Glassport, Pennsylvania
History - St. Cecelia Church
This history is taken from a pamphlet entitled "SAINT CECELIA'S CHURCH 75TH ANNIVERSARY 1976 1901"
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Glassport, about 17 miles south of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela River and separated from McKeesport by the Youghiogheny River, was founded around the turn of the century. Prior to this time it was referred to as Pleasant Valley. It derived its present name from the glass factory that was located on the shores of the Monongahela River. The town was laid out in a beautiful and scientific manner, its streets being broad and well paved. The workshops were all near the river and were served by one of the finest railroad facilities in the country, the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad. The town was also in easy reach by street car service from McKeesport.
By 1910, the town boasted a population of about 7,000. The first industry in the borough was the United States Glass Company, which remained one of the largest industries, but at this time was joined by the United Coke and Gas Company; the McKeesport Gas and Improvement Company, with a large gas plant; the S. Severance Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of spikes and nails; the Pittsburgh Steel Company; the Pittsburgh Steel Foundry Company, the Glassport Lumber Company; the American Axe and Tool Company, makers of edge tools and scythes; the Glassport Coal Company, coal mine operators; and the Monongahela Brick and Stone Company. The Copperweld Steel Co. chose Glassport as the site for their new plant in 1929 because of the access to the river and railroad transportation. Gradually these industries were closed. Today we have only two industries: the Bucyrus Erie Foundry and the Copperweld Bimetallics Division.
Prior to the organization of St. Cecilia Parish in 1901, the Catholic families of Glassport (about 12 in number) attended Mass at St. Peter's Church in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. The children of these families (approximately 10) were gathered together and received Sunday School instruction from Mrs. J.B. Russell, proprietress of a general store and postmistress of Glassport. Subsequently, the services of two Mercy nuns from St. Peter's were obtained and Sunday School was conducted in various buildings, including the old Pleasant Valley schoolhouse, the office of the Glassport Land Company, and a room that was at the time used as the "jail."
Though few in number, the Catholic families of Glassport wanted their own parish, and on March 11, 1901, St. Cecilia Parish received official confirmation with the registry of a deed from the Glassport Land Companyto Rt. Rev. Richard Phelan for a piece of land on the corner of 8th Street and Cypress Way. On May with, the Building Committee of the new parish (P.J. Morrisey, Matthew Ward, N.B. Russell, and William Schnupp) awarded the contract for building a church of brick and wood on the new property. The specifications of the contract called for a building 59 feet by 48 feet to be constructed at a cost of $3,500. The work was to begin at once with an estimated completion date of August 1, 1901. The cornerstone for the building was laid by Rt. Rev. Msgr. Tobin, Vicar General of the Diocese of Pittsburgh on May 29, 1901. At the time of its completion, the congregation numbered 60 families and recorded a debt of $7,000.
Fr. Thomas R. Rea became the first pastor of St. Cecilia on July 17, 1901. He came from St. Augustine's in Cambric County, Pennsylvania, but prior to his appointment to St. Augustine's, he had served as an assistant pastor at St. Peter's in McKeesport.
Records show that the first Mass was celebrated on July 20, 1901, just a few days before the estimated completion date of the church. The first Baptism took place the following day, July 21, 1901. On August 24th the first parish picnic was held in Calhoun Park in Lincoln Place, Pennsylvania.
The few Catholic families in Glassport were joined by others living in Coal Valley and New England Hollow, who came to Mass in a skiff as there wasn't any bridge over the Monongahela River at that time.
The main entrance to the church was on 8th Street. On either side of the entrance were two stands where donations of 10 cents per seat were taken from parishioners. To the right of the still unplastered church was the choir loft. Heat was furnished by two enormous coal 6 stoves. The income of the struggling parish was augmented by monthly collections taken up personally by men of the parish by means of door-to-door canvassing, each being responsible for one district. A priest's residence was built in 1903 at the same location.
