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Handwriting reads:
"No meetings da sociedade do St. Nome disto Parochia os mesmos officiaes deste anno foram eleitos para o anno de 1926.
Presidente o Sir Manuel E. Souza
Vice Presidente o Sir Manuel P. Furtado
Secretario, Manuel Andrade
Sacristão Jose C. Picanso
A festa annual das Creancas da Douctrina tera logar no primeiro dia da Janeiro no Colonial Hall no Middle St.
As creancas estao sendo ensinada pela Sir"]]>
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The St. Vincent de Paul Society is a Catholic lay organization that leads the church community to grow spiritually by offering service to those in need.

Records include meeting notes and financial information. Each page includes notes on the Society's income and spending. Money typically went to charities or community members in need.

This record book also includes lists of Society members.

The final pages (any after the back cover of the record book) are all loose papers found within the front cover of the record book.]]>
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- "Desobriga da Quaresma": These parishioners were excused from the fasting from meat during lent, in exchange for a donation to the Church. This tradition was very popular within the Madeiran community.
- "Primeira Communhão" - List of children completing their First Communion.
- "Chrisma Administrado" - List of parishioners who were anointed by a visiting religious leader.]]>
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- "Desobriga da Quaresma": These parishioners were excused from the fasting from meat during lent, in exchange for a donation to the Church. This tradition was very popular within the Madeiran community.
- "Primeira Communhão" - List of children completing their First Communion.
- "Chrisma Administrado" - List of parishioners who were anointed by a visiting religious leader.

The letter at the end was found tucked into the back cover of the book.]]>
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The St. Vincent de Paul Society is a Catholic lay organization that leads the church community to grow spiritually by offering service to those in need.]]>
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Catholic Church--Societies, etc.]]>
The St. Vincent de Paul Society is a Catholic lay organization that leads the church community to grow spiritually by offering service to those in need.]]>
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