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ST. PATRICK PRESERVATION – SUMMER 2010 ERIN TOWNSHIP NEWSLETTER
We never dreamed that for the second year in a row, God would bless us
with amazing weather on St. Patrick’s Day. March 17, 2010, was once
again a sunny and warm day. There was a great turnout at 8:30 a.m. Mass
at St. Patrick’s Church, where Father David LaPlante of St. Kilian
Parish presided and former Pastor of St. Patrick Church, Father Wally
Vogel, co-concelebrated. Along with another spirited Homily by Father
David, there was the beautiful music of Audrey Thimm Rinehardt and Steve
Tennies, son of Frank and Grace Tennies. Father David once again made
sure that there were plenty of cookies for all in attendance. Many
thanks to Larry Hanson of the Washington County Daily News for his front
page story, who was impressed at the interior beauty of St. Patrick’s
even though the church officially closed in 1999 and is only used for
occasional Masses.
After a one year hiatus, John Kaczor returned as our “St. Patrick” for
the 30th Annual Town of Erin Parade. John had the crowd believing he WAS
St. Patrick—decked out in the beautiful costume provided by Jeff Kraft
of the Erin Inn. Many thanks, John, for making the day memorable for all
the parade watchers and for your most generous donation! We thank
PrintHaus for our awesome banner celebrating 30 years (on short notice)
and for Rick Knabe of Suburban Construction who donated his time and
truck. We really didn’t know Rick had such an artistic flair. It truly
was great to see so many people turn out for our special Erin Township
Parade.
At our May 2010 Meeting Elections were held for Officers: President –
Maureen Fitzsimmons-Vanden Heuvel, Vice President, Robert Schwengel,
Secretary – Peggy Kenealy and Co-Treasurers – Margaret Van Beckum and
Joan Coffey.
We are committed to continuing our work in St. Patrick’s Cemetery and
thanks to Nancy Henke and Mary Hasslinger (Nancy’s daughter) we were
able to connect with Bob & Sue O’Keane, who have posted cemetery
information for St. Columba’s on the Internet. They had many good
suggestions for taking headstone photos and ideas on how to merge
headstone photographs with headstone information.
As we are sure many of you know, Gerry Russell, long time parishioner of
St. Patrick’s and resident of Erin Township passed away on April 7,
2010. We will always remember Gerry for her outgoing personality and
spirit, including the legacy of a new library, which will serve Hartford
and the surrounding areas including Erin. When we think of St.
Patrick’s, Gerry and Jack Russell’s names are certainly part of our many
happy memories.
For continued updates, please visit our web site at
www.savestpatrick.com (don’t forget--check out the latest photos and
articles from St. Patrick’s Day) or join us the second Tuesday of each
month at 7 p.m. at the Erin Town Hall. Have a birthday, anniversary or
special occasion and in need of a unique gift? The 150th Anniversary
History Book of St. Patrick’s Church will bring hours of enjoyment
especially for your favorite Irish relative. If you haven’t already done
so, please think about purchasing a copy—suggested donation of $30 or
$35 if shipping is requested. To get your copy, please contact Nancy
Henke at 262/673-5219 or E-mail Mary Hasslinger at mary.weddingday@att.net.
If you would like to become a member of the St. Patrick Preservation
Fund, Inc. (reasonably priced at $5/Single and $10/Family), please
contact Maureen Fitzsimmons-Vanden Heuvel at 262/670-0975 or E-mail her
at SaveStPats@aol.com. We again thank you for your ongoing support
during the past ELEVEN years, as we continue our goal to preserve St.
Patrick’s Chapel--an important part of the history of the Town of Erin
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