In addition to the two Masses held each Sunday, Masses were held on Holy Days and Lenten Devotions were conducted on Wednesday and Sunday evenings. Catechism classes for the children were held each Sunday afternoon instructed by nuns from St. Peter's Church in McKeesport with some assistance from volunteers of the parish. The children all participated in an annual Forty Hours Devotion.
The following information from an old parish bulletin shows how much the tiny congregation of St. Cecilia's had grown by 1904....from a meager 12 families to a membership of over 200 dues-paying members organized into seven districts, and, including the separate category of "young men of the parish".
The town grew rapidly during these early years and with it a number of Catholic families were added to the congregation. It soon became apparent that the small frame church was not going to be able to accommodate the large increase of Catholic families that had come to Glassport to work and to live.
Much credit must be given to Fr. Rea, who worked untiringly to provide larger quarters for his growing parish. The men and women of the parish contributed their own time and energy. They organized boat excursions each summer to Brownsville and back for the benefit of the church. They arranged dances and gave dinners and tea parties and ice cream socials. They were ably assisted in these affairs by members of the parishes of St. Mary and St. Peter in McKeesport, who came in great numbers to attend the gatherings at St. Cecilia.
On July 26,1906, the Russell family donated the seven-eighths of an acre on the corner of 8th Street and Ohio Avenue for the site of a new and larger church for the congregation. Clapper & Moffitt, Architects were engaged to design the new church and presented plans for an old English Gothic style edifice. The estimated cost was over $40,000.
Fr. Rea, since his inception as pastor, had shown himself to be a fine financier. Besides paying off the old debt on the first church, half of the estimated cost for the erection of the new structure had been collected at the time of the ground-breaking.
The laying of the cornerstone for the new church was a big event and received front page coverage in the McKeesport Daily News. The ceremonies started at 3:00 p.m. on the afternoon of Sunday, May 29, 1910. The cornerstone was laid by the Rev. Consignor F. Robin, vicar general, of Pittsburgh. The sermon for the occasion was delivered by the Rev. C.J. Coyne, L. Ld., of McKees Rocks. All the events had been carefully coordinated by Fr. Rea. The societies of the congregation met at the old church building and marched in a body to the site of the new church.
At that time, the first story was partially finished, and the completion of the building was expected to be rapidly accomplished. It was to be a combination church and school, the first story to be a six-room school, modern in every respect, and design to accommodate up to 250 pupils. The church proper was designed to seat 550 people.
Work on the new structure proceeded rapidly as planned, and the First Mass was celebrated on March 26, 1911 for a congregation now grown to approximately 170families. It was dedicated later that same year by the Rt. Rev. Regis Canevin, Bishop of Pittsburgh.
With the new church completed, the old structure on Cypress Way was outfitted with a new hard wood floor to serve as a parish hall and activity center. It was soon a busy center of entertainment for the entire parish. Dances were held, card parties were given, and plays by both adults and children were regularly scheduled.
Records are sparse regarding this early history of St. Cecilia's Parish, but it is not hard to see that much was due to the total efforts of Fr. Thomas Rea in forming a new parish and dealing with the innumerable difficulties of building and financing a church and a rectory. He made his last entry in the records of the parish for which he had done so much on June 23,1912. Upon his departure for McKeesport, he was succeeded by Fr. Philip A. Gallery, who proved to be a most able administrator for the new church and school. He procured the services of the Sisters of Mercy to staff the school and to assume the reponsibilities of their new mission at St. Cecilia. One lay teacher, a Miss McGowan, was hired for the 7th and 8th grades. The school, though completed in 1910, was not officially opened until 1918. By 1919, under Father's direction, the church was able to pay off its indebtedness, no small task. The old parish church was torn down and an addition to the school was constructed i n 1925. It provided foci lilies for a library, an office, and a meeting room. In 1920, a home was purchased for the sisters to be used as a convent. It was located at Seventh and Vermont Avenue and is now the Wojciechowski Funeral Home.
During the early 1920's, a group of parishioners called the Cecilians was formed and created a strong feeling of fellowship within the parish family with their performances of plays and minstrel shows.
