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SAINT ANTHONY'S PARISH
1956
CENSUS LIST
"I am the good sheph~d; and I know mine
and mine know me" - (John 10: 14)
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Mrs. Manuel J. Alves
Frederick Avila
Miss Francelina Barros
Manuel Bettencourt
Mrs. Foster Braga
Mrs. Manuel Braga
Mrs. Mary S. Caldeira
Joseph Costa
Manuel Correa
Manuel Cunha
Miss Elaine Ferreira
Manuel Ferreira
Mrs. Joseph Freitas
Mrs. Stella Gonsa'.lves
Mrs. Gabriel Gouveia
Mrs. Thomas Katibian
Mrs. Manuel Lawrence
Mrs. Bertha Machado
Mrs. Anthony Mello
Mrs. George Mello
Mrs. John Perry
James Perry
Mrs. Lino Picanso
Mrs. Hazel Pitta
Raoul Pimentel
Mrs. Roger J. Sanborn
Jesse Santos
Alex Silva
Mrs. Manuel Silva
Miss Rose Silva
Mrs. George Sousa
Mrs. Tebert P. Mello, Chairman
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To each member of our parish census committee I extend my warmest thanks and
personal blessing together with the assurance that only through your supreme efforts
and assistance has this undertaking been completed so effectively.
To all my parishioners for their generous response, interest and cooperation, I also
extend my sincerest appreciation.
As we enter the new year together let our hearts be full of gratitude for the many
blessings bestowed upon us by Almighty God; and dedicate ourselves anew to the continued growth and development of our beloved Saint Anthony's parish.
REV. JOHN F. SILVA
(Jan. 27, 1957)
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�:Saint Anthony's Parish Census -1956
John F. Abreu, 128 ChapeI St.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Abreu, 74 Concord Rd., Chelmsford
Antonio Abreu, 91 Fourth St.
Miss Caroline A. Abreu, 91 Fourth St.
Francisco F. Abreu, 63 Worthen St.
Louis Abreu, 21 Myrtle St.
Mr. and Mrs. Renato Abreu, 203 Charles
St.
Frank Agrella, 136 Haverhill St., Dracut
Frank Agrella, 3 Elm St.
George Agrella, 599 Central St.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvaro Aguiar, 20 Chapel
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Aguiar, 56 Hanks
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Aguiar, 733 Central St.
Gabriel Alcantara, 10 Cherry St.
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio de Almeida, 72
Walnut St.
John R. Almeida, 37 Butler Ave.
Manuel Alves, 20 Gershom Ave.
Beatrice P. Alves, 20 Gershom Ave.
Theresa M. Alves, 20 Gershom Ave.
Anthony Alves, 20 Gershom Ave.
Manuel John Alves, 168 Crawford St.
Mrs. Maria Alves, 163 Crosby St.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Andrade, 21 Percy St., Dracut
Gerald J. Andrade, 19 Robinson Court
Joseph De Andrade, 9 Union St.
Joseph Andrade, 21 Percy St., Dracut
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel de Andrade, 9 Watson St.
Mrs. Leonore Andrade, 12 Olive St.
Mrs. Mary Andrade, 74 Elm St.
Nuno Andrade, 45 Auburn St.
Mrs. Rose f.-ndrade, 940 Central St.
Mr. •and Mrs. Alfred Andrews, 85 Seneca
St.
Mrs. Mary Andrews, 27 Saratoga St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Athaide, 41 Woodbine St., Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Hercuiano Augusto, 36 Cedar St.
Frank Avila, 50 Bowden St.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Avila, 3 Davis
Terrace
Miss Rita Avila, 3 Davis Terrace
Miss Gloria AvHa, 19 So. Whipple St.
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Avila, 46 Linden
St.
John Avila, 544 Concord St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Avila, 14 Short St.
Joseph Avila, 129 Summer St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Avila, 57 Crosby
St.
Manuel J. Avila, 23 Graniteville Ave.,
Chelmsford
Frances Ares, 1457 Gorham St.
James Balakin, 5 Watson St.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Banville, 42 Chippewa
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel G. Barboza, 8
Whipple St;·
Mrs. Elisa Barreiro, 154 Charles .st.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Barreto, 14 Corson St.
William Barrio, 12 Cottage St.
Leonard Barros, 61 Gorman St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Barros, 733 Central
St.
Mianuel Barros and Family, 166 Ellsworth St.
Mrs. Maria Barros, 58 Hanks St.
Mrs. Joseph Barry, 4 Hazeltine St.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Batista, 1527 Middlesex St.
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Batista, 1527 Middlese,x St.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred J. Beauchemin, 11
Hudson St.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Beauregard, 33
Newton Ave., Dracut
Antonio F. Bello, 328 Mammoth Road
Bettencourt Family, 503 Gorham St.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Bettencourt, 542
Chelmsford St.
Miss Elsie Bettencourt, 43 Walnut St.
Frank Bettencourt, 81 Chapel St.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. BeLtencourt, 12
Amherst St., No. Chelmsford
Mr. ,a nd Mrs. Frank Bettencourt, 171
Mammoth Road
Henry S. Bettencourt, 207 Grand St.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bettencourt, 998
Varnum Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Bettencourt, 2
Wood Court
Mr. and Mrs. Lino Bettencourt, 43 Walnut St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Bettencourt, Jr., 40
R. Mead St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Bettencourt, 772
Wilder St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Bettencourt, 20
Upland St., Dracut
Mary Telles Bettencourt, 1392 Gorham
St.
William Bettencourt, 35 Lincoln St.
Mr. and Mrs. Boldeia, 17 Richmond St.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Boradowka, 67 So.
Whipple St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Borges, 30 Waite St.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Braga, 625 Central St.
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Braga, 21 Riverneck Rd., East Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. James Braga, 17 Merrill
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Braga, 13 Rogers
St.
Miss Theresa R. Braga, 13 Rogers St.
Islarino Branco, 231 Perry St.
Olympia Mendes Branco, 52 Whipple St.
Walter Branco, 52 Whipple St.
Mr. and Mrs. Josepeh Brodeur, 44 Merrill St.
Mr. and Mrs. Luis Burgos, 25 Rogers St.
Mrs. Anna Bettencourt, 542 Chelmsford
St.
George Bettencourt, 550 Chelmsford St.
Manuel Bettencourt, 86 Seneca St.
Mrs. Ruth Brady, 1835 Middlesex St.
Mrs. Mary Caires, 438 Central St.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caldeira, 188 Charles
St.
Mrs. Mary S. Caldeira, 1909 Middlesex
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Camacho, McGrath
Road, Pelham, N. H.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Camacho, 37 Emery
St.
Mrs. Isabel Camara and Family, 1l Clark's
Court
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Camara, 242
Parker St.
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Camara and Helen,
244 Parker St.
Manuel Camacho, 13 Burns St.
Mrs. Maria Camara and Son, 44 Merrill
St.
Mrs. Maria F. Camara, 65 Hanover St.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Oancella, 8 Walton
St.
Edward A. Cardoza, 3 Putnam Ave.
Mrs. Georgiana Cardoza, 19 Robinson
Court
.
Manuel Cardoza, 208 Grand St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Cardoza, 144 Shaw
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Cardoza, 3 Putnam
Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Annibale Caselle, 45 North
St.
Mary C. Caboz, 44 Emerson Ave., Dracut
Maria Jose Correia, 44 Emerson Ave.,
Dracut
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caselle, 48 Wamesit
St.
Mr. and Mrs. John Chishoim, 27 Maude
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Julio Coelho and Family,
66 Whipple St.
Antonio Coimbra and Family, 82 Crosby
St.
Mrs. Mary Coit, 103 Bowden St.
Mrs. Mary C. Collapy, 1 Marion St.,
Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Jose G. Conego, 341 Lawrence St.
Joseph Cordeiro, 41 Madison St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Cordeiro, 129 Shaw
St.
Anthony R. Correa, 17 Elm St.
Daniel Correa, 13 Elm St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joaquim Correia, 452 Central St.
Joseph Correia, 16 Kinsman St.
Joseph Correia, 24 East Meadow Road
Joseph Correia, Jr., 24 East Meadow Rd.
Mrs. Curina Cortez, 22 Saratoga St.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cortez, 1366 Gorham
St.
John F. Cortez, 1374 Gorham St.
Mrs. Celeste F. Costa, 16 Cambridge
Place
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Costa, 51 Cedar St.
Mr. and Mrs. John Costa, 32 Swift St.
John V. Costa, 16 Kinsman St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Costa, 63 Gorman
St.
Joseph Costa, 208 Grand St.
Mrs. Josephine Costa, 822 Central St.
Urbano Costa, 208 Grand St.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cotta, 94 Seneca St.
Mrs. Josephine Cotta, 12 Evergreen St.,
Chelmsford
George Cunha, 74 Elm St.
Mrs. Julia A. Cunha, 8 Cambridge St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Cunlha, 33 Abbott
St.
Raul Cunha, 177 Summer St.
Mrs. Rita Cunha, 654 Chelmsford St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Correa, 224 Lawrence St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel P. Correa, 32
Chapel St.
John A. Dahlgren, 128 Chapel St.
Antonio P. Da Costa, 187 West London
St.
Mr. and Mrs. William J. F. Daigle, 234
Nesmith St.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dal.ton, 939 Central
St.
Mrs. Maria da Silva, 58 Hanks St.
Robert G. Dastou, 170 Crawford St.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony De Costa, 17 B
St., Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Filomeno De Freitas, 25
Groves Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Joaquim De Freitas and
Son, 12 Evergreen St., Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph De Freitas, 32 Birch
St.
Joseph De Freitas, 5 Lamb St.
Mr. and Mrs. Adam DeJesus, 38 Prospect
St.
Antonio DeJesus, 62 Cambridge St.
Miguel De Jesus, E•ast Chelmsford
Jacinto Deponte, 20 Walton St.
John B. Deponte, 1264 Gorham St.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony De Silva, 31 Sylvan Ave., Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. John De Silva, 65 Norcross
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel C. De Silva, 220
Wentworth Ave.
Manuel De Silva, 126 Howard St.
Mr. and Mrs. John Dias, 197 Smith St.
Miss Laura Dias, 177 Summer St.
Mrs. Mada Dias, 177 Summer St.
Mr. and Mrs. Armas Dicker, 17 Elm St.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael DiMartino, 479
Westford St.
�•Mr. and Mrs. Vincent DiMartino, 65 So.
Highland St.
Mrs. Elsie De Rubbo, 39 Needham St.,
No. Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Anibal C. Duarite, 25 Groves
Avenue
.
Edward D. Duarte, 25 Groves Ave.
Manuel Duarte, Jr., 184 Middlesex St.
Mrs. Pauline Dussault, 14 E. Richardson
St.
Mr. •and Mrs. Peter Dyszezyk, 472 Central St.
Arthur Drouin, 10 Avenue A
Isabel Espinola, 822 Central St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Espinola, 71 Whipple St.
Manuel J. Espinola, 564 Concord St.
Mrs. Maria Espinola, 105 Lincoln St.
Miss Mary Espindla, 822 Central St.
Manuel Estrella, 979 Middlesex St.
Joao Faias, 9 Richmond St.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Falante, 40 Chambers St.
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Falcon, 880 Merrimack Ave., Dracut
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Faria, 25 Rogers
St.
.
Mrs. Caroline Farinha, 29 Ohelmsford St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Farinha, 171 Smith
St.
Manuel Faustino, 78 Shaw St.
Frank J. Feher, 52 Houghton St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Ferraro, 35 Carter St.
Mr. and Mrs. Americo Ferreira, 11 Short
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Ferreira, 72
Riverneck Rd., East Chelmsford
J oaquim Ferreira, 7 Walnut St.
John C. Ferreira and Family, 77 Riverneck Rd., East Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. John Ferreira and Family,
28 Burns St.
John C. Ferreira, 980 Varnum Ave.
Joseph C. Ferreira and Fami'ly, 55 Walnut St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Ferreira, 62 Vermont Ave., Dracut
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferreira, 39 Marshall St., East Chelmsford
Cecilia Ferreira, 39 Marshall St., East
Chelmsford
Joseph P. Ferreira, 15 Marshall St., East
Chelmsford
Manuel C. Ferreira, 59 Riverneck Rd.,
East Chelmsford
Manuel Ferreira, 35 Marshall St., East
Chelmsford
Manuel Ferreira, 112 Chapel St.
Manuel Ferreira, 19 Richmond St.
Mr. _and Mrs. Manuel R. Ferreira, 528
Suffolk St.
Mr. and Mrs. Norberto Ferreira, 34 Robinson St.
Mrs. Maria Fideles, 29 Robinson St.
Mr. and Mrs. Josepih Floria, 71 Brick
Kiln Rd., East Chelmsford
Manuel Floria, 11 Bowden St.
John Figueira, 168 Lawrence St.
Manuel Figueira, 166 Lawrence St.
Mrs. Alice Fontaine, 12 Barrington St.
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Fontes, 10 Olive St.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fontes, 54 Whipple
St.
Joseph deFontes, 94 Manchester St.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Foley, 250 Nesmith
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore E. Forsley, 9
Finnuay St., No. Billerica
Mrs. Anna Francisco and Daughters, 532
Gorham St.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Francisco, 13
Walnut St.
Mr. and Mrs. M. Francisco, 973 Central
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio G. Freitas, 464
Central St.
Mr. and J,{.rs. Augusto Freitas, 669 Central St.
Daniel Freitas, 661 Broadway
Daniel F. Freitas, 168 Crawford St.
Evo Freitas, 402 Central St.
Joseph Freitas, 112 Chapel St.
Joseph M. Freitas, 25 Oak Terrace,
Dracut
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Freitas, 17 Waite
St.
Luzia Freitas, 102 Charles St.
Manuel G. Freitas, 168 Crawford St.
Miss Mary R. Freitas, Hotel Marlborough
Mrs. Rita Freitas, 467 Central St.
Miss Rita Freitas, 467 Central St.
Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Furtado, 415
Ohelmsford St.
Francis Furtado, 415 Chelmsford St.
Manuel J. Furtado, 3 Mission Place
Freitas Family, 13 Ames St.
Mrs. Rose Francisco, 224 Lawrence St.
Antonio Garanito, 661 Chelmsford St.
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Gallego, 121 Upham St.
Francisco Garcia, 14 East Richardson St.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaughan, 134 Varnum Ave., Dracut
Arthur Gervais, 115 Concord Rd.,
Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio R. Gomes, 65
Haverhill St., Dracut
Mrs. Bella Gomes, 56 Worthen St.
Manuel Gomes, 73 Lawrence St.
Mr. and Mrs. Abel Gonsalves, 9 A St.
Mrs. Cidalia Gonsalves, 40 Saratoga St.
John Gonsalves Family, 4 Frye St.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gonsalves, 242 Thorndike St.
Manuel Gonsalves and Family, 221 Carlisle St., East Chelmsford
Mr. and M:r.s. Manuel X. Gonsalves, 153
Congress St.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland L. Gonsalves, 42
Saratoga St.
Mr. and Mrs. Sabino Gonsalves, 54 Worthen St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Gouveia, R.F.D.
Ohelmsford
Ernest Francisco Gouveia, 217 W. London St.
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Gouveia, 53 A St.
J oao Gouveia, 101 Tremont St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gouveia, 59 Hanover St.
Mrs. Mary Gouveia, 9 Clark's Ct.
Mr. and· Mrs. Serafin Gouveia, 161 Lawrence St.
Virginia Fernandes Gouveia, 669 Central
SL
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John S. Goes, 81 Chapel St.
Manuel Gomes, 73 Lawrence St.
Mr. and Mrs. Eli Husson, 639 Chelmsford St.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Hannigan, 70 17th
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hodgson, 24 Saratoga St.
Mrs. Luzia Ignacio, 58 Midland St.
Manuel Innucencio, 74 Elm St.
Mr. and Mrs. William Jalbert, 37 West
Albert St.
Miss Adeline Janeiro, 163 Chapel St.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Janeiro, 7 Olive St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Jardine, 13 Bunker
Hill Ave.
Mrs. Laura Jelley, 10 Chamber St.
Antonio T. Jesus, 21 Honora Ave.,
Dracut
Mrs. Joanna Jesus, 198 Charles St.
Mrs. Alice Joncas, 8 Whipple 1St.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Katibian, 661
Chelmsford St.
John Kelley, 465 Central St.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kligerman, 53 West
Forest St.
Mr. and Mrs. Eleftherios Kokinos, 114
Stromquist Ave.
Frank Leandro, 9 Cady St.
Dr. Fausto M. Lage, 163 Summer St.
Mr. and Mrs. Philip Latessa, 12 Dodge
St.
Miss Evelyn Lawrence, 40, R. Mead St.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank R. Lawrence, 9
Lundberg St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lawrence, 75 Enfield St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Lawrence, 53 Bowden St.
Mrs. Mary Lawrence, 15 Norcross St.
Tarquino S. Leal, 229 Perry St.
Mr. and Mrs. Belarmino Leite and John,
17 Bowden St.
George Lima, 8 Robinson St.
Manuel Lima, 60 Chapel St.
Edward Lima, 60 Chapel St.
Mrs. Mary Lima, 822 Central St.
Frank Lobas, 8 Richmond St.
John Bettencourt Lobao, 574 Concord St.
Mr. and Mrs. Royal Lobas, 12 Moore St.,
East Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Lopes, 549 Lawrence St.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Lorenzo, 491 Gorham St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Loureiro, 6 Burns
St.
Mrs. Josephine Lowrenco, 8 New St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Lavoie, 256
Baldwin St.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Loureiro, 16 Upland
St., Dracut
Andrew Luz Family, 1122 Gorham St.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Luz, 18 Corbett
St.
Arthur Luz, 28 Corbett St.
John Luz, 168 Grand St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Luz, 62 Cosgrove
St.
Mrs. Maria Tereza da Luz, 29 Haverhill
St., Dracut
Frank Lima, 7 Saratoga St.
Antonio S. Loureiro, 57 Chapel St.
Mrs. Virginia Lima, 15 Washington St.
Mrs. Bertha Machado and Family, 13
Burns St.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Machado, 46 Linden
St.
Mr. and Mrs. John Machado, 506 Gorham
St.
John A. Machado, 62 Chambers St.
John P. Machado, 97 Jones Ave., Dracut
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Machado, 145 Charles
St.
Joseph S. Machado, 50 Sprague Ave.
Manuel P. Machado, 62 Vermont Ave.,
Dracut
Mrs. Maria P. Machado, 256 Baldwin St.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Machado, 66 Chambers
St.
Antonio G. Maio, 82 Stackpole St.
Mr. and Mi:s. B. Joihn Makiej, 300 Concord St.
Thomas Marr, 43 Warnock St.
Mrs. Amelia S. Marshall, 12 Irving St.
Anthony L. Martin, 72 Concord Rd.,
Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. James Martin, 9 Linwood
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Martin, 65 Temple
St.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Masse R.F.D. #2
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McKinnon, 52
West Adams St.
Mrs. Mary Medeiros, 157 A Street
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Medina, 91 Winthrop A venue
�Mr. and Mrs. Frank Medina, 44 Elm St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Medina, Jr. 65
Chapel St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Medina, 65
Chapel St.
Philip Medina, 583 Central St.
Manuel Melim, 18 Manchester St.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony S. Mello, 12 Floyd
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Mello, 21 Canton
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mello, 31 Brick
Kiln Rd., East Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Mello, 24 Brick
Kiln Rd., East Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. George Mello, 155 Shaw St.
Joseph C. Mello and Family, 62 Ohambers St.
Mrs. Josephine Mello and Family, 86
Royal St.
I
Mrs. Louise Mello, 20 Short St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Mello, 71 Brick
Kiln Rd., East Chelmsford
Miss Rose Mello, 71 Brick Kiln Rd., East
Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Mello, Jr., 77 Brick
Kiln Rd., East Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Tebert P. MeBo, 883 Westford St.
Mrs. Virginia Mello, 12 Floyd St.
Mr. and Mrs. William Mello, 107 Winthrop Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio A. Mendes, 30
Sara toga St.
Mr. and Mrs. Aurelio Mendes, 19 Elm St.
Leo Mendes, 37 Saratoga St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Mendes, 131 Powtlll
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Mendes, 47 Auburn
St.
Anthony R. Mendonsa, 935 Central St.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mendosa, 9 Apple
St.
John Mendonsa, 235 Charles St.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mendonsa, 32 Dunstan
Rd., East Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Eusebio Merino, 51 Cedar
St.
.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miguel, 850 Central
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Horacio Miranda, 262 Concord St.
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Murray, 90 Mt.
Vernon St.
Javenal Mello, 81 Chapel St.
Mrs. Hermina Mello, 145 Chapel St.
Filomena Mendonsa, 18 Inland St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel J. Merino, 24 Ames
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mondazzi, 23 Ames
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Nascimento, 105
Amesbury St., Dracut
Maria Nascimento, 29 Farmland Road
Mr. and Mrs. Angelo E. Netto, 39
Shaffer St.
Antero Neves, 447 Lawrence St.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Netto, 1582 Middlesex St.
Mrs. Cecilia A. Netto, 145 Chapel St.
Mrs. Eugenia S. Netto, 145 Charles St.
Mr. and Mrs. John Neves, 75 Norcross
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Neves, 77 Norcross
St.
Mrs. Eliza Nobrega, 59 Hanover St.
Januario Nobrega, 139 Chapel St.
Manuel P. Nobrega, 31 London St.
Agostinho Nunes, 23 Ames St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Piexhote, 15 Bowden St.
Charles Pimenta, 144 Howard St.
Mrs. Maria Pimentel, 7 Cady St.
Mrs. Louisa Pimentel, 243 Lawrence St.
Manuel Pereira, 61 Chapel St.
Raoul S. Pimentel, 17 Carleton Ave.,
East Chelmsford
Mrs. Isabel Pires, 29 Swift St.
Abraham Pitta, 140 Charles St.
Herbert Pitta, 140 Charles St.
Mrs. Hazel Pitta, 463 Central St.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Pulaski, 38 Elmwood St.
Mr. and Mrs. John Puzon, 55 Bowden S.t.
Mr. and Mrs. James Oliveira, 7 Cady St.
Manuel Oliveira, 598 Central St.
Louis F. Oliveira, 15 Bassett St.
Joaquim Ornellas, 295 Thorndike St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paine, 26 Ames St.
Rose Pacheco, 8 Chamber St.
Antonio B. Pereira, 35 Robins Ave.,
Dracut
Antonio B. Pereira, 5 Infield St., Dracut
Arthur Pereira, 27 Rogers St.
Mrs. Cidalia Pereira, 54 Merrill St.
Mr. and Mrs. George Pereira, 54 Merrill
St.
Jose Domingos Pereira, 57 Hanover St.
Antonio Pereira, 32 Prince St.
Mrs. Maria Pereira, 143 Charles St.
Mrs. Senhorina Pereira, 19 Short St.
Anthony Perry, 30 Kinsman St.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Perry, 228 Chelmsford St., Chelmsford
James Perry, 27 Rogers St.
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Perry, 22 Chester
St.
Joseph Perry, 124 A St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Perry, 581 Chelmsford St.
Mr. and Mrs. James Perry, 18 Inland St.
Mrs. Mary Perry and Family, 31 Madison St.
Richard Perry, 59 Crescent St.
John Pestana, 30 Pollard St.
Mr. and Mrs. John Pestana, Jr., 11 Lyon
St.
Mr. and Mrs. William Pestana, 42 Randall St., East Chelmsford
Albino C. Picanso, 69 Newhall St.
Mr. and Mrs. Albino Picanso and Family,
939 Central St.
Edward Picanso, 155 Summer St.
Mr. and Mrs. Lino Picanso, 135 Winthrop
Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Picanso, 124 Grand
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Picanso, 214 West
London St.
Manuel C. Picanso, 55 Plain St.
Mrs. Maria Picanso, 20 Short St.
Mrs. Rose L. Picanso and Family, 25
London St.
William Picanso, 20 Short St.
• Mr. and Mrs. Frank Quadros, Jr., 22
Ames St.
Frank C. Quadros, 36 Cedar St.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Quattrochi, 159 A
St.
John Quintal, 19 Carolyn St.
Manuel Quintal, 86 Carolyn St.
i
Mrs. Leonora Ramalho, 40 A venue A
Anthony Ramalho and Family, 39 St.
James St.
Carlota and Ernest Ramalho, 11 Cottage
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Gaibriel Ramalho, 112 Martin St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ramalho, 80 Wetherbee Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Mathias E. Ramalho, 62
Seneca St.
Mrs. Augusta Furtado and Raymond, 5
Watson St.
Miss F. Raymond, 5 Watson St.
Joseph Raymond, 826 Chelmsford St.
Mr. and Mrs. Sergio Ramos, 36 Cedar St.
Mrs. Gertrude B. Rebello, 14 London St.
Mrs. Duneal Reis, 16 Delwood Road,
Chelmsford
Mrs. Manuel P. Reis, 40 Chambers St.
Manuel Reis, 130 Colburn St.
Belmeda Ribeiro, 377 Lakeview Ave.
John L. Ribeiro, 61 Chapel St.
Miss Mary Ribeiro, 61 Chapel St.
Maria Jose Ribeiro, 377 Lakeview Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Rindo, 115 Sprague
Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ringwood, 22 Lundberg St.
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Rocha, 401 Billerica Road, Chelmsford
Frank D. Rocha, 730 Lawrence St.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rocha, 41 Prospect
St.
Margaret F. Rocha, 14 Short St.
Mrs. Maria C. Rocha, 796 Lawrence St.
Mariano Rocha, 706 Middlesex St.
Antonio Rodrigues, 103 Lawrence St.
Mr. and Mrs. Augusto Rodrigues, Jr., 21
Albert St.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonel Rodrip"ues, 29 Lincoln St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Rodrigues, 48 Floyd
St.
Mrs. Mary Rodrigues, 40 Chapel St.
Mrs. Maria Rodrigues, 16 Pollard St.
Mr. and Mrs. William Ryan, 34 Robinson
St.
Maria Rocha, 10 Cady St.
Ethel Reis, 84 Chapel St.
John Reis, 74 Oh.amber St.
Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Sanborn, 19 Bowden St.
Antero Santos, 38 Prospect St.
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Santos, 40 Linden
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustine Santos, 41 Chapel St.
Avila Santos, 38 Prospect St.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Santos, 151 Middlesex St., No. Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Jacinto M. Santos, 93
Fourth St.
John Santos, 822 Central St.
Jordan J. Santos, 10 Mission Place
Joseph Santos, 15 Brick Kiln Road, East
Chelmsford
Manuel Santos, 33 Westminster St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel E. Santos, 67 Andrews St.
Miss Mary Santos, 833 Central St.
Mary C. Santos, 40 Chapel St.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Santos, 25 Prospect
St.
Mrs. Mary Schnur and Family, 70 Chapel
St.
Manuel da Silva Se, 120 Crosby St.
Louis Sears, 22 Marshall St., East
Chelmsford
Miss Mary R. Sears, 22 Marshall St.,
East Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Seman, Lovejoy Rd.,
Andover
Antonio Sequeira and Family, 8 Clark's
Court
Mrs. Anna Sheedy, 30 Kinsman St.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Silva, 130 Midland St.
Anna Silva, 85 Shaw St.
Anthony Silva, 151 Charles St.
Antonio Silva, 11 Cottage St.
Augusto J. Silva, 157 Sladen St., Dracut
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Silva, Jr., 181 Summer St.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Silva, 181 Summer
St.
Mr. and Mrs. David F. Silva, 26 Huntington St.
Miss Florinda Silva, 39 Union St.
Mrs. Francis Silva, 120 Sprague Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Silva, 145
Charles St.
Francisca da Silva, 12 Irving St.
Frank J. Silva, 34 Linden St.
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Silva, 11 Watson
St.
Miss Iria Silva, 43 Walnut St.
Jeff C. Silva, 49 Bowden St.
�Joaquim Silva, Old Westford Road,
Chelmsford
J oaquim Silva, 157 Charles St.
John Silva, 431 Central St.
J,o hn Silva, 7 Ames St.
Mrs. John Silva and Son, 15 Boston Road
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Silva, 39 Union St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Silva, 47 Walnut St.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Silva, 96 Seneca St.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Silva, 45 Marginal St.
Louis C. Silva, 74 Elm St.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Silva, 143 Charles St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva, 22 Bassett St.
Mr. Manuel Silva, 182 Charles St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel C. Silva, 24 Moore
St., East Chelmsford
Manuel de Silva, 4 Hazeltine St.
Manuel Silva, 56 Bowden St.
Manuel Silva, 56 A St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel C. Silva, 34 Brick
Kiln Road, East Chelmsford
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva, 360 Chelmsford St.
Mrs. Margaret Silva and Arthur, 1413
Gorham St.
Mr. and Mrs. Ma11tin Silva, 610 Andover
St.
Arlindo Silva, 29 Union St.
Manuel V. Silva, 130 Midland St.
Mrs. Mary Silva, 5 Floyd St.
Miss Mildred Silva, 43 Walnut St.
Mrs. Rita Silva, 30 Hudson St.
Rose Silva, 1107 Lawrence St.
Mrs. Rosa Silva, 59 Crosby St.
Mr. and Mrs. Severo Silva, 181 A St.
Mr. and Mrs. William Silva, 17, Daly St.
Frank Silveira, 46 Pinckney St., Dracut
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Silveira, 11 Apple
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius F. Simard, 80 Riverneck Road, East Chelmsford
Mrs. Mary Smith and Shirley, 28 Roper
St.
Joseph Soares, 852 Central St.
Annibal L. Sousa, 38 Gershom Ave.
Antonio C. Sousa, 47 West Albert St.
Casemiro Sousa, 25 Union St.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Sousa, 19 Robinson Court
Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Sousa, 100 Norcross
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sousa, 74 Whipple
St.
Mrs. Elvira Sousa, 18 Richmond Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. George Sousa, 93 Whipple
St.
Henry Sousa, 74 Whipple St.
Mr. and Mrs. Honorato Sousa, 22 Columbus Ave., East Chelmsford
James Sousa, Jr., 57 Walnut St.
Mr. and Mrs. James Sousa, 57 Walnut St.
John F. Sousa, 1047 Gorham St.
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Sousa, 1049 Gorham
St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sousa, 11 Bassett
St.
Joseph C. Sousa, 153 Charles St.
Jose M. Sousa, 1909 Middlesex St.
Jose de Sousa, 796 Lawrence St.
Leo R. Sousa, 4 London St.
Frank Sousa, 49 Auburn St.
Manuel Sousa, 50 Congress St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel F. Sousa, 26 Carleton Ave., East Chelmsford
Manuel G. Sousa and Family, 494 Lawrence St.
Manuel Jose de Sousa, 115 Gorham St.,
East Chelmsford
Manuel E. Sousa, Woodbine St., Chelmsford
Mary C. Sousa, 886 Central St.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Sousa, 99 Whipple
St.
The Souza Family, 418 Chelmsford St.
Dominick Souza, 20 Iona Ave., Dracut
John A. Souza, 809 Lawrence St.
John M. Souza, 21 Warnock St.
Josephine Souza, 123 Chapel St.
Manuel Souza, 122 London St.
Dominick J. Spinney, 37 Forest St.
Mrs. Thaddeus Stys, 139 Beech St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sullivan, 82 Shaw
St.
Mr. and Mrs. James R. Sweeney, 20 Manchester St.
Julius Swienski, 452 Central St.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Sylvain, 198
Charles St.
Frank L. Santos, 179 Foster St.
Rose Silva, 86 Seneca St.
Anthony Silva, 105 Lawrence St.
Mrs. Urania Silva, 22 Ames Sit.
Alfred R. Sousa, 9 Cady St.
John F. Silva, 184 Pleasant St.
Jennie Souza, 145 Charles St.
John Tareco and Family, 10 Hope Ave.,
Dracut
Mrs. Maria Cunha Tavares, 78 Whipple
St.
Albert Teixeira, 85 Shaw St.
James W. Teixeira, 85 Shaw St.
Miss Mary E. Teixeira, 85 Shaw St.
Mrs. Mary G. Teixeira, 85 Shaw St.
Francisco Teixeira, 218 Lakeview Ave.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Tremblay, 155
Shaw St.
Mrs. John Varoski, 55 A St.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel F. Vasconcelos, 201
Douglas Road
Joseph E. Veiga, 59 A Srt.
Mrs. Mary Veiga, 43 Short St.
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Veiga, 208 Charles
St.
Miss Christina Vieira, 113 Lawrence St.
Frank Vieira and Family, 134 Moore St.
George S. Vieira, 185 Pleasant St.
Joaquina Vieira, 108 Andrews St.
Mrs. Manuel Vieira, 106 A St.
Manuel A. Vieira and Family, 112 Congress St.
Manuel S. Vieira, 36 Linden St.
Mrs. Maria Julia Vieira, 20 Cedar Sit.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Vogado, 53 Cedar
St.
Anthony M. Vieira, 556 Chelmsford St.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. West, 167 East
Merrimack St.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Wolf, 48 Elm St.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walters, 30 Campbell
Drive
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Zemetres, 8 Cambridge
St.
Notice
In order to clarify the question of
membership in National Parishes, in
which category Saint Anthony's is included, we· would like to advise you that
NO PERSON can tell you that due to the
fact that you live in a• certain district,
you are obliged to belong to the parish
of that district.
As a Portuguese, or a descendant of
Portuguese, you are within your rights,
regardless of where you live, to be a
member of Saint Anthony's parish and
are under no obligation whatsoever to
register in the parish in which you reside, unless you voluntarily desire to do
so.
According to the Diocesan Constitution, to which all parishes are subject,
under Article 73 is stated the following:
"Each of the faithful is a member of the
territorial parish in which he · has a
domicile, unless, in accordance with the
provision of Canon Law, he be a member of a National Parish."
�Saint Anthony's New Little Christians
for 1956
+
Marriages -1956
Margaret Shirley Cotta, and Joseph F. William Daigle
Feb. 12
Marie M. Ferreira, and Warren L. MacFadgen
Mar. 11
Mary Rose Ares, and Francis P. Wilkins
April 29
Mary Shirley Bettencourt, and Paul L. Duhaime
May 19
Thelma R. Silva, and Joseph C. Siaglo
May 20
Helena Rita Avila, and Lawrence Richard Sheahan June 17
Dorothy Gomes Sousa, and William J. Overstreet June 22
Cezarina C. Bettencourt, and George A. Agrella
June 24
Eleanor M. Nunes, and Joseph E. Camara
June 24
Hilda C. Ferreira, and Rodney A. Shual't
Aug. 26
Mary L. Leite, and John J. Foley
Sept.
1
Virginia R. Silva, and Henry Fuce
Sept.
2
Judith M. Espinola, and Norman W. Boulanger
Sept.
9
Dolores D. Abreu, and John A. Dahlgren
Sept. 23
Margaret M. Sears, and Anthony J. Rocha
Matilda Sousa, and Albin Anderson
Sept. 30
. Sept. 30
Evelyn F. A. Sousa, and George M. D'Arezzo
Nov.
Dorothy J. Young, and Anthony Bettencourt
Dec. 30
4
Linda L. Greenwood
David M. Andrade
Madeline A. Smith
Debra Ann Adams
Brian A. Paquette
Leo James Silva, Jr.
Pamela A. Winn
Brian J. Lobao
Stephen M. Andrade
Debra A. Coates
Patricia A. Lawrence
James J. Brady
Darlah J. DiPalma
Anthony J. Rocha
Patrick T. Mica!
Alan M. Costa
Sheila A. Burke
Mark R. Aguiar
Susan J. Banville
Mary G. Oliveira
John E. Dicker
Maryalice Fontaine
Elizabeth D. Edgerly
Ronald E. Sousa
Dolores Avila
Michael A. Luz
John R. Silva
Deborah J. Medina
Donald R. Sousa
Charles E. Bettencourt
Daniel J. Macihado
James D. Ringwood
Rose M. Kelley
David M. Goes
Mary D. Mello
Judith A. Gonsalves
Susan N. Freitas
Michelle M. Ritchotte
Joanne Urban
Michael P. Medina
Susan P. Ares
Doreen A. Hunt
Carl J. Hannigan, Jr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur S. Greenwood
and Mrs. Manuel Andrade
and Mrs. William H. Smith
and Mrs. Henry Adams
and Mrs. Andrew Paquette
and Mrs. Leo J. Silva
and Mrs. William J. Winn
and Mrs. John C. Lobao
and Mrs. Gerald J. Andrade
and Mrs. Merton H. Coaites
and Mrs. Manuel Lawrence
and Mrs. James J. Brady
and Mrs. Francis M. DiPalma
and Mrs. Henry Rocha
and Mrs. William J. Mica!
and Mrs. Manuel A. Costa
and Mrs. Richard I. Burke
and Mrs. Joseph Aguiar
and Mrs. Real Banville
and Mrs. Manuel J. Oliveira
and Mrs. Armas E. Dicker
and Mrs. Richard Fontaine
and Mrs. George 0. Edgerly
and Mrs. Edward Sousa
and Mrs. Edward F. Avila
and Mrs. Arthur Luz
and Mrs. Louis G. Silva
and Mrs. John R. Medina
and Mrs. Henry J. Sousa
and Mrs. Manuel E.T. Bettencourl
and Mrs. Daniel S. Machado
and Mrs. James D. Ringwood
and Mrs. John T. Kelley
and Mrs. Manuel Goes, Jr.
and Mrs. Joseph C. Mello
and Mrs. Sabino J. Gonsalves
and Mrs. Evo A. Freitas
and Mrs. Edward Ritchotte
and Mrs. John J. Urban
and Mrs. Philip J. Medina
and Mrs. Richard Ares
and Mrs. John C. Hunt
and Mrs. Carl Joseph Hannigan
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
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Mar.
1
29
29
5
12
19
4
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Mar. 25
Mar. 25
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21
28
28
18
25
25
30
9
9
9
9
9
9
�·''Blessed are they that mourn: for they
shall be comforted"
Deaths in 1956
5
Joseph Francisco
Jan.
Antonio Fernandes
Jan. 23
Francisco Pereira
Mar.
5
Frank Santos
Apr.
6
Manuel P. Bettencourt
Apr.
8
Lauriana Pereira
Apr. 14
Manuel M. Rebello
May
2
Rose F. Costa
May
8
Rose S. Ares
May 16
Antonio Francisco
June
2
Manuel V. Luz
June
5
Antonio G. Caldeira
June 20
Mary Lepierre
July 13
John Mendonsa
Aug.
3
Manuel A. Costa
Sept. 22
Maria Vieira
Oct.
19
Manuel C. Mendes
Oct.
23
Mary C. Neves
Nov.
5
Lena Pires
Nov. 15
Joseph Martin
Nov. 20
Julia Ferreira
Dec. 18
�
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
Subject
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
Publisher
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UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History
Coverage
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Lowell (Mass.)
Date
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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�COMPENDIO
DA
DOUTR_INA CHRISTA
para uso das
Egrejas Catholicas Portugueza s
nos Estados Unidos d'America
Aprovado pela auctoridade eccleslastica
�I
PREFA CIO
A coordena c;ao d'estas breves instrucc;o es para
a Primeir a Commun hao e Chrisma tern por fim
facilitar as crianc;as o estudo dos principio s
rudimen tares da Doutrin a Christa.
A lembranc ;a da nossa Primeir a Commun hao
sera sempre, em todas as i;.ituac;oes da vida, o
Essa
mais poderoso sustcnta culo da nossa fe.
lembran ~a sera tanto mais duradora , quanto
mais cuidado sa for a nossa preparac ;ao para
esse dia, talvez o mais feliz da nossa vida.
Se este modesto trabalho , pois, consegu ir
justifica r, d'algum modo, o motivo da sua
publicac; ao, dar-se-h a por satisfeito e feliz o
obscuro compilad or, que nenhum outro fim teve
em vista. E da caridade de todos os que o
usarem, apenas se atreve a esperar uma intenc;ao
particul ar, nas suas piedosas orac;oes.
Janeiro 1909.
Nihil Obstat:
PATRICK
J.
SUPPLE,
Censor librorum .
IMPRIMA TUR:
+WILL IAM,
ARCHBIS HOP OF BOSTON,
Decembe r 20, 1908
JI
LOWELL, MASS.:
THE LAWLER PRINTING COMPANY
1909
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�OUR FAITH TEACHES
A NOSSA FE ENSINA
QUE:
THAT:
God made all things and rules them.
There is only one God, and Three Divine
Persons- the Father, the Son and the Holy
Ghost.
God, the Son, became man, suffered and died
for us.
The Holy Ghost gives grace, and without
grace we cannot save our souls.
The soul of man is immortal.
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Deus fez e governa todas as cousas.
Ha um s6 Deus, e tres Pessoas Divioas- O
Padre, o Filho, e o Espirito Santo.
Deus, o Filho, fez-se homem, soffreu e morreu
pornos.
0 Espirito Santo da-nos gra9a, e sem gra9a
nll:o nos podemos salvar.
Deus e um juiz justo; premeia os bons e
castiga os mans.
A alma do homem
e immortal.
s
�r
0RA< ;OES QU0T IOIA NAS
DAIL Y PRAY ERS
0 Signal da Cruz
The Sign of the Cross
Em nome do Padre , e do Filho, e do Eispiri to
Gloria vos seja dada, 6 Trind ade
Santo.
s,
Santis sima, agora e por todos os seculo
Amen.
In the name of the Father , and of the Son, and
of the Holy Ghost .
Blesse d be the Holy Trinit y, now and foreve r.
Amen.
Ora'iao da Manha
norni ng Praye r
0 my God, I most humbl y thank Thee for all
to
the favors Thou hast bestow ed upon me up
the presen t momen t.
I give Thee thanks from the bottom of my
t
heart, that Thou hast preser ved m e and brough
me to the beginn ing of anothe r day.
I offer to Thee, 0 Lord, a ll my thongh ts,
My
words , action s and suffer ings of the day.
I
God, I belie ve in Thee; streng then my faith hope in Thee; assure my hope-- I love Thee;
increa se my love.
I·
Meu Deus, dou-vo s grac;:a s por todos os benete.
:ficios q ue me tendes conced ido ate ao presen
Agrade c;:o-vo s, do fun do d ' alma, por me terdes
preser vado e trazido a luz d'um novo dia.
Offerec;:o-vos, Senho r, todos os mens pensamentos , palavr as, acc;:oes e soffrim entos d ' este
Meu Deus. eu creio em v6s; fortific ae a
dia.
minha fe - Espero em v6s; assegu rae a minha
espera nc;:a-A mo-vo s, Senho r; augme ntae omen
amor.
Ao Anjo da Guarda e Santo do Nosso Nome
Indulg encia de IOO dias cada vez .
Plenar ia uma vez por mez e hora da morte.
a
To Our Guardian Angel and
Saint of Our Name
Anjo da minha guard a, defend ei-me de todos
os inimig os , e guiae os meus passos .
Santo Anjo do Senho r, meu Zeloso guard ador,
me
sea ti me confio u a piedad e divina , sempr e
rege, guard a, govern a e illumi na.
Santo do meu nome, rogae por mim, para que
na
eu possa servir a Deus, como v6s o servis tes
terra, e glorifi cal-o comvo sco no Ceo. Amen.
Holy Angel , protec t m e from my e nemies and
guide my footste ps.
O my good Angel! whom God has appoin ted
to be my guard ian, enligh ten me, protec t me,
and guard me in all my action s.
Saint of my name, pray for m e , that I may
serve God faithfu lly on earth, and glorify Him
in Heave n .
Padre Nosso
Our Fathe r
Padre nosso, que estaes nos Ceos, santi:f icado
seja o vosso nome, venha a 116s o vosso reino,
seja feita a vossa vontad e, assim na terra, como
no Ceo: 0 pao nosso de cada dia nos dae hoje;
perdoa e-nos as nossas divida s, assim como 116s
s
perdoa mos aos nossos devedo res; nao nos deixd
Amen
cair em tentac;:ao m a s livrae- nos do mal.
Our Fathe r, who art in heav e n, hallow ed be
be
Thy name. Thy kingdo m come. Thy will
Give us this
done, on earth as it is in heaven .
And for~ive us our
day our daily bread.
ss
trespa sses, as we forgive those who trespa
agains t us. And lead us not into tempta tion;
but delive r us from evil. Amen.
7
6
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�Hail nary
Hail, Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with
thee; blessed art thou amongst women, and
Holy
blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus.
Mary, Mother of God, pray for us siuners, now
and at the hour of our death. Amen.
Ave-rtari a
Ave, Maria, cheia de gra<;a, o Senhor e
comvosco. Bemdita sois \'OS entre as mulheres,
e bemdito e o fructo do vosso ventre, Jesus.
Santa Maria, Mae de Deus, rogae por nos
peccadore s, agora e na hora da nossa morte.
Amen.
Gloria Patri
Gloria Patri
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et
semper, et in s.:ecula s;eculorum . Amen.
Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto.
R. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et
semper, et in s.:ecula s.:eculorum . Amen.
Grace Before Meals
Bless me, 0 Lord, and these Thy gifts, which
I am about to receive, that they may keep me
in Thy holy service. Our Father, etc.
Aben<;oae -me, O' meu Deus. e ao sustento que
agora vou tomar, afim de que elle sirva para
Padre
manter-m e no vosso santo se rvi<;o.
nosso, etc.
V.
R.
V.
Antes da Comlda
Grace After Meals
Depols da Comlda
I give Thee thanks, 0 Lord, for all Thy gifts,
which I have received. Give grace to my soul,
since Thou givest nourishm ent to my body.
Our Father, etc.
Dou-vos gra<;as, 0' meu Deus, pelo sustento
que acabo de tomar: dae, Senhor, gra,;a a
minha alma, pois vos dignaes dar alimento ao
meu corpo. Padre nosso, etc.
Night Prayer
I most heartily thank Thee, 0 Lord, for all
Thy mercies and blessings , and particula rly
for those I have received from Thee this day, in
watching over me and preservin g me from the
many evils and dangers to which I am exposed.
O, let me never more be ungratefu l to Thee.
Keep me this night without sin, bless the repose
I am about to take, that I may serve Thee better
and more fervently.
Meu Deus, do intimo d'alma vos agrade<;o
todas as gra<;as e beneficios recebidos , e principalmen te os que tenho recebido de vos n'este
dia, guardand o-me e defendend o-me de todos os
males e perigos a que ando exposto.
Nao permittae s que eu vos seja mais ingrato.
Conservae -me esta noite sem peccado; aben,;oae
o descan,;o que vou toma1·, para que vos possa
servir melhor e com mais fen-or.
Confiteor
I confess to Almighty God, to blessed Mary
ever Virgin, to blessed Michael the Archange l,
to blessed John the Baptist, to the holy Apostles
Peter and Paul, and to all the Saints, that I
Eu, peccador, me confesso a Deus, todo poderoso; a Bemaven turada sempre Virgem Maria,
ao Bemavent urado S. Miguel Archanjo, ao Bemaventurad o S. Joao Baptista, aos Santos
Apostolos S. Pedro e S. Paulo, a todos os
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Orai;:iio da Nolte
Gonfissiio
'
�Santos e a v6s, Padre, que pequei muitas vezes
por pensame ntos, palavras e obras-p or minha
culpa, por minha culpa, por minha grande
culpa. Portanto pe,;;o e rogo a Bemave nturada
Sempre Vit·gem Maria, ao Bemaven turado S.
