Shortly
after the closing of Our Lady’s school, three Catholic parishes in the
MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT
THIS MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT made this ______day of
June, 1971, by and between:
ST. CECILIA’S CHURCH, ST. ANTHONY’S CHURCH and
CHURCH OF OUR LADY
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, in the past, St. Cecilia’s Church, St.
Anthony’s Church and Church of Our Lady have each operated a school for the use
of the children belonging to their respective parishes, and
WHEREAS, it is deemed best that the three parishes
combine and operate a school to be known as ‘Community Catholic School’ for the
joint use and benefit of the children belonging to said three parishes, and,
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that there will be substitutions
made in the individual representatives from each of the parishes, and also in
order to have a memorandum of the understanding and agreement of the members of
the three parishes, it is hereby agreed as follows:
The three parishes will operate and conduct a school
for grades one through eight, to be known as ‘
The three parishes agree to pay proportionately for
all expenses that may be incurred in the operation of the school and
playground, including teachers’ salary, janitor service, minor repairs,
including the usual plumbing and heating repairs, painting and all other normal
expenses in the operation of the school and the use of said building and
playground area. Said expenses shall be
paid proportionately by the said three parishes on a per capita basis. Major expenses or alterations (including a contemplated
enlargement of the library, replacement of roof, boiler, etc.) shall be paid
one–third each by the three parishes and not on a per capita basis.
This agreement will be effective for three years,
beginning July 1, 1971, and said school will be operated for a period of at
least three years and the three parishes will pay their portion of the expenses
required during said three–year period immediately as the same become due and
payable. Any extension of said
three–year period shall be agreed upon by the three parishes. The operation of the school shall be
controlled by a committee consisting of an equal representation from each of
the parishes. Each parish shall have
______ representatives (Pastor and _____lay representatives from each
parish). The chairman and other officers
of the committee shall be elected by a majority vote of the committee and all
business transactions and operations of the school shall be controlled by the
majority vote of the committee or by such individual or committees as may be
authorized from time to time by the whole committee.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, witness the signatures of the
Parishes of the three above named Churches, this the date first hereinabove
mentioned.
Maria Christine
Fransesca Coons–Villier provides an account of her experience at Our Lady’s
school:
I was in the 7th grade at the time Our
Lady’s School closed. I was also the
fourth child out of five, and all three before me were lucky enough to graduate
from Our Lady’s. Mine would be the first
graduating class of
St. Cecilia’s facility scared most of us to death being as big as it
was, considering the closely knit little building we were coming from. We all had a sense of responsibility to set
the pace, being 8th graders and all.
Well here it is the year 2003 and Community Catholic has come a long
way. I guess we set a pretty good
pace! We had a reunion in 1992 to mark
the first 20 years. The friendships made
in the coming together that first year were strong ones and still go on today.
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Evacuation!
On March 19, 1972, a
barge loaded with 640 tons of liquid chlorine broke loose from its towboat and
lodged in the gate of the McAlpine Dam.
While preparing for the stabilizing of the barge, it was evident that a
chlorine leak could occur (liquid chlorine turns into a poisonous gas when
reduced to normal air pressure). An
evacuation of the
Replacement of
steeple light bulbs – September 29, 1978
Rev. John C. Eckert
In June 1978,
Rev. John C. Eckert (photo left) was appointed pastor. He grew up at Holy Spirit parish and attended
1960–62 St. Francis of
1962–66
1966–70 St. Martin of
1970–78
Fr. Eckert served the Catholic
population in many other ways. He was a
part–time teacher at
Fr. Eckert was accompanied by Fr.
Kendrick Williams, originally from
During his eleven year term, Fr. Eckert
brought to the parish a sense of community and camaraderie with his personable,
fun–loving personality. Stories, jokes
and one–liners, like the following, were often found in Sunday bulletins:
Stucco – What
you get when you sit on gummo.
Geometry –
What the acorn said after it grew up.
Have you met
the Tate Family? There is Dic Tate who
wants to run everything while Uncle Ro Tate tries to change everything. Their sister Agi Tate stirs up plenty of
trouble with the help of her husband Irri Tate.
Whenever new projects are suggested Hesi Tate and his wife Vegi Tate
want to wait until next year. Then there is Aunt Imi Tate who wants to be like
all the others. Of course, Ampu Tate cuts himself off from all the others. But
not all the Tates are bad. Brother
Facili Tate is quite helpful to all. Cousins Cogi Tate and Medi Tate always
think things over and lend a steadying hand. And finally, there is that
delightfully happy member of the family, Miss Felici Tate.
Although a new pastor was to be appointed in June 1989, Fr. Eckert was
permitted to remain until after the celebration of the 150th
anniversary. He then became pastor to
St. Elizabeth of
Midnight Mass –
Christmas 1978
Midnight Mass – Christmas 1988
Men’s Club dinner – December 29, 1979
front row: Bob Keefe, Leon Amos, Gilbert Thompson
back row: Bob
Rich, Fr. John Eckert, Fr. Kendrick Williams
1980s
On [unknown], Fr. Eckert invited all graduates of Our Lady grad school
and all former members of the parish to a Mass and reception. The banner hanging in front of the altar read
‘Welcome Home’.
Fr. Kendrick
Williams, Fr. John Eckert & Fr. Michael Lally
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Paul Recktenwald |
Paul Recktenwald & Jesse
Leet |
Clyde
Archbishop Thomas Kelly
The Very Rev.
Kelly Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P., was installed as Archbishop of the Archdiocese
of Louisville by Pope John Paul II, replacing the retiring Archbishop Thomas J.
McDonough. He was ordained bishop in
1977 and served as the secretary of the National Conference of Bishops in
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January 31, 1982
The
sign on back of the church reads ‘
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December 5, 1982
On
Saturday December 11, Archbishop Kelly celebrated Mass at Our Lady’s. Gift Bearers at the Mass were: Mr. Steve
Tarter, President of the Parish Council, Mrs. Dorothy Stemm, President of Our
Lady’s Ladies, Mr. Clyde Cowles, President of the Men’s Club, and a Youth
representative from Our Lady’s Youth Group.
Coffee, cookies and soft drinks were served at the reception following
the
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December 26, 1982
Archbishop
Kelly had the highest praise for the warm hospitality shown him during his
visit on December 11. The Archbishop
said: ‘This church is one of the most beautiful churches I have ever
seen.’ We wish to thank all those who
worked so hard to make Archbishop Kelly feel at home!
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February 20, 1983
Friday
February 18 marked the first anniversary of Thomas Cajetan Kelly, O.P., as
Archbishop of Louisville. We thank
Almighty God for giving us Archbishop Kelly to continue to lead us to great
spiritual heights. Note: A basket of fruit was sent to Archbishop Kelly in the
name of the parish on the occasion of his first anniversary.
Visitation
of the International Pilgrim Virgin Statue – early 1980s
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High altar & Tabernacle – 1980s |
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