In July of 1926, a new pastor was appointed. Coming from 16 years service as Assistant Pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Sharpsburg, Fr. Walter A. O'Hara began his tenure of long and faithful service at St. Cecilia.
The Sisters of St. Joseph of the Wheeling Province took over the staffing of the school from 1930 through 1934. These were the depression years and everyone felt the pressure. During this time, the mothers of the school children, all members of the Christian Mothers, and as a regular part of church related activities, conducted card parties and bingo games to help Fr. O'Hara administered the financial needs of the parish and to clear the debt of $25,000 from the addition to the school. Andy Ondreyco and Joe Stein were the men in charge of the bingo games and card parties. They met, on the average, once a week. They reported that the only things that they had to buy were the buns and hot dogs. The prizes were donated and the pies, cakes, and other refreshments were made by the mothers and sold for 10 cents a serving. Father O'Hara has stated that he had to take the money to the post office to exchange it for money orders since the banks were closed at this time. It was a wonderful display of administrative ability on the part of Fr. O'Hara because St. Cecilia was one of the very few parishes in the diocese that came out of the depression debt-free.
After spending three months in the hospital in 1940, Fr. O'Hara felt it necessary to request a full time assistant. As a result, we received our first assistant priest in the person of Fr. Charles Schafer. In 1941, a new convent was constructed on parish property, boasting all modern conveniences and providing accommodations for ten Sisters. It was proudly displayed by Father O'Hara at an Open House that summer. After one year, Fr. Schafer was replaced by Fr. Richard Hungerman, who also stayed for one year. Fr. Albert Gladis arrived in 1943 and remained until 1951. The next assistant, Father Francis Soisson, served the parish family from 1951 to 1955; Father Ralph Stack served the parish family from 1955 to 1964. Things were fairly normal during these years with the usual cleaning, painting and maintaining church property. During this period also, the parish societies were reorganized to provide a helping hand when needed.
In February of 1962, Father O'Hara was faced with the tragedy of a fire, attributed to vandals, that destroyed the interior of the church and much of the school. Father O'Hara arranged with Father Dembinski of Holy Cross Church to share the facilities of the Holy Cross Church and school, sharing expenses as well, until the necessary renovations were completed. A mass schedule that was crowded, but satisfactory, was worked out.
The children in the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grades shared the school facilities at Holy Cross and the children in the lst, 6th, 7th, and 8th grades were provided space in the 3rd ward public school through the joint efforts of the public school board officials and Fr. O'Hara.
Though there were no apparent problems due to the combined housing of a parochial and public school in the same building, the inconveniences were considerable, and everyone was thankful for the blessing of being able to return to the rebuilt school in September. The church, beautifully remodeled due to Fr. O'Hara's administration, was ready in December and St. Cecilia's parishioners were delighted to return to the luxury of their own mass schedule. Two minor fires on church property, also attributed to vandals, occurred during the next two years but caused no serious damage. The church suffered some additional damage in August 1963 when a tornado drove a path of destruction through the southern part of Glassport causing several deaths in the area, one within the parish family.
Fr. Charles Peterman replaced Fr. Stack in 1964, and during this period many changes were made in the Church Liturgy and Theology following the Second Vatican Council. Changes at St. Cecilia were gradual because Father wanted to make changes only once. By the early part of 1971, St. Cecilia's had an altar facing the people and People's Mass Books.
Father O'Hara became Pastor Emeritus on June 3, 1971, having completed 45 years of service to the parish family. Fr. Peterman was reassigned, and Fr. Cornelius Gildea came to administer to the needs of the parish family. He remodeled the church and involved himself in carrying out all the changes suggested by the 2nd Vatican Council, with the help of the Parish Council formed during this time to assist him in his pastoral duties.