Miguel Archanjo , ao Bemaven turado S. Joao
Baptista , aos Santos Apostolo s S. Pedro e S.
Paulo, a todos os Santos, e a v6s, Padre, que
Amen.
rogueis por mim a Deus Nosso Senhor.
have sinned exceedin gly in thought, word anc1
deed, through my fault, through my fault,
Therefor e I
through my most grievous fault.
beseech the blessed Mary ever Virgin, blessed
Michael the Archang el, blessed John the
Baptist, the holy Apostles Pete,· and Paul, and
all the Saints, to pray to the Lord our God for
me.
Act of Faith
Act of Hope
Acto de Fe
Meu Deus, creio firmeme nle tudo o que V6s
revelaste s, e que a Santa Egnja nos ensina,
porque Vos nao podeis enganar nem enganar nos.
O my God, relying on Thy infinite goodnes s
and promises , I hope to -obtain pardon of my
sins, the help of Thy grace, and life everlasti ng,
through the merits of Jesus Christ my Lord and
Redeeme r.
Meu Deus, porque V6s sois todo Podernso e
Miserico rdioso e nao faltaes a vossa palavra,
espero que me haveis de salvar pelos merecimentos de Jesus. Christo, fazendo eu o que devo,
como proponho com a vossa g1·a,;;a.
0 my God, I firmly believe all that Thou
hast revealed and the Holy Catholic Chnrch
teaches; because Thou canst neither deceive
nor be deceived .
Acto de Esperam ;a
Act of Love
Acto de Caridade
O my God, I love Thee above all things,
because Thou art all good and worthy of all
love; and I love my neighbor as myself for the
love of Thee.
Act of Contriti on
Eu vos amo, Senhor, sobre todas as cousas
por serdes infinitam ente Born e Amavel; e por
amor de V6s amo ao meu proximo como a mim
mesmo.
O my God, I am heartily sorry for my sins,
because I dread the loss of heaven, and the
pains of hell; but, most of all, because they
displeas e Thee, my God, v.ho art all good and
deservin g of all love. I firmly resolve, with the
help of Thy grace, to confess my sins, to do
penance, and to amend my life.
Pez,i_-me, Deus meu, de todo o meu cora,;;ao de
vos ter offendido , por serdes v6s infinitam ente
borne amavel, e porque vos amo sobre todas as
cousas; proponho firmeme nte com o auxilio da
Espero o
vossa gra,;;a nunca mais peccar.
perdao de mens peccados pela vossa infinita
miscrico rdia.
Acto de Contric~iio
I
I
I
I
To Our Guardia n Angel and
Saint of Our Name
My holy Guardia n Angel, saint of my name,
pray for me, protect me during this night,
during my whole life and at the hour of my
death, Amen.
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Ao Anjo da Guarda e Santo do Nosso Nome
I
Anjo da minha guarda, Santo do men nome,
interced ei por mim, p1·otegei -me n'esta noite,
em toda a minha vida e na hora da minha
morte. Amen.
11
�Pray er for Rela tions
to my
Give to me, 0 Lord , Thy bless ing, also beneves,
paren ts, broth ers and sister s, relati the souls
to
facto rs and frien ds; and be merc iful
parti cuin Purg atory ; gran t them etern al rest,
d to pray .
larly those for whom I am boun
Amen .
Whe n in bed, say:
in Thy
Gran t me, 0 Lord , that I may die
My soul I comm it into Thy hand s, for;
grace .
ous blood
Thou hast redee med it with Thy preci ness and
keep it and prote ct it in Thy good
merc y.
whol ly to
Jesus , Jesus , Jesus , I give myse lf
Thee .
The Salv e Regi na
our life,
Hail, holy Quee n, Moth er of merc y,
we cry,
our swee tness and our hope. To thee
we send up
poor banis hed sons of Eve; to thee
this valle y
our sighs , mour ning and weep ing, in advoc ate,
of tears . Turn , then, most graci ous after this
thine eyes of merc y towa rds us, and,
the bless ed
our exile is ended , show unto us
fruit of thy womb , Jesus !
Mary !
0 Clem enti O Piou s! 0 Swee t Virg in That
Pray for us, 0 Holy Moth er of God. ises of
we may be made worth y of the prom
Chris t. Amen .
Jacu lator y
Reme mber , Dear Moth er,
I belon g to Thee ;
From evil and dang er
Keep me alwa ys free.
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Orafriio pelos pare ntes
oae os
Dae-m e, Senh or, a vossa ben9a o, aben9
eitore s e
bemf
tes,
paren
s,
irmao
paes,
meus
estao no .
amig os, e tende pieda de das alma s que
etern o,
ns:o
desca
o
or,
Senh
hes,
dae-l
o;
Purg atori
mais
ho
ten"
quern
por
llas
aque
sobre tudo
.
Amen
.
pedir
de
as:ao
obrig
Esta ndo ja na cama, dira:
morr a na
Conc edei- me, O' meu Deus , que eu
Nas vossa s maos encom endo a
vossa gra9a .
com o vosso
minh a alma , porqu e vos a remis tes
defen dei-a
preci osiss imo sang ue; guar dae- a e
por vossa bond ade e clem encia .
go todo a
Jesus , Jesus , Jesus , eu me entre
Vos.
Salve Rain ha
vida,
Salve , Rain ha, Mae de Mise ricor dia;A vos
!
salve
,
nossa
ans:a
esper
e
do9u ra
A vos
brada mos, os degra dado s filhos de Eva. e valle
n'est
ndo
chora
e
ndo
geme
s,
suspi ramo
nossa , esses
de lagri mas. Eia, pois, advo gada volve i.
E
vosso s olhos miser icord iosos a nos a Jesus ,
rae
most
nos
rro
deste
e
d'est
depo is
clem ente, o
bemd ito fruct o do vosso ventr e. 0'
Roga e
a.
Mari
m
Virge
re
semp
doce
o
piedo sa,
sejam os
que
para
,
Deus
de
Mae
a
Sant
por nos,
.
digno s das prom essas de Chris to. Amen
Jacu lator la
Lemb rai-v os que vos perte n90,
Tern a Mae, Senh ora nossa ;
Ah! guard ae-m e e defen dei-m e
Como cousa prop ria vossa .
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�O Credo dos Aposto los
The Apostl es' Creed
10 Creio em Deus Padre, todo podero so,
creado r do ceu e da terra.
20 E em Jesus Christo , unico seu Filho nosso
Se1;hor .
3-? O qua! foi conceb ido do Espirit o Santo;
nasceu de Maria Virgem ;
,
40 Padece u sob o poder de Poncio Pilatos
.
.
foi cruci ficado, morto e sepulta do;
So Desceu aos inferno s; ao terceir o dta
-· .
,
resiirg in dos mortos ; ,
6-? Subiu ao ceu, esta sentado a mao 01re1ta de
Deus Padre Todo Podero so,
70 D'onde ha de vir a julgar os vivos e os
moitos .
so Creio no Espirit o Santo;
9" Na Santa Egreja Cathol ica, na Commu~ica c;ao dos Santos ,
100 Na remissa o dos peccad os,
110 Na resurre ic;ao da carne,
12~ Na vida eterna. Amen.
I believe in God, the Father Almigh ty,
Creato r of heaven and earth.
2. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our
Lord,
3, Wh0 was conceiv ed by the Holy Ghost,
born of the Virgin Mary,
4. Suffere d under Pontiu s Pilate, was
.
crucifi ed, died and was buried ;·
S. He descen ded into hell; the third day He
.
rose again from the dead;
6. He ascend ed into heaven , and s1tt~th at
the right hand of God, the Father ~!migh ty;
7. From thence He shall come to Judge the
living and the dead.
.
8. I believe in the Holy Ghost;
9. The Holy Cathol ic Church ; the Commu nion
of Saints ;
10. The forgive ness of sins;
11. The resurre ction of the body;
12. And life everlas ting. Amen.
1.
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�INST RUC ~OE S
INSTRUCTIONS
PARA A
FOR
HOLY COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION
E
CONFIRMA~AO [CHR ISM A]
LES SON I
LIC< ;AO I
Ques tion- Wha t ls Relig ion?
h we pay
Answ er- Relig ion is a virtu e by whic hip, and
to God alone the highe st wors
and
hono r the Bless ed Virg in, the Ange ls
Sain ts.
Q.-W hat are the
relig ion?
princ ipal
COMMUNHAO
SAORADA
myst eries of
the Incar A.-T he Unity and Trin ity of God,
our
natio n, Deat h and Resu rrect ion of
Savio ur.
Q. - Who is God?
or of all
A.-G od is a supre me bP.ing , creat
thing s.
Perg unta -Qu e
e Relig iao?
prest amos
Resp osta -E'u ma virtu de pela qualso a Elle e
a Deus o culto supre mo, que
a, os
devid o; e vener amos a Virg em Mari
Anjo s e Santo s.
erios da
P. -Qu aes sao os princ ipaes myst
iao?
Rellg
Deus , a InR.-A Unid ade e Trin dade de
nosso
carna 1,ao, Mort e e Resu rrei1, ao do
Salva dor.
P.-Q uem
e
Deus ?
Q. --Ho w many Gods are there ?
or de todas
R.-E 'um sober ano Senh or, cread
as cousa s.
A. - Ther e is but one God.
P. - Quan tos Deus es ha?
Q.-H ow many perso ns in God?
R.-H a um so Deus .
er, the Son,
A.-T h1·ee Divin e perso ns- the Fath
and the Holy Ghos t.
ons beQ.-W hlch one of the Divin e Pers
came man?
Perso n.
A.-G od the Son, the Seco nd Divin e
Q. - How do you call the
Perso n?
A.-J esus Chris t.
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Seco nd
Divin e
P. - Quan tas pesso as ha em Deus ?
o Filho , e
R. - Tres pesso as divi nas- 0 Padr e,
o Espi rito Santo .
home m?
P.-Q ual das dlvin as pesso as se fez
divin a.
R. -Deu s o Filho , a segu nda pesso a
a divin a?
P .- Com o se cham a a segu nda pesso
R. - Jesus Chris to.
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II
II
p .-Q uem
s Chr ist?
Q.- Wh o is the Mot her of Jesu
Ood?
Q.- Wh y is Jesu s Chr ist true
the Son of the
A.-B ecau se, as God , He is
Eter nal Fath er.
Mae de Jesu s Christo·i>
p .-Po rqu e e que Jesu s Chr isto
Deus·r
A.- The Bles sed Virg in Mar y.
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ea
R.- A Virg em Mar ia.
p -Po rqu e e que Jesu s Chr isto
Hom em?
·
the son of the
A.-B ecau se, as man , He is
Virg in Mar y.
e verd adei ro
Filh o da Vi'rg em
R. - E'po rque , como l;Iom em, e
Mar ia .
LICc :;AO II
LES SON II
P.-Q ue
e
o Inferno?
s soffr em para
R.- Um esta do em que os mau
sem pre.
Q.- Wh at is Hell?
the wick ed forA.- A state of puni shm ent for
ever .
e o Ceo?
gosa m para
R.- Um esta do em que os boos
sem pre, a vista de Deu s.
P.-Q ue
Q.- Wh at is Hea ven?
enjo y happ ines s
A. - A state in whic h the good .
forev er :n the sigh t of God
P.-Q ue
Q.- Wh at is Pur gato ry?
I.
eo
Purg ator io?
alm as b~m dita s
R.-U m esta do em que as pelo soff nme nto,
r-se
fica
puri
de
acab am
para depo is entr ar no Ceo.
?
Q.- Wh o is cond emn ed to Hell
ao Infe rno?
P.-Q uem sao os cond emn ados
A.-T hos e who die in mor tal sin.
mor tal.
R . - Os que mor rem em pecc ado
Q. - Who is enti tled to Hea ven?
P.-Q uem val para o Ceo ?
Q.- Wha t is Sin?
P.-Q ue
grac e.
A.-T hos e who die in state of
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verd adei ro
Filh o do Pad re
R.- -E'p orqu e, como Deu s, e
Eter no.
\,
nan ?
Q.- Wh y is Jesu s Chr ist true
soul s are puri fied
A.- A state in whic h the holy ente r Hea ven.
. by suff erin g, befo re they
e
, deed or omis sion
A.- Any wilf ul thou ght, word
agai nst the law of God .
Deu s.
R.-Q uem mor re em grac ,a de
e pecc
pala vra,_ acc,ao ou
R.-Q ualq uer pens amei :ito,cont
ra a lei de Deu s.
a
ntan
volu
issao
omm
ado?
Q.-W ho wer e our first pare nts?
eiro s paes ?
P.-Q uem foram os nos sos prim
A. - Ada m and Eve.
R.-A dao e Eva .
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�Q,-W hat sin did they comm it?
A.-Th e sin of disobe dience to the law of God.
Q.-Ho w do you call that sin?
A.-Or iginal sin.
Q,-Ho w do you call any other sin that we
comm it oursel ves?
A.-Ac tual sin.
Q.-lf it is a grevio us one how do you call it?
A.-M ortal sin.
Q.- lf it is a slight sin?
A.-W e call it venial sin.
Q.-Ar e we all born in sin?
A.-Ye s, for we inheri t the sin of onr first
parent s, Adam and Eve.
Q.- ls there anyon e who was not born in sin?
.
A.-Ye s, Jesus Christ and the Blesse d Virgin
P .-Que peccad o comm ettera m elles?
R.-0 peccad o da desobe dienci a
P.- Como se chama esse peccad o?
R.-Pe ccado origin al.
P. - Como se chama qualqu er outro peccad o
que nos comm ettem os?
R. - Pecca do actual .
P. - Se esse peccad o
e grave ,
como se chama ?
R. - Peccad o mortal .
P. - E se
e
leve?
R. - Chama -se peccad o venial .
P. -Nasc emos todos em peccad o?
R. - Sim, porque herdam os o peccad o de nossos
primei ros paes Adao e Eva.
P .- Ha alguem que nao nasceu em peccad o?
R .-Sim , Jesus Christ o e a Virgem Maria .
LESS ON III
LIC<; AO
Q.-On what day was Christ born?
a lei de Deus.
III
A.-O n Christ mas Day.
P. - Em que dia nasceu Jesus Christ o?
Q.- On what day did Christ die on the cross
for us?
R. - No dia de Natal.
A. - On Good Friday .
Q.-W hy did He die on the cross for us?
P .-Em que dia morre u
cruz por nos?
Jesus Christ o na
R.-Em Sexta Feira Santa .
A,-T o redeem and save us.
P .-Por que morre u Elle na cruz por nos?
Q.-On what day did Christ rise from the
dead?
R.-P ara nos remir e salvar .
A. - On Easte r Sunda y, the third day after His
death.
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P.-Em que dia resusc ltou Jesus Christ o?
R.-No Domin go de Pasch oa, terceir o dia depois
da sua morte.
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LESS ON IV
IV
P .-Com o se chama a verdad eira Egreja?
Q,-H ow do you call the true church ?
h.
A.-Th e Roman , Cathol ic and Aposto lic Churc
Q.-W hat is the Roma n, Catho lic and Apost olic
Church?
l,
A.-It is the congre gation of all the faithfuof
who obey the Pope, the repres entativ e
Jesus Christ on earth.
[The marks of the true Churc h
are four: One, Holy, Cathol ic
The Roman
and Aposto lic.
Catho lic Churc h is the only one
which has them.]
Q.- Can there be more than one true Church?
A. - No.
R.-A Egrej a Catho lica, Apost olica Roman a.
P.-0 que e a Egreja Catho lica, Apost olica
Roman a?
R.-E ' a congre ga9ao de todos os fieis, que
obedec em ao Papa, repres ent a nte de Jesus
Christ o na terra.
[As notas da verdad eir a Egrej a
sao quatro : Una, Sancta , CathoA Egrej a
lica e Aposto lica.
Catho lica Roma na e a unica
que as tem.]
P.-Po de haver mais d'uma Egreja verdad eira?
R.-Na o.
P.-Po rque?
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R.-Po rque ha um so Deus, uma s o fe, um
baptis mo; um Deus, um Pae de todos.
Q.--W hy?
A. - Becau se there is only one God, one Faith,
one Baptis m; one God, one Fathe r of all.
LESS ON V
Q.-H ow many are the comm andm ents of God?
A. - Ten.
1st. To love God above all things .
2d. Not to take the name of the Lord in
vain.
3d. To keep holy, Sunda ys and holyda ys.
4th. To honor father and mothe r.
5th. Not to kill.
6th. Not to commi t immod est sins.
7th. Not to steal.
8th. Not to bear false witnes s.
9th. Not to covet our neighb or's wife .
10th. Not to covet our neighb or's goods . .
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V
P.-Qu antos sao os Mand ament os de Deus?
de
R. - Dez: OS tres prime iros perten cem honra
Deus e os outros sete ao provei to do
proxim o:
1'! Amar a Deus sobre todas as cousas .
a
zo
3~
4?
So
6?
7o
8'?
9'?
10?
Nao jurar o seu santo nome em vao.
Guard ar os domin gos e as festas.
Honra r pae e mae.
Nao matar .
Nao fazer peccad os deshon estos.
Nao furtar .
Nao levant ar falsos testem unhos.
Nao deseja r a mulhe r do proxim o.
Nao cubi9a r as cousas alheia s.
Estes dez Manda mento s se encerr am em dois:
Amar a Deus sobre todas as cousas e ao
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�LESSON VI
LICyAO VI
Q.- ls it a sin to break these commandm ents?
A. - Yes, a mortal s in .
Q.--How may you sin against the 1st commandment ?
A.-By doubting God or the teachings of His
church.
Q. --How may you sin against the 2d commandment ?
A.-By cursing, or by swearing fal sely.
Q.--How may you sin against the 3d commandment ?
A. - By unnecessar y work on Sundays and holydays of ob lig-ation, or by missing mass on
such days without sufficient reason.
Q.- - How may you sin against the 4th com=
mandment ?
P .- E' peccado desobedece r a estes mandamentos?
R. - Sim, peccado mortal.
P.- Como se pecca contra o I'? mandamen to?
R .-Duvidan do de Deus ou da doutrina da sua
Egreja.
P.- Como se pecca contra o 2<? mandamen to?
R.
Praguejan do ou jurando fal so.
P. - Como se pecca contra o J o mandamen to?
R. - Trabalhan do sem n ecessidade nos Domingos
e dias Santos de preceito, ou perdendo
mi ssa n'esses dias se'l1 razao sufficiente.
A.-By disobeying parents or superiors.
P.- Como se pecca contra o 4'? mandamen to?
Q.- How may you sin against the 5th commandment ?
P.- Como ,se pecca contra o 5'! mandamen to?
A. - By quarreling , :fighting, hatred, anger,
revenge aml by th e unjust taking of life.
Q. - How may you sin against the 6th com =
mandment ?
R. - Desobedece ndo a n ossos paes ou s upe rio1·es.
R.-Gu erreando, t endo odio, r a iva, tirando
vingarn;a e matando injustamen te.
P. - Como se pecca contra o 6? mandamen to?
A. -By any bad and immodest thought s, words,
looks or action s.
R . -P or todo o pens a mento , palavra ou ac,;ao
ma e deshonesta.
Q - How may you sin against the 7th .com mandment ?
P.- Como se pecca contra o 7'! mandamen to?
our
R. - Por r oubo, engano ou prejuizo a proprieda·
de do proximo.
Q.- How may you sin against the 8th commandment ?
P. - Como se pecca contra o 8? mandamen to?
Q.- How may you sin against the 10th commandment ?
P.- Como se pecca coritra o 10'! mandamen to?
A. - By stea ling, cheating,
neighbor's property.
or injur ing
A.-By lying and talkin g evi l of one's n eighbor.
A. - By j ea lous y and coveting our neighbor's
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goods.
R. - Mentindo e fallando m al do proximo .
R. - Tendo inveja e cubi ,;ando o a lheio.
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VII
LIC<;::AO VII
ch
Q.--H ow many comm andm ents of the Chur
are there ?
A.-S ix.
1st. To hear mass on Sund ays and holydays of oblig ation .
2d. To confe ss our sins at least once a year.
3d. To receiv e worth ily the Bless ed
Euch arist at Easte r.
4th. To fast and absta in on the days command ed.
5th. To contr ibute to the suppo rt of the
Churc h, Schoo l and the Clerg y.
6th. Not to attem pt marri age again st the
laws of the Chur ch.
a?
P .-Qu anto s silo os fland amen tos da Egrej
3?
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LESS ON VIII
LIC<;::AO VIII
ents?
Q.-- ls it a sin to break these comm andm
aP.-E' pecca do desob edece r a estes mand
ment os?
A.-Y es, a morta l sin . .
comQ.-H ow may you sin again st the 1st
mand ment ?
and holy
A.-B y unnec essar y work on Sund ays
on
days of oblig ation , or by missi ng Mass
such days witho ut suffic ient reaso n.
comQ.-H ow may you sin again st the 2d
mand ment ?
once
A.-B y not confe ssing our sins .at least
durin g the year.
comQ.-H ow may you sin again st the 3d
mand ment ?
R.-S eis:
dias
1'? Ouvir missa inteir a nos Domi ngos e
Santo s de Guar da.
anno.
20 Confe ssar ao meno s uma vez cada
rComm ungar pela Pasch oa da Resu
rei9ao .
a
4'? Jejua r e nao come r carne quand o mand
a Santa Madr e Egre ja.
,
5? Contr ibuir para a susten ta9ao do Culto
Esco la e do Clero .
da
6? Nao tenta r casar contr a as leis
Egrej a.
R.-S im, pecca do morta l.
to?
P.-C omo s~ pecca contr a o I? mand amen
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ngos
R -Tra balh ando semn ecess idade nos Domi
e dias Santo s de prece ito, ou perde ndo
missa n'ess es dias sem razao suffic iente.
to?
P.:__como se pecca contr a o 2? mand amen
vez duR.-N ao se confe ssand o ao meno s uma
rante o anno.
to?
P.'---Como se pecca contr a o 3? mand amen
Lent or
A.-B y not going to comm union durin g
the Easte r time.
sma ou
R.-N ao comm ungan do duran te a quare
tempo Pasc hal.
· comQ.-H ow may you sin again st the 4th
mand ment ?
to?
P.-C omo se pecca contr a o 4-? mand amen
, or by
A.-B y not fastin g when it is comm anded
eatin g meat when it is forbid den.
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R.-N ao jejua ndo quand o a Egre ja mand
come ndo carne quan do Ella o prohi be.
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P.-Com o se pecca contra o 5'? mandam ento?
Q.--How may you sin against the 5th commandme nt?
R.-Nao concorre ndo para as
Egreja, Escola e do Clero.
A.-By not contribu ting to the support of the
Church, School and Clergy.
P.-Com o se pecca contra o 6'? mandam ento?
R. - Procuran do casar fora da Eg-reja Catholic a,
ou dentro de certos graus de parentes co.
[Os catholico s nao podem casar
solemnem ente durante o Advento
e Quaresm a, mas so particul armente com especial dispensa .]
Q.-How may you sin against the 6th commandme nt?
A.-By attempti ng to marry outside of the
Catholic Church, or within certain degrees
of kindred or relations hip.
[Catholi cs cannot be marri e d
solemnly during Adve nt and
Lent, but privately by special
dispensa tion.]
LIC<:;AO
LESSO N IX
R. - O pao e vinho converte m-se no corpo e
sangue de Jesus Christo.
A . -The bread and wine are changed into the
body and blood of Jesus Christ.
P .-Que significa o Sacrifici o da nissa?
R. - E' a offerta a Deus do sagrado corpo e
sangue de seu Di vino Filho.
Q.- What is the meaning of the Sacrifice of
the nass?
P .-Quern converte o pao e vinho no corpo e
sangue de Christo?
A.- lt is the offering up to God of the Sacred
Body and Blood of His Divine Son.
A.-By the Priest.
R.- O Padre.
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P.--Em que parte da missa se faz isso? .
R.--Na Consagra s:ao.
Q.--At what part of the nass is this done?
LIC<:;AO
A. - At the Consecr ation.
LESSO N X
Q.-Wha t ls a Sacrame nt?
A.-A sign or action institute d by Christ to
give grace.
Q.-How many Sacrame nts are there?
4 Holy Euchari st;
A.-Seve n: 1 Baptism ;
2 Confirm ation; 5 Extreme -Unction ;
6 Holy Orders;
3 Penance ;
7 Matrimo ny.
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P.--Que acontece duratite a Missa?
Q. - What is done during the nass?
Q.-By whom are the bread and wine changed
into the Body and Blood of Christ? ·
despezas da
P.- -Que
e
X
um Sacrame nto?
R. - -E' um signal ou accao instituid a por Christo
para nos dar gras:a.
P .-Quant os Sacrame ntos ha?
4'? Commun hao;
R. - -Sete: 1~ Baptism o;
20 Confirma s:ao; So Extrema- Uncs:ao;
3? Penitenc ia; 6'? Ordem e
7'? Matrimo nio.
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�Q.-What grace does Baptism confer on us?
P.--Que graya nos da o Baptlsmo?
A.--Baptism, cleansing us from original and
actual sin, makes us Christians.
R. - 0 Baptismo, apagaodo em nos o peccado
original e actual, faz-nos Christaos.
Q.-Who can baptize in case of necessity?
P .- Como se baptisa, em caso de necessidade?
A.-In case of necessity any one who has the
use of reason may baptize, by pouring
common water on the head of the child,
with the intention of doing what the true
Church does and saying these words: I
baptize thee in the name of the Father,
and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
R . -Em caso de necessidade, qualquer pessoa
que t en ha uso de razao, baptisa, larn;:ando
agu~ ndtural sobre a cabe9a da crianc;:a,
com mten9ao de fazer o que faz a verdadeira
Egreja, e dizendo estas palavras: Eu te
baptiso em nome do Padre e do Fil hoe do
Espirito Santo.
[Water must be poured three
times, accompaning the words.]
[Deve lao9ar-se agua tres vezes,
acompanhando as palavras.]
Q.- What grace does Confirmation co::ifer on
us?
P.-Que gra~ nos da a Confirmayio [Chrlsa
ma]?
A.-It makes us strong and perfect Christians.
R.-Faz-nos fortes e perfeitos Christaos.
LESSON XI
Q. - Are the Blessed Sacrament and Holy
Communion the same?
A.--Yes.
LIC<;AO XI
P.- 0 Santissimo Sacramento e a Sagrada
. Communhio sio a mesma coisa?
R.-Sim.
Q.-What is the Holy Eucharist?
A. --The body and blood, soul and divinity of
Jesus Christ under the appearance of
bread and wine.
Q.-Whom do you receive when you go to
Holy Communion?
A.-Jesus Christ.
P.-Que e aSagradaCommunhio [Eucharlstla]?
R,-E' o corpo, sangue, alma e divindade de
Nosso Senhor Jesus Christo, debaixo das
apparencias do pao e do vinho.
P .-Quern recebemos quando vamos A Sagrada
Communhio?
R. - Jesus Christo.
Q.-Would it be a great sin to i;-eceive Holy
Communion with mortal sin on our
souls?
P.- Seria um peccado grave receber a Sagrada
Communhio em peccado mortal?
A.--Yes, a very great sin.
R. - Sim, muito ~rave.
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P.-Que devemos fazer antes d'lr
Communhiio ?
Q.-What should we do before going to Holy
Communion?
R.--Devemos confessar todos os nossos peccados
e estar arrependid0s d'elles.
A.--We should confess all our sins and be
sorry for them.
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P.-E ' necessario mais alguma colsa antes
d'lr a Sagrada Communhiio ?
Q.- Is anything else required before going to
Communion?
R. -'-Sim, e necessario estar em jejum desde a
a meia noite passada.
A.--Yes, to be fasting from midnight.
LIC<;AO XII
LESSON XII
P. -Que
Q.--What is Penance?
e
Penitencia?
A.-- A Sacrament by which sins, committed
after Baptism, are forgiven.
R.-E' um Sacramento pelo qual nos sao
perdoados os peccados que commettemos
depois do Baptismo.
Q.- How many parts has the Sacrament of
Penance?
P. - Quantas partes
Penitencia?
A.-Four: Contrition, Confession, Absolution,
and Satisfaction.
tern
o Scaramento da
R.--Q uatro: Contric9ao, Confissao,
e Satisfa9ao.
Absolvi9ao
e Contric1rao?
Q.- What is Contrition?
P.- Que
A.-Contritio n is sorrow for sin.
R.-Contric9ao e o pezar de ter peccado.
Q.- What is Confession?
P.-Que
A.-Confessio n is the telling of our sins to an
authorized priest for the purpose of receiving pardon.
e
Conflssiio?
· R.--Confissao ea narra9ao dos nossos peccados
a um Padre authorisado para alcan9ar
perdao.
Q.---What is the meaning of Absolution?
P.- Que signlfica a absolvl1rao?
A.-Absolutio n is the forgiving of our sins by
the priest, in virtue of the power he has
received from Christ.
[Jesus Christ gave this P?wer
to the priests, when he said to
the Apostles on the day of His
resurrection: '' Whose sins you
shall forgive, they are forgiven
them· and whose sins you shall
retai~, they are retained.
St. John xx: 23.]
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R. -E' o perdao que alcan9amos do Confessor,
em virtude do poder que elle recebeu de
Christo.
[Jesus Christo deu este poder
aos padres, quando disse aos
Apostolos, no dia da sua resur·'Os peccados serao
reic;ao:
perdoados aquelles a quern vos
os perdoardes, e serao retidos
aque ll es a quemos retiverdes."
-S . Joao. Cap. xx: v 23.]
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�P.-Que
Q,---What is Satisfaction?
A.-Satisfaction is the good work or penance,
which the priest gives us to do.
e Satisfa~iio?
R.--Satisfac;ao e a boa obra ou penitencia que
o Padre nos da para cumprir.
P.-Para que vamos a Conflssiio?
Q.---Why do we go to Confession?
A.-To tell our sins and receive absolution.
R. - Para dizer os nossos peccados e receber a
absolvic;ao.
Q.---Can we obtain pardon, if we do not confess all our sins, through fear, shame
or lack of attention?
P .-Pode alcan~r perdiio o que niio confessa
todos os seus peccados por medo,
vergonha ou falta d' attem;iio?
A.--No.
R.-- Nao
Q.---Would our sins be forgiven If we were
not sorry for them?
A.--No.
P. - -Siio perdoados os peccados aquelle que
niio se arrepende?
R.-- Nao.
LIC<;AO XIII
LESSON XIII
P -Que
Q.---What is Extreme-Unctio n?
A.-- A Sacrament for spiritual and corporal
relief of the sick in danger of death; and
to help to cleanse the soul from s in.
Q.---What is Holy Orders?
A. - -Holy Orders is a Sacrame nt by which men
are ordained priests, or other ministers
of the Church.
Q.---What grace does Matrimony confer?
A. --It gives the married couple grace to fulfill
the duties of their state .
A. - No, they must adore but God alone.
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Extrema-Unc~iio ?
P. - -Que
e Ordem?
R.--Ordem e um Sac1·amento pelo qual homens
sao ordenados Padres ou outros ministros
da Egreja.
P.-- Que gra~ nos da o Matrlmonio?
R.-Da grac;a aos casados para cumprirem os
deveres do seu estado.
LIC<;AO XIV
LESSON XIV
Q.---Do Catholics adore the Blessed
and the Saints?
e
R.-E' um Sacramento para allivio espiritual
e corporal dos enfermos de perigo, e para
acabar de nos purificar de nossos peccados.
Virgin
P.-Os catholicos adoram a Vlrgem Maria e
os Santos?
R. - -Nao: elles s6 devem adorar a Deus.
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Q.---Do Catholi cs honor the Blessed Virgin
and the Saints?
P.--Os catholic os honram a Virgem rlaria e
os Santos?
A.-Ye s.
R.-Sim .
Q.---W hy do Catholi cs honor and praise the
Blessed Virgin?
P .-Porq ue e que os catholi cos honram e
louvam a Virgem rlaria?
A.--Bec ause she is the mother of God.
R.-Por que Ella ea Mae de Deus.
Q.---W hat is necessa ry to get to Heaven ?
P.-Que e necessa rio para ganhar o Ceo?
P.-Cre r em Deus e na sua Santa Egreja e
cumpri r os seus Mandam entos.
A.--To believe in God and His Holy Church
and keep their comman dments.
LIC<;:A O XV
LESSO N XV
P .-Quan tos siio os peccado s capitae s [mortaes]?
Q.---How many are the Capital Sins?
R.-Set e: Soberba , Avareza ,
Gula, Inveja e Pregui< ;a.
A.-Sev en: Pride, Covetou sness, Lust, Anger,
Glutton y, Envy and Sloth.
P.-Qua ntos siio os sentido s do nosso corpo?
Q.---Ho w many are the senses of our body?
Ver,
R.-Cin co:
Apalpa r.
A. - Five: To see, to hear, to smell, to taste,
and to feel.
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Q.---How many are the last things to be remembered by man?
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P.-- Quanto s siio os inimigo s da nossa alma?
R.-Tre s: 0 mundo, o Demoni o e a Carne.
P.- Quanto s siio os novissi mos do Homem ?
R. - Tres; Morte, Juizo, Inferno ou Paraiso .
A.-Thr ee: Death, Judgme nt, Hell or Heaven .
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
Subject
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
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Priests
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Snow
Veterans
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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Lowell (Mass.)
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Compendio da Doutrina Christã (1908)
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
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ESTATUTOS
DA
lrmandade de Nossa Senhora do Rosario
Canonicamente Erecta na
EGREJA DE SANTO ANTONIO.
Lowell, Mass,
�Estatutos da lrmandade de Nossa Senhora do
Ro3ario 1 canonicamente erecta na Egreja
de Santo Antonio,
Lowell, Mass,
No dia 17 de Mari;o de 1902.
Deus ama os cultos, porque augmentam a
sua gloria e ennobrec~m os :fieis. E'por isso
que a Egreja, nossa mae, procura unir os
seus fllbos por meio d 'irmandades, em ordem
a consecuc;ao de tao grandioso .fim-Amar a
Deus e ao proximo-.
Sao as irmandades que, d'um mod6 especial, devem promover cultos, para afervorar mais e mais os :fieis no santo amor de
Deus e prender seus corac;oes ao amor de
seu·s irmaos.
Unidos pela fe, anirnados pela esperan<;;a e
cheios de comforto pela caridade reciproca,
trez flores mimosas que devem sempre
florescer no jardim abenc;oado d'uma irmandade, os seus membros terao preenchido os
santos des~jos da sua Mae a Egreja.
Posto isto eis justi:ficada a razao da instituir;ao da presente irmandade de Nossa
Senbora do Rosario, cujos membros se bao de
reger pelos presentes estatutos, n'esta
Egreja Parochial de Santo Antonio, em Lowell, Mass.
DEVERES DAS IRMAS
ARTIGO 1°. As irmas devem satisfazer a
quota mensal de 25 cents. A joia a entrada
sera 1 dollar.
ARTIGO 2°. Devem cumprir com o preceito
quaresmal e confessar-se e commungar na
festa annual da irmandade.
ARTIGO 3°. Quando adoecer alguma irma
as mais devem visital-a tantas vezes quantas
lhes seja possivel e conveniente. Em caso
de morte sao todas obrigadas a assistir as
exeq uias na Egreja.
ARTIGo 4°. Havera uma reuniao todos os
mezes (no 2° nomingo do mez) para pagarem
suas pautas e tratar dos negocios da irmandade.
§ UNrco. Alem d 'estes deveres, todas as
irmas procurarao interessar-se pelo acceio e
limpeza da Egreja e suas pertenc:;as.
DIREITOS DAS IRMAS.
ARTIGO 5°. As irmas terao todos os mezes
uma missa celebrada por sua intenc;ao: no
mez de Novembro a missa sera applicada
pelas al mas dos mem bros fallecidos.
ARTIGO 6°. Cada irma tera, por sua morte,
uma missa cantada, de corpo presente; e
mais cinco missas rezadas.
ARTIGO 7°. A irm.a q ue fallecer e estiver
em falta com as suas rnensalidades, nos
�ultimos quatro mezes, perde o direito a todo
o beneficio.
ARTIGO 8°. A irma q ue, devendo ser
piedosa, temente a Deus e edificante na
sociedade, se tornar escandalosa e remissa no
cumprimento dos deveres marcados n'estes
estatutos, correra. o risco de ser eliminada da
irmandade.
Do cumprimento dos deveres acima expostos resultara o natural privilegio dos
direitos tambem mencionados.
Que O Born Deus lbes dispense a sua grac;a,
e a Virgem Nossa Senhora do Rosario os
tome sob a sua protec~ao.
HYMNO A NOSSA SENHORA DO ROSARIO
ij
A Virgem do Rosario,
A Filha de Siao
N6s filhas exaltamos
No canto e na ora~ao.
CoRo.
Louvores entoemos.
Cantemos com fervor
A' Virgem do Rosario
A mae do santo amor.
Os vossosgozos, Virgem,
Humildes contemplamos,
Devotas do Rosario
Com elles exultamos.
CoRo.
Louvores, etc.
Do Filho os tormentos
Contritas meditamos,
Da mae as fundas dores
Affiictas recordamos.
CORO,
Louvores, etc.
REV. J. V. ROSA, Pastor.
Do Filho os triumphos
Alegres celebramos,
Da mae as altas glorias
Com ju bilo cantamos.
CoRo.
Louvores, etc.
CoRo.
Alegres e ferventes,
Com paz e uniao.
Devotos invoquemos
Da Virgem protec~ao.
Louvores, etc.
�MYSTERIOS DO ROSARIO
MYSTERIOS GOSOSOS.
(Para as segundas e quintas feiras, e domiogos do
Advento e seguintes ate a Quaresma exclusi vameote.}
N'este 1° Mysterio meditemos na ANNUNCIAc;;Ao DO ANJO.-a virtude da humildade.
N'este 2° Mysterio meditemos na V1s1TA<;Ao
DE MARIA.-o exemplo da caridade.
N'este 3° Mysterio meditemos no NASCIMENTO
DO SALVADOR.-o desapego do muodo.
N'este 4° Mysterlo meditemos na PuRIFICA<;AO
E APRESENTA<;AO.-a virtude da pureza.
N'este 5° Mysterio meditemos no REENCONTRO
DE JESUS.-o espirito da obediencia.
MYSTERIOS DOLOROSOS.
(Para as ten;as e sextas feiras, domingos da
Quaresma.)
N'este 1° Mysterio meditemos na AGONIA DO
HoRTO.-o recolhimento na orai;ao.
N'este 2° Mysterio meditemos na FLAGELLA<;Ao DO PRETORIO-a mortificai;ao dos sentidos
N'este 3° Mysterio meditemos na CoRoA<;Ao
D1ESPINHOS.-a mortificai;ao do espirito.
N'este 4° Myfterio meditemos no LEVAMENTO
DA CRUZ.-a virtude da paciencie.
N'este 5° Mysterio meditemos na CRUCIFIXAO
DO SALAADOR.-o espiritio da abnegai,ao.
MYSTERIOS GLORIOSOS.
(Para as quartas feiras, sabbados e domingos
desde a Paschoa ate ao Adveoto exclusivamente.)
N'este Mysterio meditemos na RESURREI<;Ao
DE JESUs.-o resurgimento espiritual.
N'este 2° Mystetio ineditemos na AscENSAO
DO SALVADOR.-a esperani;a no Ceo.
N'este 3° Mysterio meditemos na V1NDA DO
ESPIRITO SANTO.-o amor da caridade.
N'este 4° Mysterjo meditemos na AssUMP<;Ao
DE MARIA SS.-os desejos d'uma boa morte.
N'este 5° Mysterio meditemos na CoRoAc;;Ao
DE MARia SS.-os bens da gloria celeste.
0 Rosario
e a devo~ao
predilecta de Maria.
A devo~ao quotidiana do Rosario e uma
fonte perpetua de santifi.::ac;;ao, de gra~as e de
s alva~ao. (Urbano IV.)
0 Rosario e o meio mais efficaz, depois do
Sacrificio da Missa, para dar allivio e libertar
as almas do purgatorio.
(Sto. Affonso M. de Ligorio.)
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History
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Lowell (Mass.)
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Estatutos da Irmandade de Nossa Senhora do Rosario (1902)
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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Statues for the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Rosary society at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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Diamond Jubilee
OF THE DEDICATION OF
T. ANTHONY'S CHURCH
Lowell, Massachusetts
1908
1983
�Hist6ria
History
***
Tanto quanto e sabido foi em 1850 que uma consideravel col6nia de Portugueses se fixou em Lowell.
A fama desta cidade como principal centro industrial do mundo daquela epoca atrafu-os aqui na
esperanca dum melhor nfvel de vida para si e para os seus entes queridos.
A sua primeira accao de conjunto foi fundar uma lgreja. Consequentemente em Janeiro de 1901
um grupo de portugueses viajou ate Cambridge para falar com o Rev. Ant6nio J. Pimentel o qual tinha
sido enviado para aquela cidade pelo Bispo de Angra, Acores, afim de trabalhar com os emigrantes portugueses de East Boston e Cambridge. A sua missao era pedir para que ele intercedesse junto das autoridades
eclesiasticas afim de que fosse fundada uma lgreja em Lowell. A primeira reuniao com o Padre Pimentel
teve lugar no Fair Hall da lgreja de S. Pedro durante Fevereiro e Marco de 1901. 0 Salao Odd Fellows
foi utilizado ate Abril e no dia 19 de Maio de 1901 a primeira lgreja, um pequeno ediffcio de madeira
situado no cruzamento das ruas Congre~s e Gorham e que tinha sido comprado aos Metodistas, foi inaugurada. Nessa altura o numero de paroquianos era de 950.
Em 1901 o Rev. Joaquim V. Rosa chegou da llha do Pico, Acores e foi nomeado o primeiro Pastor.
Em 1905 juntou-se-lhe o Rev. Paul Despouy que foi seu assistente ate 1907. 0 Padre Despouy de origem
francesa, falava portugues fluentemente tendo passado varios anos em Portugal onde seu pai tinha sido
diplomata de carreira.
A pequena lgreja continuou a servir como casa de oracao ate 1907 quando uma contf nua emigracao
de Portugueses exigiu a aquisicao duma igreja maior. Sob a direccao do Padre Rosa foram angariados fundos para esse fim entre a col6nia Portuguesa Foi comprado terreno na Central St. e a bencao da primeira
pedra teve lugar em 28 de Novembro de 1907. Embora somente a cave da planta original estivesse completa, a lgreja foi oficialmente inaugurada no dia 30 de Maio de 1908.
Em 1911 o Padre Rosa voltou para o Pico deixando a lgreja entregue a Sua Excelencia Joseph Reed
da Silva, natural de Portugal que tinha vindo a este Pafs para inaugurar uma nova lgreja portuguesa em
Fall River. Nessa epoca desencadeou-se em Portugal uma crise polftica que forcou Sua Excelencia a adiar
a partida ate 1924 completando 13 anos como Pastor. Durante a administracao do Bispo Silva o Rev. John
S. Perry serviu como assistente de 1916 ate 1923.
No seguimento da sua ordenacao pela Diocese de Boston o Rev. Joseph T. Grillo natural de S. Miguel,
Acores, veio para Lowell onde serviu a lgreja desde Outubro de 1923 ate a sua morte em Novembro de
1948. Sob a sua orienta,;ao a dfvida original foi paga e foi construfdo o belo pavimento interior ainda hoje
existente. Durante os anos 1933 - 1935 teve como assistente o Padre Te6filo Oliveira.
Quando em 1946 o Padre Grillo adoeceu gravemente, o receio de que a lfngua portuguesa deixasse
de ser falada na sua muito estimada lgreja, levou-o a escrever ao Bispo da Guarda em Portugal implorandolhe para enviar um ou mais padres para este pafs. Em resposta ao seu apelo o Rev. John F. Si.Iva chegou
em Marco de 1947. Em Outubro do mesmo ano juntou-se-lhe o Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, ja falecido, e que
mais tarde se tornou Pastor da lgreja de Santo Ant6nio de Cambridge.
Depois da morte do Padre Grillo no dia 6 de Novembro de 1948 o Arcebispo Richard J. Cushing
nomeou o Padre Silva administrador da lgreja de Santo Ant6nio ate a sua reforma por doenca no dia 2
de Abril de 1978. Durante a administra9ao do Padre Sllv a lgr ja fol compl tamente remodelada. Da
u d dlca,;ao ea Comunidade
strutura original foi levantado o belo edif1cio que hoje exi t como trlbuto
I tldo p lo R v. Joseph L. Capote de
Portuguesa de Lowell. Durante o seu mandato o Padr Silv fol
rvlu d Jun ho de 1952 ate Fevereiro
Nov mbro de 1949 ate Setembro de 1950 e Rev. Ant6nlo Pinto qu
d 1954. No dia 15 de Novembro de 1972 juntou- lh o R v. u blo F. Sliva, actual pastor que foi
nom do por Sua Emin~ncia o Cardeal Humb rto S. M d lro m M io d 1978.
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f mlll
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ob ori ntac o do Padre Eusebio (como I
m contlnu do a crescer e prosp rar. D vldo um r
t m Junt do a par6quia.
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, tr n mltlndo o esp[ rito dos nossos
cultura profundamente
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***
As early as 1850 we learn that a sizeable Portuguese colony had already settled in Lowell. Its fame
as one of the principal industrial centers of the world attracted them here in search of the opportunity to
make a better way of life for themselves and their loved ones.
The first concerted movement of this community was to establish a church. Subsequently, in January,
1901, a group of men journeyed to East Cambridge to speak with Rev. Anthony J. Pimentel who had been
sent there by the bishop of Angra, Azores, to labor among the Portuguese immigrants in East Boston and
Cambridge. Their request was that he intercede with church authorities for a parish to be established in
Lowell, Massachusetts. The first meeting with Fr. Pimentel was held in Fair Hall of St. Peter's parish
during February and March, 1901. Odd Fellows Hall was used until April and, on May 19, 1901, the first
church, a small wooden structure at Congress and Gorham streets, purchased from the Primitive Methodists,
was dedicated. At that time communicants numbered 950.
In 1901 Rev. Joaquim V. Rosa arrived from the island of Pico, Azores, and was named the first
pastor. He was joined in 1905 by Rev. Paul Despouy who assisted him until 1907. Fr. Dupouy, of French
origin, spoke Portuguese fluently, having spent his early years in Portugal where his father served in the
diplomatic corps.
The little church continued to serve as a house of worship until 1907 when continued migration
of_Portuguese necessitated the acquisition of a larger church. Under the direction of Fr. Rosa, funds were
raised throughout the Portuguese colony for this purpose. Land on Central Street was purchased and the
blessing of the cornerstone, by Archbishop William O'Connell, took place on November 28, 1907. Although
only the basement of the original design had been completed, the church was officially dedicated on May
I
30, 1908.
