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Page 18* COURIER-JOURNAL Wednesday, September' 29i"1976 Page 19 St Januarius... Much to Celebrate RedemB'tprfst . priests from Naples — There were all kinds of commissioned by the pastor, Father itself into the township of Mid- 50 or 60 CatholiG German in- things to be celebrating at St Robert _Smith, in 1972 Memhan dletown The village was named migrant vintners, he chose Rochester and Buffalo: In the year Januarius Church over the sculpted a. Madonna and Child of Watkmstown after William Watkins name of St Januarius, the patron that the first church was dedicated, weekend- Bishop Joseph L Hogan weathered steel -and last year an early settler in the area saint of Naples, Italy,- -for he the parish reverted to mission joined with the parishioners to -placed them in a vineyard setting church '-":-'. s1itul,a^tuarJori which: would last observe the, centenary of the behind the church But by 1808 a revolution in until It became-a paristtonce more church's .foundation and to -'- , fashion had seized-the area and the The first paston was„ Fatier in 191-1, By decree of dedicate the unusual shrine of Our Today's parish: is known townsfolk, like " many». others in Dietrich Laureozis, a Cerm^h; pfi est Thomas Hickey: Lady of the Grapes on the church throughout the diocese for Ithe Upstate New York, renamed their who established the parisli jori Oct. Parish records indicate that the grounds This combined with the breadth of its ecumenical and cornmumtyfbr a place whose name 4, 1876 ,- - nation's bicentennial and' the social activities, which Father carried anjaura o_f romance and of pastorate was held by "Father traditionaPtime of the harvesting of Smith actively promotes the long ago aria far away Three years later> the Winam Frank from 1919 until 1930. the grapes in the area, made for a congregation built and dedicated, Father Frank was followed by festfval of splendid proportions This community called itself on May 19, a little white church Father George Dowd whose tenure Naples, and when, almost 80 years with gothic windows and a belfry. was but a year. Father^ Edward , Nearly- 200- years ago this Scheid was pastor from ^931 to > The serine, designed'/ by community at the foot of later, Brshop Bernard J McQuaid Rochester artist johnjMenihan, was -1937. *; -Canandaigua lake Incorporated decided to establish a parish for the During this time, Naples and the Keuka Lake area were, rapidly' developing as a wine producing In that year father Herbert center Today the towns stands at Sturmer was named pastor. He:was to serve the longest pastorate-i- €tbe^ he.art ;of New York's wine HV '^dustryV-:', y,:, '•' i '..'.... '.„ • until 1951. • . _ : ."•-..' : •if^fZ ^^- • ' "-'•-- • • .- . ,r. • '• i-. 4 lathe early days,.the church was Father Sturmer was followed by se/yed . by German-speaking Father Henry. Bleier whose' 13 year time of office saw a redecbratipn of ^f-l the church anil thp dedication Of a FIRST FRIBAYJ shrine to Saiint janual-ius." Father Bleier died suddenly lift 1964,. less Bishop Joseph L, Hogan will than a week after hlsj brother Leo, iceiebrate Mass for the First Friday the ovvner of a rel igious goods store Jflub at .11:45 a.m. Oct. 1 in ©ur in Rochester, also died. Jidy of Lourdes Church, Rhjpgciiff and Imperial Drives> Brighton. In that year Bishop James E, Afterward, luneh will be served in Kearney appointed Father Bernard ,the:parish hall, and Bishop Hogan^ Kuchman pastor of theparish. will speak. Everyone is invited! .With Father Kuchrriart's arrival,, the parish launched a drive tp^build RETREATS a hew church! That church,was completed, in i966." A' striking, •se. Onev ' Father johi) Walchafs, Sj, a well- contemporary building, it was. noon of 11. known" writer on Eastern and designed by James Johnson and taken at ;. Western religious thought, wHUead Peter Romeo. Jpan M. a retreat at the Cenacle Retreat House, Oct 1-3 The Cenacle also Also featured in the church was a will host a retreat led by Father shrine dedicated to Our lady of the Donald Hinfey, ,SJ, Oct. 29-31. Grapes. Further^jnforma'tion on either program is available through Sister Father'Robert Smith tobfTover Betty Rogers, RC, 271-8755. the pastorjate of St. Januarius'in 1971. , 1 , ' '"•'•-'' PARISH UETREAT . SWIRL CEILING . HblySjjij^Barishjirt T^enfield has scKedufed -a threje-day.. retreat offeredrby the |enfe^l Ceater ;at K *, ,'• jCompJete^nd., • , ;.j: the C0l|ege of: Steuheriville, in PersohalServjce Ohio. Fatlier Ahgelus Migliore will -direct, ,the retreat, QcJ. fr-10. •PLASTERING FREE ESTIMATES •REPAIRS GIVEN BY MYSELF fhere: will te-talks at B p.m. •WALLS , /• tVERYJOB * Masses Friday and Saturday, and at Sessions -th%t> ijegift • at 10 a.m. PERSONALLY SUPERVISED BY MYSELF Saturday, 2i;jg.m.;.Sjturday. and 9:30 261 DARTMOUTH $n^^Suh.day^The-retreat~wil) end Sunday rnotriing at the .10:30 Mas§, Garage Sale Mrs. Stella Masuzzo of 124. Crimson Bramble Road, Hen­ rietta, holds two of the many- items she is offering in a Garage Sale to benefit the Car- melite .Monastery on Jefferson Road. The sale, open each; i'-tf/','• •rf^"~'\- r,;953>Edgemere. J?r,. weekend through October, features items hand made by, Weddings •Showers •Banquets the cloistered nuns. 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SIONE RIDGE PLAZA EASTV1EWMAU 1742 MONROE AVE.. receive the Fairport papers;, ootc>i?ifr6rftiSi9afs" ««^59J 232-3270 Near 12 Corners than 100 years have been added, to elements to a real education Buchanan said Hours are 815 a nu 244 2760 ?nf,ire.",| the St John Fisher r College Education comes, through many to 11 p m Monday through Friday collection of local newspapers. On channels, not just scholarly works and 2 to 11 pm Saturday and ^n*^M^^wrt^iw^M«i%^a^fMMM behalf of( the Fairport Public These papers will give pepple the Sunday The library is open to the COlOft Wedding Cak« Ornaments [Library, director - Raymond opportunity; to read first-hand public .. PHOT6CltA»H* Shower &WedcSno Favors I PJT1.1 Buchanan recently presented the ^formation, to understand bow the Abo Ceramtet, Italian dolli«, , , *M college with all issues of the cotnmoir man felt about f issues " Tlie Lavery Library now has . S'^V A • ,itT>i-c|nin! 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