Father Gildea left St. Cecilia in Novemberof 1974 to become pastor of St. Mary in Lawrenceville. He was replaced by Father George Parme, our present pastor. Father Parme finished the remodeling job of the church and made arrangements to move the parish office from the rectory to the convent, which was scheduled to become the new rectory. In September of 1975, the parish purchased the Dripp's home at the corner of 8th Street and Cypress Way to be used as the new convent. The Sisters moved into their new home in November.
It should be noted that during these changing years, our teaching sisters from Divine Providence, who had replaced the Sisters of St. Joseph in 1934, were reduced to two sisters. This action was due primarily to the decrease in religious vocations and the assuming of other duties by the Sisters. In 1972, there was a merger of the St. Cecilia and Holy Cross schools to be known as the Glassport Catholic School. Grades 1 through 5 are now taught in the Holy Cross building; grades 6 through 8 in the St. Cecilia building. In 1975, Sister Mary Catherine Pataki, R.S.M., was hired as our C.C.D. Coordinator to enrich the religious program for non-parochial students, and it will be her responsibility to attempt to draw all of these children into the program.
In anticipation of the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee, the cornerstone was opened in November 1975. Inside were found a handwritten note commemorating the event, and a copy of the newspaper carrying the announcement of the cornerstone laying to be held the following Sunday. Also included in the box were seven coins: two half-dollars dated 1904 and 1893, the latter being struck in honor of the Columbian Exposition; one quarter dated 1899; one nickel dated 1893; three dimes dated 1903, 1908 and 1909.
The formal opening of the cornerstone is scheduled for Sunday, June 27,1976. A Mass of Thanksgiving will be held, followed by a dinner in honor of guests attending the ceremony. Special guests will be all present and former teachers at St. Cecilia. For the Sisters of Divine Providence it will be a doubly auspicious occasion. They are celebrating' their centennial anniversary in this country and they will use this special occasion to commemorate their anniversary and celebrate their long tenure of service at St. Cecilia. We are sure that all parishioners will accept their invitation to join them in their celebration.
Father Thomas Rea
First Pastor
Born in Shandrum Charleville, County Cork, Ireland Studies: All Hallows, Dublin St. Bonaventure, Allegheny, St. Vincent, Latrobe, Pa. Ordained May l 9, 1894 at St. Vincent Archabbey in Latrobe, Pa. by Bishop Richard Phelan Assistant at St. Peter, McKeesport, Pa., 1894 to 1900. Pastor: St. Augustine, Cambria County 1900 to 1901 St. Cecilia, Glassport 1901 to 1912 St. Pius, McKeesport, Pa. 1912 to 1931 St. Mary of the Mount 1931 to 1952 Retired 1952Father Philip A. Callery
2nd Pastor Born in Connecticut Nov. 20, 1870 Ordained June 21, 1904 Education: St. Vincent College St. Mary Seminary in Baltimore, Md. Assistant St. Mary 46th St., Pittsburgh Sacred Heart, Pittsburgh Pastor St. Cecilia, Glassport 1912-1926 Opened St. Cecilia School in 1918 St. Lawrence Pittsburgh June 1, 1926 Died while at St. Lawrence on Nov. 9, 1938 [Buried St. Mary's RC Cemetery, Lawrenceville, PA] Father inaugurated the first catholic troop of the Boy Scouts of America in the Diocese while at St. Cecilia.Father Walter A. O'Hara
3rd Pastor Born Sept. 26, 1884 in Ebensburg, Pa. Son of John A. O'Hare and Anna R. Rosensteel; He was the second of four children Ordained June 16, 1908 at Mount St. Mary College and Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. Master of Arts Degree from Mt. St. Mary Bachelor of Canon Law degree and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from Catholic University Assistant Pastor at St. Joseph Sharpsburg 1910 to 1926 Pastor St. Cecilia Glassport 1926 to 1971 when he became pastor emeritus with residence at St. Cecilia Father will celebrate his 68th Anniversary in the priesthood June, 1976.Father Cornelius Gildea
4th Pastor Born August 18, 1930 Ordained May 26, 1956 by Bishop Deardon Studies St. Kieran, Pittsburgh Pa; Central Catholic High School; St. Vincent, Latrobe, Pa. Assistant: St. Joseph, Verona, Pa. 1956 to 1960 St. Colman, Turtle Creek Pa. 1960 to 1967 St. Denis, McKeesport Pa. 1967 to 1971 Pastor: St. Cecilia, Glassport Pa. 1971 to 1974 St. Mary at 46th St. Pittsburgh, Pa. 1974 to present time.