In 1911, Fr. Rosa returned to Pico leaving the church in the hands of His Excellency Joseph Reed
da Silva, a native of Portugal, who had arrived to dedicate a new Portuguese church in Fall River. During
that time, a crucial period developed in the Portuguese government and His Excellency deferred his departure until 1924, completing 13 years as pastor. During Bishop da Silva's tenure, Rev. John S. Perry served
as assistant pastor from 1916 to 1923.
Foll?win? his ordination to the archdiocese of Boston, Rev. Joseph T. Grillo, a native of Sao Miguel,
Azores, arrived in Lowell where he served from October, 1923 until his death in November, 1948. Under
his guidance the original debt was paid and the beautiful terrazo floor which presently enhances our church
'
was installed. During the years 1933 - 1935 he was assisted by Father Te6filo Oliveira.
When, in 1946, Fr. Grillo became critically ill, the fear that the Portuguese language would cease
t~ be spoken in his belove~ church prompted him to write to the bishop of Guarda in Portugal, imploring
him to send one or more priests to this country. In answer to his appeal, Rev. John F. Silva arrived on March,
1947. In October he was joined by Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, now deceased, who later became pastor of
St. Anthony's in Cambridge.
Upon Fr. Grillo's death on November 6, 1948, Archbishop Richard J. Cushing appointed Fr. Silva
to administer St. Anthony's, until his retirement, due to illness, on April 2, 1978.
Under Fr. Silva's administration the church underwent a complete transformation. From the original
basement structure rose the modern, beautiful edifice that stands, as a tribute to him and the Portuguese
community of Lowell.
During his tenu~e, ~r. Silva was assisted by Rev. Joseph L. Capote from November, 1949 to September,
1950 and Rev. Antonio Pinto who served from June, 1952 until February, 1954. On November 15, 1972
he was joined by Rev. Eusebio F. Silva, present pastor, who was so named by His Eminence Cardinal Humberto
S. Medeiros on May, 1978.
Under Fr. Eusebio (as he is lovingly known by his parishioners) the church has continued to prosper
and grow. Due to recent increases in immigration quotas, hundreds of new families have been added to
the parish.
Thus we find, as we complete 75 years of existence, that we are carrying on in the spirit of our
forefathers by preserving in this cosmopolitan city of Lowell, a trace of our own deeply religious culture
and traditions.
-Deolinda M. Mello
�His Excellency
Bishop Henry Joseph R. da Silva
Rev. Joaquim V. Rosa
Rev. Joseph T. Grillo
Rev. John F. Silva
Rev. Eusebio F. Silva
�COMMI'ITEE
Committees
Back Row:
Joseph A. Camara, Entertainment;
Manuel Correa; Richard Roberto;
Joao A. Da Silva; Anthony Da Costa;
Aristides De Sousa, Banquet Tickets
Chairman; Joseph Mendonca; Antonio
Felix, Ball Chairman; Dimas Espinola,
Master of Ceremonies.
Front Row:
Patricia Camara, Ball Tickets Chairman;
Sally Correa; Antoinette Sousa,
Patrons; Alda M. Rocha, Ball CoChairman, Rose Da Costa, Banquet
Tickets Co-Chairman; Wilhemina L.
Gouveia, Decorations,
Maria Mendonca, Maria C. Espinola.
\
Back Row: Ernest Ramalho, Treasurer; Anthony Mendonsa, Publicity; Maria Alice Reis,
Corresponding Secretary; Attorney Herbert Pitta, Banquet Co--Chainnan. Front Row: Mary
Silva, Souvenir Book Chainnan; Mary Varoski, Souvenir Book Co-Chainnan; Gladys Picanso,
General Chairman; Angelina Mello, Recording Secretary; Rita Pitta, Banquet Chairman.
STAFF
Back Row: Edward Machado, Deacon Richard Rocha, Luis Gomes, John Hunt.
Front Row: Delores Machado, Rev. Eusebio Silva, Honorary Chairman, Almerinda
Gomes, Beatrice Cunha.
Back Row:
Manuel Silva, Joan Varoski, Souvenir
Book; Linda Daigle, Souvenir Book;
Joseph Freitas; Anthony Roderick;
Edward Santos, Ball Co-Chairman,
Theresa Alves; Ana Candida;
Henry De Sousa, Radio Advertising.
Front Row:
Leonor Puzon; Mary C. Alves;
Isabelle Gonsalves;
Deolinda Mello, Correspondence;
Mary S. Roderick, Ball Tickets
Co-Chairman; Nair F. Simao,
Nancy Silva, Isabel Gomes,
Evelyn Lawrence.
Insets (l-r):
Rose Ramos, Decorations; Flora Athaido.
USHERS
Back Row:
Antonio C. Silva, Joseph Ferreira,
Francisco Conceicao, Virginio Silva,
Antonio Rosa.
Front Row:
Anthony Conceicao, Anthony Dias,
Manuel Cunha, Leonard Gendron,
Frederick Avila.
�In memory of
Em memoria do meu
my Beloved Husband
saudozo marido
LINO PICANSO
LINO PICANSO
,Jn .:ffltmoriam
a lifetime
of service
dedicated to
his God
his parish,
his family.
I
-❖,
Anthony (Tony) Silva
que foi um dedicado servidor
da Igreja de Santo Antonio
···Lh he. Look Lh
- e r·ew yedrs Cod dV .
Louched
. e h11n and
e lives of so mdny wilh h,s L,me,8his
. IO \'e
Ldlenl d11d Ilie':>
Mrs. Gladys Picanso
and children
T:is me'.nurial spunsured
. II .v a frlt'nd un behalf f
a those v,hu k11ew T.: Jiff u
and
miss iii;;,:
�IN MEMORY
OFMY
BELOVED WIFE
Mary D. Goines
IN MEMORY
OFOUR
DEAR MOTHER
Mary D. Goines
1911-1977
1911-1977
ANTONIO R. GOMES
THE CHILDREN
�IN MEMOR Y OF
In Memory
MY BELOVED HUSBAND
of
ALFRED ANDREWS
ABRAHAO M. PITTA
JESUINA C. PITTA
JOAO de FREITAS
LUZIA de FREITAS
Grandparents
HERBERT PITTA, SR.
Father
Atty. Herbert Pitta, Jr.
Rita D. Pitta
Matthew H. Pitta
�With Fondest Memories
In memory of
my beloved
of
husband, GEORGE SOUSA
MANUEL PERRY
JOHN PERRY
grandson, BRUCE WAITERS
brothet; MANUEL ESPINOLA
ANTHONY and JOSEPHINE SEMAN
FILOMENA MENDONCA
MARY MEDEIROS
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Seman
Mrs. Manuel Perry
Mrs. Antoinette Sousa
�In Memory of
***
COSTODIA AND MANUEL BRAGA
In Memory of
FOSTER BRAG A
ARTHUR F. BRAGA
WILHELMINA (Braga) SOUSA
FOSTER BRAGA
Remembered
by Wife and Children
JOHN MARTIN REBELLO
HONORATO SOUSA
MANUEL CORREIA de SILVA
-Requested by the Braga Family
MRS. HILDA BRAGA
MR. AND MRS. ROBERT E BRAGA AND FAMILY
MR. AND MRS. FRANK JENKINS AND FAMILY
�In memory of my beloved husband
A memorla de meu adorado marl.do
In Memory of
Our Beloved Mother and Father
THERESA and JULIO COELHO
Daughters:
MRS. JOHN (Deolinda) MENDONSA
MRS . JOSEPH (Dolores) LEITE
MR. and MRS . ABEL (Ida) ALVES
MR. and MRS. EDWARD (Gladice) McMORROW
MR. and MRS. CHARLES (Mary) BRYGIDER
FRANK LEANDRO
Mrs. Irene Lurdes Leandro
�Em mem6ria de
MANUEL VIEIRA MENDONCA
Sadly Missed . ..
Not Forgotten
JOHN DIAS
LENA COSTA DIAS
Lembrado por sua esposa, e ti/hos,
MARIA ELISA MENDONCA
MANUEL F. MENDONCA
MARIA E. SILVA
JOSEPH G. MENDONCA
JOHN G. MENDONCA
ANTHONY E. MENDONCA
-E Familias
-Deanna and Dennis
�tlJ~
IN.MEMORIAM
PORTUGUESE AMERICAN VETERANS
WHO MADE THE SUPREME SACRIFICE FOR THEIR COUNTRY
WORLD WAR ONE
In Memory of
Our Beloved Husband and Father
MANUEL MACHADO
Manuel Martin
Manuel Perry
WORLD WAR TWO
Francis R. Almeida
Charles Caires
Joseph Costa
Edward Espinola
Charles A. Perreira
Manuel Perreira
Charles C. Perry
Thomas B. Perry
Frank E. Silva
Frank Sousa
John S. Vieira
VIETNAM CONFLICT
Walter L. Silva Lemieux
Joseph L. Gomes Vallee
DECEASED COMRADES SINCE WORLD WAR TWO
REMEMBERED BY
Wife:
BERTHA
Children:
JOHN • MARY • JOSEPH • VIRGINIA
ROSE ANN • ROSEIYN • DOROTHY ANN
EDWARD
Olga Abreau
John Mendonsa
Richard Alves
Anthony Monteiro
John Amaral
Manuel "Skeets" Moniz
Joseph Andrade
Anthony Oliveira
John C. Avila
James Oliveira
Leonard "Leo" Barros
Arthur Perry
Manuel S. Bettencourt
David Perry
Americo Caires
George Perry
Manuel Caires
John Perry
John Camacho
Joseph Perry
Richard Camacho
Michael Perry
Joseph Coelho
Phillip Perry
John Costa
Manuel J. Picanso
Manuel Ramos
Anthony "Babe" Cunha
Joseph Dias
David Rodrigues
Manuel "Spike" Estrella
John Rodrigues
Joseph Faria
Manuel Silva Se
Manuel Goes Fernandes
Manuel Sequeira
James Ferreira
Joseph "Rocka" Silva
Manuel C. Ferreira
Arthur Sousa
Manuel Francisco
John Sousa, Jr.
Joseph Leite
Joseph A. Sousa
Francis C. Loueiro
Joseph "Lisbon" Sousa
Emanuel Martin
Raymond Sousa
Charles Mello
Remembered by: Commander - Edward Santos
Sergeant At Arms - Leo Sousa
Treasurer - Manuel Correa
�This beautiful painting of the Holy Trinity
was donated to our church
in loving memory of
JOSE AND ROSE FRANCISCO
founders and devoted workers
In mem o,yo f
Pet er F. Gau gha n
Remem bered by
his loving wife, Laura
Donated by: Manuel and 0ally Correa
�In Memory of
With Loving Memories of
DANIE L S. SILVA
founder of
PIONEER SUPER MARKET, INC.
MANU EL S. SILVA
421 CENTRAL ST. , LOWELL, MASS.
and daughter-in-law
GLADY S SILVA
Remembered by:
MRS. CHARLOTTE SILVA
MISS RITA SILVA
MR. and MRS. MICHAEL BURKE and SON
Mrs. Katherine Silva
Mr. Daniel Silva and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Silva and Family
�In Memory of
ANTONIO PICANSO
MANUEL PICANSO
MARY PICANSO MEDEIROS
JOSEPH DiRUBBO
In
Memory
of
JOHN :MEDEIRO S
A:MELIA :MEDEIRO S
GEORGE :MEDEIRO S
:MARY ARSENAU LT
HENRY HI:MBER
•
Mrs. Elsie DiRubbo
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Picanso
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Quattrochi
Judy and John
�In Memory of
Em Mem6ria de
MR. FRANCIS C. SILVA
MR. MANUEL REIS SILVA
MRS. ROSE EMILINDA SILVA
FRANK AGRELLA
JOSEPH AGRELLA
AUGUSTA OLNAL
E PELAS ALMAS DO PURGATORIO
Martin and Madeline Silva
-Rosa Agrella
�In Loving Memory of My Parents and Brother
MANUEL S. BETTENCOURT, SR.
ALEXANDRIA M. BETTENCOURT
MANUELS.BETTENCOUR~JR.
In Memory
of Our Parents . ..
MR. MANUEL SILVA
MRS. MARY A. SILVA
•
Remembered by:
MR. ARTHUR
J. SILVA
MRS. BEATRICE HOGAN
MRS. FLORENCE HILTON
Your Loving Daughter and Sister,
EMMA BETTENCOURT GATZIMOS
�In Memory of
In Memory of ...
ATTORNEY MANUEL RAMOS, JR.
1923 - 1980
MR. LINO BE'I"I'ENCOURT
A Token of Love and Affection
to a Brother
I Will Always Remember
MRS. MARIA Bb'I"I'ENCOURT
-JOE
MISS MILDRE D SILVA
MISS ADA SILVA
In Memory of
MANUEL AND HERMINIA F. RAMOS
MARIA PORCINA ESPINOLA
-Remembered by Mr. and Mrs. Ewald Peters
-by Joseph and Grace Freitas
In loving memory of our beloved
Husband and Father:
In Memory of ...
MR. AND MRS. BELARM INO C. LEITE
TEBE RT P. MEL LO
MR. AND MRS. JOHN J. FOLEY, SR.
MISS RITA M. FOLEY
Deolinda M. Mello
Robert A. Mello
-John and Mary Foley
�In Memory of. ..
IN MEMORIAM:
IN MEMORIAM:
Alice L. Alves Hoar
Daniel & Constantina Freitas
Julia Freitas
Alda Freitas Dastou
Manuel & Julia C. Goncalves
Remembered by:
Mr. & Mrs. Manuel J. Alves, Sr.
Mr. & Mrs. Manuel J. Alves, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs. Daniel J. Alves
Sister Susan Alice Hoar, S.N.D.
William H. Hoar
1\,1:A:NUEL C. SILVA
and
Remembered by:
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
Mr.
& Mrs. Manuel J. Alves, Sr.
& Mrs. Joseph M. Freitas
& Mrs. E. James (Dolores Freitas) Stavrakas
& Mrs. Manuel G. Freitas
& Mrs. Armando (Mary E. Freitas) Santos
& Mrs. John F. Freitas
R. George Dastou & Sons, Robert & William
1\,1:ARY S. SILVA
-Beverly, Donald and Jeffrey Cancella
In Memory of . ..
In Loving Memory of . ..
ANTONIO and MARIA PICANSO
HERMAN G. CANCELLA ...................... Died 1974
MARIA NASCUvffiNTO CANCELLA ........ Died 1972
Father and Mother
MANUEL PICANSO
Brother
JESSE B. DePONTE .............................. Died 1977
(Founder and first sexton of St. Anthony's in Lowell)
MARIA E. DePONTE ............................ Died 1977
Wife and Daughter
ANGELINE D. CANCELLA
JOSEPH and MARIA de CONCEICAO AVILA
Father and Mother
Remembered by:
MR. AND MRS. FREDERICK AVILA
�In Loving Memo ry of...
In Memoriam . ..
MANU EL and MARIA VIEIRA
MR. and MRS. ANTHERO SANTOS
MR. and MRS. CHARLES (Lena) CAMARA
CHAR LES and TINA VIEIRA
JOHN VIEIRA
WILLI AM VIEIRA
MRS. ALICE M. DEJESUS
Remembered by:
GEORGE VIEIRA
EVELYN PROULX
MARY NEWELL
ROSE VIEIRA
From: EDWARD, ROLAND, AVILA SANTOS
and JULIA ROCHA
In Memo ry of
In Loving Memo ry of. ..
MR. and MRS. JOSEP H SOUSA
My Beloved Husband
JOSEP H SOUSA
JOH N G. PUZ ON
MARY B. SOUSA
ARTHU R J. SOUSA
By: LILLIAN M. SOUSA
HELEN O'BRIEN
-Mrs. Leonor Puzon
�In Memo ry of
In Memo ry of...
JOHN P. MACH ADO
FRAN CISCA MACH ADO
ALBER T MACH ADO
JOHN MACH ADO
FRAN K MACH ADO
RAOU L PIMEN TAL
JOSEP H SANT OS
SOFIA SANT OS
-Rose Pimental
-Miss Emily Machado
In Memo ry of
In Memo ry of
GEORGE CUNHA
MANUEL and CLARA INNUCENCIO
JOHN F., YVON NE AND
AND
RAYM OND SOUS A
JOSEPH and CARLOTTA CUNHA
-Remembered lly: Hilda Cunha
-Remembered lly: Leo and Grace Sousa
�Em Mem6ria ...
In Memory of
(Marido) JOAO R. ALMEID A
E
MANUE L MERIN O AND
MARY ESPINO LA MERIN O
(Filhos) JOSE R. ALMEID A
FRANK R. ALMEID A
JOAO R. ALMEID A, JR.
Lembrado par esposa
AMELIA ALMEIDA
E
AMELIA R. TUTTLE (filha)
GEORGE R. ALMEIDA (filho)
-Remembered by: Niece, Rita Walters
In Memory of
In Memory of the Deceased members
of our families
MARIA A. FERREI RA and JOSEPH FERREI RA
Leo & Pauline Silva
REMEMBERE D BY:
SONS, DAUGHTERS and DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
Lovin8 Memories or
TONY 6ILVA
MANU EL C. FERREI RA
REMEMBERE D BY:
WIFE, SISTERS and BROTHERS
1935 -
1976
Church Bulletin Originator
CCD Director/Teacher/Designer
and Builder of Original Classrooms
Mary, Anthony and Nancy
�IN MEMORIAM
Em Mem6ria de
Anthony E. Mendonsa
Anna P. Mendonsa
John Mendonsa
Rose Mendonsa
Catherine Mendonsa
ROSA I. SANTOS VEIGA
2-15-1911 - 1-7-1982
Lembrada por:
Marido, ALBERTINO M. VEIGA
Filho, MANUEL JORGE VEIGA
Filhas, QUELMINDA VEIGA MENDONSA E
LEONTINA S.V. SILVA
REMEMBERED BY:
Mrs. F. Vernon (Macy) Wain
Mrs. Harry (Marion) Cunha
Mrs. Frank (Jenny) Silveria
Mrs. Edward (Ann) Reilly
Mrs. Adeline Pulaski
Mrs. Alice Pace
Mrs. Deolinda Mendonsa
Anthony R. Mendonsa
Roland J. Mendonsa
Jn;!ffltmoriam
JOHN MENDONSA
Em Mem6ria de
MANUEL A. CUNHA
Recordado com saudade por sua:
Esposa, FRANCELINA C. VEIGA CUNHA
10-9-1910 - 7-16-1980
In Memory of . ..
MRS. ADELINE R JANEIRO
MR. WILLIAM C. JANEIRO
MRS. BLANCHE JANEIRO
REV. JOSEPH T. GRILLO
MRS. MARIE FRATUS
-Adeline Janeiro
A Mem6ria de
JOSE MARIA CLARO
Com a eterna saudade de sua esposa, filha, genro e neto
Qemembered by his wife,
Deolinda M. Mendonsa and J:'amily
\
ALICE RODRIGUES CLARO
MARIA ALICE REIS
DOMINGOS REIS
NUNO PEDRO REIS
�In Memory of ...
In Memory of ...
JOSEPH and RITA MARTI N
ANTON IO e MARIA da CONCE ICAO BARRO S
JAMES and MARY FALCO N
LEO BARRO S
-Rememb ered by: The Barros Family
-Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Falcon
In Memory of ...
In Memory of . ..
MANU EL da SILVA
HAZEL ROBER TO
ALFRE D ROBER TO
MARY LEAL CHARE TTE
ANNE SHIRLE Y da SILVA
-Rememb ered by: Mary da Silva and Children
-Richard Roberto
Memories of my Beloved Husband . ..
In Memory of. . .
VIRGIN IA R. SANTO S
ISABEL S. RAYMO ND
MANUE L R. SANTO S
ANNA S. RAYMO ND
RAYM OND D. SOUSA
-Maria B. Sousa
-Virgi,nia Roberto
In Memory of my Beloved Father. ..
MANU EL ESPINO LA DUART E
-By his son Gabriel E. Duarte & Family
In Memoriam . ..
FRANC ISCO J. FURTA DO
MARIA AUGUS TA FURTA DO RAYMO ND
CLEME NTINA FURTA DO PSIAHA S
MARIA FURTA DO BALAK IN
Mrs. Margaret F. Gordon
George A. Furtado
�In Loving Memory
In Loving Memory of . ..
of
LOUIS and MARIA FREITAS
JOSEPH ANTHONY FLORIA
ARTHUR FREITAS
Marie Floria, Beloved Wife
Brenda and Joseph Floria, Children
-Mary R. Freitas
Em Mem6ria de . ..
In Memory of Our Families . ..
MANUEL MACHADO - BALBINA de JESUS
MR. AND MRS. JOHN J. THOMAS
FIRMINO DONGA - ANA da COSTA
Hayward, California
-Martinho Machado e Familia
In Memory of . ..
In Memory of ...
MR. and MRS. ANTONIO FERNANDES
MR. FRANK FERNANDES
MR. and MRS. JOHN CORREIA De SILVA
ANASTASIO DeJESUS and FAMILY
and
FRANK SILVA and FAMILY
-Encarnation (Kay) Silva
-Mr. & Mrs. John De Silva
Castro Valley, California
In Memory of . ..
In Loving Memory of . ..
MR.. PETER 0 . LAWRENCE
MRS. MARY F. LAWRENCE
:MR. JOHN De SILVA
:MRS. JANICE LAWRENCE De SILVA
NANCY and KAREN De SILVA
MANUEL C. SILVA and MARIA SILVA
REMEMBERED BY:
MR. and MRS. JEFF SILVA
MR. and MRS. NELSON SILVA and FAMILY
�In Memory of...
Em Mem6ria de . ..
ANTONIO AUGUSTO LOBAO
In Loving
Memory...
JOSE M. & CHRISTINA DUARTE SOUSA
JOSE VALERIANO & ADELAIDE SOUSA
-Maria Rosario Lobao e filhos
ANTONIO G. CALDEIRA
ANTONIO G. CALDEIRA,
Nicholas DiRubbo
JR.
DR. ARMANDO & MARGARET SOUSA MORAIS
LOUIS & MARIA RODRICK
In Memory of . ..
LEO RODRICK
MRS. WILHEMINA A. MACHADO
Remembered by:
Wife OLIVIA
and
Daughter ANN
-Phyllis E. Machado
In Memoriam . ..
In Loving
Memory of ...
1-<~NCISCO M. BETTENCOURT
MARIA A. BETTENCOURT
JOSE C. BETTENCOURT
REMEMBERED BY:
JOSE M. BETTENCOURT
EZACIRA BETTENCOURT
MR. and MRS . ANTHONY SILVA
MRS. GLADYS SILVA
MR. and MRS. JOAQUIM SILVA
MRS. CHARLOTTE LOBAS
Remembered by:
Anthony & Mary S. Caldeira Rodrick
In Loving
Memory ...
George Pereira
Sidalia and Antonio Pereira
MRS. PAULINE CASELLE
Em Mem6ria de . ..
MARIA TOMASIA - MANUEL JOAQUIM
ANTONIA LOBAO - CONCEICAO LOBAO
MANUELE FELISMINA LOBAO
e filhas
ELSA OLIVEIRA
IVONE CONDE
Remembered by:
Remembered by:
Mr. & Mrs. James McGovern
Marion Pereira
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Siaglo
and Daughters
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Silva, Jr.
Theresa, Priscilla
�Em Mem6ria de
HENRY CHAMPAGNE
5-24-1945 -
11-22-1967
Saudosamente lembrado por sua
Esposa Urbina Champagne e Filhos,
Sogro Manuel J. Esp[ no la e
Sogra Estefania Esp[ no la
In Memory of
MANUEL SOUSA SILVA
Remembered by:
Son Manuel Silva, Daughter-in-Law Quelmina Silva
and grandchildren
Gene, Donald, Kenneth, Maria de Lourdes, Joanne,
Eric, Richard, and Scott
In Memoriam
Mary and Frank Silveira
Presented by:
THE SILVERIA FAMILY
In Memoriam for . ..
In Memory of . ..
Em mem6ria dos meus pais ...
Emilio Esteves e
Lena Constancia Pires
MANUEL GONSALVES
SANTI F. MISITANO
-by: Mary E. Rourke (niece)
-Wives and Families
In Memory of . ..
JOSEPH SOUSA
ELSIE REIS
MARTIN and MARY SILVA
MANUEL and AURORA (Correa) SOUSA
-Mrs. Evangeline Sousa
In Memory of . ..
Gabriella Pinta Santos
Joseph Cunha Santos
Remembered by:
daughter, Laura
son-in-law, Walter Van Dinter
grandchildren, Walter and Doreen
In Loving Memory . ..
Em Mem6ria ...
Senhorinha & Joseph DeJesus
Francisco and Getarea Melo
Manuel and Maria dos Santos
In Memory of
-Mrs. Maria Pires Gil
In Memory of . ..
Bento & Maria (Freitas) Camara
Laura Pimental
Luiza and Agostinho Pimental
Requested by:
ALEXANDER
J. & GABRIELLA McKINNON
Em Mem6ria ...
-Vivian Martin
Im Memory of . ..
Rita Melo e Manuel Correia de Melo
Ana e Manuel Silva
Carmelita Silva
Edward Silva
Nuno Andrade
Joseph C. Leite
-Mrs. Joseph Leite
-Luisa Melo Andrade
In Memory of . ..
In Memory of . ..
MANUEL A. and
ANTONIA P. RIBEIRO
Mr. Joseph S. Ferreira
Presented by:
SANDRA and JOHN SILVERIA
-Joao and Maria Mendon9a
Requested by:
BELLE and MARY
J. RIBEIRO
-Mrs. Adelaide Ferreira
�In Memory of . ..
Maria P. Pereira
Domingos J. Pereira
Joseph D. Pereira
Thom.as D. Pereira
Anthony D. Pereira
-Requested by Domingos Pereira, fr.
In Memory of . ..
In Loving Memory of . ..
Mrs. Curina Cortez
Louis E. and Mary E. Veiga
-By: Mr. and Mrs. John Cortez
From daughter: Rosemary E. Veiga
In Memory of . ..
Em Mem6ria de . ..
Frank Braga e
Ernest and Marylou Norwood
Dedicado por:
HERMINIA BRAGA e FAMILIA
In Loving Memory of . ..
Manuel Bettencourt, Jr.
ISABELLE OLIVEIRA
DIANE RONDEAU
JOANNE OLIVEIRA
SUZANNE OLIVEIRA
In Loving Memory . ..
Joseph Nobrega
Peter J. Nobrega
-By: Alice C. Silva
-Mr. and Mrs. George Mello
Mrs. Leonore Andrade
and
-Mrs. George McQuaide (daughter)
Aldemar Leite
Alvarino Leite
-Maria de Lourdes Leite
EMILY BETTENCOURT
In Memory of . ..
In Memory of ...
In Loving Memory of . ..
The Lawrence Family
Mary & Manuel C. Picanso
Maria Amalia Camara
-Requested by: Bill Picanso
Jose Camara
Joseph A. & Patricia A. Camara
James Oliveira
from:
The Deceased Members
of Our Families
In Memoria ...
In Memory of . ..
Deceased Members of Her Family
Requested by his wife:
In Memory of . ..
-Requested by: Evelyn Lawrence
In Memory of . ..
Mr. & Mrs. J. Manuel Silva
Augusta C. Pereira
Leonel Rodrigues
-Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Braga
En memoria dos meus pais ...
George Silva Mello
Maria de Almeida
Antonio F. de Almeida
-George S. Mello
In Memory of . ..
ROSA E. ds:1 SILVA
JOAO A. SANTOS
MANUEL A. da SILVA
RAMIRO BRANDAO
MARIA G. M. BRANDAO
PEDRO MARIA A. S. AREIA
MARIA A. B. L. AREIA
-Walter and Teresa Santos
�In Memory of . ..
In Memory of . ..
In Memory of . ..
Antonio Goncalves Caldeira
Jose Maria De Sousa
Margarida Duarte Sousa Morais
-Ernesto Caldeira
Mr. & Mrs. John P. Avila
Mr. Manuel Avila (son)
Mrs. Mary Vieira (daughter)
Mr. & Mrs. William R. Palermo and family
In Memory of . ..
Emily & Joseph Cordeiro
Mr. & Mrs. Verressimo Bettencourt
Mr. & Mrs. Manuel Bettencourt
-by: Manuel & Florence Cordeiro
-Francis & Adeline M. Bettencourt
My Beloved Mother and Father
Philomena and Manuel George
-Mary G. Couto
-Alice R. Gervais
In Memory of . ..
In Memory of . ..
Mary and Alex Silva
-Alice R. Gervais
Mrs. Caroline Coimbra
By:
MR. ANTONIO COIMBRA & FAMILY
PHILOMENA
TONY & FRANK
FLORENCE CORDEIRO
Manuel & Mary Silva
Joseph & Senhorinha Da Costa
-Rose & Tony Da Costa
EMILY and FLORENCE COSTA
Maria Francelina De Freitas
and
Umblina Farinha
-Mr. & Mrs. Joseph De Freitas
32 Birch St., Lowell, MA
In Loving Memory of . ..
In Memory of . ..
Rosa & Manuel Vital Silva
Requested by:
In Memory of ...
In Memory of . ..
In Memory of . ..
The Costa Family
In Memory of ...
Augusto Freitas
Dearly missed by: Wife and Children
In Memory of . ..
Manuel E. & Josephine N. Sousa
In Memory of . ..
The Francisco Family
Requested by:
EMMA & MARY FRANCISCO
In Memory of ...
The Bettencourt Family
Requested by:
MRS. ISABELLE LOMBARDI
In Memory of . ..
Antonio Lima
1908 - 1974
-Joseph & Flora Athaido
-By: Amelia G. Lima and Family
�In Memory of my Wife . ..
In Memory of . ..
Frank C. Loureiro
Ann
Pe~
Died March 21, 1983
Compliments of
MR. and MRS. JOAQUIM DeFREITAS
12 Evergreen Street
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
By his wife
MARY LOUREIRO
In Memory ...
-Tony Perry
In Loving Memory of
In Memory ...
Isabel and Antonio Pereira
Tony Perry
Maria T. Dias
Maria Eugenia Cunha
Casimiro Cunha
Requested by:
ALFRED and JOHN PERRY and FAMILIES
Remembered by Mr. & Mrs. Raul Cunha
Mother, Josephine Almeida Cotta .................... died November 13, 1964
Father, Francisco Coelho Cotta ............................... died March 4, 1938
(Founders of St. Anthony's Church)
-Mr. and Mrs. Joaquim DeFreitas
In Memory of my ralher
A FAM fLIA ROSA
MANUEL RAMALHO
Felicita a lgreja de Santo Antonio
PELA PASSAGEM DO SEU 75° ANIVERSARIO
* * * * * *
Em Mem6ria dos Nossos Pais e lrmaos
MANUEL E MARIA ROSA
MANUEL S. ROSA, JR.
ANT6NIO E LUISA ANDRADE
MARIA A. ANDRADE
MANUEL S. ANDRADE
To my Molhcr
Thank you
for your many sacrifices
over many years.
JOSE S. ANDRADE
Love, Ernie
-Antonio e Maria Rosa e Fi/ho
�IN MEMORY OF
Compliments of
HOLY ROSARY SODALITY
of St. Anthony's Church
of Lowell, Mass.
our beloved
Manuel P. and Elvira C. Reis
Manuel P. and Duneal Reis, Jr.
Antonio R. and Maria F. Falante
Officers
Pres. Mary B. Sousa
Vice Pres. Antoinette Sousa
Rec. Sec. Marla Alice Reis
Fin. Sec. Elnora Ramos
Treas. Mary S. Rodrick
Master of Ceremonies Deolinda Mello
Fondly Remembered by:
John R. and Elsie R. Falante
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Best Wishes
and
Eternal Success
Dedicated in
loving memory of
all Deceased Members
John Q. 1~alanle, Jr., Chairman
l-loly Ghost 8ociely Bin8o
�BOUGHT
USED CARS and PARTS
SOLD
FRANK'S TOWING
HOLY GHOST SOCIETY, INC.
General Auto Repairs
Antonio Felix, President
Aristides De Sousa, l'ice President
Maria Alice Reis, Secretary
Ernest Ramalho, Treasurer
Mary Silva, Financial Secretary
ESTIMATES - COLLISION WORK
24-HR. WRECKER SERVICE
Board of Directors
Aldevino Braga
Daniel Braga
Rose Dacosta
John Falante, Jr.
Raul Lobao
John Maia
Ari indo Mello
Gladys Picanso
Gabriel Santos
Phyllis Sawyer
Arthur Silva
Manuel Silva
Virginia Silva
Manuel Thomas
Tel.
Tel.
459-7333
453-6805
MATHEWS TEXACO
COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE • GAS - OIL
ONE MAIN STREET • TEWKSBURY
Tel. 452-8803
In Memory of
MRS. MARY C. ABREU
EMMEMORIA
Dos Membros Falecidos da
Sociedade do Divino Espirito Santo
Remembered by:
Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Mathews / Augustine A. Mathews
Bruce A. Mathews / Mary Harding / Mary Page
�Best Wishes
SIMAO'S REAL ESTATE
&
K&J REALTY CO.
for your
75th ANNIVERSARY
MANUEL and ROSE A. RAMOS
Apartment Rental and Sales
INTERIOR and EXTERIOR REMODELING
and daughters, MARILYN and NORMA
DRY WALL CEILINGS
ROOFING
ADDIDONS, ETC.
******
Telephone (617) 454-3870
In Memory of ...
232 Concord Street
License #027769
Lowell, Massachusetts
JAMES PERRY
******
Requested by:
his wife, HAZEL PERRY ANDREWS
and son, DONALD
Em Mem6ria de
** * ***
My Love and Prayers are always with you
MANUEL de SOUSA SIMAO
JOHN ALLEN FRATUS
Falecido a 3 de Novembro de 1970
-Mother, Gloria Fratus Johnson
�1908----------1983
PATRONS
Best Wishes
Al's Variety
Bert's Hair Design
Mrs. Eugenia Bettencourt
Jack and Josie DeFreitas
Aristides and Alda De Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore F. Dziubek
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Falante
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Ferreira, Sr.
A Friend
Joe and Grace Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Giffin
Richard P. Howe, City Councilor
Mrs. Bernard Keating
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Lawrence
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Leonard
Alexandrina Lobao
Councilor and Mrs. Brian Martin
Florence and Irene Mello
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Mello, Sr.
Robert and Gloria Parker
Jesse Machado Santos and
daughter Virginia
Florence Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Victor J. Sousa
on your
75th ANNIVERSARY
In Memory
of
PALMIRA A. SANTOS
Mr. Manuel P.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel D.
Michael
Maryann
Santos
Santos
Santos
Santos
1 9 0 8 - - - - - - - - - - 1983
�1 9 0 8 - - - - - - - - - - 1983
1 9 0 8 - - - - - - - - - - 1983
PATRONS
PATRONS
John and Beatrice Abreu
Mrs. Justina Aguiar
Mrs. Carolina Martins Alves
Theresa M. Alves
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Andrade
Rev. Antonio L. Andrade
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio S. Andrade
Luisa Melo Andrade
Joseph and Flora Athaido
Mrs. Camille Avila
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Avila
Jennie Avila
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Avila
Edward R. Barbagallo, D.M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Barnes
Eliza Barreiro
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel F. Barros
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barry
Mark and Todd Beati
Bernardina Bettencourt
Martins and Biondina Bettencourt
Reginaldo e Bernardete Bettencourt
Serafin Maria Bettencourt
Sidonia e Marilia Bettencourt
Glen A. Bolliger, M.D.
Mr. and Mrs. Carleton M. Boucher
Mr. and Mrs. Aldevino Braga
Anita Braga
Anthony and Leonor Braga
Donald A. Braga
James and Marguerite Braga
Manuel and Mary Braga
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Brunelle
Manuel and Isabel Brum
Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Brygider
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Burke
Ernesto Caldeira
Rudy Camara
Ana Candida
Charlie's Angels Beauty Salon
Mr. and Mrs. Odessus Chiungos
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Coelho
Antonio Coimbra
Philomena Coimbra
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Cordeiro
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Correa
Georgina Correia
Alcindo, Isaura and Michael Costa
Emily Costa
Florence Costa
Jose Gabriel and Gabriela Costa
Mr. and Mrs . Frank Cotta
Sister Anna Josepha Cox
Mrs. Georgia B. Craig
J. Francis and Mary E. Creegan
Miss Gertrude E. Cronin
Rita H. Cronin
George e Cristina Cruz
Joao e Maria Cruz
Hilda Cunha
Joe and Bea Cunha
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Cunha
Mr. and Mrs. Raul S. Cunha
Rose E. Cunha
Anthony and Mary-Gail Da Costa
Antonio e Maria Adelaide
Caldeira da Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Joao M. DaSilva
John M . DaSilva
John and Eva Dalton
Bertha Davis
Vera E. Deignan
Mr. and Mrs. Adam De Jesus
Goldie D . Delorne
Rose I. Depocher
1 9 0 8 - - - - - - - - - - - 1983
John DePonte
Theresa (Braga) De Silva
Leonardo e Maria Dias
Valquirio & Theresa Dias
Mr. and Mrs. Walter G . Dockett
and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel E. Duarte
Jeff Duarte
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Duarte
Mrs. Maria Duarte
Melissa B. Duarte
Shirley B. Duhaime
John and Theresa (Braga) Emond
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Espinola, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Espinola, Sr.
Mary Espinola
Miss Mary Espinola
John R. Faiante, Jr.
Adeline Farinha
Mrs. Helen Ferraro
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Ferreira
Cecelia Ferreira
Miss Filomena M . Ferreira
Mr. and Mrs. Joao Carlos Ferreira
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Ferreira
Manuel e Emilia Ferreira
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Foley, Jr.
Mr. John J. Foley, ill
Atty. Richard L. Fox
Mrs. Diamantina Freitas
Joseph Freitas
Mary Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel P. Freitas
Mrs. Rita Freitas
Miss Rita V. Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Furtado
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Furtado
George A. Furtado
1908
Ester Gallagher
Jose L. and Maria J. Gaspar
Leonard and Beverly Gendron
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Gervais
Arthur and Delores Gignac
Mr. Joseph Z. Goes
Mr. and Mrs. A. Gomes
Florence Gonsalves
Margaret Furtado Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Gouveia
Mrs. Lorraine M . Greenwood
Hilda Harris
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice F. Healy
Atty. Nicholas P. Hollis
Mr. and Mrs. Maynard C. Houston
Miss Pauline A. Jankevich
Eleftherios and Anna (Braga)
Kokinos
Mrs. Josephine Laurence
Mr. and Mrs. Jose P. Leal
Maria L. Leite
Katherine M . Lester
Atty. Costas G. Letsou
Gabriel e Luzia Lima
Mrs. Mary Loureiro
Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Lowney
Mr. and Mrs. Biaggio Lunetta
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Macedo
Mrs. Bertha Machado
Mrs. Candida Machado
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Machado
and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Machado
Roselyn Machado
Ethel V. Macujwski
Philip J. Maguire, Jr.
Vi and Charles Malamas
Mr. and Mrs. Roland L. Marchand
and Children
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Marshall, Jr.
1983
�1908
1983
PATRONS
PATRONS
Daniel C. and Linda Martin
Daniel and Vivian Martin
Augustine A. Mathews
Avelino Medina
Manuel e Francilina Medina
Maria Leanor Medina
Clara Mello·
Mrs. Deolinda M. Mello
Eleanor Mello
Joseph S. Mello
Mr. Joseph S. Mello, Sr.
Mrs. Lousie Mello
Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Mello
Theresa Mello
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Mendonsa
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel F. Mendonca
and Children
Joseph and Beatrice Miguel
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Minasian
Mr. and Mrs. Horace Miranda
Mrs. Mary A. Misitano and Son
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Morrison
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Muldoon
Atty. Dennis E. McHugh
Donald McPhee
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nastasia
Mrs. Eliza Nobrega
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Nobrega
and Family
Mr. and Mrs. George Nugent
Richard and Deborah (Braga)
O'Brien
Beverly Ann (Braga) Oliver
Isabelle M. Oliveira
Jose e Humberta Ormonde
Antonio and Dorothy Ortins
Mr. and Mrs. William R. Palermo
and Family
Atty. Vasilios P. Patsourakos
Mr. and Mrs. Teddy F. Pietrazak
Mrs. Marian Pereira
1908
1983
1908
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Perreira
Edward and Helen Perron
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Picanso
Fermelindo and Teresa Picanso
Master Gregory Picanso
Mr. and Mrs. Lino Picanso, II
Pfc. James L. Picanso, U.S.M.C.
Mr. Lino Picanso, III
Miss Laurie Ann Picanso
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Picanso
Mr. and Mrs. Valentin Picanso
Amelia Pimental
Rose Pimentel
Robert, David and Brenda Plante
Mr. and Mrs. Robert R. Plante, Sr.
Stephen J. Poor, III, M.D., P.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Proulx
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Puzon
Mrs. Leonor Puzon
Mrs. Carlota Ramalho
Ernest L. Ramalho
Mary Sousa Ramalho
Z. Mildred Ramalho
Alfredo e Maria Ramos
Edite Perpetua Ramos
Joao and Maria F. Ramos
Mr. and Mrs. Lidonio Ramos
and Family
Sergio and Arminda Ramos
Mrs. Felecidade Raymond
Gerturde B. Rebello
Brian M. Reis and Family
Mary Ribeiro
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roberto
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Rocha
Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Rocha
1983
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Rodrick
Mr. and Mrs. August Rodrigues
Jorge Rodrigues
Mr. Antonio M. Rosa
Mr. Ludgero E. Rosa and Filhos
Mary E. Rourke
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Santos
Carlos and Maria Santos
Domingos e Aida Santos
Mr. Joseph R. Santos
Sister Maria Santos
Mary C. Santos
Walter and Teresa Santos
Albert e Leontina Silva
Arthur J. Silva
Antonio and Sabina Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Belmiro Silva
Mrs. Elsie Silva
Mr. and Mrs. George Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Florivaldo Pacheco
Silva
Hermenegildo Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Idelberto Silva
e familia
Jeff and Barbara Silva
Mr. and Mrs. John Silva, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Silva
Leo and Pauline Silva
Manuel Silva
Manuel C. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel C. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel T. Silva
Maria Z. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Serafim Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Silvino Silva
Teresina Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Virginio V. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Silveira
Mr. and Mrs. John Silveria
and Family
1908
Theresa Simard
Miss Patricia A. Simpson
Mrs. Mary Smith
Carlos Soares
Mary G. Soares
Frank and Brenda Sodre
Mrs. Anna Sousa
Mrs. Antoinette Sousa
Mrs. Evangeline Sousa
Mary C. Sousa
Mary F. Sousa
Albertina Souza
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Souza
Mrs. Hazel Spinney
Carmela and Johanna Tarallo
Joao e Maria (Isabel) Tareco
John and Natividade Teixeira
Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse L.
Thibeault
Georgina Torres
Leon Trivers
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Tymowicz
Mrs. Anna Urban
Mr. and Mrs. Ricard J. Valcourt
Mary Lou Valcourt
David and Stacy Varoski
Joan M. Varoski
John and Eileen Varoski
John and Mary Varoski
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey J. Vasconcelos
Manuel and Bella F. Vasconcelos
Belmira Vieira
Mr. and Mrs. John Vieira
Mrs. Maria Julia Vieira
Beatrice V. Willwerth
Marion Furtado Yonge
Mr. and Mrs. Borden F.
Zwicker, Sr.
1983
�Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Edward and Delores Machado, Directors
GRADE 1
Teacher: Rosa Alves
Helper: Paul Moniz
Dilia Martins
Dalia Areiar
Ana Ponte
Bobby Tavares
Isabel Cunha
Natalie Sousa
Diana Sousa
Debbie Mello
Amelia Espinola
Sandra Machado
Fernando Medina
Ricardo Resendes
Michael Correia
Steve Mendonca
Eduardo Cunha
Sandra Mello
Carla Silva
Teacher: Laura Fontes
Helper: Maria Cardoso
Tammy Sousa
Michael Shanahan
James Figuera
Charles Borges
John Barry
Maria Mello
Teacher: Lisa Cunha
Helper: Susan Silva
Marcos Sodre
Janice Ramos
Leslie Ornelas
Melissa Machado
Anthony Desousa
Michael DaSilva
Sherry Bettencourt
Jonathan Espinola
Laura Silva
Teacher: Christina Machado
Helper: Lisa Hodge
Cindy Cunha
Christina Silveria
Lilian Mendonca
Manuel DeSilva
Steven Brum
James Souza Laurencio
Jose Laurencio Souza
Lisa Caires
Sandra Marie Santos
GRADE 2
Teacher: Mary Rocha
Cecilia Alves
Susan Alves
David Bettencourt
Eugenia Bettencourt
Joseph Brazil
David Cunha
George Meneses
David Miguel
Jennifer Miller
Michael Pacheco
Paul Pacheco
Nelson Reis
Susette Resendes
Nelson Rosa
Tony daSilva
Elizabeth Silva
Michelle Silva
Paula Silva
Maria Silveria
Susan Sodre
Gina Tavares
Pedro Tavares
Teacher: Maria Reis
Helper: Helena Martiniano
Holly Almeida
Paulo Bolarinho
John Costa
Rita Goncalves
Ludovina Melo
Mario Pereira
Diana Silva
Julio Silva
Luis Silva
Sergio Silva
Tony Silveira
Fernanda Tavares
Duarte Silva
Sandy Bettencourt
Christopher Espinola
Paula Silva
Michel Brum
Pedro Tavares
Ildebrando Avila
GRADE 2
Teacher: Mary Machado
Anita Agrela
Edith Bettencourt
Leslie Bettencourt
Joe Cunha
Deborah DeSousa
Richard DeSousa
John Fagundes
Ema Pacheco
Tanya Gary
Monica Gregoria
Florencio Santos
Ana DeSousa
Brian Valcourt
GRADE 3
Teacher: Jenny deSousa
Helper: Alda Fontes
Steven Reis
Alen Simao
Roberto Tavares
Honoria Alves
Elvin Picanso
Anita DaSilva
Reggie Bettencourt
Manny Sodre
April Constantineau
GRADE 3
Teacher: Maria Costa
Helper: Carmen Alves
Maria Laurincio
Angelo Pacheco
Anne Marie Silva
Judy Silva
Rose Bettencourt
George Brum
Leo Bettencourt
Antonio Calheta
Peter Miguel
Teacher: Elnora Ramos
Roberto Tavares
Nelson Tavares
Lucy Silva
Albano Ferreira
George Sousa
Rui Correia
Chastity DaSilva
Jeane Marie Mendonca
Rui Conde
Marylene Correia
Marilia Figueredo
Diana Verissimo
Michael Vieira
Carlos Tavares
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (cont.)
