Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1938-1940

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Church, Hall · Is Approved Excavation for Foundation of New El Cerrito Heights Church Started Yesterday; Ocean Beach Parish to Have Parish Hall. Plans and specifications were passed this week by the Diocesan building committee and given the final approval of His Excellency, Bishop (;harles F. Buddy, for the erec- tion of a new church in San Diego and a parish hall at Ocean Beach. The Rev. Joseph Lynn, pastor-------------

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of the newly formed parish of the Blessed Sacrament in El Cerrito Heights, broke ground Wedneday morning at the El Cen·ito Drive church site for the new edifice. He was assisted at the ceremony by the Rev. Owen Hannon, and the Rev. William Clavin, pastor

and a.ssistant of Our Lady of Sacred Heart parish, from which parish the new parish has been carved. Excavating for the f©undation of the church was started yestor- day morning, and erection of the building will follow immediately by local engineers and artisans un- der the supervision of Father Lynn. Plans for the new mission style edifice which will cost approxi- mately $15,000, were drawn hV Architect Frank L. Hope, Jr. The building will be of concrete stucco and will adjoin the mission style rectory next door by an art!.stical- ly designed pergola. Build Modem Hall Erection of a parish hall in: Sacred Heart parish, Ocl!an Beach, will also be started imme- diately, the work being carried on under the supervision of the pas- tor, the Rev. Peter Connolly. Lo- cal firms will supply the materials for the new hall, which is to be built east of the rectory, Modern in every detail, the new hall will include complete kitr-hen equipment, a stage, dressmg I rooms, rest rooIU,5 and cloak rooms. Members of the Dioclil.San Build- \ ing Committee include the Rev. Fathers Thomas McNamara, La Jolla; Thomas A. Mathews, li>an Bernardino; James P. O'Shea, San Diego and Joseph Hill, B&.. condido.

BISHOP TO ORUAIN AT S~NTA BARBARA His Excelency, Bishop Charles F. Buddy, will officiate, Sunday, August 21, at the ordination of 18 Franciscan seminarians at the Franciscan seminary, Old Mission Santa Barbara. The young men will receive the orders of Tonsure Minor orders and Subdeaconite. 1

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