Did anyone know the Porters on Bank Street I am the grandchild & my Father is Jack Curley who lived on Rudd email me mcarchangel2@yahoo.com I am interested in obtaining a copy of my First Holy Communion picture someone might have from St. Cecilia School I made my first Holy Communion in 1962 I think.

Thanks for the memories! Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. (Acts 20:28)

I could not believe I found this and the emotion I have behind it all. I am currently doing family research. My Grandmother is a Mattingly/Porter. I grew up going to St Cecilia church.

My great grandparents were members of Our Lady in early 1900's, Patrick and Annie Hallinan Giltnane. I see my grandfather Robert and his brother John Giltnane are listed as World War I vets. Thanks for the nice web site and history of the Church.

A friend of mine sent me this website address. She lives in Louisville and has been helping me with my ancestors. She discovered that my great great grandfather, McColly Stout built this church. He was a bricklayer, and is mentioned in a meeting there September 11, 1840. Do you have the original that I could have a copy of? My e-mail address is svbutler@bellsouth.net. The website is GREAT!!

I'm trying to find some of my school mates back in or around 1955 or so. I graduated in 1958 from 8th. grade. If anyone would like to contact me, My e-mail is: nshd4264@aol.com I would love to hear from some of my class mates. Thank you.

I enjoyed the web site very much. I went to school and church there and have wonderful memories of a beautiful time in my life. I wish my children could see the beautiful church. Thank you for the pictures and the information.

I graduated from C.C.S. in 1994. My grandmother Jean Schraffenberger worked in the school cafeteria for years. I have so many wonderful childhood memories from C.C.S. I want to thank you for including the history and photos from the school. I am so grateful for being able to attend C.C.S. K-8th grade. My graduating class had only 14 students so we became very close. How I wish there was a way to turn back the hands of time! Thanks again for this great site!!

I have been doing some genealogical research and found where my great-great-great grandparents and their ten children emigrated from Germany to New Orleans in May 1855 due to persecution of Catholics in their homeland. Later that year they arrived in Portland. Some are buried in St. John's cemetery. In my research I came across your parish. It is great to see such a vibrant parish in the inner city. I am sure at some point my ancestors attended Mass at the Church of Our Lady. Maybe some us are related? Blessings to all!

I enjoy the website so much, Our Lady Church has been part of my family for many years. I always feel like I've come home when attending Mass there. Thanks so much for a great website.

What a wonderful web site. My father was in the graduation class of 1939. I also got to see some older photos of my cousins. Thanks for having this web site.

I just stumbled onto this web site while I was searching churches in the Archdiocese. It is such a joy to see all the pictures and so many with names. I love reading the history of the church, much of it I did not know. This web site brings back such wonderful memories. I can't wait to read it all. Thank you so much for this web site!