Raquel Espinola
Ildebrando Avila
Diane Lima
Teacher: Maria Silva
Michael Beinquinho
Michael Camara
Shawn Gaspar
Melissa Gregorio
Lucia Oliveria
Linda Pereira
David Picanso
Arlindo Ramos
Monica Santos
Rosalia Silva
Maria Silva
GRADE 4
Teacher: Gloria Parker
Helper: Lizette Tavares
Paula Oliveira
Lisa Sodre
Michael Ramos
Michael Bettencourt
Francisco Brum
Mario Brum
Tammy Silva
Anselmo Ormonde
Nuno Figueirido
Kerry Sousa
Heidi Duarte
Alice Santos
Teacher: Alice Silva
Luis Areias
Maria Bettencourt
Michael Bettencourt
Helen Cardoso
Brian Correia
Roberto Costa
Sandra Duarte
Olinda Medeiros
Rui Melo
Denia Mendonca
Leslie Maria Mendonca
Richard Miller
Tami Secchiaroli
Julie Ann Sodre
Olga Sousa
Ray Swienski
Michael Tavares
Teacher: Lisa Braga
Debbie Picanso
Carla Brinquinho
Delia Freitas
Susan Dias
Gina Tomas
Steven Pereira
Linda Pereira
Rosa Silva
Michael Sequeira
Rosemary Mendonca
GRADE 4
Teacher: Ann Marie
Kevin Martiniano
Jeff Rocha
Claudio Resendes
Joe Bettencourt
Paul Alves
Eusebio Moniz
John Ramos
Kenya Reis
Ana Vieira
Dianna Sousa
Joe Sousa
Alice Mendonca
Guilhermina Calheta
Alcinda Cunha
Diane Calheta
Antonio Mendes
Mendonca
Victor Alves
Carol Caires
Kristine Cunha
John Diaz
Manuel Espinola
Vera Espinola
Dina Fagundes
Maria J. Neto
Maria L. Neto
Jorge Ramos
Tim Secchiaroli
Luis Silva
Christina Tavares
Robert Tavares
GRADE 5
Teacher: Michele Witts
Louis Barbosa
Patrick Caires
Christopher Licciardo
David Lima
Roberto Medina
Carlos Mello
Tony Pereira
Arthur Silva
Nelson Simao
Michael Silva
Thomas Hilton
Manuel Cunha
Herman Sousa
Channon Fadden
Maria Leite
Jennifer Silveria
Lisa Veiga
Diana Silva
David Thomas
Lisa Silva
GRADE 5
Teacher: Linda Silva
Eugene Bettencourt
Anita Santos
Carlos DaSilva
Luciano Silveria
Joseph Medeiros
Manuel Laurencio
Elizabeth Leite
Teacher: Maria Santos
Helper: Margarida Santos
Teacher: Joanne Silva
Helper: Telma Silva
Francisco Bolarinho
Paulo Mendes
Michael Mendonca
Orlando Reis
Arnaldo Secchiaroli
Robert Silva
Paul Santos
Antonio Lobao
Christeen Camara
Elizabeth Mendonca
Lucy Pimentel
GRADE 6
Teacher: Filomena Clapper
James Silveria
Elizabeth Bettencourt
David Camara
Sharon Cunha
Albino Silva
Joanne Silva
Linda Vasconcelos
Charles Silva
Leonardo Sousa
Kelly Brum
Charles Medeiros
Lidia Tavares
Leonard Brum
Jose Areias
Robin Santos
Laura Lee Sodre
Vanda Sodre
Leonardo Dias
�Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (cont.)
Teacher: Anthony Rocha
Theresa Bettencourt
Mary Ann Champagne
Paula Do Vale
Nancy Duarte
Matinha Fagundes
Lisa Felix
Elia Ferreira
Lusa Gaspar
Alessandra Ormonde
Jimmy Cardoso
Jose Dias
Roy DoVale
Manuel Silva
Frank Vieira
Joey Sousa
Tanya Reis
GRADE 6
Teacher: Sr. Anne Helena
Paul Aguiar
Pedro Alves
Mark Bettencourt
Scott Cameron
Michael Fagundes
John Figueira, III
Manuel Gonsalves
Victor Picanso
Manuel Silva
Elizabeth Bettencourt
Maria Cunha
Lucy daSilva
Maria Espinola
Orlanda Faria
Joanne Quintal
Lucy Tavares
Natalie Resendes
GRADE 7
Teacher: Robert Rocha
Jose Rosa
Fernando Desousa
John Caires
Jorge Porto
Francisco Tavares
Abilio Sousa
Belmiro Cunha
Roy Felix
Anthony Duarte
David Machado
Mark Cordeiro
Teacher: Anthony J. Fratus
Derek Gendron
Michael Silva
John Lipomi
Duarte Tavares
Fernando Vitorino
Stephen Sousa
Kevin Santiago
Aguinald Ribeiro
Scott Santos
Joseph Cunha
Sean Fadden
John Silva
Rui Lima
Angelo Espinola
Teacher: Michelle Ritchotte
Helper: Ligia daSilva
Maria Costa
Linda DeSousa
Teresa DoVale
Lizete Faria
Laurie Hazel
Lana Klimkofski
Lisa Laurencio
Maria Leite
Cathy Marshall
Lisa Pacheco
Nisa Pereira
Benuinda Pontes
Anne Quintal
Diane Rocha
Maria Santos
Julie Secchiaroli
Connie Silveira
Aida Tavares
Elizabeth Tavares
Lisa Simoes
Catarina Reis
Ilidia Vasconcelos
Elizabeth Silva
Lucy Silva
Gina Secchiaroli
Teacher: William Palermo
Julio Carvalho
Leo Silva
Albino Silva
Mike Silva
Lidonio Vasconcelos
Richard Valcourt
Victor Porto
Mark Hazel
Karen Hilton
Joe Pereira
Juvenal Avila
Victor Moniz
Rick Espinola
Duarte Mendonca
Joe Santos
Teacher: John Hunt
John Silveria
John Veiga
Fernando Sousa
Paul Moniz
Robert Sequeira
Edward Mendonca
Edward Santos
Robert Ganas
GRADE 8
Teacher: Mary Mccartin
Sandra DeSilva
Lilly Costa
Glorinda Cunha
Maria DaSilva
Anabela Fagundes
Fernanda DaSilva
Rosemary Pacheco
Adelaide Ramos
Maria Mendonca
Nancy J. Fontes
Olga Faria
Caroline Grout
Lisa Dias
Best Wishes to St. Anthony's Church ...
In their 75th Year
Qepresentaliv e &usan J:'. Qourke and family
�OS EMPREGADOS PORTUGUESES DA
WANG
WANG
These two pages are donated by Portuguese employees of Wang ,Laboratories, Inc.
With best wishes to St. Anthony's Church on its 75th Anniversary.
Wang has brought prosperity to the Lowell area and has been helpful and generous
to the Portuguese Community. We extend our thanks.
We are extremely proud to be both Portuguese and employees of Wang.
Desejam um feliz 75° Aniversario a sua igreja De Santo Antonio De Lowell
Wang trouxe prosperidade a area de Lowe II e tern sido prestavel e generosa para
a comunidade Portuguesa
Nos sentimo-nos duplamente orgulhosos por sermos Portugueses e empregados
da Wang
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Leo Picanso
Jose B. Silva
Michael Da Silva
John A. Borba
Joe Silva
Carlos V. Amaral
Arcelinda A. Silva
Maria 0. Vitorino
Delminda F. Veiga
Francisco P. Camacho
Natalia Gaspar
Paulo A. Flores
Lucia C. Bettencourt
Madalena Silva
Dina A. Bettencourt
Virginia Avila
Eduf na Camara
Ariolinda Bettencourt
Maria G. Silveira
Leonor Valadao
Jose E. Espf nola
Vic S. Silva
Roberta Francisco
Luis C. Silva
Jose M. Esp[ nola
Antonio Neves
Julio Morais
Germano Borges
Maria Borges
Michael Borges
Ana Borges
Rita M. Silva
Lino Picanso, Jr.
Deolinda Mesquita
Domingos Reis
Maria L. Santos
Maria Neves
Maria L. Sousa
Laura Silva
Maria Picanso
Alexandrina Picanso
Emflio Esteves
Jose Silveira
Maria Mendoni;a
Maria N. Meneses
Zulmira Bettencourt
Maria Cremilde Pereira
Anabela Silva
lvonia Espinola
Lina De Melo
Lio Da Silva
Antonio Rosa
Jeronima L. Conde
Sofia S. Matos
Maria 0. Bettencourt
Lucinda Lufs
Madalena Cunha
Eulalia M. Ormonde
Paulo Jorge Bettencourt
Sandra Bettencourt
Marco Paulo Bettencourt
Patrfcia Borba
Paul M. Sousa
Val Mendoni;a
Fernando G. Silva
Angelina D. Correia
Maria F. Espinola
Angelina Lima
Laurinda M. Goni;alves
Maria L. Cardoso
Maria Mendoni;a
Filomena Barata
Maria Melo
Maria E. Silva
Rosa A. Dutra
Maria Ramos
Salete Da Silva
Gilda Borges
David B. Silva
Daniel Da Cunha
Tony C. Goes
Rita V. Walters
Manuel L. Sousa
Noe Lopes
Eduf no Silva
Aida M. Silva
John M. Silva
Neogenio Silva
Sal Santos
Aida Chaves
Nelson C. Goes
Robert Barbosa
Maria Jose Gaspar
Maria Cipriano
Eugenia T. Da Silva
Maria J. Sousa
Maria Quadros
Joao Ramos
Helena Martiniano
Laurinda Alves
Angelo Soares
Lucia Silva
Maria 0 . Barbosa
Maria Fatima Silveira
Maria N. Valadao
Pauline Liona Chaput
Fernanda Medina
Nelia Silva
Liliana C. Melo
Joao Aguiar
Maria L. Silva
Ermelinda A. Sousa
Maria G. Lima
lzaltina Da Silva
Alzira Silva
Elidia Da Silva
Luis Da Silva
Jose J. Camara
Maria C. Fagundes
Helder M. Sousa
Jose L. Espinola
Mario F. Silva
Maria F. Amaral
Grimaneza B. Flores
Judith M. Soeiro
Valter J. Cardoso
Celina F. Melo
Ana M. Silva
Teresa Si Iva
Maria Bettencourt
Maria Mendon<;a
Grace Silva
Delio Valadao
Eduardo Tavares
Donatilde Tavares
Donna M. Ferreira
Mary Da Silva
Maria T. Fernandes
Maria J. Sousa
Jose Julio
Antonio Fagundes
Bill Greenwood
Pam Abreu
Dimas Espfnola
Maria C. Espinola
Fernando Mendon<;a
Victor G. Medina
Maria G. Medina
Maria Alice Reis
Maria Alice Picanso
Paulo A. Santos
Leontina Silva
Maria G. Zapata
Eglantina Bettencourt
Jose Joao Bettencourt
Juvenalia Picanso
Manuel Bettencourt
Maria Porto
Dora M. Machado
Maria F. Borba
Maria Mota
Maria De Sousa
Leonor Valadao
Carlos Borges
Teresa B. Carlos
Alcinda Cunha
lsalino Borba
lulio Morais
Serafina Morais
Maria M. Brito
Noemia Santos
Maria Pereira
Lisa Braga
Alvarina Braga
Cedlia S. Vieira
Maria J. Cardoso
Jose E. Cardoso
Filomena Meneses
Lina Cavaco
Edu[ no Silva
Maria P. Silva
Maria Eduina Picanso
Maria D. Azevedo
Gregorio S. Santos
Manuel C. Silva
Manuel M. Pereira
Manuel J. Veiga
Maria A. Santos
Gabriel Santos
Manuel Correia
Tobias C. Goes
Maria C. Goes
Maria I. Cabral
Jose M. Sequeira
Delia M. Espinola
Maria F. Palermo
William P. Palermo
Theresa Cunha Chausse
Luisa Espinola
Alice Claro
Ana Candida
�WILMI NGTON
FORD
275 MAIN STREET
WILMINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Congratulations!
to
St. Anthony's Parish ...
It's our
75th Anniversary.
Telefone 658-6800
CUPRIMENTA E DA OS PARABENS
A COMUNIDADE
PORTUGUESA DE LOWELL PELOS 75 ANOS DA SUA
A
IGREJA E AO MESMO TEMPO AGRADECE A
Faithful
Parishioner
PREFERENCIA ATRAVES DO SEU VENDEDOR
PARA OS PORTUGUESES.
A.R.G.
-Manuel Teles
�Georgetowne North
condominiums
Built and marketed with pride by
MICHAEL F. RINDO, INC.
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Also at no additional cost we have
City Sewer and Water
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MANALA PAN, FLORIDA
For your Privacy
A fully enclosed "back yard"
For your carefree cooking
30'' SELF-CLEANING Range
For your after dinner pleasure
full cycle dishwasher
For an always clean sink
For the summers heat
Garbage Disposal
Central Air Conditioning
For your ''Frosty'' problems
For soundproof living
FROST FREE Refrigerator
Solid Masonry Walls
Every unit has separately designed exterior decor
Italian ceramic floors - large lighting allowance
For more information come to the model unit
at Boylston Lane or phone 458-1824 anytime.
See you there!
�Congratulations
UNIVERSAL
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458-2526
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195 Lawrence Street
557 Central Street
Lowell, Massachusetts
831 Rogers Street I Lowell, Massachusetts
CHRYSLER
PLYMOUTH
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Telephone: 683-TT36
Telephone: 454-9040
MAZDA
STARCRAFT VANS
Representada em Lawrence and Lowell por:
HELIO MELO
JORGE SILVA
Parabens pelo aniversario da
dedica<;ao da igreja de Santo Antonio.
RAYMOND SWIENSKI
ANT6NIO SEPULVEDA
Sao as pessoas que deve contactar para a compra da sua mob1lia,
ou quaisquer outros artigos tais como cortinas, cristais,
ofertas e outros artigos para embelezar o vosso lar.
�Best Wishes
Congratulations
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Landscape Contractor
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147 Billerica St., Lowell, MA 01852 ,
(SAC CLUB)
Congratulations on your
75th Anniversary
458-7524
�Congratulations
CONGRATULATIONS ·
AND BEST WISHES
ON YOUR 75 th
DAVIS SQ. DRUG of LOWELL, INC.
Telephone 452-5961
624 Gorham Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Portuguese Speaking Clerk on Duty at All Times
Empregado Portugues de Servi<;o a Todas as Horas
EAST END CLUB
15 WEST 4th ST.
LOWELL, MA 01850
�HAPPY ANNIVERSA RY
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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR
from
LUZ BROTHERS MONUMENT CO., INC.
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Portuguese-Am erican Center
Lowell Lusitanos
Holy Ghost Band
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Luz
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Hall available for Private Parties
Seats 200
59 Charles Street
452-8040
Lowell, Massachusetts
1122 Gorham Street / Lowell, Massachusetts / 459-9812
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BRIDGE STREET
PELHAM, NEW HAMPSHIRE
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BIRTHDA Y CAKES
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COUN TRY VIEW
NURS ING
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INC.
Telephone
635-3433
80 BOSTON ROAD • NORTH BILLERICA, MA 01862
�Congratulations
Parabens
a lgreja
Portuguesa de Santo Antonio
de Lowe II pela Celebrac;ao do seu 7 5 ° an iversario.
BARRY'S PASTRY SHOP
Specializing in
Wedding and Birthday Cakes
LOWELL'S ONLY PORTUGUESE BAKERY
MANUEL
J. BARROS
MANUEL R BARROS
•
James L. Cooney
Insurance Agency
32 Church Street, PO. Box 111, Lowell, MA 01853 (617) 459-0505
Telephone 452-1519
434 CENTRAL STREET
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
�Congratulations and Best Wishes
to St. Anthony's Parish
on the occasion of their
75th Anniversary.
Congratulations to St. Anthony's
on your
75th Anniversary Celebration
Brokers:
KENNETH P. HARKINS
MICHAEL R. HARKINS
CECILIA
LICENSED IN MASSACHUSE'JTS
AND NEW HAMPSHIRE
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Professional Service
Ken Harkins
IT'S HARKINS ON HURD FOR HOMES
454-9189 • 454-2228
25 HURD STREET
LOWELL, MA 01852
CERTIFIED VETERANS ADMINISTRATION APPRAISER
�Desejamos felicitar a par6quia de Santo Antonio
pela passagem do 75 ° Aniversario
da dedica9ao da sua igreja.
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75th clfJ2J2irJEt1-a711
Francisco e Ricardina Conceic;ao
Francisco Alberto, Cheryl e Eric Conceic;ao
Joseph and Marion Conceic;ao
Gabriel, Maria e Jessica Cordeiro
Anthony Conceic;ao
Compliments of
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MARONEY OIL CO.
�PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN CIVIC-LEAGUE
Presidente ........................... Luis Artur
Vice Presidente ................ Manuel Teles
Manager ............................. Jose Brito
Tesoureiro ..................... Jose Ascencao
Secretario ...................... Greg6rio Rosa
Recebedor .. ................. . .... Albino Silva
Directores:
Luis Silva
Manuel Mota
Urique Rodrigues
Joao Teixeira
Jose Sousa
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'' LOWELL-Li N ITED-SECCAO DESPORTIVA''
Presidente ........................... Luis Artur
Manager ................ Belmiro Bettencourt
Tesoureiro .......................... Jose Sousa
297 Central Street
Directores:
Jose Brito
Luis Silva
Luis Brum
Joao Teixeira
Joao Rezendes
Urique Rodrigues
512 CENTRAL STREET
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
P.O. Box 192
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01853
�• PAINTING
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• DECORATING
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OLOSMOBILE
PHONE (617) 454-7821
EXPERT WORKMANSHIP
EMPLOYEES INSURED
FAIR PRICES
Interior and Exterior
Residential Painting
Specialists
CHRYSLER •
PLYMOUTH •
AMC JEEP •
RENAULT
15 Marmon Drive / Automotive Village
452-7614
730 LAWRENCE STREET • LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
Nashua, New Hampshire
Phone: 635-3232
Phone: 1-603-888-0200
�John A . Notini
• Andrew C. Notini
• Arthur E. Notini
• Robert E. Notini
Kodak - Polaroid - Schrafft' s Chocolates
G.E. Bulbs - Cigarette Machines
McDONO UGH
FUNERAL HOME
Paper Products - Fountain Supplies
Dependable Service Since 1890
14 HIGHLAND STREET
ALBERT H. NOTINI & SONS
INCORPORATED
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 01852
Wholesale
TOBACCO • CONFECT IONERY
Telephone 458-6816
Joseph M. McDonough, Funeral Director
Joseph M. McDonough, Jr.
John L. McDonough
Dial 459-7151
225 AIKEN STREET
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
Dial 581-7800
395 LYNNWAY
LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS
�Wink McCarty
Jack Spinney
Agencia Santa Cruz
"UM MUNDO DE SERVICO PARA O EMIGRANTE"
614 Central Street, Lowell, MA 01852
Telefone 459-0993
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Chelmsford Sfteet Motors
Cumprimenta e Sauda a Comunidade Portuguesa
pelo 75 ° Aniversario da sua lgreja
WE SELL FINE CARS
360 CHELMSFORD STREET • LOWELL, MA
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Servi~o de Passagens para Portugal e toda a parte do mundo.
Cargas para Lisboa, Funchal e A~ores.
Seguros para Autom6vel, Vida, Saude, etc .
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Compra e Venda de Casa atraves de
HENRIQUE DE SOUSA e VALQUIRIO LEANDRO
Ed ""Captain" Stevens
Butch Piper
�Give your favorite
charity a gift that can
be worth more
than it costs.
With a gift of life insurance you can. Just choose
the amount you want the charity to receive.
The sum of money is guaranteed. And can be
appreciably greater than the total of your
contributions.
What's more, your gift of life insurance has tax
advantages for you and the charity. You receive
income tax deductions for the premiums you
pay each year. And the charity receives proceeds
that are free from income and estate taxes.
• SILVA REAL ESTATE
• SILVA BROS. PAINTING COMPANY
• SILVA BROS. INVESTMENT, INC.
REAL ESTATE & MORTGAGE LOANS
FROM $5000 TO $1,000,000
Call today. Let me help you give your favorite
charity a gift that can be worth more than it costs.
GLENN G. MELLO
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
15 New England Executive Park
Burlington, MA 0 1803
Bus: (617) 272-6740
Res: (617) 458-1822
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Insurance Aaency
221 CHELMSFORD STREET
CHELMSFORD, MASS. 01824
TEL. (617) 256-3367
TEL.(SH)J6g-o
Above owned and operated by:
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• PROMPT PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
• SERVICE YOU CAN TRUST
• QUALITY YOU CAN DEPEND ON
Auto • Home • 811siness • Life • Industrial • Commercial
Telephone: 454-5993
999 MIDDLESEX STREET • LOWELL
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LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 01852
Phone 454-3411
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16 ALPINE LANE
PARLMONT PLAZA
CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS 01824
Phone 256-9111
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===c!J; imes were hard.
Throughout the land, men and women worried about making enough
money to pay for food, clothing, and a place to live, with maybe something left over for a little fun.
Once-busy factories closed. Many people lost jobs. Some
moved away. And the places they left behind became shabby and
rundown.
No town was spared. In some, the folks just gave up. Their
past seemed a lot better than their future. They were hopeless,
scared, confused.
Tired.
But in some communities, the harder things got, the harder
the citizens worked.
When jobs were lost, they created new ones. When buildings
grew old, they rebuilt them.
And eventually times got better because thats what happens
when people plan and sweat and dare to try.
By now you've probably guessed that this isn't a fable.
Union National Bank is very proud of our areas response to
hard times. We've been here every step of the way, and we intend
to keep working with you turning todays ideas into tomorrows
accomplishments.
~ eUnion National Bank
,\ wholly -ow1wd suhs1d1;try of SI alt· Strt't' I Bnston lorporat1on.
Look to Union National Bank for Trust Services, Commercial and Consumer Loans, Deposit Accounts and Money Market Center Information.
�RESTAURANTE AMIGOS
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C?oeL: 453-8285
Specializing in
Portuguese
and
American
Foods
Best
Wishes
from
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'7 ~ rn [ID FEDERAL
�WE GIVE
ALOT
FOR YOUR
BUSINESS
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UNIAO PORTUGUESA CONTINENTAL E.U.A.
A SOCIEDADE BENEFICENTE OOS IMIGRANTES DE ORIGEM PORTUGUESA DA COSTA LESTE OOS ESTAOOS UNIOOS
Sauda Fraternalmente todos os Paroquianos da lgreja Portuguesa de Santo Ant6nio de Lowell, Massachusetts, na celebrac;ao dos seus
75 anos de existencia ; os membros da sua Sucursal local No. 24 Restaurac;ao de Portugal, o Reverendo Eusebio F. Silva e
A COMUNIDADE DE ORIGEM PORTUGUESA DE LOWELL.
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44 West Avenue
Pawtu cket, R. I.
• Regular Savings and Checking Accounts
• N.O.W. Accounts
• Business Savings Accounts
• All Savers Certificates
• Money Market Checking Accounts
• Investment Certificates
Travelers Checks without Fee
Business Loans
Safe Deposit Boxes
Club Accounts
Photo Master Charge
American Express Gold Card
I-Marques Do Pombal-Plymouth , MA
2-Liberdade-Cambridge, MA
3-Filhos De Portugal-Danbury, CT
4-Recordac;oes De Portugal-New Bedford, MA
5-Recordac;oes De Camoes-Hudson, MA
6-Progresso-Framingham, MA
7-M iguel Corte-Real-Taunton , MA
9-Amor A Patria-Milford, MA
10-Pedro Alvares Cabral-Peabody, MA
11-Guerra Junqueiro-Pittsfield , MA
12-Lusitania-Valley Falls, RI
13-Vasco Da Gama-Bridgeport, CT
14-Luz Da Aurora-Yonkers, NY
15-Nova Lusitania-Newark, NJ
18-Afonso De Albuquerque-Mount Vernon, N.Y.
19-Joao De Deus-Ludlow, MA
20-Fernao De Magalhaes- Woonsocket, RI
21-D . Afonso Henriques-Elizabeth, NJ
22-D. Manuel II-Lodi, NJ
23-Primeiro De Dezembro-Marcus Hook, PA
24-Restaurac;ao De Portugal-Lowell , MA
26-Marechal Gomes Da Costa-New Haven, CT
27-Avante Portugal-New York, N.Y.
28-Brito Pais-Perth Amboy, NJ
29-Sacadura Cabral-Holyoke, MA
30-lmigrantes De Portugal-Waterbury, CT
31-Camilo Castelo Branco-Bethlehem, PA
32-Sempre Pela Patria-Hartford, CT
34-Aljubarrota-Brockton, MA
35-Portugal-Brooklyn, NY
36-Lealdade-Ossining, NY
Direct Deposit Services Program
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Letters of Credit
Repurchase Agreements
Keogh Accounts
IRA Accounts
Commercial Bank
and 1hist Company
COMPLETE BANKING SERVICES
Main Office: 88 Prescott St., Lowell, MA - 453-9899
WILMINGTON
Wilmington Plaza
Wilmington, Mass. 01887
658-9134
CHELMSFORD
Chelmsford Mall
Chelmsford, Mass. 01824
256-4314
BURLINGTON
258 Cambridge St.
Burlington, Mass. 01803
272-5700
NO. READING
Plaza, North Rte. 28
No. Reading, Mass. 01864
664-5582
SEDE REGIONAL
257 Ferry Street
Newark, NJ
SUCURSAIS
OTHER SERVICES
Auto Loans
Home Improvement Loans
Equity Loans
Consumer Loans
Construction Loans
Real Estate Loans
SEDE GERAL
899 Boylston Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
(617) 536-2916
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Presidente Geral
MANUEL V. MORAIS
37-Egas Moniz-Scranton, PA
38-Pequeno Portugal-New Rochelle , NY
40-Jt'llio Diniz- Tarrytown, NY
41-Belchior Da Fonseca-Bridgewater, MA
42-Nuno Alvares Pereira-Naugatuck, CT
43-Uniao-Wallingford , CT
44-Tudo Pela Patria-Penns Grove , NJ
45-Saudac;oes A Patria-Fall River, MA
46-Recondac;oes De Viriato-Jamaica , NY
47-Nova Aurora-New Bedford, MA
48-Bartolomeu Dias-Philadelphia, PA
49-Flor Do Mondego-Pawtucket, RI
50-Flor De Portugal-Chicopee, MA
51-Jardim De Portugal-Mineola, L.I. , NY
52- Jose Estevao- Bethlehem , PA
53-Manuel De Arriaga-Palmerton , PA
54-Te6ftlo Braga-Warren, RI
55-Tudo Pela Sociedade-Centralia, PA
56-Lu fs De Cam6es-Providence, RI
57-Perola Do Oceana-Stoughton, MA
58-Senhora Do Monte-Manchester, NH
60-Voz Social-Somerville, MA
62-Esperanc;a-Woburn, MA
63-Pedro Francisco-Worcester, MA
64-Marechal Carmona-Kearny, NJ
65-Rainha Santa Isabel-No. Westport, MA
66-Aquilino Ribeiro-Toronto, Ont., Canada
67-Senhora De Fatima-Hanson , MA
68-Joao Galvao-Falmouth, MA
69-Gago Coutinho-Riverside, NJ
70-Sagres-Harrison, NJ
71-Uniao Ac;oriana-Lawrence, MA
Secretario Geral
FRANCISCO J. MENDONCA
�Dr. Paul F. Case lle
General and Family Dentistry
First Bank, the bank that offers
you MORE, congrat ulates the
pastor and pari.shi oners of
St Anthony 's Pari.sh on the occasio n
of their 75th Anniver sruy.
Telephone 657-4550
LUCCI'S PLAZA
221 Lowell Street
Wilmington , MA 01887
Office Hours
By Appointme nt
Credit Cards and Insurance Accepted
Our staffis always willing to help
you wi.th a11 your banking needs.
Faca-no s uma vista o mais breve.
Four Generations
Member F.0 .1.C.
Casell e' s Moder n Barber Shop
Francis co J. Carvalho, Manage r
290 Central Street
Lowell 458-140 1
AT CORNER OF LAWRENCE AND WAMESIT STREETS, LOWELL, MA
Telephone 453-3132
Frank and Beatriz Caselle
Annibale F. and Laura Caselle
Paul F. and Adrienne Caselle
Alexis Ann Caselle
�Best Wish es
on your
75th ANN IVER SAR Y
a direc~ao da Lupa felicita a lgreja de
Santo Antonio pela passagem das Bodas de
Diamante e deseja-lhe as maiores felicidades.
DEN NIS R. PRO ULX
Electr ical Service
•
RESIDE NTIAL
Congratulations
COMME RCIAL
INDUST RIAL
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hogan, Jr.
and Sons
Frankie, Mark, Brian, Michael and Scott
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TELEPH ONE 957-0218
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DRACUT , MASSAC HUSETT S
�Parabens e desejos do maior sucesso na celebra<;ao
do 75 ° aniversario da
IGREJA DE SANTO ANT6N 10 DE LOWELL
Happy Anniversary
Mayor and Mrs. M. Brendan Fleming
RANCHO FOLCL6RICO DE SANTO ANT6NIO, LOWELL, MASS.
Congratulations St. Anthony's Church
on your 75th Anniversary
Murphy & Callahan Pharmacy, Inc.
581 Bridge Street
Lowell, Massachusetts
Congratulations
Senator Phil Shea
�Best Wishe s on your 75th Anniv ersary
MRS. AVELINA SIMAO
Congratulations
ST. ANTHONY'S PORTUGUESE CHURCH
on your
75th ANNIVERSARY
from the Employ ees and Manag ement of
(Back Row) Nario Simao, George Simao, Simone Simao, Jenny Desousa,
lvone Quadros, Michael Simao, Tony Simao.
(Front Row) Nelson Simao, Kevin Martiniano, Joseph Simao, Jr.,
Karen Simao, Alan Simao.
""Famous for Savin gs and Servic e''
Congr atulati ons on your
Best Wishes
✓✓75th''
from
ME LL O'S
BAKE RY PRO DUC TS
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Pelham , New Hampsh ire
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JOHN MENDO NSA
President
EDWARD TALBOT
Treasurer
PORTUGUESE AND AMERICAN BREAD
ROLLS and PASTRY
136 Main Street
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Peabody, Massachu setts 01960
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Tel. (617) 531-5862
�Para ben s
a lgreja
de San to Anto nio de Low ell
Ran cho Folc l6ric o lnfa ntil
"As Pap oilas Dos A<;ores"
Congratulations
DEMERS PLATE GLASS
of LOWELL
454-1 926
182 Chelm sford St.
Lowe ll, MA
Congratulations St. Anthony's
Con gra tula tion s
from
JAM ES E LIN NEH AN & CO.
Cert ified Publ ic Acco unta nts
0
Pain t Is Our Business ... Not a Sideline"
BOSTON and LOWELL
New Location (Nova Morada)
118 MIDDLESEX STREET • LOWELL, MA 01852
459-9 862
459-0 451
�Nicholas C. Sarris, Inc.
CAPPY'S
COPPER
KETTLE
452-8103
General Contractors & Custom Cabinetmakers
87 Pevey Street, Lowell, Mass. 01851
We send thanks for many years
of proud service.
458-9762 I 635-7352
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JOHNN IE'S CAFE, INC.
367-369 Central Street • Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
City Councillor Georges Anthes
Beverly Anthes
''Best Draft Beer In Town''
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Pamela Anthes
-John and Maria Neves, Proprietors
�Division of
453-5651
459-9354
Comfort Bedding & Furniture Co., Inc.
New World Products, Inc.
(Casa Novo Mundo)
•
230 Somerville Avenue (2nd Floor)
Somerville, MA 02143
Comfort Bedding Showroo m
(617) 776-7060
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DESIGNERS OF FINE FURNITURE AND BEDDING
886 Central Street, Lowell, MA 01852
(617) 454-3430
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Visit Our Showroom and Check Our Low Prices
Factory Showroom
145-155 Thorndike Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
FURNITURE
LAMPS
TABLES
MIRRORS
CRYSTAL
GIFTWARE
FIGURINES
CHINAWARE
GLASSWARE
Mobilas de:
Quarto de Cama,
Sala de Jantar,
Sala de Estar e
Cozinha, completas.
Sofas-Cama,
Candeeiros, Lustres,
Cristais e Espelhos.
Colchas, Linhas e
Ceramicas de Portugal,
Italia e China.
AL RICK
CENTR AL AGENC Y
"INSURE
YOUR TOMORROWS
TODAY"
Norcross IB leighton, Inc.
396 CENTRAL STREET I LOWELL, MA 01852
Bus. Tel. 458-1082 • Home Tel. 459-2771.
Duarte Cortez Bettencourt, Proprietor
170 APPLETON ST. • P.O . BOX 1317 • LOWELL, MASS. 01853
• JUSTICE OF 1HE PEACE
INSURANCE
GI)
• NOTARY PUBLIC
cowm, ....,, _ sosmN, "'·""
• lRAVEL CONSULTANT
• INCOME TAX
• PROFESSIONAL INTERPRETER
�BafB ank
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Middlesex
KAZANJIAN'S GARAGE, INC.
Where 24 Hour Banking is now only minutes away with
507 DUTION STREET • LOWELL, MASS.
BayBanks X-Press 24
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9 convenient full-service offices
serving the Greater Lowell area.
TEL. (617) 452-0013
CONGRATULATIONS . . .
Azore s Furni ture Co., Inc.
VISITAI PORTUGAL UTILIZANDO OS
"Everything for the home"
SERVICOS DA NOSSA AGENCIA
- LOW PRICE -
George Mello, Sales Representative
''Tudo para o conforto do vosso Jar''
A baixos Pre<;os
GABRIEL MELO
President & Prop.
MBRRlMAC TRAVEL
239 Church Street
600 CENTRAL ST.
LOWELL, MASS. 01852
Lowell, Mass. 01852
�UNION SHEET METAL CO., INC.
Best Wishes Alway s
to
St. Antho ny's Church
15 Tanner Street
Lowell, Massachu setts 01851
617/453-1 011
Heating & Air Condition ing
Specializ ing in Heat Pump Systems
on your
75th Annive rsary
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RAYMON DE. WAHLGR EN
THE SPEAR E HOUS E
617 / 454-1393
LEN N~- AJA
Cc::M'«>tTM:>NINQ
REST AURA NT
FAMIL Y
e HEATING
50 FIRST STREET
LOWELL, MASS.
TEL. 453-9967 or 452-8640
AFTER 12 p .m. - 454-1060
FUNTASTIC TRAVEL, INC.
Route 38 - Bridge Street
Pelham, N .H. 03076
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635-7673
Gulbic ki & Sons Gulf Station
• AIRLINE TICKETS
• CRUISES
MOTOR TUNE-UP -
GENERAL REPAIRS
• BUS TOURS
• HOTEL RESERVA TIONS
• HONEYM OONS
24 HOUR TOWING SERVICE
• CHARTE R FLIGHTS
• CHARTE R AZORES
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Frank Ornellas
Charles A . Gulbicki & Sons
Manager
LAURA BEDARD
Fala Portugues
�Dol an Fun eral Hom e
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James F Dolan, Director
Serving All Faiths
Pr in ce
grotto
PRINCE AVE., LOWELL, MASS .
TEL.
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Air Condit ioning • Off-Str eet Parking
106 Middle sex St., North Chelms ford
Telepho ne 251-404 1
Se vai renovar a sua mobilia
Ou se vai casar
A Casa Radio deve procurar.
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Tudo pelos prec;os mais baixos
Fac;a hoje mesmo uma visita Casa Radio
Se muito dinheiro quer poupar.
a
Casa - Radio
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BOB MUR PHY DAT SUN
Gift Shop
1625 Middle sex Street
Lowell, Mass. 01851
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STERE OS • SHORT WAVE RADIO S
RECOR DS • TAPES • CASSE TTES
Phone 453-5767
ROBER T
Presiden t
J. MURPH Y
Therezin ha Goes
John J. Goes
Tel. Conn. 459-054 1
515 Central Street
Lowell, Mass. 01852
�DAYS 452-8500
Specializing In
NIGHTS 453-6789
THE FINEST IMPORTE D & DOMESTI C LIQUORS - CORDIAL S - WINES
AND MALT BEVERAG ES
Tony's Garage
Silva 's Pack age Store, Inc.
80 Winthrop Avenue • Lawrence, Massachu setts
24 Hour Towing Service
Collision Repairs and Insurance Estimates
Complete Party Service
MANUEL BARBOSA, Proprietor & Manager
Telephone 686-4950
76 RIVERN ECK ROAD
EAST CHELMS FORD
As Nossa Felicitac;6es
VALDE MAR
PHOTO and BRIDA L
STUDI OS
Gerv ais Buic k, Inc., Lowe ll, :Mas s.
Gerv ais Ford Inc., Ayer , :Mas s.
Shaw print Inc., Lowe ll, :M:ass.
0 LUGAR A VIS/TAR PARA TODDS OS PREPARATIVOS DE CASAMENTO
• Vestidos de noiva
e Acompanh antes
• Reportagens fotografica s
• Convites de casamento
• Flores de seda
• Acess6rios
• Com ida Portuguesa
1426 Cambridge St.
• Conjunto musical
Tel. 876-0135
Cambridge, MA
�Parabens St. Anthony's Church
on your 75th Anniversar y
LUIS e ALMERIND A GOMES
COUNCIL OR & MRS. ARMAND LeMAY
dao gra<;as a Deus pelo seu casamento ter
sobrevivido durante 25 anos, em paz e
harmonia. Os nossos votos para que
sejam igualmente felizes todos os
casais da nossa par6quia.
na companhia de suas filhas
ALMERIND A e ISABEL
Mas nao esque9ais: A FELIC/DADE ESTA EM NOS.
Happy Anniversar y
Congratula tions . ..
CENTURY 21 SAGER REAL ESTATE
309 Rogers Street • Lowell, Massachusetts
Telephone 459-0533
ON YOUR 75th ANNIVERS ARY
STATE DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEEWO MAN
Dolores DeSilva Beati
Howard N. Sager
Carol A. Sager
Congratula tions ...
LOWELL POLICE
SCOPUS CORPORA TION
SUPERIOR OFFICERS ASSOCIATI ON
333 Aiken Street
Congratula tions . ..
Congratula tions
ANTHON Y and NATIVIDA DE DeJESUS
61 Walnut Street
Lowell, Massachusetts
Lowell, Massachusetts
Arlindo S. e Dionisia de Fatima L. Espinola
Isalino e Denise (Espinola) Melo
e
e
Anthony M. Espinola
Keith e Derek Melo
15 Ames Street, Lowell, Massachusetts
8 Whipple Street, Lowell, Massachusetts
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Cong iatula tionj, on !)OU'"l
St. Anth ony's Chur ch
HALLISSY
on your
LINCOLN MERCURY
Cong ratul ation s
75th d/-nn bJE '"lj,a"-fl
Agosti nho & Justina de Quinta l
and
Maria • Edna • Marcia
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Insura nce Estima tes
Teleph one 256-962 0
•LYNX
75 Anni versa ry
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• LN-7
•ZEPHYR
•COUGA R
• COUGAR XR-7
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ROBER T ·& ANTO INETT E AINSL EY
BARBA RA McKIN NON GRIMA RD
Best Wish es
PHILIP & HILDA LATES SA
A-1 Aut o Bod y
ALEX & GAY McKIN NON
RICHA RD B. McKIN NON
· ALEXA NDER A. McKIN NON
John Gonsa lves
297 Littleto n Road
Chelm sford, Massa chuset ts
Proprietor
SUBARU
SCOTT
J.
McKIN NON
733 ROGER S ST. LOWE LL
RTE. 38 at 495
(617) 459-351 6
Com plime nts of
::bemelra ~ /J,.iJaf
& Jorma/ Shoppe, Jnc.
RUS SELL LUM BER COM PANY
219 Meado wcroft Street
Lowell , Massa chuset ts
Teleph one 459-933 6
Fres h Mar ket
791 Centra l Street • Lowell , Massa chuset ts
Teleph one 452-551 4
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Os Proprie taries Agostin ho e Rosa Ormon de sentem -se muito ho~rad os
em serem paroqu ianos da lgreja Portuguesa de Sa_nto Ant6nio
a qual merece todo o nosso e vosso respe1to.
MON. & THURS. - 10 am - 9 pm - TUES. 10 am - 5 pm - 7-9 pm
FRI. & SAT. 10 am - 5 pm - CLOSED WED.
19 Bridge Street
Lowell , MA 01852
BER TRA ND PHA RMA CY
►
Disco unt Presc riptio ns
◄
GREET ING CARDS • RUSSE L STOVE R CANDY • PERFU ME
PHOTO COPYI NG • INSUR ANCE PLANS WELCO ME
PAY TELEP HONE BJLLS
'' Fala-Se Portugu es ''
255 High St., Lowell
Teleph one 452-146 1
�LOWELL
INSTITUTION
FOR SAVINGS
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BUILDIN G CENTER S
BRANCH OFFICES:
HIGHLANDS: 350 Westford St., Lowell PAWTUCKETVILLE: 32 Mammoth Rd., Lowell
CENTRALVILLE: 1255 Bridge St., Dracut DRUM HILL: 41 Drum Hill Rd., Chelmsford
252 Mt. Vernon St., Lowell, MA
458-1201
4 Adams St., Burlington, MA
273-1335
454-2500
connecting all offices
Main office:
18 Shattuck Street, Lowell
Interest Rate Hotline: 454-9555
COMMERC IAL
THUND ERBIRD CARPET
Grande Selec_;ao
A 24-hour public seroice
INDUSTRIA L
RESIDENT IAL
J. George Picard & Sons Inc.
Carpetes, Oleados e Azulejos de todas as Qualidades Para Tornar o seu Lar Mais Comfortavel.
Antes de Fazer uma Decisao, Visite a Nossa Loja, localizada:
General Contractor s
131 E. Merrimack St., Lowell
(ao lado da Companhia do Gas antigo)
85 PEVEY STREET • LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
OFFICE: 459-6135
Tel. 459-8823
Aqui se fala Portugues
HORAS:
Segundas e Sextas 9 da manha - 9 da noite • Sabados 9 da manha - 5 da tarde
Toda o trabalho feito
egarantido por n6s.
Ronald E. Picard, President
Home: 635-7127
(617) 251-8573
453-6696
Radio Dispatched
Aerial Truck
JOE PONTE
Crowe Electrica l Corpora tion
590 Middlesex St., Lowell, Mass. 01851
RESIDENTIA L • COMMERCI AL • INDUSTRIA L • ALARMS
24 Hour Service
Where there is a difference in dry cleaning.
JOHN A. CROWE
86 SWAIN ROAD
NO . CHELMSFORD, MA 01863
Master Electrician
Congratu lations on your 75th Annivers ary
ROSEN BLOOM PAPER CO., INC.
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SHOWER • WEDDING • HAPPY BIRTHDAY
1100 Gorham Street
DAVE'S EXXON STATIO N
PARTY SUPPLIES -
Tel. 458-3953
Lowell, Mass.
765 Gorham Street
Dave Silva
Lowell, MA 01852
Phone: 452-8794, 453-0341
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EVERYTHING TO:;...,,,--~--~ T LOW PRICES
PORTER CHEVROLET, INC.
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275 FRESH POND PARKWAY
45 -255
CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
133 CONGRESS ST.
LOWELL
PHONE: 864-5900
(OFF GORHAM ST.)
T.M .
pes/'<on••ol
.e•"it:e
Talk to Our Consultants
Not an Answering Service
Call for an Inspection
at No Obligation
452-9621
Prompt, Local Service for
Home, Business & Industry
Masters #7170
for Over 55 Years
Graduate Entomologist in charge.
VA and FHA Inspections and Reports .
TERMITE
CONTROL
SPECIALISTS
FREE ESTIMATES & ALL WORK GUARANTEED
(617) 683-3046
112 Cross Street
Robert Avila
Lawrence, MA 01841
Arthur Avila
Tel. 459-<>993
STAPLE SEWER SERVICE
OURIVESARIA ACOREANA
Licensed Drain Layer
REPARACOES EM OURO, PRATAS E RELOGIOS
SEWER CONNECTIONS & INSTALLATIONS
614 Central Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Luis e Carmen Raposo
452-3535
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Music for All Occasions . ..
AL - RIOS
98 MIDDLE STREET • LOWELL, MA O 1852 • (61 7) 459-4632
AL
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VIC
401-231-4585
401-785-2270
617-676-0911
�MARINA DENTAL ASSOCIATES, Michael L. Myers, D.M.D.
in conjunction with
Gallagher Square Restaurant & Lounge
642 Gorham Street
Telephone 459-8765
Lowell, Massachusetts
PROMPT
PROFESSIONAL
SERVICE
Phone 458-6860
CARDOSO'S DENTAL LABORATORY, Antonio M. Cardoso, D.T.
''We Take Better Care of You''
We are specialized in General Prosthetic Dentistry. If you need Dentures or Partials
please come and see us!
"Dentaduras" a nossa especialidade! Aceitam-se todos os programas de seguros,
unioes, assim como Medicare.
503 Central Street
88½ Tremont Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Peabody, MA 01960
Tel: (617) 453-1962
Tel: (617) 532-3395
m.
MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE
J. HENRIQUES, Realtor
REALTOR
ST. ONGE USED APPLIANCE CO.
THE COLONIAL BUILDING
35 CENTER STREET
BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
Sales & Service
ALL MAJOR BRANDS
3 Broadway Street
Lowell, MA 01854
LARRY VALCOURT
FRANK & ERNEST VARIETY
Jose Henriques
Tel: 617-935-3636
Best Wishes
Compliments of
810 Central Street
""Serving Lowell for over 50 years''
Councilor Richard O'Malley
and Family
Augustine A. Mathews
Open seven days a week
from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Parabens na celebra<;ao das
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G. A. REALTY
BODAS DE DIAMANTE
da nossa lgreja
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630 Merrimack Street • Lowell, Massachusetts
0 casal,
Jose A. e Maria A. Pombeiro
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458-0556
Felicitamos a nossa par6quia pe/a passagem
do 75 ° aniversario de existencia e desejamos
continua<;ao de prosperidades.
Joseph, Maria Fatima,
Eddie & Debbie Mendonc;a
e filhas,
Elsa M. e Carmen A. Pombeiro
�Best Wishes
Best Wishes
on your 75th Anniversary
Compliments of
Edward J. Santos
Happiness and Well Wishes
to all our friends and relatives
Lowell License Commissioner
B&B
INCOME TAX SERVICE
Tel. 251-4044
Vinal Square
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Medina
&
from
Mrs. Edward J. Santos
-in sunny Florida
No . Chelmsford, Mass .
Congratulations
Congratulations
and Best Wishes
Best Wishes
from
Dr. and Mrs. Ray S. Gilmore
Councilor Thomas F. Casey
Mary E. Creegan
MR. & MRS. FRANK A. BROX
your friends at
CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF ASSESSORS
DRACUT, MASSACHUSETTS
-Michael Blatus
MR. JOSEPH BROX
LOWELL ELECTRICAL SUPPLY CO.
A Friend
452-8985
231 Mt. Vernon St.
Restaurante Rio de Janeiro
Joao e Floresinda Bettencourt
Joao Manuel e Belmira Bettencourt
397 Central Street • Lowell, Mass.
Lowell, Mass.
