Starting from Scratch: The Story of Msgr. Hawks and St. Joan of Arc Parish

...electric bells throughout the house were rung at the various parts of the service, and the priest who was not officiating stood in the hall and recited the Mass in English. The gospel and the notices were read on each floor.” The chapel moved to June 27, 1920 to an

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Services and Fees

Service and Fees General Research $20.00 for per hour Sacramental/Orphanage Research* $20.00 for one hour Photocopies: .20 cents for letter size .25 cents for legal size .35 cents for 11” x 17” Scans $1.00 per image High Resolution Images $10.00 per image Image Rights Usage** $100.00 per image * For

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William C. White letters, 1861-1869 (MC 17)

...Irish Catholic Union soldier from Philadelphia. White began his Civil War service as a volunteer with the 69th Regiment of Pennsylvania Volunteers on August 19, 1861 and served in some of the bloodiest and most important battles of the War – Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. This collection contains letters

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CORDUM

...: Worship, Evangelization, Education, Structure and Personnel, Witness and Service, and Finance. Areas that were looked at include the inclusion of youth in parish life, the permanent diaconate among the Hispanic and African-American populations, and the creation of programs that attempt to meet the human needs of the people in

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