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1 S oh tffn g St. M ar/s Parish, Littleton, he Dediration of Its New Ct Altar Is Beautiful Focal Point of New Church A huge bronze baldachino, the hanging canopy over the main altar, is suspended bell-like and supported by four wood laminated pillars, the same as are used in the rest of the new St. M ary church in Littleton. A hand-carved wooden crucifix hangs above the main tdtar, upon which the Eucharistic God and King is enthroned. A Supplement to the Denver Catholic Register PAGE TW O THE DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER Tburaday, Sapt. 13, 1962 Dedication of W ew Church Sept. 13 By Dav is Millon The new two-level, $311,- MO St. M ary’s church in Littleton, which is being dedicated Thursday, Sept. 18, by Archbishop Urban J. Vehr, provides four times the seating capacity of the parish’s old house of wor ship, which was built in 1901 and accommodated only 250 persons. Auxiliary Bishop David M. Makmey, members of the clergy from throughout the archdiocese, and mem bers of the Littleton parish will attend the Mass and dedication ceremonies be The emmtpteOem et «te at. Mary’ s eharcfc aatl haH is ginning at 5 p.m. I t e first step fai tke trs a et the partsii Ibat serves the Oftoring the Mass of ded Littift— arc* t* a W acre at M tt 8. Prtace street. BaW ication will be the Rt. Rev. at s east af $HMaR the BIMsg scats 1AM persiss. Monsignor Gregory Smith, •a rc the far the first Masses, U PA., V.G., pastor of St. iMiti ta ke ijrs far the 4, Ml FTancis de Sales’ parish, wIm }a a u *c 4 the a U batUt ia IMl, and the schaal haO. and fiH’m er pastor of St. Mary’s, Littleton, from 1928 To Offer Mass to 1932 Father William E. Sie- After Dedication a form er assistant A former pastor ei St. Mary’s pastor at St. Mary’s and parish, LitUetos, the SU. B ev now chaplain at St. Ji^ph ’s Monsignor Gregory Smith, P A . , hospital, Denver, will be V.G., will offer a Stricoin Ma deacon. Subdeacon will be following the dedicatioB at tbe Father Thomas P. Stone, new St. Mary’s churdi, little- pastor of St, Patrick’s par ton, Sept. 13. iah, Mintum. In July, IMS, Monsignor Smith was given his first pas Bisbop Hubert M. Newell, toral assignment as pashH- ot who was pastor of the Little SL Mary’s, littletoa, where be ton parish when he was put through a needed pro named Coadjutor Bishop of gram of improvesseats on the Qieyemie in 1947, will parish property and installed a pnatit the sermon at the large pipe orgaa in the church. deAcation Mass. He served as pastor until 1S32 <Tmrn to Page 4) A hrether at Msastgasr Ssatthl was the late Kt. Rev. Mswah^ g a er Matthew Sasith, tammMmft J editar at the “Regfster,” who died la ISM. Msiwp Hubert N evd BEST Bishop Newell To Give Sermon WISHES Bishop Hubert M. Newell at Cheyenne, pastor ot S t Mary’ s to church, Littleton, from I M l <* 1M7, when be was named 0 »- adfntor Bishop of Cbeyense, ST. M A R Y 'S will deliver the sermon at the dedication Mass of tbe new S t PARISH Mary church on Thsiaday, Sept U. The ceremonlea start at 5 p.m. A native of Denver, Bidiqi Newell attended Annuneiathm school for five years graduated from Sacred Heart grade and high seboids. Ha re ceived his bachdar CLARKE phy degree from Regis caRage in ISM and ia tbe fa ll at year entered St nary. CHURCH R t. R ev. Magr. Gregery BaUth, Ia ISU Rlahap NewdI P A ., V.G. ceeded the late Rev. Walsh as pastar a t 8L Mad)y> paihdt Ultletaa. - A twin broUier at BiahoB 600DS eU, the Very Rev. Bayaahhd Newell, was pastar at 8 t Congratulations to the Clergy, Nuns, MaryT pariah, Walaenharg. and dean of the area when he dtod 1633 Tramenl TA 5-3739 in 1M4. and Parishioners on the decHcation of the new St. Mary's Church Best Wishes on Y o u r D e d ic a tio n We furnished and installed the glass and glazing in the new St. Marys Church VAN SC H A A CK & CO. • AUTO GLASS • MIRRORS • FURNITURE TOPS • SHOWER DOORS • TUB ENCLOSERS From Our South Office at rTMCV■A..n----- •m RELIABLE GLASS CO., INC. 2565 S Bdwy. SH 4-1005 Tliwrs4lay, S « ^ . 