Best Wishes
MR. & MRS. ANTHONY R. MENDONSA
ANTHONY M. MENDONSA
(Por cima da Central Pizzaria)
Comida Brasileira e Portuguesa
Aberto todos os dias
40 Elm Street
-S.J.
Lowell, Mass.
Congratulations
Cumprimentos
EDWARD, ALICE and MICHELLE
Best Wishes
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MR. & MRS. STEPHEN M. BROX
The Ritchotte Family
Rev. Frank J. Silva
Congratulations
ON YOUR 75th ANNIVERSARY
MR. & MRS. RAYMOND BROX
With Prayer and Best Wishes
J. Francis Creegan and
Best Wishes from
MR. & MRS. GEORGE BROX
Joseph, Laura, Ann Marie and Linda
THE GORSKI FAMILY
MRS. ALICE PACE
MRS. EDWARD REILLY
MRS. ADELINE PULASKI
�219 Appleton Street
LOWELL POLICE PATROLMEN
BERUBE ELECTRIC SERVICE
Local 382
Commercial - Industrial - Residential Wiring
I.B.P.O.
Phone 453-2338
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
Tel. (617) 452-9704
7 Casco Street
SEW 'N KNIT SHOP
Elston Plumbing & Heating Co., Inc.
SHOP AT 53 HAINES STREET I NASHUA
"NEW HOME" SEWING MACHINES
SALES
•
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&
SERVICE
SERVICE
REPAIRS
ON ALL
MAW
SHEARS
SHARPENED
SILVER KING
VACUUM CLEANERS
21 Kingston Drive, Nashua
Charles Mendoza, Prop.
Call
882- 7307
r!eritage ;;:,wer Shop
OLP-SILVA AUTO SALES
115 Congress Street • Lowell, Mass. 01852
Palm's Inc.
Freedman Fur Associates, Inc.
1018 Gorham Street
Lowell, Massachusetts
458-8413
231 BROADWAY • LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS 01841
STORAGE • RESTYLE • CLEANING • REPAIRS
DAVENA SZMYT
Owner
• Mason's Supplies
• Building Materials
Fitzwilly' s Pub
SYLVIA DOMBROWSKI
EDWARD FERREIRA
Proprietors
MARY BRADY SPEROUNIS
863 VARNUM AVENUE
LOWELL, MASS.
452-3627 or 454-8962
452-9047
No Job Too l.Jlrge or Small
ANNABRADYSNOONIAN
Vicki Brady's Beauty Salon
PATRICIA BRADY MANSFIELD
PAULINE BRADY HALKO
MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION
TEL. (617) 452-7364
l!:,quette's Flower Center
PLANTS AND FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Mary T. Paquette
Proprietor
198 University Avenue
Lowell, MA 01854
(617) 454-8583
26 Andover Street
Lowell, Massachusetts
Compliments from
A
• Flowers for All Occasions
• Fruit Baskets
920 Gorham Street
Lowell, Mass.
454-5922
"Elegance in Furs Since 1902"
HELEN SZMYT
Owner
14 Cambridge St., Lowell, Mass. 01851
Residential & Commercial Plumbing & Heating
Tel. 458-1341
If No Answer 883-7555
(617) 686-4997
688-2055
Lowell, Massachuetts 01854
Friend
-M.B.
Entertainment
Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday
9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.
Colmer
Monument Works
ST. JEAN PAINTING
WILLIAM W . COLMER
REMODELING, KITCHENS, BATHROOM
General Contractor
222 MAMMOTH ROAD
1025 Lawrence St. / Lowell, MA 01852 / 617-452-7821
HECTOR R. ST. JEAN
LOWELL, MA 01854
�Specializing in Newest Trends
" Hair We Care"
Tel. 649-9853
Phone 458-8851
Fala Portugues
Opera House
PHARMACY
Herbs, Essential Oils and Chemicals
381 Central Street
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Lowell, Massachusetts
(~lassie flair _IJesign
Mario Silva
ELECTRICIAN
Scissors and Combs
by
Lorraine's of Lowell
UNISEX SALON
Maria Meneses, Prop.
Tel. 452-5333
289 Cenrrol Srreer
Lowell , MA. 01 852
Telephone
459-0610
6 Washington Street
•
Tyngsboro, Massachusetts
Lorraine Woolridge
Owner
252 Hildreth Street
Lowell, Massachusetts
Tel. 452-8375
(617) 459-3361
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FORMAL &BRIDAL SIKf
Jodi Corporation d/bla
PlY· Gems
PANELING AND
KITCHEN CENTERS
TUXEDOS FLOWERS GOWNS
FOR YOUR HOME IMPROVEMENT NEEDS
650 MIDDLESEX ST.
LOWELL, MASS.
JOE DIGILIO
200 Central Street • 454-4133 • Lowell, Massachusetts
BRUNELLE'S PHARMACY
Your Neighborhood Discount Store
SALVATORE
638 Rogers Street
•
Lowell, MA 01852
Tel. 452-3766
(Moore&).
f PAl:'IITS ·
458-6220
Sandwiches - Dinners - Cocktails
4 PINE ST. LOWELL, MASS . 01851
TEL. 458-1451
TEL. 453-1841
Wallpaper
ffio,ket Streczt
Lowell.mo.
01852
Lefty's Restaurant & Lounge
J. LIPOMI, B.S., REG. PHARM.
O'CONNOR & HILL HARDWARE CO.
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11:30 a.m. St. Anthony's Church, Central Street, Lowell, Massachusetts.
Rev. Humberto Cardinal Medeiros, mass celebrant.
St. Anthony's Portuguese Choir.
2:00 p.m. Banquet, Speare House Restaurant, Pawtucket Blvd., Lowell, Mass.
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Card of Thanks
The Committee in charge of the 75th
anniversary observance of the dedication
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contributed to the success of our
Diamond Jubilee. To our loyal
parishioners, to our many parish workers,
to our many business friends, to the
Lowell Sun, to Armand Belanger, graphic
artist, and to the many friends of Saint
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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�SAINT ANTHONY'S CHURCH, LOWELL
PARISH HISTORY
Lowell. Its fame as one of the principle
As arly as lhe 1850s a sizable Portuguese colony had already settled in
nity to make a better way of life for
induslrial cenlers of the world attracted them here in search of the opportu
themse lv s and their loved ones.
of 1901, a group of men journeyed to
The Ii rsl desire of this community was to establish a church. In January
there by the Bishop of Angra, Azores,
asl ambrid ge to speak to Rev. Anthony J. Pimental, who had been sent
a parish to be established in Lowell to
to w rk among the Portuguese immigrants with diocesan officials for
Pimental was held in Fair Hall of Saint
s rve the Portug uese community. The first meeting in Lowell with Fr.
used until April and on May 19, 1901,
Peter's Parish during February and March of 1901. Odd Fellows Hall was
purchased from the primitive
the first church, a small wooden structure at Congress and Gorham Streets,
M Lh <lists, was dedicated. At that time the parishioners numbered 950.
was appointed the first pastor. He was
In 1901 Rev. Joaquim V Rosa arrived from the Island of Pico, Azores, and
y was of French origin but spoke
joined in 1905 by Rev. Paul Despouy who assisted him until 1907. Fr. Despou
father served in the Diplomatic Corps.
Portugue e flu ently, having spent his early years in Portugal where his
continu ed migrati n f Portu u s
The little church continu ed to serve as a house of worship until 1907 when
Father Rosa, fund s were raised throu •hnecessitated the acquisition of a larger church. Under the leadership of
was purchased and th blcssin , of th ,
out the Portuguese community for this purpos e. Land on Central Street
ber 28, 1907. Although only the bas •m ' nl
corners tone, by Archbishop William O'Connell, took place on Novem
ed on May 30, 1908.
of the origina l design had been completed, the church was officially dedicat
Excellency Joseph Reed Da Silva, a
In 1911 , Fr. Rosa returned to Pico, leaving the church in the hands of his
in Fall River. During that time, a crisis
native of Portuga l, who had arrived to dedicate a new Portuguese church
d his departure until 1924, completing
peri cl developed in the Portuguese government and his Excellency deferre
as Assistant Pastor from 1916 to 1923.
13 yea rs as pastor. During Bishop DaSilva's tenure, Rev. John S. Perry served
was assigned to the parish, which he
1n ctober 1923, Rev. Joseph T. Grillo, a native of Sao Miguel, Azores,
was paid and the beautiful terrazzo floor
serv d until his death in 1948. Under his leadership, the original debt
Oliveira.
was install ·d. During the years 1933-1935, he was assisted by Rev. Teofilo
ese language would cease to be spoken in
Wh n I•r. rill o b ca me seri usly ill in 1946, the fear that the Portugu
Portugal, imploring him to send one or
his b ' lov 'U ·hur ·h, prompt d him to write to the Bishop of Guarda in
arrived on March 1, 1947. In October of
mor pri ·sis lo this country. In answer to hi request, Rev. John F. Silva
later became pastor of Saint Anthony's
that Y·a r, h ' was join ·d by Rev. Manue l J ascai , now deceased, who
Parish in arnbrid , ,_
g appointed Fr. Silva to administrator
Upon Fr. ;rillo's d 'alh on Nov mber 6, 1948, Ar hbisho p Richard Cushin
of , aint Anthony's, until his retirement, due to illness on April 2, 1978.
. From the original basement strucUnd ' r I1r. Sil va's I ·ad ' rship, th ' chur h underwenl a complete transformation
the Portuguese community of Lowell .
lur ros' th ' mod ·rn b 'a uli ful church that Land as a tribute to him and
1949 to Septem ber 1950, and by
During his tenure, Fr. Silva was assisted by Rev. Joseph L. Capote from
On Novem ber 15, 1972, Rev. Eusebi o
Rev. Antonio Pinto who served from June 1952 until February 1954.
John Silva's retirem ent in 1978, his
Silva arrived from Portugal to serve with Father John Silva. Upon Fr.
administrator. During this period ,
Emine nce Cardin al Humbe rto Medeir os appoin ted Fr. Eusebio Silva
immigration quotas.
hundre ds of new families were added to the parish due to increas ed
Anthony's Parish in Cambridge. The
In January 1989, Fr. Eusebio Silva was appoin ted administrator of Saint
strator, assisted by Rev. Ronald Gomes.
Rev. Antonio Pedro Pinto, a Vincentian Priest was appointed admini
July of that year, his Emine nce
In 1991, Father Pinto returne d to his Religious Order in Portugal. In
Fr. Ferreira's leaders hip and with the
Bernar d Cardinal Law appoin ted Rev. Jose S. Ferreir a pastor. Under
underw ent major renovations
significant financial suppor t of John Silva or Silva Brothers, the church
a new altar, ambo and Eucharistic
involving the sanctuary. Stone from the original altar was used to create
tower. A reconciliation was also added.
y's Parish embrac ing their opporTraining of the liturgical ministers began with the membe rs of St. Anthon
to the homeb ound and infirm. Cursillo
tunity to be ministe rs of Jesus during the Eucharist and after Mass
y's and the other Portuguese parishand its youth oriente d Emma us and Peace were brought to St. Anthon
that more and more of our parishi oners
es. The Parish Visitation Report of Octobe r 1993, showed a concer n
s and the need for two languages for
were moving away from the Back Centra l neighb orhood to the suburb
almost every activity.
rred to St. Anthony's in Cambridge,
Fr. Ferreir a continu ed as pastor until August, 1995, when he was transfe
and Rev. Francis M. Glynn succeeded him as pastor.
, the feasts of Our Lady of Fatima,
Mainta ining the commi tment to serve the Portuguese speaki ng people
In an effort to preserve the Portuguese
Bodo de Sete Marias and St. Joao were put on the church calendar.
ate, Mr. Victor Melo a devoted memculture within the parish staff, Fr. Glynn hired our first Pastoral Associ
sent here to ministe r to the increasber of the community. In 1999, Rev. Pedro Damazio, a Brazilian priest
ing numbe rs of Brazilian immigrants, moved into our rectory.
of Christian Initiation for Adults in the
Under Fr. Glynn's leaders hip, St. Anthony's began offering the Rite
at our Easter Vigil service in the
fall of 1999. Our first catechumen was welcom ed into the Catholic Church
of the Church , Fr. Glynn has suppor ted
spring of 2000. As an advocate of lay participation in the ministr y
ate in the archdiocesan progra m for
Adult Faith Formation by encouraging many parishioners to particip
cation for Parish Leader s in March
lay ministry training. Cardinal Bernar d Law, at the Archdi ocesan Convo
t of lay ministr y training.
of 2001, hailed St. Anthony's Parish as the leading parish in suppor
in the city of Lowell. Six other national
At 100 years of age, St. Anthony's remain s the largest ethnic parish
ssed, three offer one Mass in their
parishes were established since then. To date, two have been suppre
old. The Portuguese commu nity of
native language for a handful of parishioners and one is only ten years
ic heritage under the leaders hip of
t. Anthony's Parish continues to mainta in its rich culture and Cathol
mainta in our Church .
many wonderful clergymen and dedicated parishi oners who built and
�IGREJA DE SANTO ANTONIO, LOWELL
HISTORIA DA PAROQUIA
D sd 1850 quc uma comunidade Portuguesa de tamanho razoavel se tinha estabelecido em Lowell. A sua
fama omo um dos centros industriais principais do mundo atrai-os aqui a procura de uma oportunidade
para uma melhor vida para eles e para os seus entes queridos.
0 primeiro desejo desta comunidade foi construir a sua Igreja. Em Janeiro de 1901, um grupo de homens
de I cou-se a Cambridge para falar com o Reverendo Antonio J. Pimental, que tinha sido enviado para la
pelo Bis po de Angra, A9ores, para trabalhar com os imigrantes portugueses, e com as autoridades da diocese
para pedir o estabelecimento de uma paroquia em Lowell para servir a comunidade portuguesa. As
primeiras reunioes em Lowell com o Padre Pimental tiveram lugar no Salao da Igreja de Sao Pedro, durante
os meses de Fevereiro e Mar90 de 1901, 0 Salao de "Odd Fellows" foi usado ate Abril e, em Maio de 1901, a
primeira Igreja foi dedicada. Era uma pequena casa de madeira na esquina das ruas Congress e Gorham
comprada a um grupo Metodista. Nessa altura o numero de paroquianos era de 950.
Em 1901 o Reverendo Joaquim V. Rosa chegou da ilha do Pico, A9ores e foi nomeado o seu primeiro paroco.
A ele se juntou, em 1905, o Reverendo Paul Despouy que o ajudou ate 1907. 0 Padre Despouy era de origem
Francesa mas falava Portugues fluentemente, tinha passado muitos anos em Portugal, onde o seu pai tinha
servido como Diplomata.
A pequena constru9ao continuou a servir como igreja ate 1907, quando a continua imigra9ao de Portugueses
requereu a constru9ao de uma igreja maior. Sob a lideran9a do Padre Rosa, foram angariados fundos na
comunidade Portuguesa, com esta finalidade. Comprou-se terra na "Central Street" e a pedra angular foi
aben9oada pelo Arcebispo William O'Connell, em Novembro de 1907. Embora apenas o andar terreo do
desenho original estivesse na altura terminado, a igreja foi oficialmente dedicada em 30 de Maio de 1908.
Em 1911 o Padre Rosa voltou para o Pico, deixando a igreja nas maos de sua Excelencia, o Bispo Jose Reed
da Silva, nativo de Portugal, que tinha chegado para dedicar uma nova igreja Portuguesa em Fall River.
Durante este tempo desenvolveu-se uma crise no governo Portugues que atrazou a partida do Bispo ate 1924,
completando 13 anos como paroco. Entretanto, o Padre John S. Perry serviu como seu assistente desde o ano
de 1916 ate 1923.
Em Outubro de 1923, o Padre Jose T. Grilo, nativo de Sao Miguel, A9ores, foi nomeado para a paroquia, que
serviu ate a sua morte em 1948. Sob a sua direc9ao, o debito original foi pago e o andar terreo foi terminado.
Durante os anos de 1933 a 1935, ele foi ajudado pelo Padre Teofilo Oliveira.
Quando o Padre Grilo ficou gravemente doente, em 1946, o receio que a lingua Portuguesa deixasse de se
falar na sua querida igreja, levou-o a escrever ao Bispo de Guarda, Portugal, implorando-lhe o envio de um
ou mais padres para este pafs. Em resposta ao seu pedido, o Padre Joao F. Silva chegou em Mar90 de 1947.
Em Outubro do mesmo ano juntou-se-lhe o Padre Manuel J. Cascais, ja falecido, que mais tarde veio a ser
Paroco da paroquia de Santo Antonio em Cambridge.
Pela morte do Padre Grilo em 6 de Novembro de 1948, o Arcebispo Cushing nomeou o Padre Silva paroco
da igreja de Santo Antonio, ate a sua reforma, devido a doen9a, em 2 de Abril de 1978.
Sob a lideran9a do Padre Silva, a igreja passou por transforma9ao completa. Do andar terreo da estrutura
original foi construfdo a bonita igreja moderna que existe ate hoje, como um tributo a sua dedica9ao e a da
comunidade Portuguesa de Lowell.
Durante o seu servi90, o Padre Silva foi assistido pelo Reverendo Jose L. Capote de 1949 a Setembro de 1950,
e pelo Padre Antonio Pinto de Junho de 1952 a Fevereiro de 1954. Em Novembro de 1972, o Padre Eusebio
Silva veio de Portugal para servir com o Padre Joao Silva. Depois do Reverendo Joao Silva sair, em 1978, sua
Eminencia o Cardeal Humberto Medeiros nomeou o Padre Eusebio Silva como paroco. Durante este tempo,
centenas de fanu1ias juntaram-se a nossa par6quia devido ao aumento das cotas de imigra9ao.
Em Janeiro de 1989, o Padre Eusebio Silva foi transferido para Santo Antonio, em Cambridge. 0 Reverendo
Antonio Pinto, um Padre Vicentino, foi nomeado Paroco, sendo entao assistido pelo Padre Ronaldo Gomes
que se manteve na Par6quia ate ao Verao de 1994.
Em 1991 o Padre Pinto voltou a sua Ordem Religiosa em Portugal. Em Julho desse ano, sua Eminencia o
Cardeal Bernard Law apontou o Reverendo Jose S. Ferreira como novo paroco. Sob a sua direc9ao e com o
significante suporte financeiro de John Silva (Silva Brothers), a igreja passou por renova96es substanciais que
envolveram principalmente o santuario. A pedra do Altar original foi usada para fazer o novo Altar, o Ambao
ea torre do Sacrario. Um quarto para confissoes foi tambem acrescentado.
O treino de Ministros Liturgicos come9ou com membros da Paroquia de Santo Antonio que abra9aram a
oportunidade de serem ministros de Jesus durante a Eucaristia e, depois da Missa aos paroquianos doentes
ou confinados a suas casas. 0 Cursilho e Retiros de jovens "Emmaus" e "Peace" foram trazidos para a
Paroquia de Sto. Antonio e outras paroquias Portuguesas. 0 relatorio da Visita Episcopal de 1993, mostrou a
preocupa9ao de cada vez mais paroquianos estarem saindo da vizinhan9a da "Back Central'; para os
suburbios e a necessidade de servi9os bilingues para quase todas as actividades paroquiais.
O Padre Ferreira continuou como Paroco ate Agosto de 1995, quando foi transferido para Sto. Antonio em
Cambridge e o Reverendo Francis M. Glynn sucedeu-lhe como Paroco.
Mantendo o cometimento de servir a comunidade de lingua portuguesa, as festas da Nossa Senhora de
Fatima, o Bodo das Sete Marias e as festas de Sao Joao foram acrescentadas ao calendario da Igreja. Num
esfor90 para preservar a cultura Portuguesa dentro da direc9ao da paroquia, o Padre Glynn contratou o nosso
primeiro Associado Pastoral, o Sr. Victor Melo, membro devoto da comuniadade. Em 1999, o Reverendo
Pedro Damazio, padre brasileiro enviado para servir o numero crescente de imigrantes Brasileiros, passou a
morar na Reitoria da nossa Par6quia.
Sob a orienta9ao do Padre Glynn, a Paroquia de Santo Antonio come9ou a oferecer o Rito de Inicia9ao
Crista para Adultos no Outono de 1999. O nosso primeiro catecumeno foi iniciado na lgreja Catolica durante
a Vigflia Pascal, na Primavera do ano 2000. Grande advogado da participa9ao dos Leigos nos ministerios da
Igreja, o Padre Glynn tern suportado a Forma9ao de Fe dos Adultos, encorajando muitos paroquianos a participar nos programas arquidiocesanos de treino de leigos. 0 Cardeal Bernard Law, na Convoca9ao da
Arquidiocese para Lfderes Paroquiais, em Mar90 do ano 2001, louvou a Paroquia de Santo Antonio como
sendo a Paroquia mimero um no suporte e forma9ao de ministros leigos.
Com 100 anos de idade, a Paroquia de Santo Antonio continua sendo a maior e a mais antiga paroquia
nacional da cidade de Lowell. Seis outras paroquias etnicas foram estabelecidas durante este seculo. Ate a
data, duas foram fechadas, tres outras oferecem uma Missa na lingua nativa para uma mao cheia de paroquianos e uma outra delas tern apenas tres anos de idade.
A comunidade Portuguesa da Paroquia de Santo Antonio continua mantendo a sua rica cultura e heran9a
Catolicas sob a direc9ao de muitos e maravilhosos membros do clero e dedicados paroquianos que construiram e mantem a nossa Igreja.
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Rev. JosephT. Grillo
Rev. Joaquim V. Rosa
His Excellency
Bishop Henry Joseph R. da Silva
as a plcbgc of bibinc tabor bestows tbc ~postolic ,Slessing upon
Rev. John F. Silva
Rev. Eusebio F. Silva
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Rev. Jose S. Ferreira
Rev. Francis M. Glynn
�-Parish Staff and Centennial Celebration Committees
SOUVENIR BOOK
COMMITTEE
Back Row: Bob Richards, Co-Chairman; Rev. Francis M. Glynn, Pastor
Frank Hogan, Treasurer
Front Row: Filomena Silva, Co-Chairman; Gloria Parker, Secretary
Back Row: Anna Desousa, Fred Machado, Mary Silva,
Joe Pombeiro, history; Mary Lowney, Maria Lima, Valquirio Carvalho
Front Row: Angelina Lima, Gladys Picanso, Maria Silva, Chairperson;
Maria Pombeiro, Emily Silva
BANQUET
STAFF
Back Row: Jose Pombeiro, Geraldine (Gerry) McDonald,
Rev. Francis M. Glynn, Victor Melo
Front Row: Natalia Cardoso, Alice Silva
Back Row: Bea Cunha, Chairperson
Middle Row: Sally Correa, tickets; Mary Varoski
Front Row: Pat Camara tickets; Tony Silva, Priscilla Marsh
�-The People Of Saint Anthony's Parish Who Serve
SUNDAY FAMILY CELEBRATION
Back Row: Arthur Silva, Joe Camara, Daniel Braga
Front Row: Maria Leontina Silva,
Bea Hogan, Joanne Silva, John Falante
PUBLICITY
Darlene Mcsorley
Joan Varoski
PASTORAL COUNCIL
Back Row: Georgina Leal, Rev. Frank M. Glynn, Victor Melo
Middle Row: Gloria Parker, Maria Lima, Filomena Silva, Joan Varoski
Front Row: Tony Silva, Emilia Silva, Angelina Lima, Antonio Ruas
(Not Present: Hank Ares, Gerry McDonald, Fatima Pontes)
FINANCE COUNCIL
Daniel Braga, Maria Silva, Joseph Camara
Seated: Alcinda Cunha, Gladys Picanso
(Not Present: Frank Carvalho, John McAndrews,
Glenn Mello, Tim O'Connor, Nair Santos)
�EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND LECTORS
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND LECTORS
Back _Row: Jose Mendonca, Jeronimo Lopez, Januario Leal, lsalino Melo, Rosinda Ruas, Antonio Ruas,
Victor Melo, Maria Rocha, Lidia Melo, Maria G. Meneses, Celina Martins, Quelminda Mendonca
Middle Row: Manuel Desousa, Mario Silva, Fernanda Leal,
Denise Melo, Joao Ferreira, Maria Tomas, Manuel Tomas
Front Row: Zita Desousa, Emilia Silva, Lucia Silva, Silvia DeMelo, Lina Faria,
Josefina Ferreira, Maria Pombeiro, Jose Pombeiro, Fatima Oliveira
Seated: Alvarina Braga , Daniel Braga, Maria Amelia Rusa
Back Row: Amanda Bastos, John McAndrews, Ellie McAndrews, Manuel Parreira, Robert Rocha
Middle Row: Fernando Machado, Michelle Ritchotte, Monica Llanos, Elnora Ramos,
Alcinda Cunha, Georgina Leal , Ricardo Pimentel
Front Row: Rosemary Machado, Ines Ormonde, Maria Lima, Brenda Teles, Maria Rosa,
Justina Quintal, Agostinho Quintal
(Not Present: Billy Cunha, Darlene McSorley, Dilia Martins, Marisa Silva, Andrea Mendonca, Cidalia
Mendonca, Fernando Mendonca, Humberta Ormonde, Manuela Sousa, Dora Taborda, Edwina Camara,
Suzie Cunha, Fernanda Medina, Jose Medina, Ana Valadao, Carmen Aguiar, Julie Aguiar, Debbie Cote,
Steve Cote, Ed Mendonca, Sonia Santos, Bob Richards, Lisa Richards, Linda Silva)
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND LECTORS
CATECHISTS
Back Row: Joanne Silva, Sally Correa, Tony Silva, Valquirio Carvalho, Joan Varoski
Front Row: Arthur Silva, Filomena Silva, Manuel Silva, Gloria Parker, Alice Silva
Seated: Bea Hogan, Phyllis Machado
Back Row: Robert Rocha, Filomena Silva
Next Row: Jessica Mota, Carol Rocha, Georgina Leal, Linda Silva, Rosinda Ruas, Brenda Teles
Next Row: Joanne Silva, Lori Normandi, Maria Rosa, Emily Silva
Front Row: Maria Mota, Gloria Parker, Gerry McDonald, Angelina Lima, Lisa Quadros
(Not Present: Mark Ballard, David DeMelo, Elizabeth Do O', Lisa Duprey, Maria Felix, Tanya Gary,
Bea Hogan, Darlene Leal-Mcsorley, Jessica Lima, Maria Lima, Monica Llanos, Dilia Martins, Suzana
Martins, Denise Melo, Lidia Melo, Victor Melo, Laura Misenor, Jenny Nunes, Sonia Ruas,
Manuela Santos, Cecilia Sequeira, Brenda Silva, Marisa Silva, Kimberly Sousa, Ana Vitorino
�R.C.I.A.
Back Row: Victor Melo, Antonio Martins, Rev. Francis M. Glynn, Joan Varoski
Middle Row: Lidia Melo, Maria Rocha, Maria Tomas, Manuel Tomas, Rosalinda Ruas, Antonio Ruas
Front Row: Antonio DaSilva, Rosa DaSilva, Gloria Parker, Bea Hogan, Maria Pombeiro, Jose Pombeiro
(Not Present: Mark Ballard, Debbie Cote, Steve Cote , Monica Llanos, Tito Llanos, Gerry McDonald,
Denise Melo, lsalino Melo, Ed Mendonca, Elnora Ramos
PORTUGUESE CHOIR
Back Row: Jose Mendonca, Artur Cunha, Antonio Martins, Cremilde Pereira, Hermenegildo Silva
Middle Row: Waltir Carminati, Dionisia Espinola, Elnora Ramos, Fatima Mendonca, Maria Dias, Bea Cunha
Front Row: Arlindo Espinola, Fatima Pontes, Angelina Lima, Maria Duarke
(Not Present: Grace Leal)
ALTAR SERVERS
ENGLISH CHOIR
Back Row: Rev. Frank M. Glynn , Fred Machado, Hank Areas
Middle Row: Priscilla Marsh, Bea Cunha, Frank Bettencourt
Front Row: Evelyn, Hazel, Dolores Machado, Nancy Benetti, Carol Rocha, Adeline Pulaski
(Not Present: Mary Silva)
Back Row: Michael Mota, Kevin Leal
Next Row: Amanda Bastos, Melissa Silva, Babara Mendes , Stephanie Martins, Scottie Rosa, Marilyn Teles
Next Row: Stephanie Leal , Derek Bettencourt, Jacqueline Silva, Olivia Teles, Daniel Rocha
Front Row: Philip Silva, Michelle Mendes, Stefan Teixeira, Venessa Laureano, Christ!ne R~cha .
(Not Present: Frankie Coelho, Vanessa Coelho, Luisiana Cruz, Marcela Cruz, ~anny Fana, Julio ~ana,
Brenda Faria, Daniela Garcia, Richardo Garcia, Samantha Koch, Mateus Martins, Amanda Medeiros,
Monica Medina, Steven Melo, Sean Nunes, Daniel Pacheco, Alicia Sanchez, Antonio Sanchez, Alissa Silva,
Joey Silva, Lisa Soares, Kassandra Vitorino
�USHERS
PRAYER GROUP
Back Row: Antonio DaSilva, Afonso Silva, Manuel Lima, Manuel Bettencourt, Leo Mendes,
Joe Agrela, Avelino Agrela, Jose Silva, Joao Ferreira
Middle Row: John Marshall, Daniel Costa, Joseph Camara, Manuel Bettencourt, Arlindo Silva, Fernando Sousa
Front Row: Gregorio Rosa, Arthur Silva, Valentino Melo, Manuel Lobao, Francisco Brum, Joseph Freitas,
Manuel Correa, Joao Brazil, Avelino A. Silva, Antonio Rosa, Manuel E. DaSilva
(Not Present: Antonio Moniz, Arthur Roque, John Ramos, Vergino Medina, Mario Veiga, John Fedeliz, Jose
Jorge, Manuel Bettencourt, Joao Aguiar, Francisco Conceigao
Alcinda Cunha, Celina Martins
Seated: M. Amelia Rosa
ROSARY SODALITY
FEED THE HOMELESS
Back Row: Fatima Oliveira, Filomena Silva
Front Row: Natalia Cardoso, Emilia Silva, Maria Lima, Dionisia Espinola
Mr. & Mrs. Mario Silva
�ST. VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY
CURSILLO
Back Row: John Marshall, John Machado
Middle Row: Angela Mendonca, Edwardo Machado, Leonardo Dias
First Row: Angelina Lima, Maria Dias, Maria Amelia Rosa
Back Row: Walter Santos, Jose Pombeiro, Eduardo Pontes,
Manuel Sousa, Victor Melo, Antonio Ruas, Jose Mendonca
Front Row: Leocadia Sousa, Fatima Pontes, Zita Sousa, Humberta
Ormonde, Rosinda Ruas, Fatima Mendonc;a
•
NEWSLETTER
Anima Christi
Soul of Christ, sanctify me. Body of Christ, heal me. Blood of
Christ, drench me. Water from the side of Christ, wash me. Passion
of Christ, strengthen me.
Good Jesus, hear me. In your wounds, shelter me. From turning
away, keep me. From evil one, protect me. At the hour of my death,
call me. Into your presence lead me, to praise you with all your saints
for ever and ever.
Amen
Back Row: Priscilla Marsh, Lidia Melo, Victor Melo
Middle Row: Joanne Silva, Maria Lima, Evelyn Hazel, Georgina Leal, Bea Cunha
Seated: Carol Rocha, Bea Hogan
•
�Dedication
This souvenir book is dedicated to the parishioners and
friends of Saint Anthony's Parish whose spirit, offerings,
support and loyalty over the last 100 years has enabled us to
express our love of God and our devotion
to our patron, Saint Anthony.
In memory of
my beloved Husband,
Father and Grandfathe r
LINO PICANSO
Em mem6ria do
meu saudoso Esposo,
Pai eAvo
LINO PICANSO
a lifetime
of service
dedicated to
his God,
his parish,
his family.
Dedica~a o
Este livro-recordac;ao e dedicado aos Paroquiano s e
Amigos da Igreja de Santo Antonio, a todos aqueles
cujas ofertas, espfrito, apoio e lealdade ao longo destes
100 anos tornaram possivel a expressao do nosso grande
Amor a Deus e da nossa devoc;ao ao nosso Padroeiro,
Santo Antonio
que foi um dedicado servidor
da lgreja de Santo Antonio
Mrs. Gladys Picanso
children & grandchildren
�SADLY MISSED
BY
FAMILY, FRIENDS, & ASSOCIATES
Ent Ment6ria
dos nossos Pais e lrnt3.
'
I
I
I
Jardilina e Deodato Da Silva
Ludovina Silva
Que partiram para o Pai, mas deixaram a saudade e a dor.
SILVA BROS. INVESTMENT, INC.
999 Middlesex Street, Lowell, Massachusetts 01851
978-454-5993
Rentals & Sales
Mortgage Loans
Lembrados por Filomena e Manuel Silva,
netos e sobrinhos e por todos os outros por
quern foram amados.
�In memor~ of m~ Dearest mother1 Rose Perr~1 who was
such an important part of m~ life
IN MEMO RY OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND
WHOM I ADOR ED
Edgar B. Seman
1917 -1998
1899 - 1996
ano
M~ fa the~ Manuel Perr~1 ano m~ brother1 John Perr~1
whose lives were aH too short
Two years have gone by
but the ache in my heart never dies.
Gone is the face I love so much
and the one I loved to touch
l&u never had a chance to say goodbye
l&u were gone before I knew it
But what it meant to lose you
no one will ever know
Altbougb tbe~ are gone
Tbere is a link oeatb
cannot sever
Love ano remembrance last
forever
Tbe~ will alwa~s be misseo
ano forever in m~ beart
Life goes on that :S true.
But it :S not the same without you
Nothing can be more beautiful
than the memories I have of you
To me you were someone special
and God must have thought so too
For when He broke my Heart to take you
He proved He only takes the very best.
1917-19 65
1897-19 65
I love you
Mary
Granomotber
Fifomena Menoonca
�Em Mem6ria do meu saudoso pai
Liona[ 'lJaSi[va
13arn: March ~ 1930
fJ)iecf: January lZ 1993
Lem6racfa par sau fi[ha1 genra e netas
Joao Batista Maia
1933 - 2000
Served our Parish for 27 years.
Em Mem6ria do meu saudoso pai
Your family was your greatest treasure and you were our greatest hero.
Love Always,
Encarnac;ao Maia
Philip Maia
Patricia (Gaffney) Maia
Alyssa
Zachary
Anna (Maia) Mazur
Edward Mazur, Jr.
Edward Ill
Kara
Salette (Maia) Conybear
Dan Conybear
Grant
Maia
Adam
Fatima (Maia) Walsh
Matthew Walsh
Ryan
Travis
(jua[tar C. ('Wa[ter' Pereira
13arn: May 2~ 1927
fJ)iecf: Jlugust ~ 1998
Lem6racfa par seu fi[ho nara e netas
�In Loving Memory of:
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focw
w. $JaMW,
.A(Y(va 9? 57ivntfoJ
9aMZtf~ a f fcwa ~/~a ae 57lvntto- Antto-nio/W
Jose Camara
Maria Amelia Camara
Remembered by:
Son, Joseph A. and Patricia A. Camara
Granddaughter, Lauren, Frederick, Kristi & Steven Lannon
Grandson, Joseph A. Camara, Jr.
~ Wentfe;zci/v"o-
Pfo-/nvo/M e ~c0a 7. ~oa&,vm e/Junilk
.AvoA!!ae/e A ~ d n v ~oa&,vm
.Aano/ 7. ~oa&,vm
Joseph & Grace E. Freitas
Joe & Pat Camara
Best Wishes - St. Anthony's Parish on Your 100th Anniversary
Joseph A. and Patricia A. (Freitas) Camara
�<bffb~ de
~ e J ~ [?}J~
MR. & MRS. MANU EL
&
MARY A. SILVA
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deode
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Son
Daughter
Son-in-Law
Arthur J. Silva
Bea Hogan
Frank Hogan
�IN MEMORY OF
Em Mem6ria
RITA PITTA
HERBERT PITTA, SR.
FREDERICK AVILA
and
PHYLLIS AVILA
ALVA MEDIN A
Odilia A. Melo
and
ANTHO NY MEDIN A
Godparents of Rita Pitta
Uma vida dedicada a Igreja,
ao ensino e a familia.
Remembered by:
Herbert Pitta, Jr.
Husband of Rita Pitta and son of Herbert Pitta, Sr.
Sera lembrada
pelo marido e filhos
Matthew H. Pitta
Son of Rita Pitta and grandson of Herbert Pitta, Sr.
and Frederick Avila and Phyllis Avila
Lucy Pitta
Wife of Herbert Pitta, Sr.
�IN MEMORY OF
JOHN S. AND MARY RITA VIEIRA
JOSE S. AND AUGUSTA VIEIRA
JOSEPH S. VIEIRA
In Loving Memory of
Louis Si[va
1918-1993
'IJearfJ Missed 6y the Si[va ![amifJ
Remembered by:
Rita Vieira Leal and John Thomas Vieira
�In Loving Memory of
!ln f3ouiny %emory of.....
THE SEQUEIRA FAMILY
Antonio
1886-1971
Born in Madeira Island
Emma
1895-1993
Born in Graciosa Azores
Manuel
1912-1972
Antonio
1913-1998
Hilda
1930-1991
Frank Ornellas
1915-1991
HENRY
J. SOUSA
MARY SOUSA
MARY BICKFORD
DOLORES POWELL
CATHERINE GOMES
Remembered by:
Mary, Grace, and Raymond Sequeira
Delores (Sequeira) Ornellas
Carol (Sequeira) Jardin
Lisa Traversa
Michael Sequeira
Ann Dwyer
Donald Sequeira
Tony Sequeira, Jr.
Diane (Sequeira) Frye
Virginia (Ornellas) Sequeira
Paul Sequeira
MR.
&
MRS. FRANK CABRAL
MR.
&
MRS. PAUL BARBOZA
MR.
&
MRS. CHARLES SOURRAS
MR.
&
MRS. ALFRED LUIZ
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Y<eruesled by:
Congratulations St. Anthony's Church on your 100th Anniversary
Helen (Bickford) Sousa
Donald Bickford
�In Loving Memory of...
In Loving Memory of...
Francisco and Laura Silva
Owen DeGregorio
Families are like quilts, lives pieced together
Stitched with smiles and tears
Colored with memories and bound by Love
Forever we will share an everlasting
Love that could come from God alone
Carofi.na Martins Jl{ves
Joao Martins
Jtfi.ce Lowney
'Timothy Lowney
!Rg,mem6ered 6y...
Chifcfren:
Mary and !R,p6ert Lowney
(jrandchifcfren:
Remembered by:
!R,p6ert 'T. Lowney
John and Sandra (Lowney) Minutofo
'.Brian and Carofyn (Lowney) Murphy
Children:
Jose Luis and Mary Jo (Silva) Gaspar
George and Celeste (Silva) Stanomir
Joe Silva
Walter and Maria (Silva) Johnson
John and Cheryl Silva
Jim and Theresa (Silva) Cosier
Joe and Isabel (Silva) Do Vale
Russell and Laura (Silva) Flander
Grandchildren:
Robert and Connie DeGregorio
Tom and Sue Doherty
Greg and Lisa Hoag
Walter Johnson
Cheryl Johnson
Mark and Anna Johnson
Rachel Flanders
Kristy Olson
Katie Olson
Jeffery Picanso
Jennifer Do Vale
Christopher Do Vale
Sarah Silva
Great Grandchildren:
Cameron DeGregorio
Adam DeGregorio
Jake Doherty
Nathan Hoag
Evan Hoag
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(jreat-(jrandchifcfren:
.!it(yssa :Rgymond
Christine Minutofo
Mefissa Minutofo
Jio[[y Minutofo
'J{jcho {as Minuto {o
Megan Murphy
'.Brian Murphy Jr.
Patrick_ Murphy
In Loving Memory of:
Francisco and Laura Silva
Manuel and Clara Vieira
Celeste Ribeiro
Frimino Defreitas
Jose Defreitas
Ernesto DeFreitas
- Remembered by: Maria G. Defreitas - Sister and Sister-in-law
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES ON YOUR
100TH ANNIVERSARY
�In Loving Memory
of
Margaret (Bettencourt) and Manuel S. Silva
Your spirit lives on in your children,
your grandchildren, and your great grandchildren.
Joao E. Diniz
~m -/Me 11, 1.914
!»teal- .Jftf_Pdt25,
Rest in Peace.
1.9.92
Inocencia N. Diniz
~m - --»!ud 1J, 1.917
!»teal- sfvtl1.9,
1.9.97
--9femmz~,red~- . .
Maria L. Carvalho
Jose E. Carvalho
~m -
In Loving Memory
of
Charles and Mary Santos,
and sons Charles, Edward, and Kenneth
and daughter Dorothy Santos Cormier
From your loving family
Roger and Fred Santos
and Shirley Santos Silva
/tl./Ze 10, 1.900
!»cetl-%l/ellZ~,1' 2J, 1.97s
Augusta Silva
~m - Jfv't/4, 1.904
!»cetl-
~temk 12, 1.97rY
--9femem~,red~- ..
Francisco S. Carvalho
--9femem~,red~- ..
§"£~e/Z
�[7:-irmi,w, q;{?/ Joa:z;a, {7Jettencourt
~ 0~~
~o~'< R. & MARY D. G
~~"\
041~
IN LOVING & FONDEST MEMORY
a'
FROM
~qy.-
THEIR CHILDREN & FAMILIES
~ and C9-luuk (!/orreia,
uUanuet a n d ~ eorreuv
~ f ! l l . 0/bXb
Evelyn R. Hazel
David A. Gomes
Beatrice G. Cunha
Rose M. Vervaert
Anthony R. Gomes, Jr.
�In loving memory of our beloved Husband and Father:
Em mem6ria de meu adorado marido
Em Mem6ria de
Manuel Cunha Mendonsa
Nasceu 12 de Janeiro 1931
Faleceu 26 de Agosto 1989
0 borne amantissimo Jesus, que por amor das nossas
almas, quiseste ser a9oitado e coroado de espinhos e
considerado como rei no Pert6rio de Pilatos, dando-nos
o exemplo maximo de humildade, fazei que atraidos
pelo Vosso sofrimento, tenhamos outro pensamento de
vos louvar e amar Senhor.
Albert Silva
April 14, 1941
March 4, 1999
Fazei com que o vosso servo, que jade n6s partiu,
esteja no descan90 etemo no vosso santo reino,
perdoado de todas as suas faltas, gozando a Vossa
etema gl6ria.
Da sua esposa
Leontina,
E filho e familia
Steve, Moira
& Harrison
Silva
Da sua esposa e JUhos
Quelminda, Joe, Al, Maria, Davide, Robert
Remembered by
Albertina,
Quelminda,
Leontina,
Manuel Jorge
and family
<Para6ens a Igreja de
Santo }lnt6nio pe(a
cefe6rafdO do seu 1O(i>
.
, .
aniversano.
With Love
Rosa I. Veiga
<Best Wislies to Saint
jlntliony's Cliurcli on
your 100th anniversary
cefe6ration.
Remembered by
Quelminda,
Leontina,
Natalia,
Manuel Jorge
and family
With Love
Francelina V. Cunha
Etalvina Veiga
School Committeeman Joe Mendon\'&
and Family
�In Memory of
Gabriel I. Gouveia
In memory of (!}esar de (!}az·res
Your warm love endures
and is strengthe ned each day.
1tlth all our love,
rf!ary, Joseph, and Breanna
With love from
Your Wife
Your Children
Your Grandchi ldren
and Your Great-gra ndchildre n
�EM MEMORIA DE
MANUEL VIEIRA MENDON<;A
MARIA ESTRELA SILVA
E
IDELBERTO SILVA
Verginio F. Oliveira
Maria B. Oliveira
Antonio J. Lopes
Maria A. Lopes
eltemembereB by:
Manuel Oliveira (Fillio)
Fatima Oliveira (Fillia)
Fernando Oliveira (Neto)
Gabriela McNally (Neta)
LEMBRADO POR SUA ESPOSA, MAE, FILHOS
IRMAOS, SOGRA E CUNHADOS
Kyle McNally (Bisneto)
Lauren McNally (Bisneta)
MARIA ELISA MENDON<;A - MANUEL F. MENDON<;A
JOSEPH G. MENDON<;A - JOHN G. MENDON<;A ANTHONYE.MENDON<;A
EFAMILIAS
�In Memory of Our 'Be[ovecf
Afanue[ P. and 'E[vira C. 2?.g,is
Afanue[ P. and 1Juner[ 2?.g,is, Jr.
f4.ntonio ~ and Maria ~ :[a[ante
John ~ :[a[ante
:J{erbert f4.. 'Wifson
:[oncffg !Rgmem6ered 6g
'Efsie ~ :[a[ante
Mrs. :Barbara 'I. Wifson and :Fami{g
Jolin ~ :[a[ante, Jr.
�KN LOVING MEMORY
OF ANTONIO AND
RosJE
DACOSTA
John S. Tareco, Sr. and Maria Fernandes
(married 1917, both deceased)
Manuel A. Nascimento and Carolina Figueira
(married 1917, both deceased)
J
JL((])v<e
A lways 9
THERESA AND
VAL
DIAS
ANTHONY AND MARYGAIL DACOSTA
John S. Tareco, Jr. and Maria I. Nascimento
(married 1962, John deceased)
ERICA AND STEPHANIE DACOSTA
ANTHONY AND PATRICIA DIAS AND FAMILY
LISA AND DAVID QUADROS AND FAMILY
S USAN AND EDGAR SILVA AND FAMILY
Manuel Nascimento an Mary Agrella
(married 1942, Manuel deceased)
�Em memoria de ...
IN MEMO RY OF
OUR BELO VED FATHER AND MOTHER
Luisa T. Espinola
16 de Janeiro de 1928 - 1:3 de Janeiro de 2001
EDWARD J. SANTOS
PAULINE J. SANTOS
Amor de Mae, Amor Santo
Aqui estou mais uma vez
A cantar para ti oh mae
E a lembrar que mais ninguem
Me deu amor coma o teu
Tu que outra vida encontraste
Tao eterna sem ardor
Mas nesta minha deixaste
0 fruto do teu amor
Foste a flor mais perfumada
No mais perfeito jardim
Foste a mae mais dedicada
Foste ternura sem fim
Agradego a t6da a hora
fodo o bem que me fizeste
Que a Virgem Nossa Senhora
Te de tanto quanta me deste
Em horas de excuridao
Foste o sol da minha vida
Tao fiel e tao querida
Maezinha do coragao
Amor de mae, amor santo
Ai de mim que o perdi
Outro igual nao conheci
Tao perfeito e tao constante
Do esposo, Juventino e filhos
J
REMEMBERED BY:
ROLAND E. SANTOS
MARY P. SANTOS
EDWARD J. SANTOS JR.
LOUISE SANTOS
JAMES A. SANTOS
GIZELIA M. SANTOS
THOMAS J. SANTOS
MARY P. BENNETT
�%~~/!f
In Loving Memory of:
.
