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History of St. Mary's Czestochowa Parish. Golden Jubilee St History of St. Mary's Czestochowa Parish. Golden Jubilee St. Mary Czestochowa Catholic Church 1908-1958, Junction, Wisconsin. CAP at Orchard Lake. St. Mary Czestochowa Congregation at Junction, located one and one-half miles east of Stanley or five miles west of Thorp, Wisconsin and four miles north of Highway 29 dates back to the early 1900's for its origin, but is comparatively young as far as the history of the La Crosse Diocese is concerned. The original settlers, exclusively of Polish descent, began their residence in the Junction area around 1901. Migrating from Poland by way of Pennsylvania and Chicago and trained in hard work, they cleared the wooded and rocky area for their future homes and began the task of earning their living from the soil. The future looked bleak and difficult, but the people filled with initiative and aggressiveness of sturdy pioneers, succeeded in their endeavors with the help of God, for their land is now productive and stands as a monument to their hard labors. God and the Catholic Church always played an important role in the lives of the Polish people. Since their conversion centuries ago, they have always been faithful to the true church as the history of Poland attests to that. The settlers of Junction were no different from their forefathers. They imme- diately attached themselves to the nearest Catholic Church which happened to be located in Stanley, dedicated to the Mother of God, St. Mary's Church. By horse and on foot they went to divine services in all types of weather. Father Byrne at the time was pastor of St. Mary's Church and was well liked by the Polish people of Junction. However, in a nationalistic era, language was a difficult barrier to overcome. St. Mary's, Stanley, was a predominantly English speaking congregation. The settlers, therefore, sought out a Polish-speaking priest, where they could be better understood and could more fully participate in the work of the Church. St. Hedwig's Church at Thorp, Wisconsin seemed like a solution to the problem, but it was a little too far to travel, especially in inclement weather. Nevertheless, many of these people made the journey to Thorp and joined the Polish parish. Father F. X. Pudlo, pastor of St. Hedwig's, received them kindly and always had a sympathetic ear to their troubles and ministered to their spiritual needs. By 1906 the community grew rapidly. This gave rise to the thought of establishing a new parish and erecting a church, thereby eliminating the difficulty of travel and giving the Polish settlement an opportunity to increase their faith by more active and frequent participation in the Divine Sacrifice as well as the reception of the Sacraments. A meeting of the community was called. The first group met around December 8, 1906 and the proposition for the new church was made. Unfortunately, dissension broke out on a minor issue, that of the location of the church. Mr. Paul Zapisek offered two acres of land for the church, followed by the offer of six acres by Ignatius Wisniewski and two acres by Anthony Misiewicz. Since the gifts of land were scattered widely around the settlement, 1 no agreement could be reached. Commenting on the dissension, the author of the original parish history writes: "It seems that everyone wanted the church near his home." As a compromise, John Janik offered five acres which seemed most suitable at the time, but this also was rejected. It now seemed that disagreement would prevent the cherished wish to be fulfilled. Another meeting was called Sunday, June 9th, 1907 to reconsider the issue. A large number of the people attended at the old public school located then on the present Joe Leja farm "to end the dissension and give God a home in Junction." The author of the parish notes writes as follows: "It was a momentous day and God was with us. Mr. John Janik made another offer; this time he was willing to give ten acres. It was received with joy and accepted unanimously. It was decided to build a wooden frame church on that location. The group thanked Mr. Janik, and Mr. John Kot immedi- ately offered four acres of land for the cemetery which was also accepted." Others volunteered their help and Mr. Stephen Pluskwa offered the necessary stone for the foundation of the building. A committee was chosen for the first time. To head the committee, Mr. Paul Zapisek was elected, followed by Mr. Joseph Kapuscinski as treasurer, Mr. John Janik as financial secretary and Mr. S. Pluskwa as recording secretary. The committee immediately contacted Father Francis Pudlo of Posnan in order to consult him on methods to be employed for bringing the cherished dream to completion. Father Pudlo was