St. Anne Alumni Association: Catholic Schools Week

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Catholic Schools Week Events

This weekend St. Anne School will be kicking off Catholic Schools Week! All current, prospective, and former students & their families are invited to join in the festivities this Sunday, January 31st following the 10:30 AM Mass.

Pancake Breakfast
Location: Social Hall
Cost: $5 per person

Open House & Book Fair
Location: (Old) School

Please stop by to see all that St. Anne School has to offer!

Hisory of St. Anne Parish

In 1842, the Pennsylvania and Reading Railroads extended rail tracks from the Central Pennsylvania coal mines to the Delaware River. So the coal trade took off. Many of the Irish Immigrants who were members of St. Patrick's Church had been working on the Schuylkill River. However, when jobs became available on the Delaware, many sought work in Port Richmond. The long commute from their homes to the Delaware River was exhausting, so they decided to relocate and build their new houses in Port Richmond.

The Pastor of St. Patrick's, Rev. Daniel F.X. Devitt, was concerned about the spirituality of his departing parishioners, the hope of perhaps some Catholics joining nearby St. Michael’s was dashed when that church was burnt down during the Anti-Irish Catholic Riots of May of 1844, so Rev. Devitt approached Bishop Kenrick with an idea to start a new parish in Port Richmond. Rev. Devitt worked unceasingly in establishing St. Anne Church, but going back and forth from St. Patrick's began to take its toll. As noted below, Rev. Hugh McLaughlin became the first official pastor of St. Anne Church in 1846.

The original boundaries encompassed what is now Holy Name, St. Laurentius, St. Michael's, Visitation, Immaculate Conception, Mother of Divine Grace, Nativity, St. George's, Our Lady Help of Christians and St. Aldalbert's parishes. Through the years, with the growing ethic populations, new churches were established, and St. Anne's boundaries got smaller.

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010

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