.
..
Wilhelmina A. Machado
Arthur Machado
George A. Machado
Remembered by:
Fredrick and Phyllis Machado
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�Congratulations!
St. Anthony's 100th Anniversary
ltt lovittg Mattor11
of tl1e beceaset ,
mattber s of
In loving memory of deceased family
Remembered by:
Mr. Henry & Mrs. Mary Rocha
Mr. Henry R. Rocha
Miss Alexandra Maryn Rocha
Mr. & Mrs. Roland Santos
Mr. Anthero & Mrs. Rose Santos
Mrs. Julia Rocha
Deacon Mr. & Mrs. Richard Rocha
Mr. Henry Rocha
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Rocha
Mr. & Mrs. Anthony Rocha
Mr. & Mrs. John Rocha
Grandchildren
Great Grandchildren
Mr. & Mrs. Avila Santos
Mr. Charles & Mrs. Lena Camara
Mr. Raymond Camara
Mr. Edward & Mrs. Pauline Santos
Mrs. Alice DeJesus
Mr. Joseph DeJesus
Matt~cl & Mar11 Braga
Nattct1 Braga
Jol1tt Varosld, Sr.
Joatt O'D0ttttcl1
Jol1tt £mottt,
In Loving Memory
Of a Precious Wife and Mother
Marie A. Gasper
1929-1994
And A Wonderful Sister
Pamela M. (Gasper) Giardina
1956-1993
DEARLY MISSED BY:
MARGUERITE AND )AMES BRAGA
THERESA BRAGA EMOND
)OHN, EILEEN, )OAN AND MARY VAROSKI
Sadly missed but never forgotten.
Forever in our hearts, thoughts and Prayers.
Remembered by: Husband &father: Joseph L. Gasper
Mr. & Mrs. Robert & Carol (Gasper) Rocha
And entire family
�.% !gou~np ~ e n i , o - ~ o/
In Memory of...
Joseph S. Machado
1906-1990
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Leonor P. Machado
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/ o- ;§;ea,,t- ~/lea? ~~&/'6/b
1908-1987
Remembered by:
Son in Law
Custodio C. deSousa
Grandsons
Leonard A. deSousa
Mark deSousa
In Memory of ...
Dorothy C. deSousa
1931-2000
Remembered by
Husband
Custodio C. deSousa
Sons
Leonard A. deSousa
Mark deSousa
Granddaughter
Jessica Jo deSousa
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~ ~ d e :Uta,~-
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8J~ e a/V~
�In Loving Memory Of
MANUEL Q. PICANSO
05/08/43 to 10/07/96
Clara Reis
Anthony Reis
Sadly missed by:
Parents:
Albino and Eliza Picanso
Daughters:
Angela, Serena and Rosanna
Grandsons:
Corey, Joshua and John
Sisters:
Mary Vasconcelos and Olivia Theresa Silva
Nieces/Nephew:
Diane Vasconcelos Silva, John M. Vasconcelos,
Linda Vasconcelos Palumbo, Jennifer Silva and Kali Bedard
v t ~ and ( j ~ ~ and f?FaL!zer,
~ wilt k Irv ~ ~ f?Foreoer:
~{7Jy
Daughters - Ethel Reis & Nora DuFault
& Grandchildren
In Loving Memory Of
MANUEL F. VASCONCELOS
04/12/14 to 12/01/94
Sadly missed by:
Wife:
Bella F. Vasconcelos
Son:
John F. Vasconcelos (and wife, Mary)
Grandchildren:
Diane Vasconcelos Silva (and husband, David)
John M. Vasconcelos (and wife, Wania)
Linda Vasconcelos Palumbo (and husband, John)
• Great-Grandchildren:
Matthew Silva; Michael Silva; Sarah Vasconcelos;
John M. Vasconcelos, Jr.; Tyler Palumbo and
Cameron Palumbo
Frances E. Mello
May 7, 1921 - December 20, 1995
John A. Mello
February 16, 1949 - November 10, 2000
~{7Jy
John Mello
Florence Mello
Niece & Nephews
Beverly & Donald Perry
Grandchildren
�t
Jn~JKenuvuj,oJ:
George Sousa
Antoinette Sousa
Manuel Espinola
Bruce Walters
Manuel Merino
Mary Merino
Joseph Paine
Emma Paine
In Memory of:
Annibale F. Case/le
Remembered by:
· Laurentine Laura Case/le
Dr. Paul and Adrienne Case/le
Alexis and Christina Case/le
-&tj:
Rita (Sousa) Walters
In Loving Memory
George Cunha
George M. Cunha
Manuel and Clara Innucencio
and
Joseph and Carlotta Cunha
Margaret Cotta & Frank Cotta
Remembered by:
Hilda Cunha
and Sons
Margaret Andrews & Alfred Andrews
Always Remembered by:
Shirley Cotta Wakefield
Bruce Cotta
�The Foleys
The Leites
John J. Foley, Jr.
John J. Foley, Sr.
Elizabeth C. Foley
Rita M. Foley
Belarmino C. Leite
Violante S. Leite
Congratulations on the
too th Anniversary
of St. Anthony's Church
t?o c0'
In Memory of our Beloved Husband,
Father, Grandfather &
Great-Grandfather
Florivaldo P. Silva
JOSEPH SOUSA
6/19/29 - 6/11 /98
Always in our thoughts and prayers
Always in our thoughts & prayers,
Mary L. Foley and Family
Wife:
Belmira Silva
Sons:
Daniel Silva
Robert Silva
Arthur Silva
Evangeline Sousa
Jerry & Mary Dockett
Michael & Karen Dumont Bryan & Kerry Dockett
Ashley Marie Dumont
Brenna Ann Dockett
James & Kim Peirce
IN MEMORY:
Wife, Norma (Lowney) Pestana
Father, Frank Pestana
Mother, Augusta Pestana
Brother, Frank Pestana
Sister, Mary (Pestana) Andrade
J
My Husband:
Manuel A. "Mike" Cordeiro
My Father & Mother:
Antonio Coimbra
Caroline Coimbra
My Sisters:
Philomena T. Coimbra
Baby Maria Coimbra
My In-Laws:
Joseph Cordeiro
Emily Cordeiro
Given by, Florence Cordeiro
The Coimbra Family
Maureen & Frank and Family
Tony and Family
Stacy & Stephan and Family
Jared, Kim & Danielle and Family
Frank & Donna Coimbra Emanuelle
and Family
Edward & Donna Whitney and Family
Lorraine & Joseph
SAINT ANTHONY'S PARISH
100th ANNIVERSARY
CONGRATULATIONS and
BEST WISHES on your
100th ANNIVERSAilY
In Loving Memory Of ..
P. SANTOS
PALMIRA A. SANTOS
MARY R. SILVA
MANUEL
Remembered by:
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel D. Santos
�:Jn.fooin fJ,~o/,
My 9Jelooul ~&uul,
In Memory
of the Costa Family
fi,af/wt~(jJta JUlfatfwt,
Joseph, Margaret and
Theresa Mello
and deceased members
of the Mattos & Silva Families
Remembered by: Eleanor Mello
~
Manuel S. Costa
Maria J. Costa
Manuel G. Costa
Maria Costa Farelli
Emily S. Costa
Hilda Costa Misserville
Joseph Costa
John V. Costa
Roland Savistano
Given by: Florence T. Costa
6IJ ~,. ~,e, ~ ,
and ; i ) ~ ,
IN MEMORY OF:
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Martin
Mr. & Mrs. James Falcon
In Loving Memory
In £,oving
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
~emory Of. ..
Loms E. VEIGA
Mary and Manuel C. Picanso
Anna and John J. Urban
Louise and Manuel Mello
William Picanso
MARY
E. VEIGA
ROSEMARY E. VEIGA
1887 -1945
1897 -1974
1940 -1997
Mr. & Mrs. Gabriel Falcon
Remembered by:
Mary Barros Hudon
J
You are Always in our Hearts
EDWARD, ALICE (VEIGA)
Remembered by:
04/29/1919 - 05/13/1989
08/08/1983 - 09/11/1997
05/24/1918 - 11/15/1992
Children & Grandchildren
Leo Barros
REMEMBERED BY:
Remembered by:
Joanne and Scott McKiel
& Family
Gerard E. Hudon
Adam K. Barros
George A. Machado
&
MICHELLE RITCHOTTE
01/09/1917 - 05/28/1965
�1f
1f
In Loving Memory of:
t
Em Memoria
Geremina Espinola & Manuel Duarte
Arleite Bettencourt & Joao Veiresmo
Joyce & James Paraskas
dos Nossos Pais
JAMAIS ESQUECIDA! !
I
LUISA TOMASIA ESPINOLA
Nasceu a 16 Jan. , 1927 - Graciosa
Faleceu a 13 Jan. , 2001 - Lowell
Francisco Augusto e Maria Nunes
Augusto Nazare
Maria S. Goulart
A mais querida mae, sogra e avo
Manuel & Maria Augusto
Dimas M. Espinola
Concei<;ao (Pican<;o) Espinola
D. Christian Espinola
19 Brunswick Street, Lowell, MA
Em Mem6ria de
Fondly Remembered by:
Joseph & Francelina Duarte
Gabriel & Barbara Duarte
Orlando & Mary Duarte
Joseph Nobrega
Eliza Freitas Nobrega
Peter Nobrega
The Silva Family
JOSE dASILVA
DE AGOSTO
1995
Januario Silva Sr.
Maria Costa Silva
Manuel Silva
Januario Silva Jr.
Frank Silva
DEDICADO POR:
Lovingly Remembered by
TERESA dASILVA
Their Families
BENTO
& MARIA FREITAS CAMARA
Alex and Gay (Camara) McKinnon
Richard and Phyllis McKinnon
Courtney & Kenzie McKinnon
Barbara (McKinnon) Grimard
Christopher Grimard
Alex and Donna McKinnon
Alexander & Madeline McKinnon
Scott and Laurie McKinnon
Kaitlyn McKinnon
Philip and Hilda (Camara) Latessa
Philip and Judy Latessa
Michelle & Michael Latessa
Daniel and Norma Latessa
Steven, Jeffrey & Jason Latessa
Mary (Camara) Jorges
MaryAnne and Anthony Lazzar
Domingos Jorge
With Fondest Memories of our
Beloved Deceased
The Nobrega Family
10
In Memory Of
In £,oving ~emory
In Loving Memory of
My Family
Husband:
Gabriella P & Joseph C. Santos
Mary H. Pinto
Oscar Pinto
Michael Duffy
EWALD PETERS
Mother & Father:
MARY & LEO BETTENCOURT
Aunts:
IRIA &ZULMIRA SILVA
Remembered by
Mary C. Santos
Laura Santos Van Dinter
Sadly Missed by,
Elsie Peters
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My Parents, Brothers & Sisters-in-Laws
LOUIS & MARIA FREITAS
ARTHUR FREITAS
HELEN & JOHN FREITAS
CECILE & CHARLES FREITAS
GERALDINE FREITAS
Regina R. Baranowski
Remembered by
Husband: Julius J. Baranowski
Parents: Anthony & Maria (Cunha) Branco
Remembered by: Mary R. Freitas
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JOSEPH FERNAND ES
Requested by Sons, Daughters, Sons-in-law, Daughters-in-law and Grandchildren
Son:
Daughter:
Daughter:
Son:
John & Sue Vieira
Salete & Fernando Silva
Mary Jo & Gregory Rosa
Frank & Doreen Vieira
Daughter:
Daughter:
Son:
Son:
Fernanda & Tom Gassen
Elisabeth & Belmiro Bettencourt
Duarte & Lynn Vieira
Robert Vieira
Remembered by
Forever remembered,
Dolores Albertson
Elisabeth, Melissa, Michelle Vieira; Michael & Steve Silva; Nelson, Helder, Gregory Rosa;
Sabrina, Christy, Mathew Vieira; Jason Bettencourt; Joshua, Shawn, Anthony Vieira
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''OUR DEVOTED MOTHER"
Arthur Gervais
Mary & Al Silva
The Silva Family
The Gervais Family
Greatly missed by,
Alice Gervais and family
two little angels, Melissa &
Scott Kenneth Hansbury
Maria Ines Lima
Grandchildren:
In £,oving ~emory Of. ..
John & Mary Andrade,
Kenneth Albertson and
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Francisco Silva
PHOEBE PERRY
Em Memoria de Elvina Cunha
Parabens a Nossa lgreja
de Santo Antonio no seu
Centenario
Eurico Silva
Maria Cunha
51 Walnut Street, Lowell
Eurico M. Silva Jr.
Fernanda Soares
Duarte Silva
Your Loving Children:
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Daniel, Elaine, David,
Nancy, Robert and Linda
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MANUEL & JUSTINA AGUIAR
SONS
ALVARO & JOSEPH
Remembered by:
Daughters:
Rosaria A. Barros
Laura A. DeJesus
Remembered by
Georgina Silva & Dino Silva
3.n-l9J
Alice Santos DeJesus
and
Joseph DeJesus
Remembered by:
Adam Delesus
Gary Delesus
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Manuel C. Picanso
Raymond Anthony Camara
MANUEL EDUARDO CUNHA
June 14, 1959 - June 17, 2000
From Wife Mary Picanso and Sons
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Picanso
Mr. & Mrs. David Picanso
Grandchildren & Great Grandson
Dearly missed by:
Charles & Lena Camara
Dorothy Sousa Overstree t
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Manuel G. Sousa Family
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MARIA CONCEl~AO SOUSA
ANTONIO JACINTO SOUSA
ANGELINA PEREIRA BRUM
All the Jeffreys & Fidelis Family
Manuel Brum
Isabel Brum
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Mary S. and Manuel C. Silva
Andrew J. O'Connor
Manuel & Bertha Machado
and
Fondly remembered by
Mary & Richard O'Connor
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Herman C. Cancella
Mary Nascimento
Maria and Jesse DePonte
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My Beloved Husband
JOSEPHS. ATHA/DO
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Joseph DeFreitas
Angeline Cancella and Family
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Luisa Melo Andrade
Eduardo Silva
Carmelita Silva
Nuno Andrade
Remembered by:
Hermenegildo Silva and Family
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GEORGE F. SILVA
Remembered by
Sadly Missed by,
Requested by
Requested by
Beverly and Donald Cancella
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EUGENIO TAVARES BRUM
Rememberd by:
Requested by
Remembered by their Children,
Ed and Delores Machado
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Wife and Children
and the
Agostinho & Elvira Nunes
Joseph & Mary Mondazzi
Fred Jeffreys
Maria & Vincent Fidelis
By Parents,
Joseph, Eleanor
and Family
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Wife, Alice R. Silva
Children and Grandchildr en
Florinda S. Athaido
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BALAKIN & CARLSEN
FAMILIE S
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Francisco J. Furtado
Maria Augusta Furtado Raymond
Clementina Furtado Psiahas
Maria Furtado Ba/akin
George A. Furtado
Frank Furtado, Jr.
By Margaret Furtado Gordon
Tom Furtado
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Em Memoria de
Antonio Caldeira Da Silva
Lembrado por
sua esposa
Maria Caetana Dasilva
My Loved Ones
Em Mem6ria de
Rita Goulart Porto
e J oao Rodrigues Porto
John G. Puzon - Beloved Husband
Maria Silva - Mother
Manuel C. Silva - Father
Alphonce Neves - a very dear friend
Seu Filho Joao Porto
e nora Maria J. Porto
and companion
Parabens e que Deus abem;oe a todos
os que tern trabalhado para o bem da
Paroquia de Santo Antonio ao longo
destes 100 anos. Foi muito born para
nos encontramos uma Paroquia
Portuguesa quando aqui chegamos.
Agradecidos a Deus e Comunidade
Jose e Humberta Ormonde e famrlia
a
Leonor M. Puzon
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Em Mem6ria de
Serafim Veiga
Amelia da Conceicao
Carolina Tomazia
Domingos Santos
GEORGINA SILVA
Only if we keep in our hearts the memory of
Maria Itelvina Brazil
Christ's wounds and listen to his words will
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St. Anthony of Padula
Dearly Missed by:
Manuel C. Silva
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ELISA & JOSEPH F. NOBREGA
Dearly missed by:
Daughter:
Mary Gouveia
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Faustino & Virginia Gouveia
Anthony & Joseph Gouveia
Remembered by:
Gabriel, Maria, Jason and Danny Santos
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Augusto Freitas
Dearly missed by:
Wife: Mary Gouveia
Linda Boisvert &
Susan Surkis
Lembrados por Joao e
Maria Brazile Familia
Forever in our hearts...
JOSEPH F. GOUVEIA
Daughters:
Jose Espinola da Silva
we find true peace in our hearts.
Sadly missed by:
wife and children
Parabens no seu Aniversario
E um prazer fazer parte da nossa
Par6quia de Santo Antonio
desde 1968
Manuel B. Mendonc;a e
Maria I. Mendonc;a
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Rita Freitas - Mother
Lewis Freitas - Father
Lewis Freitas - Brother
Mary C. Aguiar - Sister
Alvaro Aguiar - Brother-in-Law
Francisco e Alexandrina Lobao
Antonio e Joao Lobao
You have gone for a while
The day you left broke my heart
Remembering your love helps me smile.
You will always be in my heart.
Dearly missed by: Tina Freitas
Rita V. Freitas
Remembered by: Alexandrina Baker
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Daniel Sr., Alvarina, Daniel Jr., Susan, Michael, Nicole, Kristina
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Santissima Trindade
Fundada em 1981
A direc9ao da Santissima Trindade felicita a lgreja de Santo Antonio
pela celebra9ao de um centenario the existencia e deseja-lhe as maiores felicidades
Antigos Presidentes
Henrique Sousa
Diamantino Meneses
Thank you for your precious
gift of faith that keeps
us strong when we are
Paulo J. Godinho
Jose Martins
weak ... that keeps us
Delio Valadao
going when it would be
Antonio Alves
easier to quit. ..
Direc~ao 2001
Tina Freitas
Gloria Parker
Pres: Antonio e Laurinda Alves Vice-}:>res: Walter e Teresa Santos Tes: Maria e Peter Miguel
Scret: Dilia Martins Rel-Publ: Paulo Godinho Directores: Antonio e Teresa Carlos
Anselmo e Teresa Cadime Josee Maria Martins Joao e Eduarda Silva Joe e Aira Silva
Keven Femnandes Manuel e Zita Sousa Jose e Maria Silva Carlos e Lucilia Silva
�TH£ FAMILY OF TH£ LATE, BELO\/£D
ANTH ONY "TONY" SIL VA
1935- 1976
Wish St. Anthony's Church a Happy 100th Anniversary
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Deseja as Maiores Felicidades pelo Seu I00 ° Aniversario da Nossa lgreja
Portuguesa de Santo Antonio de Lowell. Sao os Votos das Nossas Co/ectividades
/ncorporadas no Nosso Clube, Banda Espirito Santo. Grupo Folclorico,Juvenentude
Lusitona, Youth Soccer Teams, Crianc;:as e dos "over the Hill 30 and 40."
Almerinda, Anthony,
Victor and Celine Silva
Walter, Nancy (Silva)
and Eric Naish
Portuguese American Center Direc~ao 200 I
Presidente:
Vice Presidente:
Gerente:
I Secretario:
2 ° Secretario:
Tesoureiro:
Contabilista:
I Seccionista:
2 ° Seccionista:
Paulo Godinho
Luis C. Silva
Carlos Andrade
Alvaro Gouveia
Agostinho Pican~o
Duarte Correia
Herundino Nogueira
Vietor Reis
Antonio Carlos
Assembleia Geral
Conselho Fiscal
Presidente:
Jose Cardoso
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Remembering: Antonio and Rita Silva
Joseph and Mariazinha Abreu
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We thank Eddie Machado, David Gomes, Dimas
and Juventino Espinola and the late Tony Silva
for their generosity in building the original four
classrooms in the Parish Hall in 1970.
Parabens,
Mary 1J. Si{va
Presidente: Salvador Ramos
Vice Presidente: Gene Espinola
Re/actor:
Jose Gabriel
Vice Presidente:
Secretario:
Luis Furtado
Joao Ormonde
�Parabens a nossa Igreja no seu
Aniver sario Centenario
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Chastity and Becky Da Silva
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Pictured left:
Pictured right:
Alexandra M. Cardoso, Queen
Sara Costa, 2nd runner-up
Arielle Lobao, 1st runner-up
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CONGRATULATIONS
TO ST. ANTHONY'S PARISH
ON THEIR
100TH ANNIVERSARY
Presidente ----- Duarte Correia
Vice Presidente ----- Daniel Braga
Secretaria ----- Odete Sousa
Tesoureira ----- Grace Leal
Directores
Maria Camara, Alvarina Braga, Tereza Silva,
Almeirinda Gomes, Maria A. Pombeiro,
Joao de Sousa, Jose Pombeiro
Mestre Cerimonias ----- Paulo Godinho
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Jeronimo Araujo Lopes- Terceira
Joao B. Maia- Madeira
Manuel Cunha- Graciosa
Francisco Brum- S. Miguel
Jos_e Ferreira- S. Miguel
Joseph Vieira- Flores
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Magno Silva- Graciosa
Dimas Amarante-Terceira
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on One Hundred Years
of Service to the Lord
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CASA DE SANTAR
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Na Vaguarda dos productos Portugueses
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Lowell, MA
lrmandade de Nossa Senhora do Rosaro
Feliz Aniversario
PADARIA PORTUGUESA
Officers
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Rec. Sec. - Emilia Silva
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Francisco J. Mendorn;a
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Senhor, Vos que sois o centro da vida,
aben9oai a nossa Paroquia e as suas
organiza96es religiosas, culturais,
recreativas e assistenciais.
Lord You are the center of our lives,
bless our Parish and our organizations:
Religious, cultural, recreational and
charitable initiatives
Reinai em nossas casas e famflias,
estendai sabre os nossos campos e as
suas culturas, as nossas industrias e
comercios, a fecundidade da vossa
misericordia infinita.
Extend Your kingdom over our homes
and families, Bless with Your Infinite
compassion protection our fields and
agriculture, protect our industries and
commerce.
Especialmente pedimos a vossa Divina
Protecgao para- as criangas e os jovens,
os esposos, os nossos pobres, os
doentes.e os velhinhos.
Above all, we ask your Divine Protection
over our children and adolescents, the
young couples, the poor and, the sick
and the elderly.
Convertei os pecadores e confirmai os
justos. Dai, Senhor, o eterno descan90
aos nossos queridos defuntos e, a nos,
santificai-nos na uhidade do Pai, do
Fil ho e do Espf ritO-Santo, que V6s sois
eternamente.
Convert all sinners and strengthen the
pure. Give, Lord, eternal rest to our
dearly departed and sanctifie us in the
unity of the Father, the Son and the
Holy Spirit, the Trinity that you are
forever.
Permiti na vossa infinita Sabedoria, o
continua sucesso da Par6quia de Santo
Antonio, coma o centro da nossa religiao
e Vida Sacramental.
Que todos os seus membros procurem
crescer no T eu conhecimento e no dos
Sagrados Misterios que deste a lgreja
Catolica.
Que todos n6s procuremos seguir o
grande exemplo de Santo Antonio e
Santa Isabel, na entrega e ajuda aos
pobres necessitados, enquanto
con,tin4amos a espalhar a Boa Nova da
Vida, Marte e Ressurreigao de Jesus
e
Assim Seja
~#ddia,de,~/Ftka,
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Permit in your wisdom the continued
success of St. Anthony' Parish as the
Center of our religious and sacramental
life.
May all of its members seek to grow in
knowledge about You and the
Sacred Mysteries given to the Catholic
Church.
May all of its members continue the
great example of Saint Anthony and
Saint Isabel and reach out to the poor
and needy while sharing the Good
News of Jesus' life, death and
resurrection .
Amen
�Parabens e desejos do maior sucesso na celebra~iio
Do 100° Aniversario da
BEST WISHES TO
THE
PARISHIONERS OF
ST. ANTHONY'S
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MARY C. CONNELL
CONNELL AND CONNELL
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2001 Board of Directors
Gladys Picanso, Treasurer Cecilia Serqueira, Vice-Pres. Elsa Oliveira, Pres. Beatriz Tavares,
Secretary Osvalda de Oliveira, Gizelia Santos, Joanne Silva, Belma Reis, Maria C. Silva,
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seus 100 anos de Aniversario
Melo ''s Liquor Store
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Salisbury, MA 01952
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Properietarios Isalino & Denise Melo
e filhos Keith, Derek & Ashley
The Ares Family have been Parishioners since 1919. Family Photo 1947
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Frank M. DiMaria
We appreciate you visiting us.
Tell us if our Atmosphere,
Lowell
Telephone
978-458-9762
Fax
978-970-0717
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150 Westford Road
Suite 27
Tyngsboro, MA 01879
87 Pevey Street
Joseph & Filomena Simao
Proprietors
...,a,
547 Central Street Lowell, MA 01852
Tue. & Thurs. - 12-8
Wed. & Fri. - 10-5
Sat. - 9-5
Tel. (978) 446-0700
Building,
Remodeling
& Historic
Preservation
�Whipple Cafe
Parabens a lgreja de
St Antonio pelos seus
100 anos
de aniversario.
394 Lawrence Street - Lowell, MA 01852
Lunch Served Monday through Friday
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Sao os desejos dos Av6s de
Mikayla Leal Sequeira
978-453-4111
Jose & Filomena Leal
Pau{ and 'J{ancy Si{va
Mikayla Leal Sequeira
com 16 meses
Co V\9 ra tvd a ti o V\S to
The 100 years of our church
Has contributed to our proud heritage.
SaiV\t AV\thoV\y's 100th AV\V\iversar yf
Miguel School of Music
est. in 1972
May our children continue this
Important contribution in the years ahead.
7 Lafayette Street
Dracut, MA 01826
(978) 453-8272
Donna Michael, Director
Ernest L. Ramalho
Home of
10 New England Accordion Champions
&
3 U.S. Virtuoso Accordion Champions
�The Ramos/l<oukos Family of Jillies Roast Beef
would like to Congratulate
St. Anthony's Parish on its first 100 years.
Lowell Lodge of Elks
May (jod Bless us all with health
40 Old Ferry Rd., Lowell 01854
1111 flttttea Rl+~JI
Three Function Rooms
Completely Air-Conditioned
Accommodates up to 500
Bridal Rooms Available
600 Rogers Street (Rt. 38) Lowell, MA 01852
978-452-3005
Hours : Mon. - Sat. ll am - 9:30 pm
Sun. ll am - 8:00 pm
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From: Angelo l<oukos
Lisa Ramos-l<oukos
Eric - (ieorgia - Mina & The Jillies Staff
Best Wishes to Saint Anthony's
in your 100th year.
Weddings
Anniversaries
Showers
Jack & Jills
BINGO
Every Wednesday Night
Doors Open at 4:00 p.m.
Parabens a nossa Igreja no seu
Aniversario Centenario
Laurentino e Maria Mendes
Jose e Paulo Mendes
Parabens a toda a par6quia.
Colmer Monument Works, Inc
1025 Lawrence Street
Lowell, MA 01852
978-452-7821
Corporate Functions
Reunions
Funerals
Holiday Parties For All Occasions
Banquet Coordinator
Debbie Nangle
Call: (978) 452-7081 • Fax: (978) 454-0929
Parabens a nossa lgreja
de Santo Antonio
no seu aniversario centenario
Maria e Luciano Custodinho
Felecitamos a nossa Par6quia
pela passagem dos 100 Anos
de existencia e desejamos
continua~ao.
Our hearts are made
for the splendor of your Love,
I
Jose e Leontina Silva e
Filhas Sandy e Susan Silva
for the fullness of your Love.
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SAINT ANTHONY'S CHURCH
on your
100th ANNIVERSARY
Congratulations
Thank you!
father frank Glynn
"Thou hast put gladness in our hearts"
SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT De PAUL
President, Angelina Lima
Secretary, Eduardo Machado
Vice President, John Marshall
Treasurer, Eduardo Machado
MEMBERS:
John Machado
Maria Rosa
Leonardo Dias
Maria Dias
Elnora Ramos
Angela Mendonca
Robert Rocha
Maria Felix
Pastor Rev. Frank Glynn
Psalm 4:7
SAINT
ANTHONY'S
PARISH
friends forever
on your
100th
Amie, TJ, Nicole, Olivia, Andrew
from
DosAv6s:
Alexandrina & Maria N. Silva
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Our Patron Saint
St. Vincent de Paul
Congratulations to St. Anthony's Church
On Your 100th Anniversary
Anni vcersary
OLD MoTHER.HueeAR.D"
BEST WISHES
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100th Anniversary
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Antonio S. Rosa
Maria Amelia Rosa & Family
Mark DeSousa
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In Loving Memory of My Husband
(50th Wedding Anniversary)
E Pais:
Tony & Joanne Silva
Antonio & Telma Cunha
MANUEL, MARIA,
DAVID & GINA TOMAS
15 AEGEAN DRIVE • UNIT 5
METHUEN, MASSACHUSETTS 01844
(978) 682-7 400
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ST. ANTHONY'S!
BEST WISHES
"OUR BEST WISHES ON YOUR
100TH ANNIVERSARY"
100TH ANNIVERSARY
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ON YOUR
SUNNY ACRES
NURSING
&
LO MEDCO
LOWELL MEDICAL INSTRUMENT CO.
REHABILITATION CENTER
55 CHURCH STREET • CENTRAL PLAZA
LOWELL, MASS. 01852
TELEPHONE (978) 459-6101
CENTURY21
SAGER REAL ESTATE
309 ROGERS STREET (RTE. 38)
LOWELL, MA 01852
(978) 459-0533
Chegamos como imigrantes, vindos da Ilha
Terceira, A~ores, em 1986. Entao nos
inscrevemo-nos como paroquianos da Igreja
de Santo Antonio. Nesta data comemorativa
do seu Centenario, queremos agradecer as
gra~as que Deus nos tern concedido atraves
do Padroeiro Santo Antonio.
Francisco e Maria Rocha e Famflia
254 Billerica Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
493 SOMERVILLE AVENUE
SOMERVILLE, MA 02143
(978) 256- 1616
Jim Silva
(978) 937-7502
MARTINS FISH MARKET
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Web Address: www.GomesTravel.com
State
Auto Inspections
Auto Repairs
1-800-462-3326 MASS ONLY
1-800-227-1658 OUTSIDE MASS.
Congratulations
on your 100th Birthday
SILVA'S GARAGE
&
AUTO SALES
160 MIDDLESEX STREET
NO. CHELMSFORD, MA 01863
(978) 251-7477
TOLL FREE
VICTOR FERNANDES
10 Kearney Sq.
Lowell, MA 0/852
(978) 934-9262
FAX (978) 934-9293
Your one stop for
Travel, Income Tax, Immigration,
Cruises, Packages
Peixe fresco todos os dias e frito as Sexta-feiras
Produtos Portugueses de Mercearia
431 Central Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Proprietario
MATEUS MARTINS
�Congtatulation!!
and
Be!!t Wi!!he!!
on yout
100th Annivet!!aty
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Jfappy 7/nniuersa ry
lo our neighbors al
01 7/nlhony's ?arish
Pinkerton
Premier Area Employer
40 Church St.
Lowell, MA
Rita M. Mercier
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Owner
Mary Georgoulis
Congratulation s St. Anthony's Church
on your 100th Anniversary
Seek God's Kingdom above all else. Make it the
most important thing in your life.
It's such a great joy to participate in the
English Choir with my friends.
Everything else must be sought in view of this
Kingdom; nothing should be asked beyond it.
With Love,
Nancy Benetti
Whatever we ask must serve this end.
St. Anthony of Padula
CONGRATULATIONS!
275 Mammoth Road
Lowell, Massachusetts
(978) 454-9994
~~
Alexander, Rosaline and
Scott Cameron
de Santo Antonio
No Seu Centenario
Maria e Luciano Custodinho
from
(978) 452-2127
City Councilor
CONGRATULATIONS
Parabens A Nossa lgreja
EAST END SOCIAL CLUB
of LOWELL, Inc.
Best Wishes on your
100th Anniversary
15 WEST FOURTH STREET
LOWELL, MASS. 01850
Rodney Elliott
~
City Councillor
Stylists
Tracey Roy
Sue Hebert
Lela Maille
Denis Chouinard
Terry Descoteaux
Ristorante & Pizzeria
Nail Technician
Karen Maille
285 Chelmsford St.
Chelmsford, MA 01824
(978) 244-9000
Congratulat ions on your
100th Anniversary
John G. Martin and Sons:
Lieutenant John Greg Martin, Jr.
Andrew Norton Martin
P.A.C.
Grupo Folclore
Juventude Onida
Onida de Lowell
1994 - 2001
�Congratulations to
St Anthony's Church
on Your 100 th Anniversary
HIJR F31
Chelmsford Dental Associates
(978) 256-2561
Arlindo S. & Dionisio L. Espinola
15 Ames Street Lowell
Anthony M. & Tracy Espinola
Matthew Jacob & Joshua Espinola
15 B Street Lowell
COMPLETE FOOD SERVICE EQUIPMENT
Your Neighborhood Food Store
MA State Lottery Agent
368 Fairmount St.
Ronald M. Chaput, D.D.S., F.A.C.D.
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Mark A. Hanna, D.M.D.
Carol S. Beyranevand, D.M.D.
(Across from Shedd Park)
Um excelente mecanico
297 CENTRAL ST.
P.O. BOX 192
LOWELL, MA 01853
PAT THEODOROS
PHONE (978) 453-7223
FAX (978) 453-2765
lsalino & Denise (Espinola) Melo
Keith, Derek, Ashley Melo
530 Douglas Road, Lowell
FRANK & ERNEST
Towne Line
TIRE
81 O Central Street
LOWELL, MASSACHUSE TTS 01852
Open 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
& AUTOMOTIVE CENTER
WILLIAM BUMP
OWNER
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1625 MIDDLESEX Sf.
LOWELL, MA 01851
PHONE 978-937-1810
Ramos Liquor Store, Inc.
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Complete Line of Liquors
HOURS
SUNDAYTHRUTHURSDAY
8:00 A.M. TILL 3 A.M.
FRI. & SAT. 8:00 A.M. TO 4 A.M.
Congratulations
8aint Anthony's Church
on your
100th Anniversary
Carlos & Anna Ramos
Proprietors
77 Branch Street
Lowell, Massachusetts 01852
(978) 459-9241
Sykes the Florist
194 GORHAM ST. LOWELL, MA
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FAX: 978-452-0221
and GREENHOUSES
1300 Lawrence Street
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FRESH MARKET
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MON-SAT 8AM TO 9PM SUNDAY 8AM TO 1PM
791 CENTRAL ST.
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(978) 452-5514
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(978) 459-0993
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FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASfONS
HENRY DESOUSSA
REAL ESTATE
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614 CENTRAL STREET
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 01852
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A FULL SERVICE SALON
For the whole family
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402 Main St., Route 38
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and MASSAGE THERAPY
GARDEN CENTER
FLORIST SHOP
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Phone: 978-452-0833
Fax: 978-452-1174
Maria Johnson OWNER-OPERATOR
Phone: 978-256-8485
''Best Wishes to St. Anthony's Church
for the 1 OO'h Anniversary"
FirstMass.
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First Massachusetts Bank, N.A.
1255 Bridge Street
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Brenda A. Sodre'
Vice President
QUALITY WORK AT AFFORDABLE PRICES
SPECIALIZING IN INSTALLING, SANDING, AND REFINISHING
NO JOB TOO SMALL
FREE ESTIMATES
MARISA RAMOS, D.M.D.
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Telephone: (978) 388-3505
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tel: 978-459-5863
fax: 978-454-4999
from
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and American Foods
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Tel: (978) 455-5693
DAVID BROTHER,
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FRIEND'S PIZZA RESTAURANT
STAR BARBER SHOP
Harkins Real Estate
&LOUNGE
124 Gorham Street
Lowell,MA
(978) 454-2232
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Hours:
Sub Shop: 11 am - 1O pm
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PAUL F. GLEASON
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1764 Main Street
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Telephone
97 8-459-06 l 0
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BUS: 978-454-0783
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FAX: 978-458-2970
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(978) 453-4787
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69 Gorham St., E. Chelmsford, MA 01824-3209
Tel: (978) 453-4787 • Email: Virginio@webtv.net
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UNION SHEET METAL CO., INC.
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Heating & Air Conditioning Contractor
Specializing In Heat Pump Systems
JOHN S. McKENZIE
Former District Deputy
123 Berkeley Avenue
LOWELL COUNCIL, No. 72
P.O. Box 1474
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Concentrating in Disability and Benefits Law
Fax: 978-937-9422
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Telephone (978) 937-1600 Lowell, MA 01851
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SUSAN
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26 Andover Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Geraldo M. Pereira
Rf.s!DENTIAL CARE FOR THOSE WITH ALzHEIMER'S AND THE MEMORY IMPAIRED
978-323-0901
DOWNES CHIROPRACTIC OFFICE, INC.
Award "Wi'nning Florist
A Belvidere Florist
638 Rogers Street
Lowell, MA 01852
(978) 937-1313
Mrs. Luisa M. Gomes
18 Chamber Street
Lowell, MA
Adeline Pulaski
137 Myrtle Street
Lowell, MA
Joao & Floresinda Bettencourt
44 Walnut Street
Lowell, MA
Gabrielle & [sabelle Gonsalves
20 Biltmore Avenue
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Olga M. Rombeiro
16 Vermont Avenue
Apt. 2
Dracut, MA
Avelina & William Bettencourt
995 Lakeview Avenue
Lowell, MA O1850
Mr. & Mrs. Roldan L. Gonsalves
Brazilian Cuisine
ANTKOWIAK
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PHONE 978-934-0000 • FAX 978-934-0022
Alves Mansonry
348 Howe Street
Methuen, MA
Joseph M. Downes, Jr., B.S., M.S., D.C.
Chiropractic Orthopedist
DOWNES PROFESSIONAL BUILDING
1201 Westford Street
Lowell, MA 01851
Mr. & Mrs. John S. Cafeteria
Family
396 Acton Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Joseph & Michele Camara
14 Mill Street
Lowell, MA 01852
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384 Lincoln Street
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Phone: 978-459-9339
Fax: 978-458-4697
Paul Carney
Re\rnax Realty Connection
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Chelmsford, MA 01824
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1089 Lawrence Street
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(978) 452-8071
FLOWER SHOP
GEORGE ALCORN
272 SOUTH BROADWAY
LAWRENCE, MA 01843
Proprietor/Automotive Specialist
Monday - Friday
8:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
South Lowell's Dealer
Alternative!
Joe & Bea Cunha
65 Haverhill Street
Dracut, MA 01826
Francisco De Sousa
86 Pleasant Street
Lowell, MA
Anthony C. Ferreira
72 Rivemeck Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Joseph & Grace Freitas
Former President
Holy Name Society
Lorraine (Mendes) Greenwood
50 Gloria Avenue
Dracut, MA 01826
Aida Santos
17 Swift Street
Lowell, MA
Mary C. Santos
Duncan & Evelyn Hazel
& Family
Billerica, MA 01821
Isabelle Lombardi
20 Upland Street
Dracut, MA 01826
Mr. & Mrs. John Machado
16 McKinley Avenue
Lowell, MA 01851
Priscilla & Robert Marsh
& Family
Tewksbury, MA 01876
Mr. & Mrs. John Marshall
40 Fauvel Drive
Lowell, MA 01850
Leo & Priscilla M. Mendes, Sr.
4 Chestnut Road
Groton, MA
Tony & Muriel Mendonsa
Pompano Beach, Florida
Jane Merritt
81 Bradford Road
Tewksbury, MA 01876
Mrs. Nelson's Candy House
292 Chelmsford Street
Chelmsford, MA
Manuel K. Parreira & Family
21 Riverneck Road
Chelmsford, MA
Randy Pearl
Main Street Liquors
391 Main Street
Tewksbury, MA 01876
Avelino & Maria Silva
57 Drakus Street
Dracut, MA
Hermenegildo & Teresina Silva
43 Auburn Street
Lowell, MA
Joseph & Alice C. Silva
5 Cypress Road
Westford, MA
Joseph & Celestina Silva
26 French Road
Templeton, MA
Maria M. Rego & Iria Silva
46 Linden Street
Lowell, MA
John & Leocadia Sousa
George & Danny Sousa
Elizabeth H. Tavares
54 Mead Street
Lowell, MA
Tristaan Terveen
Accuplusffaxman
17 A Dunstable Road
N. Chelmsford, MA O1863
Henry & Margaret Thyne
25 Walnut Street
Lowell, MA 01852
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Veronica Marie Lima
Sounya & Alyssa Leal
Analise & Alana Saab
Michael & Ashley Pimental
Kenny Raymond Reis
Joshua Michael Mendon9a
Tony, Lisa & Melissa Correia
Grandchildren of Ed & Delores Machado
Andrea & Amy Medina
Briana Elizabeth Rosa
Mariel Dias
Joe M. Silva
Hazel P. Spinney
Gabriela Isabel
Brandon & Rebecca Reis
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Elizabeth & Alexandrea Hogan
Corporate Sponsorship
* Advanced Polymers - Lisa and Mark Saab
Gold Sponsorship
* Mrs. Laura Gulbicki
* Merrimack Valley Distributing Co.
* Maris R. Silva
Silver Sponsorship
Jeremy Picanso
Stephanie & Julieanna Picanso
* McDonough Funeral Home
* Carmen and Januareo Pereira
* Virginia and Richard Roberto
* Mary Seman
* Laudelina and Antero Silva
Bronze Sponsorship
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Matthew & Michael Silva
Max Leite & Veronica Arseneault
Dunkin Donuts, Cafua Management
Filomena and Manuel Silva
�Tambem agradecemos muito reconhecidamente a
todos os que nos auxiliaram na composirao deste
livro e na Celebrarao.
We also wish to thank the following for their assistance in making this Souvenir book and Celebration
a success.
* Silva's Investment
* DeMoulasfMarket Basket Supermarkets
* The President and Directors of the Holy Ghost Society
* Valdemar Photo Studio
* Walter's Photography
* Debbie (Mendonca) Cote
* Bexx International
* Rancho Folcl6rico da Juventude Unida de Lowell
* Banda do Espirito Santo
* B & F Liquors, Inc.: Proprietario Antonio Felix
* Lowell Portuguese Bakery
* Mr. Mario Lima
* Thunderbird Carpets
* Nancy Les ofski
* 1570 AM WKNM Radio Comercial - Manuel & Natalia Melo
* WCCM Radio - George Oliveira & Duarte Correia
* WCAP - Paulo Jorge Bettencourt
* WJUL - Dimas Espinola
* All Generous Donors throughout the years.
Many thanks to our loyal parishioners, to our many parish workers,
to our many business friends and all those who have contributed to the
success of our Centennial Celebration.
'llnjaifing Prayer to St. .9Lntfwny
0 good and gentle Saint Anthony, your love of God and concern for his creatures made
you worthy, while on earth, to obtain many miracles from God. Corne to my help in this
moment of trouble and anxiety. Your ardent love of God made you worthy to hold his Holy
Infant in your arms. Whisper to him my humble request if it be for the greater glory of God
and the salvation of my soul. Amen.
Prayers to Saint .9Lntfwny of Padua
for 'B[essings and (jraces 2?g,ceived
0 loving protector Saint Anthony of Padua, what could I offer you in return for my gratitude? I have nothing worthy of you, but may I present you all the praises, which the whole
world has bestowed on you for many centuries. All your admirable graces and prodigies
which you poured on all humanity without making any exception of creed. I thank you from
my heart for all these. May I ask you to thank for me God the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit and the most Holy Virgin Mary for ever more. Amen.
Prayer of Confidence
Hail to you O Saint Anthony; you are a channel of graces. Jesus is with you. You are
looked upon as the most admirable son of your Seraphic Father Saint Francis.
0 Saint Anthony, the great miracle worker of all times, pray for all sinners and for me in
particular, the most unworthy of your devotees, pray always for me especially in obtaining
these graces which I am asking. In return, I promise to help those who are in need through
the devotion of St. Anthony. Amen.
�Prayer for ~ami[ies
God, our Father, loving and merciful, bring together and keep all
families in perfect unity of love and mutual support. Infuse in each
member the spirit of understanding. Keep quarrels, bitterness, and pettiness far from them, and for all their occasional failures instill forgiveness and peace. May the mutual love and affection of parents be a
source of loving obedience and discipline.
Instill in children such self-respect that they may respect others,
obey their parents and those in authority and grow in mature independence and the tender joys of friendship. Make the mutual affection and
respect of families a sign of Christian life here and here-after, through
Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
Prayer before the Crucifix
Good and gentle, Jesus, I kneel before you. I see
and I ponder your five wounds. My eyes behold what
David prophesied about you: "They pierced my hands
and my feet; I can count all my bones."
Engrave this image of yourself. Fulfill the
yearning of my heart: give me faith hope, and love,
repentance for my sins, and true conversion of life.
Amen.
Prayer of Parents
Most loving Father, the example of parenthood, you have entrusted our children to us to
bring them up for you and prepare them for everlasting life. Assist us with your grace, that we
may fulfill this sacred duty with competence and _love. Teach us what to give and what to
withhold. Show us when to reprove, when to praise, and when to be silent. Make us gentle and
considerate, yet firm and watchful. Keep us from the weakness of indulgence and the excess
of severity.
Give us the courage to be disliked sometimes by our children, when we must do necessary things which are displeasing in their eyes. Give us the imagination to enter their world
in order to understand and guide them. Grant us all the virtues we need to lead them by word
and example in the ways of wisdom and piety. One day with them, may we enter into the joys
of our true and lasting home ·with you in heaven. Amen.
Prayer for th£ Sic/(
Dear Jesus, divine physician and healer of the sick, we tum to you in this time of illness.
0 dearest comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with your gentle love, and
grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in your
hands. We place our sick under your care and humbly ask that you restore your servant to
health again. Above all, grant us the grace to acknowledge.your will and know that whatever
you do, you do for the love of us. Amen.
Prayer for Jieafing
Lord, look upon me with eyes of mercy, may your healing hand rest upon me, may your
life-giving power flow into every cell of my body and into the depths of my soul, cleansing,
purifying, restoring me to wholeness and strength for service in your kingdom. Amen.
Prayer for Yourself
w h away my sins with your precious blood. 0 Jesus, the struggle
:i 1a II 1. I I ·m pl lion is not yet finished. My Jesus, when temptation comes near
1111 -, 111n l t· m
trong against it. In the moment of temptation, may I always say:
·: le 11. , 11 1 ·r ·yl Mary, help!" 0 Jesus, may I lead a good life; may I die a happy
dc , II I 1. Mny I r
ive you before I die. May I say when I am dying: ':Jesus, Mary,
, In. c•p l 1, I glv you my heart and my soul':
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�The Holy Qosary
1. Bless yourse lf. Kiss the crucif ix and say the
Apost les' Creed .
2. On the first bead, say one Our Fathe r.
3. On each of the next three beads , say one Hail
Mary for an increa se in Faith, Hope and Love.