13, 1962 THE DENVER CATHOUC REGISTER RAGE THREE Pastor Compiles Administrative Record The Rev. Frederick Mc- where he served under as the number of families member of Christ the King statiojed at St. Louis uni- Callin. pastor of St. M ary’s both the late Rt. Rev. in the parish accompanied parish, Denver, and the versi'^, and a sister, Ste- parish, Littleton, has com Monsigmr Hugh L. Mc- the residential grow&. late Mr. McCallin. ter Mary of St. Andrew, of piled an enviable adminis Menamin and the Rt. Rev. In the summer of 1957 the Sisters of St. Joseph of trative record. Father McCallin has a Monsignor Walter J. Can- and 1958, two more class priest-brother,, the Rev. Carondelet, who teaches In 1942, after his ordina avan, present rector. rooms were added. They Joseph A., McCallin, S.J., grade school in St. Louis. tion, he was named assist Because Monsi^or Mc- were built in the courtyard ant to the Cathedral parish. Menamin was in ill health. between the original school Father McCallin had to and the addition erected in HEAR assume much of the ad 1947. The school in 1958 Father Prose ministration of the parish, had 14 classrooms and SACREP HEART PROGRAM Is Assistant as well as of the Cathedral grade and high schools. SUNDAYS At Littleton Under his direction the Tt3 0 AJM. new St. Paul Chapel in the Father Donald J. Prose, as Cathedral was rebuilt and sistant at St. Mary’s parish, partitioned from the read Littleton, was ordained ia the ing room, the altar refin priestho<^ in the Cathedral, ished, and a new floor ip- Denver, June S, 1961, by Aux iliary Bishop David M. Maloney. stalled. In the spring of 1946, Bom in Denver Dec. 3, 1934, when the school building the son of Harold Prose and was condemned, he direct D IA L 1 5 1 0 the late Catherine Prose, Fa ther Prose was graduated from ed the renovations and S t Catherine’s school in 1948 repairs. and from Wheatridge High S t . M c h y *s In November, 1947, Fa Our Very Best Wishes to ther McCallin was named Father McCallin, the Clergy, and Laity pastor of St. M ary’s by Archbishop Urban J. Vehr, of Saint Mary’s Parish to succeed Bishop Hubert on the Dedication of the Rev. Frederick McCallin M. Newell, who had been New Church consecrated as Coadjutor boasted an enrollment of of the Cheyenne Diocese. 700. In 1961-62, the school St. M ary’s, which has enrollment was 942, th e Woodlawn own to be one of the largest in the Archdiocese. MENS Shopping rgest parishes in the The present enrollment is & gArchdiocese of Denver, hasmore than 1,000. Center BOYS' made great strides under A native of Denver, Fa the pastorate of Father ther McCallin was born Boys’ School Clothes McCallin. June 23, 1913. He is the son Top Brands at Popular Prices Under his direction the of Mrs. A. P. McCallin, a entire Interior of the old St. M ary’s church was completely renovated. In 1957 a one-story addi tion to St. M ary’s school Sincere Best Wishes was completed and put R ev. Donald J. Prose into use for the first time to Jan. 14 of that year. It school in 1953. He completed 9 brought the capacity of the The Priests, the Nuns and the Parishioners his studies for the priesthood at school to 500. St. Thomas seminary, D enver The new and the original of St. Mary’s Parish on the Dedication HE OFFERED his first Sol building, which was erect emn Mass in Sts. P e te r and ed in 1951 by Father Mc Paul’s church, Wheatridge, June Callin, were connected by of the 4, 1961. His first temporary a courtyard. assignment in June, 1961, was In 1951, when the origi • Beautiful New Church at Kremmling and Grand Lake. nal school was built for He served as assistant at $62,000, it was estimated Holy Ghost church, Denver, in that the enrollment would September, 1961, ^fore being never rise above 100 pupils. Riebling Realty Co. assigned to St. Mary’s Sept. 23, 1961. But the rapid grmvth of Littleton and the surround REALTOR ing area soon pushed the 1449 W. LITTLETON BLVD., LITTLETON, COLORADO PY. 4-2671 Best Wishes number of pupils way above the predicted mark, and C ongratulations Sincere to Congratulations - the Priests, to Sisters and FATHER McCALLIN, FATHER PROSE, MRS. BROOKS Members of . AND THE MEMBERS OF ST. MARY'S PARISH St, Mary*s SEU-FOR-LESS DRUG STORE . 2500 W. MAIN CHAPEL OF PEACE - PY. 4-1266 NICKELS - HILL UTTLETON, COLORADO PAG E FOUR THE DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER Thursday, Sept. 13, 1962 Christian Words M y grace is sufficient fori Humility it the ABC of the thee; for My strength is made [spiritual life.—St. Vincent 3 de P^ect in weakness.-II Cor.lp,„, He is pllasing to «fod who I To be a Christian is the great strives to please God.— St.