ASSISTANT PASTORS OF THE PARISH
Charles P. Schafer 1940 to 1941 Presently Pastor of St. Kilian, Mars, Pa. Father Richard Hungerman 1941-1942 Father Albert Gladis 1943 - 1951 Born Nov. 16, 1914 Ordained June 14, 1942 Chaplin, Mercy Hospital Pittsburgh, Pa. Father Clifford Soisson 1951 to 1955 Ordained June 13, 1937 Pastor St. Alphonsus in McDonald (Presently) Father Ralph Stack 1955 to 1964 Ordained in 1955 Currently Pastor at St. Hugh, in Carmichaels, a Pa. Father Charles Peterman 1964 to 1971 Currently pastor at St. Alphonsus, Springdale, Pa.Men of the Parish who entered Religion
Rev. William Homolak Rev. Timothy Evans (Presently Pastor St. Michael's Elizabeth, PA) Rev. Paul J. Bradley Rev. Thomas M. Gearing(deceased 1966 ) Rev. John Cagney Rev. Andrew Garber Monsignor Daniel Gearing Re. Paul Dillon Rev. Nicholas Thomas Rev. John Thomas Rev. Edward GearingWomen of the Parish who entered Religion
Sr. Valeria Kula C. D. P. Sr. Hildegarde Schmotzer R. S. M. Sr. Donna Gribschaw C. D. P. Sr. Agnes Marie Bartko Sr. Imelda Hester R. S. M. Sr. Theresa Duralia O. P. Sr. Adelbert Schmotzer R. S. M. Sr. Mariella Bradley R. S. M. Sr. Lucian Bartlett R. S. M. Sr. Roberta A. Bradley C. D. P.CHRISTIAN MOTHERS & GUILD 1916-1976
St. Cecilia's Christian Mothers and Guild will celebrate their 60th Anniversary this year. The first meeting was held on May 2, 1916 and was attended by thirty women and they were known as the Charter Members. Mrs. Bertha Wolf is our only Charter Member. First officers to serve this group under the spiritual guidance of Father Philip Gallery were President Mrs. Mary Stone, Vice-President Mrs. William Schnupp, Secretary Mrs. Anna Connell and Treasurer Mrs. G. Krumenacker.
Monthly programs are of both a spiritual and social nature. Annual events are a Living Rosary in October, Fund raising project in November, Christmas Party, Special benefit in February for a charitable cause designated by the President, Lenten Day of Recollection, Spring bus trip and May Crowning.
Projects undertaken by the organization in the past few years was the decorating of the meeting room with new drapes, altar chairs and contributions toward the kitchen equipment.
A Mass is offered for the repose of the soul of all members and an Honor Guard is formed for the Funeral Mass. The rosary is recited for all deceased women of the parish. When a death occurs in a family of a member a baked ham is sent to their home.
Each Christmas and Easter Season officers visit the home of all Christian Mothers who are not able to get out or are sickly and give them a little gift.
Plans are being formulated to celebrate the 60th anniversary in May.
Present officers are: President Virginia Como, Vice-President Margaret Matta, Secretary Edwina Levkus and Treasurer Leora Latin.
The St. Cecilia Holy Name Society was reorganized in February 1973 under the direction of Father Gildea. He suggested the society combine both a physical and social aspect along with the religious aspect. In addition to keeping with the tradition of receiving Holy Communion in a body on the second Sunday of each month, Holy Name Sunday, and praying the rosary for all deceased men of the parish, the society has also engaged in social activities such as dances, smokers, baseball games and also initiated an annual trip to a football game in the fall. Our Annual Communion breakfast was resumed in 1973 with some very interesting speakers. A very inspiring Day of Recollection was held in April 1975 with Father Ken Oldenski of St. Cyril and Methodious Parish in McKees Rocks and also the Spiritual Director of the Diocesan Holy Name Society.