4. Next, say one Glory Be. Then think of the first
myste ry in the group of myste ries select ed for
medit ation and say one Our Fathe r.
5. On each of the next ten beads , say one Hail Mary.
Follow these with one Glory Be.
6. Then say, "O my Jesus , forgiv e us our sins, save us from the
fire of hell,
lead all souls to heave n, and help espec ially those most in need
of
your mercy ."
7. Includ e this invoca tion, "Send , 0 Lord, holy apost les to your Churc
h".
8. Repea t Step 5 and 6 for each of the five myste ries.
9. After five myste ries recite the Hail, Holy Queen and the Litany of
the
Blesse d Virgin .
Joyfu l Myst eries - Mon day and Thur sday
1. The
2. The
3. The
4. The
5. The
Annu nciati on (Humi lity)
Visita tion (Chari ty)
Nativi ty (Poverty)
Prese ntatio n (Obed ience)
Findin g in the Temp le (Piety)
Sorro wful Myst eries - Tues day and Frida y
1. Agony in the Garde n (Contr ition)
2.
3.
4.
5.
Scour ging at the Pillar (Purity )
Crown ing with Thorn s (Coura ge)
Carry ing of the Cross (Patie nce)
The Crucif ixion (Self-d enial)
Glor ious Myst eries - Sund ay, Wed nesda y and Satu rday
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
The Resur rectio n (Faith )
The Ascen sion (Hope)
Desce nt of the Holy Spirit (Love)
The Assum ption (Etern al happi ness)
Crown ing of Mary (Devo tion to Mary)
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
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Loreto, Our Lady Of
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Nuns
Police
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Priests
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Snow
Veterans
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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ELEVENTH ANNUAL
CONVENTION
of lke
PORTUGUESE-AMERI CAN CIVIC LEAGUE
OF MASSACHUSETTS
SpomoreJ blJ lite
LOWELL COUNCIL
al Lowell, MassachuseHs
ofu9wl 30, 31,
1941
September,
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The committee in ch rge of this souvenir program
wish to express thanks to all who have contributed
in any way toward its uccess.
All proceeds derived from this convention will be
used to further our program of naturalization and
Americanization.
Kindly remember all advertisers who have
favored us. We recommend them to you as worthy
of your patronage.
Again may we say, ma:ny, many thanks.
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His HoNOR GEORGE
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Lowell's Splendid Mayor
whose sincere cooperation materially aided this convention
�JOHN BRAD Y
155 CHUR CH ST.
Complim ents of
Complim ents of
REHO BOTH and SEEKO NK
PORT UGUE SE-AM ERICA N
P.A. C. L.
CIVIC LEAGUE
"May the Spirit Never Die."
Plymo uth Men's Council
Teaming and Trucki ng
Dealer in Coal, Wood, Sand, Gravel
Cement and Cinders
MANUEL BETTENC OURT
Treasurer
PORT UGUE SE-AM ERICA N
CIVIC LEAGUE
Plymo uth Ladies' Council
OFFICE RS
Pres.- Mrs. Amelia Content e
1st Vice-Pr es.-Mrs. Mary Crawley
2nd Vice-Pr es.-Miss Connie Souza
Treas.-M rs. Beatrice Santos
Sec.-Mi ss Mary Ann Souza
Fin. Sec.-Mi ss Eva Pinto
Board of Directors
Mrs. Emily Lewis
Mrs . . Mary Pacheco
Mrs. Mary Cross
Mrs. Rose Morgard o
Mrs. Bernadin a Valente
Door Guards
Mrs. Trinity Motto
Miss Deolinda Costa
Compliments of P. A. C. L.
PEABODY COUN CIL
OFFICE RS
Pres.-Joseph P. Sousa
Vice Pres.-F rank Silva
Sec.-An na J. De Freitas
Treas.- Lucy R. Aguiar
Master of Ceremo niesAnthony J. Foster
lnnergu ard-Ant hony A. Chaves
Ad'Visory Board
Mary M. Mello
Helen Amaral
Foster Corey
James Marshall
William Amaral
Directors
Foster Corey
Sylvene Bettenco urt
Welfare Board
Alice Silva
Helen Amaral
Joseph Sousa
Anthony Foster
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You furnish the house -We furnish the home
NEYM AN FURN ITURE CO.
Complete Home Furnishers
Represented by
Manuel Jardine Antho ny Sousa
John Sousa Louis Perry
193-199 Middlesex St.
Lowell, Mass.
Tel. 20921
SPINN EY'S GARA GE
340 CENTR AL ST.
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Storage and Repairing
Towing
Open Day and Night
�St. cAntbony's Parish
LOWELL, MASS.
+ + +
BEST
The initial steps, to have a Portuguese Parish in Lowell, were
taken in 1901 by a group of Pioneer members of the Portuguese
colony with the aid of Rev. Anthony J. Pimentel, then of Boston,
now of East Cambridge. Our first church of Saint Anthony was dedicated on May 19, 1901. It was located at the corner of Gorham and
Congress Streets.
WISHES
from
New Bedford Men's Council
In January, 1902, Rev. Joaquim V. Rosa came as our first pastor.
Under his hard work the present St. Anthony's Church was dedicated
to God, on May 30, 1908. The Rt. Rev. Bishop Henrique J. R. da Silva
succeeded Fr. Rosa in 1911.
Portuguese-American Civic League
Since July 2, 1924 our Parish has been under the care of our
present Pastor, Rev. Joseph T. T. Grillo. Under his watchful care
the embellishment of the Church and its surroundings became a real
fact as also Saint Anthony's momument, commemorating the seventh
centenary Jubilee of our Patron. Sodalities of the church include
Daughters of Mary, St. Vincent de Paul, Holy Name, Holy Rosary,
Drum Corps, Mothers' Aid.
!
Compliments of
PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN
CIVIC LEAGUE
Lawrence Ladies' Council
OFFICERS
Pres.-Mrs. Ezilda Cunha
Vice Pres.-Miss Mary R. Silva
Sec.-Miss Philomena Joaquin
Fin.-Sec.-Miss Delia Cunha
Treas.-Mrs. Olive Rosa
Board of Directors
Miss Christine Roderigues
Miss Ezilda Cardoza
Miss Mary Ann Lima
Marshal-Miss Madeline Sears
Inside Guard-Miss Adeline Roderigues
State Directors
Miss Ezilda Cunha
Miss Delia Cunha
Complim ents of
PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN
CIVIC LEAGUE
Somerville and Cambridge
Ladies' Council
Pres.-Mrs. Evelyn Gonsalves
Vice Pres.-Mrs. Noemi Aguiar
Rec. Sec.-Miss Florence Medeiros
Corr. Sec.-Mrs. Louise Furtado
Fin.-Sec.-Mrs. Louise Camara
Treas.-Mrs. Bemvinda Belmonte
Ritual Officer-Mrs. Beatrice Goulart
Master of Ceremonies-Miss Lucy
Godinho
Vigilante-Mrs. Jesuina Reis
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Directors
Evelyn Saraiva
Deolinda Sousa
Mary Gonsalves
Etelvina Silva
Margaret Rocha
Stale Directors
Mrs. Stella Medeiros
Miss Evelyn Gonsalves
Masses on Sundays take place at 7.30, 9.00 and 11.30. On Holy
Days of Obligation at 5.00 and 7.30. On week days at 7.30. Sunday
School after the 9.00 o'clock Mass. Devotions to Owr Lord every
Sunday evening, except in Summer, at 7.00 P.M. Devotions to Blessed
Mother every Friday evening, except in Summer, at 7.30. Advanced
Bible History every Monday afternoon at 4.15 except in Summer.
Confessions: All Saturdays, days before Holy Days of Obligation
and Thursdays before first Fridays, from 3.30 to 6.00 and 7.30 to
9.00 P. M.
Monthly Communions:
First Sunday of the Month, School Girls.
Second Sunday of the Month, School Boys.
Third Sunday of the Month, Holy Rosary.
Fourth Sunday of the Month, Daughters of Mary.
Quarterly Communion for the Holy Name: first Sundays of
January, April, July and October.
Baptisms:
At 3.00 and 7.00 P. M. on Saturdays. Otherwise by appointment.
Meetings of Sodalities:
Rosary and Daughters of Mary after devotions the Friday before
their Communion Sunday. After devotions Holy Name; after devotions of first Sunday of the month. Saint Vincent de Paul; after the
last Mass every Sunday except the Summer months. Office hours:
1-2 and 6-8 P. M. except Sundays.
�Portuguese-American C:ivic League
OF MASSACHUSETTS
DINE and DANCE
Choice Liquors and Food
First Supreme President
Lowell
53 5 Merrimack St.
Dial 2-8202
ANTHONY MEDINA, Prop.
Compliments of
International Baking Co.
Lowell, Mass.
183 Gorham Street
William Ii. Andrew
Compli-m ents of
COLE'S INN & HOTEL
Lowell's Most Modern Hotel
Garage Connections
Former District Attorney of Middlesex County
�Portuguese-American [ivic League
OF MASSACHUSETTS
Compliments of
Compliments of
Supreme Officers
NEW BEDFORD P.A. C. L.
TAUNTON COUNCIL
LADIES' COUNCIL
P.A. C. L.
"May The Spirit N ever Die."
President
-
-
ALBERT M. GONSALVES
Compliments of
Fairhaven
Compliments of
DIGHTON LADIES'
-
First Vice Pres. -
JEFFREY VASCONCELLOS
Lawrence
PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN
COUNCIL
CIVIC LEAGUE
Segregansett
PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN
WESTPORT COUNCIL
AUGUST; P. WHITE
Second Vice Pres.
Third Vice Pres.
CIVIC LEAGUE
-
-
LAWREN CE M. CABRAL
Somerville
Secretary
ANTHONY B. SEARS
South Dartmouth
Treasurer
CHARLES A. BERRY
Taunton
�I"
Program
Compliments of
-
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1941
Compliments of
REGISTRATION
SOMERSET
12 Noon to 7:30 P. M. at Convention Headquarters 59
Charles Street.
FALMOUTH COUNCIL
MEN'S AND LADIES'
P.A. C. L.
REGISTRATION
COUNCIL
7:30 P. M. to 12 Midnight at Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
BALL
8 P. M. to 12 Midnight at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
SUNDAY, AUGUST 31, 1941
HIGH MASS
10 A. M. at St. Anthony's Church, Central Street.
PARADE
1 P. M. South Common, Highland Street.
BANQUET
6 P. M. Lowell Memorial Auditorium.
PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN
Compliments of
ENTERTAINMENT AND DRILL
After Banquet until 11:30 P. M.
CIVIC LEAGUE
WOMEN'S COUNCIL
PORTUGUESE-AMERICAN
CIVIC CLUB
OF
PROVINCETOWN, MASS.
Ta1111fo11
Men's Council
FROLIC
12 Midnight at Convention Headquarters.
REGISTRATION
All day at Convention Headquarters.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1941
CONVENTION MEETING
9 A. M. Liberty Hall.
�Comprimentos da
Portuguese Convention Committees
Sociedade de Nossa Senhora d'Ajuda
EXECUTIVE CONVENTION COMMITTEE
Presidente-Constantina Freitas
Sec. Correspondente-Maria Rodrigues
Vice-Pres.-Angelina Mello
Recebedoura-Julia Goncalves
Sec. das Actas-Elvira Neves
T esoureira-Maria S. S. Caldeira
Sec. Fin.-Philomena Coimbra, Zelta Correia, Hermina Freitas
New England Coke
Quinn's Premium Coal
JOHN P. QUINN
937 Gorham St.
Lowell
Tel. 8440-.8 449
Success to P. A. C. L.
St. Anthony's Portuguese Benevolent Society
- - - of Lowell, Massachusetts - - -
Co-Chairmen: MRs. DEOLINDA M. MELLO, ANTHONY P1cANSO
Secretary, MRs. ANGELINA S. MELLO
Secretary, Miss MARGARET D. SouzA
Treasurer, MANUEL BETTENCOURT
CO-CHAIRMEN AND MEMBERS OF CONVENTION
COMMITTEE
RECEPTION-Mrs. Mary P. Braga, and Manuel Santos, co-chairmen; Mrs.
Annibal L. Sousa, Anthony G. Caldeira, Dr. Fausto M. Lage, Richard
Perry.
PROGRAM-Manuel Souza, Thomas Furtado, co-chairmen; Mrs. Gertrude B.
Rebello, Mrs. Natalie Ramalho, John M. Gallego, Daniel Silva, John S.
Pitta, Anthony C. Sousa, Anthony DeSilva, Alfred Andrews, John M.
Souza, Manuel Jardine, Manuel E. Sousa.
BALL-Mrs. Elvira Neves, Mr. George Mell,o, co-chairmen; Mary Esther
Braga, Olive Silva, Angelina Mello, Mrs. Palmira Ramalho, Anita Braga,
Frances Bettencourt, Mary Rodrigues, Anna Rodrigues, Alvarine Souza,
Estella Souza, John Perry, Arthur Braga, Manuel Ramalho, Elsie Raymond, Joseph Raymond.
BANQUET-Mrs. Mary S. Caldeira and Mr. Annibal L. Sousa, co-chairmen;
1.ino Picanso, Jessie M. Santos, Agostinho Numes, Anthony G. Caldeira,
Manuel Bettencourt, Jr.
CREDENTIALS-Frances Perry and Mrs. Mary Silva, co-chairmen; Manuel
B. Silva, Alda Freitas.
PARADE-Henry P. Machado and John M. Rebello, co-chairmen; Mrs. Natalie Ramalho, John C. Avila, Manuel Bettencourt, Manuel Innocencio,
Manuel Cunha.
PUBLICITY-Joseph M. Sousa.
Incorporated 1895
DECORATIONS-Manuel G. Jardine.
ENTERTAINMENT-Manuel F. Braga, Jr.
Hous1NG-Mrs. Teresa Silva and Manuel E. Sousa, co-chairmen; Miss Anna
Braga, Miss Florence Coimara, Manuel Costa, Joseph Ramalho.
Congratulations to P. A. C. L.
HIGHLAND HOTEL Inc.
5 3 o Middlesex St.
Wine
Lowell
Liquors
TOM BOYLE, Jr., Prop.
Food
RAFFLE-Miss Charlotte Silva, Miss Philomena Coimbra, Agostinho Nunes,
Manuel Ramalho.
REFRESHMENTs-Tebert Mello and Manuel S. Neves, co-chairmen; Mrs.
Senhorina Dejesus, Mrs. Mary Rocha, Mrs. Mary Rodriques, Mrs. Mary
P. Machado, John Bettencourt, Manuel P. Camacho, Simao Camara,
Joseph Costados Anjos, Agostinho Fernandes, Francisco Silveira, Joseph
Dejesus, Carlos Viera, Antonio Sequeira, John Viera, John B. Gomes,
Manuel Picanso, Manuel Garcia, Manuel Jardine, Manuel lnnocencio,
James Andrews, Manuel Ramos, Foster Braga, Manuel S. Bettencourt,
Joseph Roderiques.
�CHET'S LUNCH
Jnrtugurnr-Amrriran Otittir 1£.eagur
"A tray full for a trifle"
nf .fflaaaar~uadt!:i
The ideal eating place - -- Delightful surroundings
277-279 Middlesex St.-Lowell
President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Compliments of
Mrs. Deolinda Mello Rec. Secretary
Mrs. Angelina Mello
Anthony Picanso Fin. Secretary
Margaret D. Sousa
Manuel Bettencourt
Manuel Garcia
Vigilante
Master of Ceremonies George Mello
Co-Chairmen of the Convention Committee
BEST WISHES FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION
BENNETT SILVERBLATT
Attorney
DEOLINDA M. MELLO
ANTHONY P1cANSO
Co-Chairman
Co-Chairman
Compliments of
Board of Directors
Chairman
Annibal Sousa
Secretary Thomas J. Ft:rtado
Mrs. Vera Neves
Manuel Santos
Mrs.
Mary Caldeira
Manuel Souza
State Directors
LOWELL
Thomas
J. Furtado
Anthony Picanso
�• I •
A Real Good Place to Eat
Compliments of
IDEAL LUNCH
St. Joseph Portuguese Benefit Association
Opposite City Hall
( lncorpora ted on March 1 5, 1916 )
PETER MOSHOVITIS, Prop.
P. 0. BOX 55 - - - - - - - LOWELL, MASS.
Compliments of
GRAY FURNITURE CO.
231 Central St.
Lowell
Telephone 6771
..
Compliments from . . .
JOSEPH F. PILATO
ANGELINA MELLO
-CHEVROLETPOST
OFFICE
GARAGE,
Recording Secretary
D. SOUSA
Financial Secretary
MARGARET
INC.
Lowell, Mass.
Compliments of
Compliments of
MARTIN SILVA
Paperhanging - - Kalsomining
LOWELL
CHELMSFORD DAIRIES
Fresh Milk from Nearby Farms
Tel. 3-0473
George Bou,dre~u, Prop.
20 Stewart St.
Lowell
�_.
Compliments from
Compliments of
Dr. P. Victor Brunelle
24 Merrimack St.
AL MELLO
Lowell
ComjJliments from
BLUE ROOM
NEW AMERICAN HOUSE
13 6 Central St. -
Lowell
Phone 2-823 5
..
Compliments of
MARTY'S CAFE
Martin H. O'Connor, Prop.
Lincoln Square
MAR y CALDIERA
ANNJBAL SousA
Co-Chairman
Banquet Committee
Co-Chairman
Banquet Committee
Chelmsford St.
CHELMSFORD FUEL CO.
Compliments of
Dealers In
COAL
COKE -
RANGE OIL
542 Chelmsford St.
Lowell
LOWELL,----MASSACHUSETTS
Tel. 25011
BETTENCOURT BROS.
�Best Wishes to the
LOWELL COUNCIL , P.A.C.L.
Compliments of
From
CHARLES A. FRATES
265 County St.
Funeral Director
New Bedford
WELCOME DELEGATES
Dutch land Tea Room
124 Merrimack St.
Lowell, Mass.
Specialising in Steaks, Chicken and Chops
.
.
Compliments of
1£nmrll ilnuumrut OJn.
VERA NEVES
GEORGE MELLO
Co-Chairman Ball Committee
Co-Chairman Ball Committee
1060 Gorham St.
Complime11ts of
HUB HOSIERY MILLS
12 PERKINS ST.
LOWELL
LOWELL
�Compliments of
..
BEST WISHES
of
Bernie
AND
HIS
JOHNNIE'S CAFE, INC.
cfarkin
367-369 CENTRAL ST.
LOWELL
ORCHESTRA
Floor Show every Friday and Saturday
Compliments of
P. A. M. A. BOYS
Portuguese-American Musical Association
Central St. -
Lowell, Mass.
..
Compliments of
CENTRAL CAFE
MANUEL
Corner of
THOMAS FURTADO
SOUZA
Co-Chairman
Program Committee
Co-Chairman
Program Committee
CHARLES and CENTRAL
John Souza, Prop.
Compliments of
Compliments of
PIONEER QUALITY MARKET
D. SILVA, Prop.
189 Gorham St.
,1
CITY COUNCILLOR OF WARD 4
Lowell
�..
Compliments of
of
LUZITANIA BAKERY
Bread -
COMPLIMENTS
UNITED CLOAK & SUIT CO.
HARRY IBASS, INC.
All Kinds of Pastry
Birthday Cakes
WEDDING CAKES A SPECIAL TY
Albino Brito, Prop.
434 Centr.11 St.
117 to 129 Central St.,
Lowell
Tel. 2-8807
Tel. 3-1641
Comprimentos
de
Dr. Fausto Lage
Compliments
New System Laundry
MANUEL G. JARDINE
Decoration Chairman
Lowell
2 8 5 Thorndike St.
CHARLOTTE SILVA
MANUEL NEVES
Co-Chairman
Drawing Committee
Co-Chairman
Refreshm ent Committee
COMPLETE FAMILY SER VICE
Arthu:r S. Nesmith, Inc.
OIL AND ICE
81-9 5 East Merrimack St.
Delivered to Your Home
PONTIAC
EDWARD TRAVERS
Parts - - - Sales-- Service
58 Corbett St.
Lowell 9329
Dial 29662
�Compliments of . . .
COLE'S INN & HOTEL
- - Lowell's Leading Hotel - -
Father
In the heart of Lowell
RESTAURAN T
and
BAR
Phone Lowell 7040 - 6930
Opera House Pharmacy
John B. Kirwin, Reg. Pharmacist, Mgr.
3 8 9 Central St.
Lowell
Best Wishes to the Lowell Council
-VISIT-
PICANSO'S CAFE
DINE
and
DANCE
3 5 Summer St.
Lowell, Mass.
Compliments of
MARY MELLO & CO.
393 Norfolk St.
Cambridge, Mass.
Telephone Trowbridge 2258
Manufacturers of
LINGUICA - - CHOURICO - - MORCELLA
Orders large or small sent anywhere
J T T [jrillo
REV. JOSEPH THOMAS T.
GRILLO, son of the late Jacintho da Costa Teixeira Grillo,
and Maria do Rosario Cassador,
was born on July 2, 18 8 5, in
Ribeira Grande, Saint Michael,
Azores, where he frequented
primary school. On the I 5th of
March, 1900 he embarked for
the Unitd States of America.
Lived in Berlin and Hudson,
Mass.; as farmer, shoe cutter,
rubber worker and clerk, until
September 16, 1911, when he
entered Saint Charles College
for his preparatory course. On
September, 1916, entered Saint
Bonaventure at Alleghany, N.Y.
for philosophy. On September,
1919 began the theology course at Saint John's Ecclesiastical Seminary from where he was ordained by His Eminence William Cardinal
O'Connell on June 20, 1923. His first Solemn Mass was celebrated
at St. Michael's Church, Hudson, Mass., on June 24, 1923.
His first appointment was as assistant to Saint Joseph's Parish,
Kingston, Mass., from June 28 to October 8, 1923, when he was
appointed assistant to Right Reverend Henry J. R. da Silva, Pastor
of Saint Anthony's Church, Lowell, till July 2, 1924. Since then he
was in charge of Saint Anthony's Parish as Locum Tenens till December 28, 1938, when he was made pastor by His Eminence the Cardinal.
He
terment
God and
comes in
has ever shown his great interest in the uplifting and betof all confided to his care, and his zeal for the House of
salvation of souls is ever an inspiraticn to all with whom he
contact.
�SCRIPTURE'S LAUNDRY
256 Lawrence Street, Lowell, Mass.
Dry Cleaning and Family Work a Specialty
Coat, Apron and Barbers' Towel Supply
Established 1876
Tel. 7562-7561
Complimmts of
•
t
Madeiran Alliance Protective
nearly half a century
mutual admiration has existed between the
Portuguese-American people of Lowell and
Association, Inc.
our firm.
Founded
Incorporated
June 18, 1911
October 10, 1913
We extend Our Greetings to the Convention.
M. H. MclJONOUGH SONS
Modern Funeral Home
~8011..Jltardie
Conveniently Located at
Department Store
14 HIGHLAND STREET
•Merchandise of MERIT onlY•
Phone 6816
LOWELL
DIAL 6361
.
.
�• •
Best Wishes From The
LA\\7RENCE MEN'S COUNCIL OF THE P.A. C. L.
ALVARO SA. GAIOLAS _________________________________________President
LOUIS SILVA -------------------------------------------------- Vice Presde nt
JOHN SILVA ------------------------------------------- Business Secretary
JEFFREY VASCONCELOS ._________ Civic and Social Secretary
MANUEL MENDOSSA ----------------------------------------- Treasurer
JOHN B. SEARS ____ --------------------------------------------------- Receiver
ANTONIO P. COSTA __________________________________ --- --- Marshall
Portug·uese [olonial Band Inc.
59
I
JOSEPH CUNHA ------------------------------------------ Inside Guard
Manuel M. Sousa
Manuel Rosa
Michael Silva
John Rosa
Manuel Coelho
I
Board of
Directors
Joseph F. Cunha
Manuel M. Sousa
John E. Sears
Manuel Rosa
M. Fred Silva
CHARLES STREET
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
BU1·td·mg
T t
rus ees
Compliments of
JOSEPH A. COSTA & SONS
Undertakers and Embalmers
Compliments of
TROwbridge 0400 - - KIRkland 0400
MANUEL SANTOS
Cambridge, Mass.
2 57 Prospect Street
WITH
NEWMAN'S
Lowell's Finest Store for Men and Boys
Compliments of
227 CENTRAL ST.
FALL RIVER LADIES' COUNCIL
FEEL LIKE A NEW MAN WITH A SUIT FROM NEWMAN'S
Portuguese-American Civic League
.,
.
�"
LOWELL ACADEMY
OF HAIRDRESSING
Lowell
97 Central St.
Teaching the latest in
Beauty Culture and Electrolysis
Comprimentos da
Compliments of
OLD "66"
Sociedade "D. Maria Amelia"
110-112 GORHAM ST.
das
P. ]. Hannigan, Treas.
DAMAS PORTUGUESAS
de
"We lead, others follow"
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
JOSEF'S
BEAUTY SALON
of
MRS. JESUINHA PITTA
MRS. MARIA C. RODRIGUES
Presidente
Vice-Presidente
Compliments of
MARREN CAFE
143 Gorham St.
Individual Hair Designing
502 HILDRETH BLDG.
Where your grandfather-father
and you trade.
Dial 6331
JAMES KOUSAITES, Mgr.
Secretaria
MRS. CECILIA MENDES
Sec. Correspondente
MISS LA URA PIMENTEL
MRS. MARY R. SILVA
Recebedoura
Tesoureira
'
MRS. GERTRUDE B. REBELLO
.
CONTAKOS CAFE
Compliments of
PORTUGUESE - AMERICAN
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
Good Food
Best Wishes for a Successful Convention
Good Liquors
Good Service
416-418 Suffolk St.
from
Lowell
Andrews Oil
Tel. 28421
ALFRED ANDREWS
We enjoy serving you
Compliments
of
GAGNON'S
YELLOW CAB CO.
DIAL 8777
at the railroad station
Lowell
Lowell
85 Seneca Street
Dial 2-2602
'
�It
Welcome to Lowell
Compliments
from a member
of
CHARLES PICANSO
MANUEL E. SANTOS
FUNERAL HOME
CENTRAL LUNCH
Co-m pliments of
8 33 Central St.
346 Central St.
Lowell
Tel. 2-7902
Lowell
LYNCH WALL PAPE;R
AND PAINT CO.
Jobbers and Distributors of
W ALLP APER-PAINTS
Union Progressive [)uh
Tel. 8124
JOE'S CENTRAL SER VICE
Joseph v:eira, Prop.
GENERAL REP AIRING
On All Makes of Cars
VARNISHES
,i
Specializing in Chrysler Products
22 8 Suffolk Stre~t, at Broadway
Lowell
Dial 9841
Compliments of
Lowell
2 5 George St.
Td. Lowell 3-2801
H. R. GOURLEY
MERRIMACK HOTEL
3 5 8 BOYLSTON ST.
Special Rates by the Week
Lowell, Mass.
Cocktail Lounge
Milk -
Cream -
Buttermilk
44 5 Middlesex St.
Tel. 3-0982
(at Depot)
Lowell, Mass.
2-8706
FRANKLIN LUNCH
CHARLES C. SCHLOSS, Prop.
JAMES & COMPANY
Clothing, Cleaning, Pressing
Oj,p. Boston f:J Maine Depot
463 MIDDLESEX ST.
Lowell
WASHINGTON
SAVINGS INSTITUTION
50 .Middlesex
Street
299 Middlesex St.
Lowell
All deposits guaranteed under the laws of the Commonwealth.
�The Friendly
CANDYLAND
DEPOT DINER
TEA ROOM and RESTAURANT
25 W. Jackson St.-Lowell
The only air-conditioned
restaurant in Lowell
Home Cooking
Delicious Coffee
Bring the family
C. R. GARLAND, Prop.
KING'S, Inc.
131 Central St.
Special Menus
Good Food
Reasonable Prices
173 CENTRAL STREET
Lowell, Mass.
Established 1906
Tel. 7481
A. A. SMITH & CO.
Lowell, Mass.
Machine Repair Service
Machine Rental Service
"Your credit is aces at King's"
Desks
Typewriters
Stands
Adding Machines
Duplicating Machines
New and Used Filing Equipment
Radios-Refrigerators-Washers
Electrical Appliances
Records
LOWELL'S FINEST EATING PLACE
249 Central St. -
SEATS
500
41 KEARNEY SQUARE
Lowell
EPICURE
Lowell's Finest
BILL MELANSON
TEA ROOM and RESTAURANT
FRIENDLY CAFE
Tel. 20401
DINE and DANCE
Corner of Central and Market Sts.
Middlesex Sc.
Compliments of
Lowell
Portuguese-A.merican [ivic League
LOWELL
COUNCIL NUMBER I
FARM SERVICE GRAIN
co.
LOWELL
J.
F. Crowley, Mgr.
Tel. 6877-6878
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS
Com plimenfs of
King and Jackson Sts.
DR. CHESTER
LAPNIEWSKI
J.
�Compliments of
REVERE CASH MARKET
Manuel Gomes, Prop.
Compliments of the
WALTER'S CAFE
QUALITY MEATS and POULTRY
Justin G. Mickols, Prop.
295 Middlesex St.
3 94 Lawrence St.
l
104 Middlesex Street -
'
Tel. Lowell 3-3 571
Tel. 6811
5 34 Merrimack Street-Tel. 2-3441
I
LOWELL
Middlesex Supply Co.
Lowell, Mass.
Compliments of
OPERA CAFE
John
415 Lawrence St.
I
BEER -
Dance 'till One
Tel. 2-8224
Lucas Paints -
iI
GARDEN FURNITURE
Lowell
Reading Hardware -
Hotpoint Refrigerators
Best Wishes
I
Marble and Granite Monuments
National Heating Boilers
Maytag Washing Machines
BILLERICA MOTOR SALES
LUZ BROS.
Humphrey's Enamelware Youngstown Steel Kitchens
LIQUORS
Lowell
1122 Gorham St.
Armstrong Linoleum -
J,
J. Sarnowski, Prop.
60 Charles St.
Distributors of
1
COLONIAL CAFE
Authorized Dealers
Ford -
Mercury -
of
Lincoln
Billerica
A. C. Sousa, Jr.
MEATS - GROCERIES -
HOGAN'S BAKERY
PROVISIONS
POST OFFICE GARAGE, INC.
I.
Cakes -
Pies -
Irish Bread
Lowell
3 81 Central Street
WEDDING AND BIRTHDAY
CAKES A SPECIALITY
Tel. 7871
91 Appleton St.
LOWELL
781 Central St.
Lowell
I
I
I
�Compliments
SILVA BROS.
of
Painting and Decorating
Interior-Exterior
Paperhanging-Kalsom ining
LOWELL SODA & SPRING
WATER CO.
Done by expert men
60 5 Merrimack St.
360 CHELMSFORD ST.
Lowell
Lowell
Dial 29711
Compliments of
BOSTON HAT & CAP SHOP
MELLO AND SON
Gulf Products
Lowell's only store where they make
their own hats and caps
Range Oil
PARROT HAT
BRICK KILN RD.
East Chelmsford,
Mass.
2-3738
Tel.
POLLABDS
£owell's
Biggest
Best and
Busiest
{J)epartme nt Store_;
94 Middlesex St.,
Lowell
S. Glazer, Prop.
MERRIMACK. PALMER and MIDDLE STREETS
Varnishes
Paints
ARADIS
BEAUTIFY
PRINTING CO.
YOUR HOME
LOWELL WALL PAPER CO.
Compliments of
Dial 7768
Dial 29721
17 MARKET ST.
LOWELL
9
J. S. PITTO
Lowell, Mass.
NORTH ST.
GROCERIES
SACKLEY STUDIO
FOR YOUR GLASSES
See
Lowell's Leading Photographer
DRS. CASWELL & DINNEEN
3 52 Merrimack St., Lowell
143 MERRIMACK ST.
Tel. 2-7921
Lowell
Lowell
463 Central Street
Tel.2-5811
�Compliments
Compliments
of
o,f
JOHN F. SILVA
M. SHARKEY
3 8 8 Central St.
Insurance and Real Estate
Lowell
Shoe Fix
Tel. 2-6856
Best Wishes
219 CENTRAL ST.
Corner Jackson St.
Compliments
Compliments
of
of
STAR BARBER SHOP
CHARLES GOULD
215 Gorham St.
39 Powell St.
Lowell
Lowell
Tel. 32921
from
SOUTH END TAILORS
LEWIS S. SANDLER
Plumbing and Heating Contractor
Agents for
AND CLEANERS
196 Gorham St.
Lowell
American Radiator Products
Lowell
39 Powell St.
J. de Paulis, Mgr.
Towers Motor Parts Corporation
LOWELL
LAWRENCE
Compliments
JOHN GONSALVES
of
Painting and Decorating
WALSH BROS., FLORISTS
Greenhouses,
161
Highland
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Lowell
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"Say It With Flowers"
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10 Abbott St.
Lowell
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SEXTON'S CAFE
49 WAMESIT ST.
INTERNATIONAL
BAKERY
83 Gorham St.
Lowell
Dial 2-7617
CHARLES SANTOS
GREGORY CAMACHO
GORHAM
Wholesale
BEAUTY SHOP
CONTRACTOR
Cement and Concrete Work
Fireplaces a Speciality
Dial 3-275 3
BEEF, PORK AND VEAL
SAUNDERS MARKET
Cut Meats of All Kinds
Lowell's Own Super Market
155-161 GORHAM ST.
COR. JACKSON and KING STS.
Ex pert Beauty Services
13 8 Gorham St.
Lowell
Tel. 8754
8755
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Lowell
Phone 2-2371
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Dial 2-2574
THE FASHION TAILOR
MAX POPPEL, Prop.
Cleaning, Pressing, Dyeing and Repairing. Fur Repairing and
Glazing
Compliments of
C. H. HOBSON & SON
Compliments of
489 GORHAM ST.
JOSEPH M. BETTENCOURT
LOWELL
Somerville, Mass.
THE CHILDREN'S SHOP
Outfitters for Infants
and Children
Suits Made to, Order
67 Central St.
886 Central Street-Lowell
Across from St. Anthony's Church
HASSAN'S VARIETY STORE
Compliments of
HARRY HEALEY
Compliments of
BOTTLED LIQUORS
BOSTON OPERA MARKET
463 GORHAM ST.
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Candy
103 GORHAM ST.
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Fresh Cut Flowers For All Occasions
Funeral Designs and Wedding
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24 Merrimack St.
421-423 Central St.
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200 CENTRAL ST.
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Lowell, Mass.
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68 Merrimack St.
Lowell
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E. Chelmsford
Dial 2-4977
Tel. 1798
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JOHN T. GORMAN
General Insurance
Appleton Bank Building
Tel. 30761
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Northern New England's
Finest Store
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Beer
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All popular brands
HOLY TRINITY POLISH
3 GALLAGHER SQUARE
Dial 2-9431
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May you feel that here in Lowelltown
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
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City council members
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First Confession and Communion
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Loreto, Our Lady Of
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Snow
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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Lowell (Mass.)
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Balls (parties)
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Cambridge Council No. 1
Central Cafe
Central Street Lunch
Colonial Band
Dighton Council
Dona Maria Amélia Society
Fall River Ladies and Men's Council
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Joe's Central Service
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Madeira Protective Union
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Saint Joseph's Benefit Association
Santos and Sons Wholesale Meats
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Somerville-Cambridge Ladies Council
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Taunton Ladies' Council
Taunton Men's Council
Westport Council
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"MAY THE SPIRIT NEVER DIE"
1911,,
ANNUA L
STATE CONVEN TION
PORTUGl:JESE AMERICAN
CIVIC LEAGUE
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MASSACHUSETTS
AT LOWELL
SEPTEMBER 3, 4, 5, - 1949
�JOHN J. FLANNERY
As City Manager and Mayor of the City of
Lowell, we have the honor and privilege to extend the greetings of our city and a hearty welGEORGE A. AYOTTE
come to the delegates of the Portuguese American Civic League of Massachusetts, during their p.resence in Lowell on the occasion of
their nineteenth annual state convention.
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Cordially and sincerely yours,
GEORGE A. AYOTTE,
Mayor of the City of Lowell
JOHN J. FLANNERY,
City Manager
The committee m charge of this souvenir program
wishes to express its thanks to all who have in any
W.fcomef
way contributed to its success. All proceeds derived
from this convention will be used to further our
program of naturalization and Americanization.
Kindly remember all advertisers who have
favored us. We recommend them to
you as worthy of your patronage.
Again may we say, many,
many thanks.
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In behalf of the members of the Lowell council, we extend a hearty welcome and
sincere greetings to the delegates and guests of the Nineteenth annual convention of the
Portuguese American Civic League of Massachusetts.
We are honored that you have chosen our city this year for our state convention
and wish that your stay here will be a happy and memorable one.
Our city officials and local groups have cooperated with us in planning this convention program and we hope that our efforts will please you.
It is our earnest desire that this our nineteenth convention will be a great success and
will .result in furthering the purpose for which it was organized, namely, "to promote
the civic, educational and social welfare of the Portuguese Americans in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
"MAY THE SPIRIT NEVER DIE"
LOWELL COUNCIL
President ________________________ Joseph P. Costa
Rec. Secretary _______________ Manuel E. Sousa
Vice-President _______________ John J. Thomas
Fin. Secretary ------··--------· Mrs. Mary Alves
Treasurer ____________________________ Manuel Alves
Vigilante -------------·---------- John B. Gomes
Master of Ceremonies__ __ Antonio Sequeira
Chaplain ____________________________Manuel Santos
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman, Manuel Santos
Manuel E. Sousa
Joseph Medina
Anthony Picanso
John Dias
John J. Thomas
Antonio DeJesus
�SUPREME OFFICERS
COMPLIMENTS OF
OUR FIRST PRESIDENT
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miJJfedex Counl';J
Commiddioner
President
JOHN C. FONSECA, JR.
Fall River
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1st Vice-President
ANTHONY FOSTER
Peabody
Corresponding Secretary
MRS. ANNA BORGES
Fall River
2nd Vice-President
MRS. MARY CRAWLEY
Plymouth
Treasurer
JOVIANNO JOAQUIM
Lawrence
3rd Vice-President
MRS. CONCORDE FURTADO
Fall River
Immediate Past President
CHARLES A. FRATES
New Bedford
Recording Secretary
ETHEL M. SEARS
New Bedford
Chaplain
JOSEPH BETTENCOURT
Somerville
�1949 Convenlion Com,m,itlee6
Compliments of
112 CHARLES STREET
All our friends are cordially invited to our Headquarters and
enjoy the atmosphere of our organization and friendship of
our members. This organization extends its wishes for a most
successful convention. Our fancy bar carries the best brands
of Beer, Wines and Whiskeys at Minimum Prices. Portuguese
JOSEPH P . COSTA,
President, P.A.C.L.
Mi;:s. MARY G. ALyEs,
JOHN J . THOMAS,
Co-Chairman
C o-Chairman
fancy dishes will be served by our chef.
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Manuel Picanso, President
George Cunha, Vice President
EXECUTIVE CONVENTION COMMITTEE
Co-Chairm en ____________________________________ Mrs. Mary Al ves, John J. Thomas
Corresponding Secretary ________________________________________ Mrs. Deolinda M. Mello
Financial Secretary --------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Rose Mello
Treasurer ____ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manuel Santos
Manuel J. Alves, Secretary
Islarino Branco, Treasurer
CO-CHAIRMEN OF SUB-COMMITTEES
John D. Cafeteiro, Master of Ceremonies
RECEPTION --------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Mary S. C:ildeira, Anthony Picanso
PROGRAM -·---------·--------------------------- Manuel E. Sousa , Manuel Santos, Manuel Jardine
BALL _____________________________ ------------------------------------------- Mrs. Elvira Neves, John Ramalho
BANQUET ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Rita Freitas, Anthony Picanso
CREDENTIALS ----------------------------------------------------- Antonio C. Caldeira, Joseph Medin ,1
PARADE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mary Smith, Antonio Dejesus
PUBLICITY _______________________________________________ . Mrs. Deolinda M. Mello, Antonio Dejesus
ENTERTAINMENT _____________________________ Abel Alves, Jr. , George Mello, Joseph P. Cost:i
HOUSING ------------------------------------------ ______________________ Joseph P. Costa, Anthony Picanso
DRAWING ----------------------------------------------- ___ Philomena Coimbra, Mrs. Ethel Camacho
REFRESHMENTS -------------------------------------------- ---------------· Manuel Alves, Manuel Neves
DECOR ATIO NS _________________ ----------------------------- ___________ --------------------------- M,,n:.iel J :i rdine
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Antonio Spiney
Abel J. Alves
Frank Lima
Manuel Ramalho
Joseph Silva
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�SUCCESS ON YOUR NINETEENTH ANNUAL CONVENTION
:l-rom fhe
Manuel D. Sousa, President
Jeffrey Vasconcelos, Vice President
John J. Silva, Secretary
Joviano J. Joaquim, Treasurer
Alfred Silva, Receiver
John D. Joaquim, Master of Ceremonies
Jose Joaquim, Vigilante
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Leno Mendaca, Manuel Espinola, Jr., Thomas G. Sousa, Theutonio
Azevedo, Joseph Joaquim, Jr.
BUILDING TRUSTEES
Alvaro De Sa Gaiolas, Joseph Joaquim, Jr., Manuel Sousa, Jr.,
Anthony Silva, Fred Couto.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1949
12 Noon to 7:30 P. M. -
8
REGISTRATION
Convention Headquarters, 512 Central Stre,;t
REGISTRATION
P. M. to 12 Midnight - Lowell Memorial Auditorium
8 P. M. to 10 P. M. -
*
BALL
Lowell Memorial Auditorium
* .*
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1949
9:30 A. M. -
LOW MASS
St. Anthony's Church, Central Street
I: 30 P. M. -
Compliments of
*
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cl:awrenc e men j Council
PARADE
South Common, Highland Street
6 P. M. -
BANQUET
Lowell Memorial Auditorium
FROLIC
Convention Headquarters
11 P. M. -
REGISTRATION
6 P. M. to 7 P. M. - Lowell Memorial Auditorium
All day at Convention Headquarters
ASK FOR QUALITY BEVERAGES
*
*
*
692 AIKEN STREET
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1949
PHONE 29711
CONVENTION MEETING
9 A. M. - Liberty Hall
�Compliments of
We take great pleasure in extending a warm welcome to all delegates
and
friends
of
the
Portuguese
American Civic League of Massachusetts.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER
FOR
BRISTOL COUNTY
REV. JOHN
F.
DA SILVA
Compliments of
May God's choicest blessings fall
upon you and the fine work that
:llie P-4.
e. J:.
PeaboJ'I Council
you are doing in behalf of our
Portuguese people.
REV. JOJ:-IN
F.
DA SILVA,
Pastor.
L. CAPOTE,
Assistant Pastor.
REv. JosEPH
St. Anthony's Church.
Peabody, Mass.
The World's Largest Leather City
REV. JOSEPH
L.
CAPOTE
�lu ~rmnriam
BEST WISHES
Rev. Joseph T. Grillo,
Pastor of Saint Anthony's Church
July 2, 1885 -
Nov . 6, 1948
490 CENTRAL STREET, LOWELL
There must be great re;o1cmg on the golden streets today
For God has called a loved one Home, from life's tempestuous way;
While here on earth we're grieving for a dearly beloved friend,
Who taught us all a lesson by his courage, 'til the end.
If these things make a man a Saint, patience, kindness, love,
Then we know there is a special place awaiting him, above;
If filling our every hour of life complete with deeds worthwhile
Will gain for us eternal rest, then he'll know Mary's smile.
Compliments and Good Wishes for the Success of the Convention
From
Descendant of a Christian race who've kept God in their soul,
His was a hard and a weary task to attain a priestly goal;
Yet ne'er once did he falter or weaken 'neath the load,
For he knew God walked beside him as he traveled o'er life's road.
All the souls that by his guidance have arrived at heavenly shores
Will rejoice to see him coming into their midst, once more;
While babies that he christened, now with the Cherubim
Will join the heavenly chorus in a welcoming song to him.
But saddened little children of Saint Anthony's today
Are asking God to bless this friend, who taught them how to pray
And the flowers in his garden that knew his gentle touch
Will never bloom as brightly, as for him, they loved so much.
Pastor, Father, beloved friend, we bid farewell to thee
The saintly lessons you have taught, will live in our memory
May the Lord you loved so dearly, clasp you fondly to His breast
And whisper, "Beloved Joseph, you have gained eternal rest."
DEOLINDA M. MELLO
Thi s page dona ted throu gh the courtesy of
LINCOLN CLEANERS AND DYERS, INC.
and
MELLO UPHOLSTERING SER VICE
�Patron:5 anJ Patrone:5:Je:5
Compliments of
Union
o/ America,
C.-9. 0
LOWELL JOINT BOARD
James Walsh, President
Emma Belisle, Secretary
Louis Vergados, Manager
George Pierce, Business Agent
"May The Spirit Never Die"
Best Wishes for a Successful Convention From
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel F'. Braga, Jr.
In memory of Mr. and Mrs.
Manuel F". Braga
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Bettencourt
Anthony Picanso
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Jardine
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Gonsalves
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pimentel
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel J. Alves
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio de Jesus
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Dastan
Manuel G. Freitas
Miss Dolores M. Freitas
Mrs. Julia Gonsalves
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. William Bettencourt
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Neves
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Cordeiro
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Coimbra
Miss Philomena Coimbra
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Thomas
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio G. Caldeira
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel E. Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. John Silva
Mr. George Oliveira
Mr. Alvaro Taxeira
Mr. Felip Mendonsa
Mr. Manuel E. Medeiros
;;,
Dr. John F. Dias
Miss Jennie Simas
Miss Mary Costa
Miss Elvira Rogers
Miss Ida Goulart
Miss Louise S. Orcutt
Mr. and Mrs. John Chaves
Mr. and Mrs. George N. McClure
Mr. and Mrs. Ray G. Bly
Mrs. May Louise Orcutt
Miss May Perry, Electrolysis
Mrs. Mary Gill
Mrs. Mary Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Carlos S. Mendes
Dr. Anna R. Fonseca
Mrs. Ethel Sears
Mr and Mrs. John C. Fonseca, Jr.
Mr: and Mrs. Tobias M. Furtado
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph V. Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel C. Carvalho
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Rosa
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Carvalho
Mr. and Mrs. John Henriques
Mr. "and Mrs. Manuel Borges
Mr. and Mrs. John Gallego
Mr. Manuel Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. Julio Camacho
Mr. and Mrs. George Page
Mr. and Mrs. John Dias
COMPLIMENTS OF
Prinfer:5
85 SENECA STREET
MAIN OFFICE AND PLANT
9 5 BRIDGE STREET, LOWELL
Dial 22602
Auxiliary Plants:
BOSTON - OCEANPORT, N. J. -
PAWTUCKET, R. I.
