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Show : PUEBLO. 1 f4-4-4- 4- 4 4.4.4.4-44.4.4.4.4 The establishment of St. Boniface church, as stated in these columns some time agc, involves the separation of the Germans who will compose its congregation from St. Mary's church, j with which they have been so long affi- liated. The six months agreed upon as ! the time for the separation will end on Mnv 27. and after that there will bp ab solutely no connection whatever between be-tween the Germans, and the remaining members of St. Mary's. The separation is. however, amicable in every way and the plans for it have been formed and matured under the very highest authority author-ity in the diocese. ' St. Mary's church was built by the Germans, Austrian?. Slavs and others at a time when none of the congregations congrega-tions were strong enough to have separate sep-arate churches of any size of their own. It has always been understood that the Germans would leave ST. Mary's and establish an independent place of worship wor-ship as soon as they were strong enough. Months ago it was decided that the time had come and the initial steps were then taken. Since that time the plans have been gradually maturing in a highly successful manner. The location of the new St.. Boniface church, the name being after the patron pat-ron saint of the Germans, will be at the corner of Sixth and Summit streets, in the house known as the Mt. Pleasant, which is at present occupied by Dr. Work's private sanitarium. It is an ideal location for a house of worship, occupying as it does an eminence that overlooks the entire city, and is surrounded sur-rounded by large, handsome trees, with splendid lawns and other attributes of nature, ihe house there now is a large two-story structure, and it will be remodeled re-modeled to suit the purposes of the church. The plans for this remodeling are as yet not fully matured, but will he discussed at the meeting Sunday. The property belonged to the Kirchner estate, but all details in connection with its purchase by the Germans have been settled and the necessary papers passed. St. Boniface church will in no wi;e interfere with any other Catholic church in the city. Its congregation will comprise practically all the German Ger-man families in the city, so that its membership will at the outset be quite large. The services in the church will be conducted only in the German language lan-guage and will be held in the morning at 10 o'clock and at he usuatl hours in the evening. The speaking at the services ser-vices will be in German. In connection with the church there will be a parochial paroch-ial school conducted by the Benedictine Sisters in which special attention will le paid to the German language. All persons who desire may send their children to the school for instruction in this branch. Music will 'also be a feature fea-ture of the instruction at the school. It is planned to have the school rooms located on the ground floor with the chapel on the second floor. The front part of the house will in all probability be used for a parochial residence. Among the societies that will be affiliated af-filiated with the church will be St. Boniface society, an organization for mutual benefit that has been in existence exist-ence for a long time. There is also an Altar society, composed of about thirty thir-ty ladies, that will have in charge the furnishing of the altar. Ax stated above. May 27 is the day on which absolute separation of the Germans Ger-mans from St- Mary's takes place, and at that time will be held first holy communion of children and confirmation confirma-tion of same. KKhop Matz of Denver will be here and wiil address the children chil-dren on first holy communion and confirm con-firm them after the high mass. Fathev Gregory, who is to have charge of the new church, has been in Pueblo since September, 1S'j6. Besides being pastor of lrcal German Catholics, he is1 prior of all the members of the Eemedictine order in the state of Colorado. Colo-rado. He was ordained in 1SS6 at Arch Abbey. St. Vincents', Pennsylvania, and has been connected with a number of different parishes in large and small cities -since that time. He was profes-ser profes-ser of the classical course at Arch Abbey Ab-bey for mme time, and in 1896 he came to Colorado, going first to" Florence, where he was in chaige ofa parish for Feveral years. It was through the efforts ef-forts of Father Gregory that the church at Florence was built. In October, Oc-tober, 1S9S, he was made prior of the Benedictine order for Colorado, and soon after came to Pueblo. In January, IS'.l.t, he became pastor of the German congregation of St. Mary's church, succeeding suc-ceeding Father Chrysostom, O. S. B. Father Gregory is an exceptionally able man in his chosen work, a fine speaker, and withal of a disposition that ha made him beloved in all the fields wherein he has labored. His congregation has grown and thrived under his watchful care, and he will soon see the consummation of a long-felt long-felt hope, both on the part of himself and of the members; his congregation congrega-tion installed in a church entirely their own. |