fs, LL fiagsegiw- ' Ss- - , J 1 1201 .. . ,md .. . J.

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r . '1'+'f Ta'fll1ll'lSliN wlrPf'1f:iirl'rhi lfil'lhlll l Y Mill r rl' riff P T W i f V' X l N A gl4,: :, z v. l-'+-OL ,'!' 1 r St. Stanislaus Kosta Church l g Shortly after his arrival in Rock- l ford, the Right Reverend Bishop Muldoon, set about the formation of a separate parish where the Polish Catholics might have the consola- tion of a priest of their own nation- ality. The first priest, Father Grze- zinski, brought the Polish people to- gether on Sundays at St. james, and began to organize them into a unit. In 1911 the large number of people MULDOON SCHOOL of this nationality who had come to Rockford made it imperative that they have a Church of their own. Property was purchased by the Right Reverend Bishop on the corners of Buckbee and Magnolia Streets, and work was begun on the new church. ln june, 1912, the Reverend Burzynski came to Rockford and took charge of the parish. Father Burzynski has been Pastor of St. Stanislaus Church since that time, and has done much for the im- provement of the Parish. Soon after his .X W,- arrival in Rockford Father Burzynski saw the great need of religious training for the 1 children so he invited the Felician Sisters of Milwaukee to take charge of a school. 1 ln 1923 the present school building called Muldoon Schoolm was erected. The solemn l dedication took place Sunday, September 7, 1 1924. The Right Reverend Peter james Mul- doon officiated, assisted by the Right Rev- erend Mgsr. T. P. Bona, D. D., of Chicago. The enrollment in the school has increased notably. The Sisters in charge are very cap- able instructors and are doing excellent work. Muldoon School is a monument to the Zeal of the Polish people, their worthy Pastor, the Reverend Julian Burzynski, and the Felician Sisters. 1 H6116 Corley, '27- THE REVEREND J. BURzvNsKr ' jf . .,., . .,.. 2 ' vb 4. -5. 'F 2' ' - 5 1 ' 1 ' f wc- ' - f'- ' A ki i .M -.-. :s:1Qs.aQs-:- -sax:-::i:' er . ' sw ' 1 '- a 1 r U A 1 ' f- - f- iff ..-f' ..arP Arg. .-- I - . ggi-1p,r3: ' ki irlj Et lp: - -1 - a - - . - .,. I 22 1