In a letter to the parish marking Holy Family's centennial, Bishop James C. Timlin wrote: "From the dedication 10 decades ago to the present, its families have worshiped, received the sacraments and lived their baptismal promises in that parish."
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Tidbit: Holy Family (Scranton, PA)
In a letter to the parish marking Holy Family's centennial, Bishop James C. Timlin wrote: "From the dedication 10 decades ago to the present, its families have worshiped, received the sacraments and lived their baptismal promises in that parish."
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Tidbit: Holy Family (Scranton, PA)
At Holy Family's 1991 centennial, Monsignor Siconolfi said, "The founding members were all Slovaks who came mostly from Scranton's South Side and Pine Brook area."
Monday, April 11, 2011
Tidbit: Holy Family (Scranton, PA)
Priests from the Cathedral said Mass at Holy Family in Scranton, PA until a resident pastor, Father Andrew Pavco, was assigned on April 16, 1897. He was dedicated to education, and he worked to keep Slovak tradition alive.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Tidbit: Holy Family (Scranton, PA)
Following the course charted by the parishioners of Holy Ghost (in Olyphant, PA), a group of Slovak immigrants met on July 23, 1891, to discuss the creation of the Slovak parish - Holy Family in Scranton, PA.
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