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

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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

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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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'Q' 1-N Y .fi,,. ' ' 3 . Wiz no W lawn all it if N' ,:g'r.l,...A,.1y .Ylq:f:'u'g,t ,., 1 . 13, v 'v.w'rr3i.:W: . , , y , q n SS. Peter and Paul Church After the arrival of Bishop Muldoon in Rockford it soon became apparent that some provision would have to be made for the care of Lithuanian Cath- olics. Through the kindness of Reverend Thomas Finn, Rector of St. james 'Pro-Cathedral, the hos- pitality of the Pro-Cathedral was accorded them, and for some time one of the Sunday Masses was designated as their special Mass. On account of a gradual increase in their number, it was decided to form a separate parish, and the Reverend John Malinauskas came to act as their first Pastor. The dedication of the new Church 'which was to bear the name of SS. Peter and Paul Church occurred on Sunday, july 2, 1911. The Right Reverend Peter J. Muldoon blessed the edifice. On April 30, 1912 the home adjoining the church property was purchased for a parochial resi- INTERIOR OF SS, PETER AND PAITI. Cl-l1fRCI'1 . dence. Father Malinauskas was succeeded THE REVEREND 1' VVILLIAMOVICZ by Father Taskunas. who remained until 1919 when the Reverend Yincent Slavinas became Pastor. After two years of labor, Father Slavinas was succeeded by the Rev- erend ,loseph jasktys. Father -lasktys was J . . . 1 followed by Reverend l . VV1ll12111ltJV1CZ w io is the present Pastor of SS. Peter and Paul Church. The present Church structure is becoming too crowded to accommodate the ever-increasing number of people who are moving into the Parish. lt is to be hoped that before many years a more pretentious edifice will be built to provide for the needs of the growing parish. It is the earnest de- sire of the Lithuanian people that they may soon have their own Parochial School. Charles Karmelis, '28 5. , l I. 1 fr iQp1,isir33g,iQg:1l13lmYFPyE:5ifiQgg.ridilv11g1':ll!qlliiu:i'l1wgggU.fi'.':5apq:3f' , A 'i V i 1 W 3 . v Wirdit al f r fill ln -e1 'W' S-rl? A - -- flier-al'lYllll gillgzllii ill? if ' ' lk 2 P 7' '.v:l: f 'iiiflflffiriil-2..5T'f1ii2f5lli- 5' 'K Y 1 iw' lli'--5151.9 l J - 1 ' if rf' t -1 l23l