over- joyed with the choice and lent a sympathetic ear to the project. He attended the next meeting of the group and delivered an "elegant sermon." He inspected the area, commended the people on their choice and zeal, and promised to apply for permission to the Most Rev. Bishop James Schwebach to organize a parish and erect a new church. In the fall of 1907 permission was granted by the Most Rev. Bishop to build the church. The people were elated. A campaign for funds was begun. Mr. John Staszko offered to build the church for $125.00 with labor provided by the men of the locality. Before any project can succeed, obstacles must be overcome. Unfortunately, dissension again broke out concerning finances and it seemed as though the building of the new church would be delayed. Once more the committee sought the advice of Father Pudlo. Very zealously and untiringly, the pastor encouraged the people to complete the house of God. Donations were coming very slow, and the cost of the church increased. The committee, therefore, borrowed six hundred dollars from the local bank. Finally after hard work and many tears, the edifice to God was completed on November 13, 1907. It was a glorious and happy day for the Polish people of Junction, for now a wooden frame church, seating a hundred, would be their house of prayer, standing in the midst of their community, ringing the "Angelus" and guiding their thoughts to the Creator of heaven and earth. Immediately a request was sent out to the Most Rev. Bishop of the Diocese for permission to have the Sacrifice of the Mass offered in the new church. His Excellency, the Bishop, graciously granted the request, and the first Mass was offered on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8, 1907 by the priest who had so much to do in guiding the people of Junction, Father Pudlo, the pastor of St. Hedwig's, Thorp. In February, 1908, the parish was officially incorporated by the Bishop, The Most Rev. James Schwe- bach, and Father Pudlo was appointed pastor of the new church which was attached as a mission to St. Hedwig's, Thorp, Wisconsin. According to the papers of incorporation, John Janik and Steve Pluskwa were the first legal trustees. Others to follow in the same capacity for the next fifty years 2 were: Stanislaus Ciolkosz, W. Pozdzial, Anton Mnikolaicik, Joseph Staron, John Slowiak, Jacob Kula, Paul Bania, Joseph Straszkowski, Charles Katala, Stanley Slowiak, Adam Mnikolaicik, Walter Bania and Walter Pogodzinski. Late in the summer of 1908, on the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Mother, August 15th, the church was solemnly dedicated under the title of St. Mary of Czestochowa, by a representative of the Most Rev. Bishop Schwebach and assisted by the pastor, Father Pudlo. The parish flourished and progressed spiritually. The first marriages solemnized in the new church were those of Stella Wozniak and John Pacholski and Anna Slowiak and Michael Symbal on May 13, 1908. Constanty Zapisek, who accidentally drowned at the age of 22, was the first to be buried from the church on July 8, 1908 and his remains rest on St. Mary's cemetery located near the church. Records are not very clear on the first baptism; therefore, it is difficult to pin-point the first, be- cause records in the first year were kept in the books of St. Hedwig's, Thorp. It suffices to mention those who were baptized from the 25th of January to the 13th of May, 1908. They are Antonina Ignaszak, Joseph Szyrzen, Apolonia Markowski, Walter Nowak, Albert Leja and Stanislaus Kot. St. Mary Czestochowa records show Victoria Gutowski, daughter of Stanislaus Gutowski, baptized on December 26, 1908 as the first entry. From 1907 to 1913, St. Mary's was a mission attached first to Thorp, then to St. Mary's, Stanley and then back to St. Hedwig's, Thorp. During this period it had the following pastors: Father Pudlo, Father Joseph Mueller, Father F. C. Ciszewski, and Father J. Orlowski. The year 1913 was a fortunate period for the steady growing parish. His Excellency, the Bishop, des- ignated it as an independent parish and appointed a newly ordained priest, Father Francis Earszczak, as its first resident pastor. The young priest temporarily resided at Stanley, but immediately set to work in planning a new rectory near his Church in Czestochowa. With the cooperation of the people the rectory was completed within a year at the cost of $6,000.00. It was a stone building. Father Barszczak worked energetically with the people during his short term, and the parish continued to grow both in body and spirit. In September of 1914, Father Barszczak was succeeded by another young priest, Father F. J. Brzo- stowicz, who continued to work zealously for the good of the flock.
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