The present officers include: Patrick Nolder-President Joseph Kollar-Vice President Nick Aquilante-Secretary John Bradley-Treasurer
The Holy Name Society extends it warmest regards to St. Cecilia Church in its observance of their 75th Anniversary.
SERVICEMEN :
Conley, Francis-killed on Iwo Jima Kochuba, Nicholas-W.W. II Tavalaro, Vincent-first man killed in action < from Glassport in W.W. I Phillip Milligan
Contributors to the 1975 Jubilee
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph L. Anater The Andrew Amber Family The Aquilante Family The Aubrecht Family Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barch Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Bartko Mr. and Mrs. Method Belusar Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Blazina Mr. and Mrs. James Bollas Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Booth Nate Bonadio Family Mrs. Carmela (Chaverini) Borrelli John F. Bradley Family Thomas W. Bradley Family William E. Bradley Family, Sr. Catherine Brown Mr. and Mrs. George Brozovich Mr. and Mrs. John Bergman The Burke Family Miss Madeline Burke Mr. and Mrs. Anthony M. Campano Louis Campano, Sr. Mr. and Mrs. Dominic Capozzoli Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Captain Carabotta Family John and Elizabeth Churay Dr. and Mrs. F. J. Cibrik Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cillerini The Colecchi Family Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Como Mr. and Mrs. Liguori B. Conley, Jr. The Crosby Family The Danko Family Mr. and Mrs. John D'Amico Mr. and Mrs. Louis D'Angelo Mr. & Mrs. Anthony D'Antonio & David Eleanor R. Danzak Tony DeJulius Family The Deliman Family The DeLuca Family Mr. and Mrs. Samuel DeMarco Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. DeSio Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Diederich The DiFelice Family Mrs. Margaret DiGiacomo Mr. and Mrs. Jerry J. Dimpel Jack E. Donnelly Mrs. Margaret Donnelly Mr. and Mrs. Louis Drogoski Mildred and Bernard Dulac Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Dworek and Family Mr. and Mrs. DeWayne Edmundson Miss Anna M. Englert The Robert Evans Family Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Farmarie Alphonse M. Ferrara Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Fiore Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fogaros Mr. and Mrs. Richard L. Franklin and Family Miss Marie Gabauer Phyllis Gagorik Susan Gagorik The John Gary, Jr. Family Mrs. Mary Gavola Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Gaydos & Family Mr. and Mrs. Albert George and Family Mr. and Mrs. Andrew George Edward J. George and Family Mr. and Mrs. James Gerstner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Giannandrea Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Gibilisco The Russ Goetz Family Paul Gooch Albert C. Gribschaw Family Mayor and Mrs. Charles V. 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Morus Family Katie and James Mudd Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Mularski Mr. and Mrs. Walter W. Murawsky Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Murphy Mr. and Mrs. James Murphy, Sr. Miss Jane Nairn Mr. and Mrs. Frank Natale The Edwin Niemczyk Family Alex E. Nizniski The Patrick Nolder Family Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Ogurchak Joseph Ogurchak Mr. and Mrs. John J. Oley Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Oley Mr. and Mrs. Stephen R. Oley Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Orlando Mr. and Mrs. Gerald T. Ormand Ralph Palatis and Family Mrs. Julia Pasquantonio The Bill Pensenstadler Family Anthony Pepe Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Pepe The Petras Family Mr. and Mrs. Frank Petrik Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Petrillo George Pluger Mr. and Mrs. Harold Phillips, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Piccioni The E. Carl Piccioni Family Mr. and Mrs. John B. Piekut Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Piekut The L. Piotrowski Family Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Prusko Mrs. Mary P. Quinn Thomas J. Quinn The Rapeski Family Mr. and Mrs. James V. 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