Showing posts with label st. john the baptist. Show all posts
Showing posts with label st. john the baptist. Show all posts

Monday, May 9, 2011

Tidbit: St. John the Baptist (Taylor, PA)

A parishioner for 43 years, Linda Kavulich remembered how her grandmother's husband carved his name into one of St. John the Baptist's (Taylor, PA) wooden pews with his fingernail; "This is home, it's home," she said.

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Tidbit: St. John the Baptist (Taylor, PA)

Father Stas was also the editor of "Jednota," a Polish-language newspaper. He remained at St. John the Baptist in Taylor, PA until his death in May 1917.

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Tidbit: St. John the Baptist (Taylor, PA)

The plans to build St. John the Baptist church in Taylor, PA were interrupted by the devastating 1902 coal strike that kept 150,000 area miners out of work (and unpaid) for six months.