�Compliments of the
Compliments of
A FRIEND
INCORPORATED 1896, LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS
Take advantage of our Membership Drive. Protect Yourself and Your Family
Disability Benefits, per year --------------- --------------------------------- ___ $160.00
Death Benefit ________ ---------------------------- _______________________ ______________$400.00
M. S.
JOIN NOW
59 CHARLES STREET
WELCOME -
Compliments of
DELEGATES and MEMBERS
PORTUGUESE AMERICAN CIVIC LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS
WHILE IN LOWELL VISIT THE
Jose Da Silva Piques, Prop.
DRAFTS, FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC MONEY ORDERS,
TRAVELERS CHEQUES and CABLE REMITTANCES.
AND ENJOY THE FRIENDLY
TICKETS SOLD TO ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD and
U. S. A. BY AIR AND SEA
SURROUNDINGS OF THE PORTUGUESE COLONIAL BAND CLUB
1304 CAMBRIDGE STREET
59 CHARLES STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
Tel. Trowbridge 6-7217
�Compliments of
n'lrnan :lurnilure
You Furnish The House -
Compliments of
Co.
We Furnish The Home
maleiran _jj.ffiance Proleclive _jj.ddocialion
Founded June 18, 1911 -
Incorporated October 10, 1913
COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS
Represented By
THIS SOCIETY PAYS SICK BENEFIT PER YEAR $180.00- IT PAYS
Manuel Jardine, Anthony Sousa, John Sousa, Louis Perry
DEATH BENEFIT $500.00-THE SICK BENEFIT IS PAID AS FOLLOWS:
193-199 MIDDLESEX STREET
10 WEEKS at $10.00 -
16 WEEKS at $5.00
BEST WISHES FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION
Compliments of
J. S.Puta
463 CENTRAL STREET
MARTY'S PENTHOUSE
TEL. 2-5811
FOR
WE SELL LINGUICA FROM ALMEIDA & CABRAL AND
JOSEPH D. COSTA OF CAMBRIDGE AND CARRY A
COMPLETE LINE OF
WEDDINGS -
RECEPTIONS -
SHOWERS
PRIVATE PARTIES and TESTIMONIALS
LINCOLN SQUARE -
255 CHELMSFORD STREET
RADIO FOOD CORPORATION OF LA WREN CE
We Are Catering The Convention Banquet
Tel. 2-1630
�Compliments of
Compliments of
l5eff1nore
';J)ona maria -4-meha Sociel'J
Jesuina Pitta, President
Maria C. Rodrigues, Vice President
Cecilia Mendes, Recording Secretary
Felicidade Avila, Corresponding Secretary
Maria Camara, Receiver
Gertrude B. Rebello, Treasurer
Joaquim R. Lawrence, Vigilante
JeJtauranl
SERVING REGULAR DINNERS
Open Daily from 5 A.M. to 2 A .M., Including Sundays
Jose A. Freitas, Proprietor
186 Middlesex Street
Compliments_of
Compliments of
Mary A. Crowley, President of Ladies Council
LOWELL'S LEADING HOTEL
Manuel Vaz, President of Men's Council
new merrimack ..Jlotel
Newly Renovated
Visit The New Merrimack Mirror Lounge
Opposite Boston & Maine Railroad Station
Compliments of
Dial 1773
Compliments of
GRADE 'A' WORK
PAINTING, REPAIRING, WELDING, REFINISHING and REBUILDING
35 W amesit Street
Tel. 3-4842
Alexander Silva, President
Manuel Innocencio, Vice President
Frederick Avila, Secretary
Francisco C. Quadros, Treasurer
Manuel Bettencourt, Receiver
Herculano Augusto, Vigilante
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Joaquim Silva, John L. Bettencourt
�Compliments of
Compliments of
30 MIDDLESEX STREET
Compl ments of
All Deposits Guaranteed Under the Laws of the Commonwealth
John V. motta
TRAVEL AGENCY
Compliments of
By Air and Sea -
Azores, Lisbon and All Parts of the World
Representing Pan-American Airways
Sornervl£-Carnlrid'Je
cfaJie6 ' Council
Mrs. Naomi Aguiar, President, Mrs. Cecilia Araujo, Vice President,
Mrs. Rose Johnson, Recording Secretary, Mrs. Beatrice Santos,
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Mary Bettencourt, Financial Secretary, Miss Nataly Perry, Treasurer, Mrs. Mary Martins, Mistress
of Ceremonies, Mrs. Mary Williams, Ritual Officer, Mrs. Stella
Campbell, Vigilant, Directors: Mrs. Emily Lima, Mrs. Mary Perry,
Mrs. Mary Mello, Mrs. Beatrice Goulart, Mrs. Filomena Cavanaugh
CAMBRIDGE
267 CAMBRIDGE S'DREET
A Hearty Welcome to All P.A.C.L. Delegates From
FUNERAL HOME
833 CENTRAL STREET
Tel. 27902
Lowell
�Compliments of
Sainl Joaeph Porlugueae /Jene/it Aaaocialion
COMPLIMENTS OF
Incorporated in 1916
Take advantage of our Membership Drive. Protect Yourself
an::l. Your Family. JOIN NOW.
Disability Benefit Per Year ______________________________________ $130.00
Death Benefit ________________________________________________________________ $300.00
386 Central Street
Compliments of
Best Wishes for a Successful Convention From
MODERN FUNERAL HOME
17 GORHAM STREET
Conveniently Located -
14 Highland Street
Tel. 2-0161
Lowell
Phone 6816
1
Compliments of
Best Wishes to the P.A.C.L. Convention From
,
n.
/--'tcanao 6
401 Middlesex Stree t
LOWELL
of:awrence of:aJiea' Council
Mrs. Mary Cabral, President
Mrs. Ezilda Silva, Vice President
Miss Philomena Joaquim, Secretary
Mrs. Clarice Tarduro, Financial Secretary
Mrs. Olive Rosa, Treasurer
Mrs. Isabel Vasconcelos, Mistress of Ceremonies
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Mrs. Antonia Amaral, Mrs. Helen Sears, Mrs. Esie Silva, Mrs. Estelle
Saab Vigilante,
ST A TE DIRECTORS
Mrs. Philomena Joaquim, Mrs. Mildred Sousa
�Compliments of
For Your Glasses See
Compliments of
DRS. CASWELL & DINNEEN
FAY HOUSE of TELEVISION
143 MERRIMACK STREET
7 POST OFFICE A VE.
Compliments of
(}ranJ :l)uke o/
Jlthuania Vytafad Cfut
Lowell
Lowell
Tel. 2-2729
Corner of
CHARLES and CENTER STREETS
447 CENTRAL STREET
Corner of Union St.
John Souza
Prop.
Dial 2-8084
Compliments of
CENTRAL CLOTHING
Compliments of
Expert Cleaning, Repairing
Alterations on Ladies' and Gents'
Garments
GARNICK'S
RADIO & TELEVISION CO.
Sale of Men's Clothing
Specializing in Portuguese
361 CENTRAL STREET
Records
Phone 2-1220
Compliments of
Compliments of
Supreme Treasurer
BEST WISHES FOR
A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION
FROM
Joviano
P Joaiuim
LOWELL - LA WREN CE
�Compliments of
Compliments of
Compliments of
BROOKSIDE FISH MARKET
DEE'S DEBBIE SHOPPE
Specializing in Fried Fish,
Pickled Mackerel and Tuna Fish
Onion Rings and French Fries
Individual Hair Styling
746 GORHAM ST.
Tel. 2-5537
/i
CJ
'::fra'f J-urnilure
C/o.
45 MERRIMACK ST.
TELEPHONE 6771
231 CENTRAL STREET
Tel. 3-5413
Compliments of
Compliments of
JOSEPH M. BETTENCOURT
Councillor
Somerville, Mass.
JOSEPH SWEENEY
~
BOTTLED UNDER AUTHORITY OF THE COCA-COLA COMPANY BY
LOWELL
COCA-COLA
BOTTLING
CO.
Compliments of
Compliments of
Jojeph -4-. Cojfa
BEST WISHES FOR
&Sonj
A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION
GdwarJ ':Jraverj
58 CORBETT STREET
UNDERTAKERS and EMBALMERS
FROM
Trowbridge 0-400
Kirkland 0-400
Oil and Ice Delivered to Your Home
257 PROSPECT STREET
DIAL 29662
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
�cf:uz Brolhero
Compliments of
Compliments of
DESIGNERS and BUILDERS of DISTINCTIVE MEMORIALS
Phone 9812
1122 Gorham Street
Lowell
PAINTS, HARDWARE AND
166 Central Street
Compliments of
PLUMBING SUPPLIES
WHERE YOU CAN BUY
Barr'! :S Paolr'I Shop
STEAM and WARM AIR FURNACES
THE BEST FOR THE
ARTISTICALLY DESIGNED WEDDING, BIRTHDAY and ANNIVERSARY
LEAST MONEY
205 Gorham Street
CAKES MADE TO ORDER -
BREAD -
PIES -
PASTRY -
FRESH DAILY
Tel. Lowell 2-1519
190 Gorham Street
Compliments of
Compliments of
Compliments of
J!uzilania /Jakin<J- Co.
DIAMOND MERCHANTS and JEWELERS
Lowell
115 Central Street
:launfon
PIES, WEDDING CAKES,
Compliments of
RYE BREAD, PORTUGUESE BREAD
AND ALL KINDS OF PASTRIES
542 CHELMSFORD STREET
�Compliments of
Compliments of
Compliments of
DIGHTON
GAGNON'S
MEN'S COUNCIL
Lowell, Mass.
Compliments of
LYNCH GULF SERVICE
CORNER CHURC H AND
LOWELL POTATO CHIP CO.
LAWRENCE STS.
698 GORHAM ST.
Tel. 2-8364
J. A. DESROSIERS
DR. M. J. CZYZYCKI
Compliments of
Compliments of
Compliments of
& CO.
DR. W. E. PORTER
Men's Wear
Dentist
TOMMY'S AUTO SERVICE
97 CENTRAL ST.
Optometrist
Our Merchandise Must Satisfy
3 C STREET
68 MERRIMACK STREET
Lowell
37 4 MERRIMACK STREET
Opp. City Hall
Mrs. Christine Tavares Page,
Te l. 3-1864
Assistant
Compliments of
G. C. PRINCE & SON, Inc.
Compliments of
Compliments of
108 MERRIMACK ST.
Gift Shop
Lending Library
LOWELL'S LEADING
FASHION
A FRIEND
Typewriters
Toy Shop
STORE
Comp liments of
bottled exc;lu~tvely
by
BOYLE BROTHERS
PAWTUCKET STREET
LOWELL, MASS.
TEL . - DIAL. Z-54Z1
�:rr
~I
Compliments of
Compliments of
Compliments of
EPICURE
WORTHMORE FARMS
McDONAGH ELECTRICAL
SERVICE
Derry, N.H.
GOOD MILK ALWAYS
Lights, Power, Stokers and
Oil Burners
Joseph Vieira, President
Chelmsford, Mass.
66 WORTHEN ST.
Compliments of
PILOTTE'S GARAGE, INC.
DODGE and PLYMOUTH
DODGE JOB RA TED TRUCKS
Andrew Pilotte, Treasurer
Tel. 2-016Cl
Lowell's Finest Tea Room and
Restaurant
Tel. 20401
COR. CENTRAL AND MARKET STS.
Lowell
Lowell
Compliments of
Compliments of
Best Wishes From
A. C. SOUSA, JR.
MEATS - GROCERIES - PROVISIONS
Best Wishes for a Successful
BLUE RIBBON DAIRY
Convention from
PASTEURIZED MILK and CREAM
BENNETT SILVERBLATT
E. D. Silva, Prop.
Attorney
381 Central Street
Tel. 7871
Dial 7505
182 South Street
'
FALL RIVER
LADIES' COUNCIL
Pres. Mrs. Concorde Furtado
Vice Pres., Mrs. Olive Perry
Corr. Sec., Miss Lillian Carvalho
Rec. Sec., Miss Cathleen 0. Perry
Treas., Miss Mary Pacheco
Vigilante, Mrs. Albina Carvalho
State Directors
Mrs. Olive Perry
Mrs. Mary L. Fonseca
I,
I,
Compliments of
Welcome Delegates
C. H. HOBSON
Councillor
Compliments of
A. E. O'HEIR CO.
Compliments of
Home Furnishings
JOSEF'S
489 Gorham Street
BART CALLERY
117-131 CENTRAL ST.
PLUMBING and HEATING
Lowell
I,
r,
Compliments of
Compliments oi
Compliments of
A FRIEND
E. L. BELLEY
Compliments of
Councillor
Expert Watch and Clock Repairing
Diamonds - Watches - Jewelry
FRANCIS McMAHON
216 MERRIMACK ST.
PHIL McGOWAN
H.H.
Tel. 35004
Lowell
�'
Compliments of
SILVA BROS.
REAL ESTATE
1019 Middlesex Street
CHARLES BORGES
OPERA HOUSE PHARMACY
of the
John B. Kirwin, Reg. Pharm.
FAMILY
POST No. 3
PURE DRUGS - LOW PRICES
Lowell
389 Central Street
Compliments of
THE FASHION TAILORS
ANN (BRAGA) KOKINOS
Max Poppel, Prop.
and
IMPROVING CO.
INSELBRIC - INSULATING - SIDING
7-9 North Street
PORTUGUESE - AMERICAN
WAR VETERANS
and
AL'S MODERNIZING
PARADISE PRINTING
Compliments of
U.S. A.
Phone 5993
Compliments of
Compliments of
Compliments of
Hairdressing
ROOFING
114 Stromquist A venue
CLEANING - DYEING - PRESSING
Laqies & Gents Suits Made to Order
48 Roper Street
Tel. 9646
Dial 7768
Tel. 3-5041
By Appointment Only
886 Central Street
Compliments of
Compliments of
Compliments of
Compliments of
CITY HALL SERVICE
R. E. COX COAL CO.
A. S. LAMARINE MOTOR CO.
INC.
DESOTO and PLYMOUTH
GASOLINE - MOTOR OIL -
SALES - SERVICE
AOCESSORIES - AUTO REPAIRING
147 Cheever Street
Tel. 2-1371
Tel. 5639 - 5630
119 Moody Street
MATHEW'S AUTO SERVICE
BODY and FENDER WORK
Astle Street
Wamesit
COAL, COKE and OIL
292 Plain Street
Lowell
Jack Sousa, Prop.
II
I
Compliments of
II
Compliments of
ANTHONY FOSTER
GALLAGHER SQUARE
CLEANERS
Vice President
1014 Gorham Street
P.A.C.L.
CLEANING - PRESSING - DYEING
Peabody, Mass.
P. Krikorian- F. J. Ares
Proprietors
DE PAULIS TAILOR
CUSTOM TAILORING
For Ladies and Gents
Compliments of
WEST PORT COUNCIL
Cleaning, Remodeling, Invisible
Mending
May The Spirit Never Die
Tel. 29823
�Compliments of
Compliments of
Compliments of
WAMESIT MARKET
810 Market Street
Compliments of
NEW ENGLAND
EXTERMINATING AND
FUMIGATING CO.
Representative
Insect and Rodent Controi
JIMMIE O'DEA
NORTH SHORE BAKERY
PRODUCTS INC.
Compliments of
Gloucester, Mass.
Mary P. Jardine, President
Jewel R. Jardine, Vice President
Beatrice J. Gouveia, Clerk
20 Hurd Street
Phone 2-9621
Compliments of
Compliments of
Compliments of
PIONEER QUALITY MARKET
Councillor
NORTH SHORE
OPEN AIR MARKET
D. Silva, Prop.
WOODBURY F. HOWARD
Gloucester, Mass.
JOHN F. SILVA
288 Central Street
Tel. 2-6856
SHOE FIX
Compliments of
CHARLES SANTOS
George Jardine, Prop.
189 Gorham Street
Jewelry
Clocks
Compliments of
DOMINICK J. SPINNEY
Compliments of
HENRY BEAUDRY
CUT MEATS OF ALL KINDS
FALL RIVER
WATCH and CLOCK REPAIRING
Wark called for and delivered
Corner Jackson and King Streets
MEN'S COUNCIL
Telephone 2-1262
BEEF, PORK and VEAL
231 Gorham Street
Tel. 8754 - 8755
Compliments of
Candidate for Councillor
Compliments of
AVILA
ICE and OIL
Third Vice President
Councillor
46 Linden Street
MRS. CONCORDE FURTADO
VINCENT HOCKMEYER
Dial 3-1384
Compliments of
SCRIPTURES LAUNDRY, INC.
SPECIALIZING in FAMILY WORK
256 Lawrence Street
Tel. 7561
�Compliments of
MELLO and SON
GAUMONT BROS.
Compliments of
LOWELL'S LEADING RADIO AND
TELEVISION STORE
GULP' R'.ANGE and FUEL OILS
Sales and Service
Councillor
Power Burners
Tel. 2-3738
LEO A. ROY
Councillor
338 Merrimack Street
Compliments of
Compliments of
A FRIEND
202 MIDDLESEX ST.
F.
Lowell
Councillor
WILLIAM C. GEARY
Compliments of
BONCZAR'S MARKET
GOOD FOOD, GOOD LIQUORS
GOOD SERVICE
416-418 Suffolk Street
Compliments of
CHELMSFORD DAIRIES
MANUEL SANTOS
MIKE'S OPEN AIR MARKET
AND VARIETY
Compliments of
CONTAKOS CAFE
THE IDEAL RACKET
Compliments of
JOHN JANAS
Opposite City Hall
East Chelmsford
Compliments of
Compliments of
MEATS - GROCERIES - FRUITS
PASTEURIZED MILK and CREAM
With Martin Clothes
421-423 Central Street
Central Street
520 Central Street
Tel. 35827
Andrew Miron, Prop
Tel. 2-8218
24 Stewart Street
Compliments of
HOUSEHOLD CO.
Compliments of
FACTORY SHOE OUTLET
64 Middlesex Street
FINE FURNITURE
Compliments of
BOSTON HAT SHOP
Manufacturers of Parrot Hats
DR. FAUSTO LAGE
J. FREEMAN & CO.
94 Middlesex Street
43 Mark?h Street
60 Middlesex Street
�Compliments of
THE P.A.C.L.
of
REVERE
Council No. 1
Home of Greyhound Racing
Compliments of
*
LOWELL'S FINEST STORE FOR MEN AND BOYS
AMERICA'S MOST FAMOUS RACING GREYHOUNDS, INCLUDING
ALL OF THE FLORIDA CHAMPIONS WILL PERFORM NIGHTLY
227 Central Street, Lowell, Massachusetts
BEST WISHES FOR A SUCCESSFUL CONVENTION
from
Ann marie Beaul'I Salon
GLADYS PICANSO, Manager
REVERE RACING ASSOCIATION
Graduate of Wilfred Academy
147 Central Street -
*
Under the Sponsorship of the
COMPLETE BEAUTY SERVICE
Bradley Bldg. --
EXCEPTING SUNDAYS
Tel. 30041
�TO
THE MEMBERS OF
THE PORTUGUESE AMERICAN
CIVIC LEAGUE
THE BREWERS OF
GREEN LABEL
EXPORT BEER
anJ
HARVARD ALE
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
Subject
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History
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Lowell (Mass.)
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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19th Annual Convention, Portuguese American Civil League (1949)
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SA.N FR.A.NCISGO
45 Auburn St.
Tel. 2-0012
Lowell
Mrs. Clara E. Santos
Elsie and Ethel Santos
Mr. and Mrs. F'rank Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Semon
Key Shay
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Shugrue
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. DeSilva
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony S. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Silva
Mr. and Mrs. August J. Silva
Daniel S. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. George Silva
Mr. and Mrs. John De Silva
Mr. John J. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel C. De Silva
Mr. :rnd Mrs. Manuel Silva
Mrs. Mary Silva
Miss Mary R. Silva
Ada and Mild1,ed Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Severo Silva
Miss Theresa A. Silva
Mrs. Margaret A. Smith
Mrs. Mary Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Soares
Mr. and Mrs. Anibal L. Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sousa
Mr. Anthony De Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. George Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. Honorato Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. J ,a mes Souza
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sousa
Mrs. Josephine Souza
Miss Lillian M. Sousa
Miss Mary B. Sousa
Miss Mary T. Sousa
Miss Margaret Stack
Miss Norma Stack
Mrs. Suzan Stack
"Dorothy E. Steele
Mr, and Mrs. Thadeus Stys
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Sullivan
Mr. H. A. Sweat
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Swirenski
Mrs. Mary Tavares
Albert Teixeira
James W. Teix,e ira
Mrs. Maria Teixeira
~'Iiss Mary E. Teixeira
Mr. and Mrs. Tetreault
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Thibodeau
Mr. and Mrs. John J. Thomas
Mr. John Toyla
Mr. Gerard A. Trepanier
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Turcotte
Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Varoski
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vieira
Miss Christina Vieira
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vieira
Miss Maria de Lourdes Vieira
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walters
Welch Family
Mr. Harry Zellar
�Compliments of
Compliments of
SOUZA'S . CENTRAL CAFE
SILVA BROS.
405 CENTRAL STREET
General Contractors and Builders
Where everyone goes for a good time
Tel. 2-1853
JOHN M. SOUZA, Prop.
999 MIDDLESEX STREET
Tel. 5993
CURRAN & JOYCE CO.
Makers of Fine Beverages
bottled exclu.i1, vely
t<.,;
Lawrence, Mass.
435 COMMON STREET
by
BOYLE BROTHERS
PAWTUCKET STREET
LOWELL, MASS.
Tel. 6112
TEL. - DIAL. 2•5421
Compliments of
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JOSEPH C. MELLO
THE PIONEER CLUB
PAINTERS -
62 CHAMBERS STREET
DECO RA TORS
112 CHARLES STREET
Tel. 2-9804
Lowell, Mass.
�Compliments of
MANUEL E. SANTOS
FUNERAL HOME
Lowell
833 CENTRAL STREET
Telephone ~-7902
David Joseph Aguiar
Daniel and Alice Alves
Richard Andrade
Richard Alves
Catelina Berry
Deborah Anne and James A. Braga
Bob and Brenda Bettencourt
Ernest, Leonard and Paul Caldeira
Shirley and Bruce Cotta
George and Paul Cunha
Compliments of
Robert Dastou
Deanna and Dennis Dias
POLLY'S POTATO CHIP CO.
Pat, Babs and Joe Freitas
Richard, Robert and Roland de Freitas
Gloria and Patsy Francisco
JOHN G. PERRY, Prop.
John, Ruth and Janice Gonsalves
Dolores M. Gouveia
Gabriel Jr. and William Gouveia
Louise anri Blanche Gregoire
Clam M. Gomes
Tel. 3-7701
698 GORHAM STREET ·
Raymond Jump
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Jackie Lavigne
Rita Mary Lavoie
Mary Gui] and Cathy Leonard
Donald and Ronald Loureiro
Dennis and Linda Loureiro
Compliments of
BACK BAY FUNITURE CO.
Carpets, Linoleums and General House Furnishings
555-57 GORHAM STREET
Phones 6488-3-0422
Open from 9:30 until 9 every evening
Brenda and Tommy Kawalzchuck
Tommy Kelly Bernard and Charles Kokinos
Lowell, Mass.
Joey, Jackey, Tommy & Nancy Machado
Brenda Mello
Robert Anthony Mello
Mary Elaine and Marilyn Medina
Patsy and Carol Medina
Donna and Maryanne Newell
Sandra and Ronald Oliveira
Arthur Pereira
Barba Pereira
Parsella Pereira
Cynthia and Janice Perry
Linda and Lino Picanso
Joey, Roy and Jimmy Pimentel
Herbert Pitta Jr.
John Richard Proule
Pyrcz children
Richard and David Picanso
Judith Ann and B~by Quattrochi
Marilyn and Norma Ramos
Brion Reis
Anne Santos
Richard, David and Betty Santos
Robert Santos
Anna Silva
Ann Marie Silva
Douglas A and Carolyn M. DeSilva
George Bernard and Raymond Silva
John da · Silva --· ·•·
Rosemary da Silva
Theresa and Rita Silva
Richard, Dennis and Donald Silva
Francis Taveros
J. J. Thomas
Joan Marie and John Varoski
Barbara and AI. Varoski Jr.
Mary Anne Winn
�Compliments of
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GOULD & FAUSTINO
LUZ BROTHERS
PLUMBING and HEATING
Design ers .and Builders of Distinctive Memor ials
Lowell, Mass.
39 POWELL STREET
LOWELL
1122 GORHAM STREET
Telephon es 2-9763-2-3513
Phone 9812
Compl ments of
Compliments of
CHARLES SANTOS
McDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME
Wholesa ler 'of BEEF, PORK, VEAL and PROVISIONS
14 HIGHLAND STREET
Lowell, Mass.
Telepho ne 8754
Lowell, Mass.
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SUNNY ACRES DAIRY FARMS
S. LACHUT
A. G. POLLARD COMPANY
Milk from our own dairy farms
For 115 Years the Shoppin g Centre of Lowell
Telepho ne 8687
MILK and CREAM
Dracut, Mass.
�Compliments of
Compliments of
J. C. BENNET HARDWARE CO.
PORTUGUESE COLONIAL BAND CLUB, INC .
•I
59 CHARLES STREET
Lowell, Mass.
269 DUTTON STREET
Telephone 8301
Compliments of
PART I
A FRIEND
A Skit in One Act:
"TV or NOT TV".
M.S.
SCENE:
(The entire action of the play takes place in the living room of the Botts'.
The time is one evening about seven-thirty.)
Compliments of
PIQUES TRAVEL AGENCY
Jose da Silva Piques, Prop.
DRAFTS -
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FOREIGN and DOMESTIC MONEY ORDERS
TRAVELERS CHEQUES -
CABLE REMITTANCES
Tickets sold td all parts of the world and the United States by Air and Sea
_1_304 9AM1?._RIDGE STREET
Tel. TRowbridge 6-7217
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.
COUNCILLOR JOHN JANAS
�Complimen ts of
CLEANING - PRESSING
DYEING - REPAIRING
3-Hour Service
Established 1872
MANUEL BETTENCOURT
DIAMOND MERCHANTS
and JEWELERS
of
D'AJUDA SOCIETY
CADET CLEANERS
WOOD-ABBOTT CO.
Compliment s of
NOSSA SENHORA
Complimen ts of
Complimen ts of
Lowell
135 Central St.
The Metropolita n Life
Insurance Co.
461 MOODY STREET
Proprietors:
Frank Ares - Paul Krikorian
Complimen ts of
Complimen ts of
PARAMOUNT TEA ROOM
A FRIEND
Paramount Donut Shoppe
And
I
Complimen ts of
Complimen ts of
MRS. MARIA MEDEIROS
AND
FRANK PICANSO
MR. and MRS.
MANUEL P. SANTOS
From
I
and Son
MANUEL DONALD
157 A STREET
Lowell, Mass.
Lowell
173-179 Central St.
Home Cooked Dinners
Home Made Pastry
Try Our Famous Donuts
Tels. 2-6341- 3-5001
Lawrence, Mass.
C AST :
JOE BoTTS, the fat her ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- George Joncas
ALICE BoTTS, the mother ------------~------------------------- _____________________________ Fern Sarkissian
JUNIOR, the son --------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Ernest Caldeira
ANNABELLE, the da1tghter ____ ----------------------------- ___________________________ Jeannette Boudras
BURT CARPENTER, a neighbor ---------------------------------- -------------------------------------· Leo Silva
Lrzzrn CARPENTER, Burt's wife --------------------------------------------------------· ------ Alice Joncas
Complimen ts of
INTERMlSS lON
Complimen ts of
MR. and MRS. MANUEL
S. VIERA and FAMILY
Mr. and Mrs.
BELARMINO C. LEITE
and FAMILY
106 A STREET
Lowell, Mass.
Complimen ts of
ACE ROOFING CO.
l
Complimen ts of
Albert W. Fleury, Prop.
l
DR. RAY G. FORGAYS
Specializing in
SLATE - TAR - GRAVEL
186 Charles St.
Tel. 4-6481
Lowell
Complimen ts of
THE MELLO UPHOLSTERING SERVICE
Complimen ts of
TEBERT P. MELLO, Prop.
LINCOLN CLEANERS & DYERS
SLIPCOVERS - ANTIQUE and MODERN FURNITURE
Remodeled, rebuilt, restyled to meet your approval
All Work Guaranteed
Upholstery Cleaning
Free Pick-up and Delivery Service-3-Hour Service
TAILORING - CLEANING - PRESSING - REPAIRING
For Service call Lowell 8604
52 W AMESIT STREET
269 CHELMSFORD STREET
HENRY PERRY, Prop.
883 Westford Street- Lowell
Tel. 3-3430
�Compliments of
Ask for :
HOTEL MARLBOROUGH
Lowell's Most Modern Hotel
Finest Facilities for
Weddings and Testimonials
85 Marlborough St.
Tel. 2-4275
Lowell
Compliments of
BEVERAGES b y
Compliments of
TIP TOP RESTAURANT
CALLAHAN
DR. W. E. PORTER
Locally Owned
Locally Operated
OPTOMETRIST
279 MIDDLESEX STREET
Compliments of
Wakefield, Mass.
JOHN F. GLEASON
INSURANCE AGENCY
"Eat More Honey"
Complete Insurance Service
Auto - Fire - Life - Accident
Liability - Bonds
A. I. ROOT COMPANY
Member of Colonial Band
'
PART JI .
MUSICIANS-Helen Harrison, Phyllis Morse, Buddy Sarkissian, Joseph Oliveira, Jimmy Oliveira and Frank Ares.
JOSE FREITAS
84 HARRIS A VENUE
Mr. and Mrs.
JOHN de MELLO
Lowell, Mass.
ARLINGTON, MASS.
E. A. Miller, District Mgr.
242 Fuller St.
Dorchester
SQUIRT
STUDIO ONE-"SONG PARADE"
Compliments of
Serving the parochial trade for
many years with "floor maintenance materials of distinction."
BALLANTINE -
MEDINA, OHIO
Compliments of
THE CONTINENTAL
CHEMICAL COMPANY
JOE'S TIRE SHOP
Distributors of
S. Tewksbury
80 Florence Ave.
Tel. Wil. 2671
Compliments of
Compliments of
ELK SPRING BEV. CO.
Compliments of
R"ita W a lters , Rita Perry, Shirley
.
SOLOISTS-Margaret Katibian, Fern Sar k"ISSian,
Cotta, Alice J~ncas and ·George Mello.
Compliments of
DAVIS SQUARE DRUG
SIDNEY BROTHER
ARTHUR BROTHER
Reg. Pharmacists
'
Compliments of
624 Gorham St.
Tel. 2-5961
MITCHELL
Compliments of
Cleaning and Dyeing, Inc.
LEO TIGHE
Pressing, Quality First Repairing
53 LAKEVIEW A VE.
398 CENTRAL ST.
Tel. 3-3564
JOHNNIE and MILLIE'S
VARIETY STORE
35 ELM STREET
Lowell
Compliments of
MATHEW'S AUTO SER,VICE
HEATING OILS and ICE
Sales _ Power Burner Service
Dial 2-5162
Compliments of
Lowell
Astle St.
W amesil, Mass.
Dial 2-5180
�Compliments of
Compliments of
Compliments of
DEE'S DEBBIE SHOPPE
Charles Konomich & Son
ANN MARIE
BEAUTY SALON
GRAY FURNITURE
COMPANY
Repairing a ll makes of cars
Tel. Garage 8555 - Res. 2-3031
147-175 CENTRAL STREET
Tel. 3-004 1
Compliments of
KONOMICH GARAGE
Ii
31-33 WEST THIRD STREET
Lowell, Mass.
INDIVIDUAL HAIR STYLING
45 Merrimack St.
Lowell
Tel. 2-5537
Gladys Picanso
Margaret Sutherland
Compliments of
"The Home of Better Furniture"
231 CENTRAL STREET
Lowell
Compliments of
MATTHEW F. SHEEHAN
co.
PARADISE PRINTING
FRANK ROCHA
New England's Leading
Church Goods House
7-9 NORTH STREET
Painting - Paperhanging
Expert Workmanship
22 CHAUNCY STREET
Boston, Mass.
Compliments of
Compliments of
SCRIPTURE'S LAUNDRY
INC.
256 LAWRENCE STREET
Lowell, Mass.
Tel. 7561
Fair Prices -
'
Free Estimate
730 LAWRENCE STREET
Tel. 2-7614
Compliments of
Compliments of
RICARD$, INC.
ELLIOTT'S
JEWELERS
216 CENTRAL STREET
Lowell, Mass.
Diamonds -- Watches
Jewelry - Silverware
Tel. 3-1797
Announcers-Leo Silva and Charles C. Mello
Compliments of
Best Wishes From The
Tel. 2-225 1
WM. J. BURBECK CO.
Compliments of
MIDDLESEX
EQUIPMENT CO.
BELL SHOPS
N. P. Ne lson, Mgr.
190-192 MIDDLESEX ST.
i
CHORUS-Elaine Ferreira, Dolores Ferreira, M-arie Ferreira, Dolores Gouveia, Mary
Coelho, Gladys Perry, Barbara Lou Davis, Dolores de Freitas, Isabelle Gonsalves,
Mary Gonsalves, Rose Perry, Mary Ares, Barbara Falante, Hilda Ferreira, Augusta
Barros, Terry Coelho, Glara Gomes, Denise Dodge, Jeanette Boudras, Virginia
Machado, Theresa Ares, Mary Coires, Anita Oliveira, Dolores Coelho, Barbara
Panton .~
151 CENTRAL STREET
Compliments of
Plumbing - Heating Supplies
Oil Burners - Paint
Hardware - Electrical Supplies
Dial 7768
Lowell's Leading Store
For
Women and Children's
Apparel
Compliments of
MR. and MRS. VAILLANCOURT
MIDDLESEX VILLAGE
CATERING
Tel. 7208
1821 Middlesex St.
Caterers For All Occasions
Specializinz in Buffet and Dinners
Sandwiches and Coffee Made
To Send Out
MADEMOISELLE
BEAUTY SALON
Managed by
JULIE ROCHA
PAULEEN SANTOS
Compliments of
SILVA'S MARKET
166 POWELL STREET
Manuel Silva, Prop.
I
�The Man Who Knows, Wears
Martin Clothes
Compliments of
Compliments of
Compliments of
TOWER MOTOR PARTS
CORP.
CHELMSFORD DAIRIES
MAURICE KARP BEEF CO.
Andrew Miron, Prop.
Lowell
124 Gorham St.
MILK and CREAM
MARTIN
100-102 CENTRAL STREET
Tel. 2-9741
'I
II
LOWELL -
BEEF -
LAWRENCE
VEAL - LAMB
and PORK
24 Stewart St.
Dial 3-5827
Lowell
NASHUA
Home of Adam Hats
Compliments of
Compliments of
LARSON'S DAIRY
Compliments of
AL'S MODERNIZING and
IMPROVING CO.
1,
POST OFFICE
LOCKSMITH SHOP
Compliments of
Door Closers Repaired
Grinding, Sharpening Cutlery
Lawn Mowers Renewed
Keys Made To Order
CHERRY AND WEBB'S
Inselbric-Insulated Siding
Roofing
Al (Jim) Luiz
48 Roper St.
.
Compliments of
Compliments of
WALSH BROS.
Tel. 3-5041
Lowell, Mass.
LUZITANIA BAKING CO.
A. B. BRITO CO.
FLORISTS
434 Central St.
I
Compliments of
BELVIDERE DAIRY
FLANAGAN PHARMACY
Pasteurized Milk and Cream
Eggs and Butter
358 Boylston St. .,.,
Compliments of
A. S. LAMARINE
MOTOR CO., INC.
FOSTER BRAGA
DeSOTO -
PLYMOUTH
Sales and Service
New and Used Cars
147 Cheever St.
Tel. 5639
1990 MIDDLESEX STREET
Lowell, Mass.
Compl'iments of
H. N. SAGER, Prop.
Tel. 2-841 7
Compliments of
MILK - CREAM -_ HOMO MILK
MARGARINE - EGGS
PART III.
A PORTUGUESE SKIT-"SERAPHINA, THE TALKING RIB".
SCENE: Kearney Square on a busy Saturday morning.
SERAPH IN A _________________________ _ __________________ Mrs. Tebert P. Mello
MANUEL --------------------------------------------------------------------·-----T ebert P. Mello
CoMADRE -------------------------------------- ---------------- Mrs. Anthony Medina
Supporting Cast-Mrs. George Sousa, Mrs . John S. Pitta, Mrs. George
Mello, Joseph P. Costa, Rose Ann Mello, Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Gabriel Gouveia,
Manuel Freitas and George Mello.
Lowell
76 Gorham St.
1,
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Dial 2-2266
PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST
557 Central St.
Francis M. Flanagan, Prop.
BARBER
Compliments of
Compliments of
21 RIVERNECK ROAD
East Chelmsford, Mass.
J. S. PITTA
HARRY BASS
Tel. 4-7461
Lowell
�Compliments of
Compliments of
WORTHMORE FARMS
JOS. E. RAMALHO
& SONS
Jack Sousa, Prop.
Good Milk Always
100 STROMQUIST AVENUE
Tel. 3-5481
Gasoline - Motor Oil
Accessories - Auto Repairing
CHELMSFORD, MASS.
OIL BURNERS
NEWMAN'S
Compliments of
LOWELL'S FINEST STORE
CITY HALL SERVICE
FOR
MEN and BOYS
227 Central St.
Lowell
119 Moody St.
Tel. 2-1371
Compliments of
(
Compliments of
OPERA HOUSE PHARMACY
389 CENTRAL STREET
YOUR FRIEND
Refresh ing Lunch
The Florist
Compliments of
JOHN GONSALVES
PAINTER -
Home of Johnson's Brown Bottle
$0.60 - $1.20
and Hornby Syrup-$0.35 - $0.65
Both Are Excellent for
Coughs and Colds
PAPERHANGER
PART IV .
4 Frye St.
Tel. 2-2840
Compliments of
Compliments of
CHARLIE'S MARKET
CHARLES A. BYKE
Meats - Groceries - Provisions
JEWELER
888 CENTRAL STREET
Dial 2-8504
Compliments of
ANTHONY COSTA
REBELLO
PAPERHANGING 19 Highland Ave.
PAINTING
No. Chelmsford
Tel. 3-7197,
101 Central St.
Tel. 6960
Lowell
LATIN CLUB-"EL TORO".
Mus1cIANs-Frank Ares, Buddy Sarkissian, Joe Oliveira and J ames Oliveira.
SoLOISTs-George Mello, Helen Camara, Mary Ares, Joe Costa and Margaret Katibian.
NIGHT CLUBBERs-R ita Walters, Angelina Mello, R ussel! Katibian, Rita Perry, Angelina Gonsalves, Manuel Freitas and Paul W' alters.
Master of Ceremonies-Leo Silva and Charles C. Mello
Compliments of
Com:eliments of
A. C. SOUSA, JR.
ERNIE'S RESTAURANT
Meats - Groceries - Provisions
430 SUFFOLK STREET
381 CENTRAL STREET
Tel. 787 1
Where Friendly People
Always Meet
Compliments of
Compliments of
JOSEPH F. SOUCY
Manufacturers of Metal Fencing
40 SPARKS STREET
Tel. 2-4221
NEIL MOYNIHAN
17 GORHAM STREET
Tel. 2-0161
Compliments of
THE FASHION TAILORS
MAX POPPEL, Prop.
Cleaning - Dyeing - Pressing
886 Central St.
Tel. 2-4059
�I,
Compliments of
Compliments of
SPINNEY & TRAVERS
SERVICE STATION
QUIGLEY FLOWERS
491 CHELMSFORD STREET
Accessories - Washing - Polishing
Good Gulf
Compliments of
COURTEOUS SERVICE
REASONABLE RATES
MILLIE'S BEAUTY SHOP
BELL TAXI
"Finest In Flowers"
212 Appleton St.
24-Hour Service
Dial 7141
610 CHELMSFORD STREET
Lowell
Tel. 5754
Tel. 3-9711
Operated by Cliff Smith
104 Charles St.
Lowell
You Furnish The House
Compliments of
Compliments of
-
BONCZAR'S · MARKET
l
GAUMONT BROS., INC.
Meats - Groceries - Fruits
421-423 CENTRAL STREET
Tel. Lowell 2-8218
LOWELL'S LEADING RADIO
and TELEVISION STORE
Compliments of
Compliments of
LINCOLN SQ. HARDWARE
PRICES BAKERY, INC.
256 Chelmsford St.
Dial 9163
Lowell
Bay State Paint & Home Supplies
Compliments of
We Furnish The Home
WASHINGTON
SAVINGS BANK
NEYMAN FURNITURE CO.
30 MIDDLESEX STREET
Lowell, Mass.
Lowell
I
RANGE and FUEL OILS
Tel. Lowell 3-1384
Compliments of
Compliments of
Compliments of
WASHINGTON
HOME EQUIPMENT
R. E. COX COAL CO.
At Your Service
Everything For The Home At ·
Small Weekly Payments
Lowell
89-91 Chelmsford St.
Frank Byers
Tel. 2-4805
COAL, COKE and OIL
292 Plain Street Dial 2-7791
Lowell
WAMESIT MARKET
Groceries - Meats - Confectionery
Fruits and Vegetables
46 LINDEN STREET
Dial 8901
AL & ART
Lowell
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Compliments of
BREAD, ROLLS and PASTRY
107 Chelmsford St. -
l 93-199 Middlesex St.
Dial 2-4251
AVILA
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Complete Home Furnishers
810-820 CENTRAL STREET
Dial 2-5851
BLUE RIBBON DAIRY
Compliments of
Ed. Silva
M. E. SOUSA
PASTEURIZED MILK and CREAM
182 South St.
Dial 7505
Lowell
CHELMSFORD, MASS.
�Compliments of
Compliments of
DR. FAUSTO LAGE
PIONEER MARKET
Compliments of
Compliments of
SILVA'S MARKET
THE FLOWER POT
MEATS -
GROCERIES
161 Hale Street
Lowell, Mass.
Tel. 2-9514
208 Hampshire St.
Cambridge
When You Think of Flowers
Think of Us
Mary G. Cravinho - Mary E. Cabral
Compliments of
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BARRY'S PASTRY SHOP
190 Gorham St. Dial Lowell 2-1519
Artistically Designed Cakes for
Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries
BREAD - PIES - PASTRY
Fresh Daily
Tel. 2-1262
DEPOT TIRE SERVICE
Distributor For Goodyear Tires
375 MIDDLESEX STREET
Lowell
23 1 Gorham St.
DOMINICK J. SPINNEY
Compliments of
Jewelry - Religious Goods - Gifts
Watch Repairs
A FRIEND
Res. Tel. 2-3401
37 Forest St.
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
Subject
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
Publisher
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UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History
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Lowell (Mass.)
Date
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Ann Marie Beauty Salon
Barry's Pastry Shop
Blue Ribbon Dairy
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Catholic Youth Organization
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Foster Braga Barber
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Revue
SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1952 - 8:00 P. M.
Staged and Directed by LEO J. SILVA
Assisted by MRS. THOMAS R. KA TIBIAN
�The committee in charge, greatly appreciates and sincerely thanks
the following, for their special efforts in behalf of our Jubilee Revue and
Souvenir Program Book:
Rev. John F. da Silva, our beloved spiritual director, for his enthusiastic
cooperation; Leo J. Silva, our producer and director; Mrs. Thomas R. Katibian for her assistance in directing the chorus; Mr. Antonio Batista and
Mr. Manuel Ferreira of the Portuguese Radio Hour; the Lowell Sun and the
Lowell Sunday Telegram for their excellent publicity; Mr. Norman Glassman for his kindness in allowing us to use the State Theatre; Professor
James G. Dow and the Lowell Textile Players for allowing us to use their
equipment; and Miss Rose A. Mello for designing and making our costumes.
A big thank you too, to the entire cast, to you our audience, our musicians, to our many patrons and little treasures and especially to all of the
clubs, societies, and merchants who so generously responded to our
REV. JOAQUIM V. DA· ROSA
REV. JOHN F. DA SILVA
The Holy Rosary Sodality of Saint Anthony's Church ~as founded by the Reverend
Joaquim Viera da Rosa on March 1, 1902.
The decree, admitting the local sociality into the general order was signed in Rome on
March 17, 1902, by lhe Reverend Andreac Fruhwirth, Superior General of the Dominican
Order, and was received here in May of the same year.
The first · meeling of the newly chartered group was held on November 3, 1902, where
the rules that would govern the body were read and accepted.
Father Rosa, the founder, still labors in The Master's Vineyard, in the church of Born
Jesus, on his beloved island of Pico in the Azores and many charter members of the sociality
are still living in our parish today.
To them and to the memory cf those who have gone to their eternal reward as to the
founder, Father Rosa, and all of his successors, both living and dead, we affectionately
dedicate this souvenir program book.
Our golden year has loomed, 0 Virgin dear,
While fondly we gaze back in souvenir.
Our hearts so filled with blessings won
Sing thanks to Thee and to Thy Beloved Son.
appeal.
Again may we say, many many thanks!
For fifty years, hearts filled with love for thee
Have labored to honor Thy rosary;
Fingers that once told these precious beads
Forever still, now know our earthly needs.
To them and Thee we dedicate anew
The countless loving tasks we're called to do,
And offer our hearts so filled with love, to Thee
Our Beloved Queen of the Rosary.
This page was contributed with the best wishes of Mr. Joseph Aguiar
of the Marine Fuel Company
�COM~IITTEE
Honorary Chairman-Rev. John F. da Silva
General Chairman- Mrs. Tebert P. Mello
Treasurer-Mrs. Antonio G. Caldeira, President of the Holy Rosary
Sociality
Patron Chairman-Mrs. Manuel F. Braga
Ticket Chairman-Mrs. Joseph Freitas
Refreshment Chairman-Mrs. Joseph Souza
Usher Chairman-Mrs. Manuel S. Neves
Mrs. Rose A. Mello
Mrs. Fred Andrews
Mrs. Anthony Mello
Mrs. Manuel J. Alves
Mrs. Manuel Machado
Mrs. John C. Avila
Mrs. Maria Madeiros
Mrs. Herculano Augusto
Mrs. John S. Pitta
Mrs. Foster Braga
Mrs. Lino Picanso
Mrs. Manuel Cunha
Mrs. Mathias E. Ramalho
Mrs. Charles S. Camara
Mrs. John Smith
Mrs. Antonio G. Caldeira
Mrs. Severo Silva
Mrs. Daniel Freitas
Mrs. George Sousa _
Mrs. Gabriel Gouveia
Mrs. Anthony Sousa
Mrs. Thomas R. Katibian
Mrs. Mary B. da Silva
Mrs. Anthony Luz
Mrs. Paul Walters
Mrs. Frank Lawrence
Mrs. Thomas Marr
Congratulations from
ST. JOSEPH'S
PORTUGUESE BENEFIT
SOCIETY
PORTUGUESE COLONIAL
BAND CLUB. INC.
THE PORTUGUESE CATHOUC
SOCIETY OF
SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
59 CHARLES STREET
LOWELL
Costumes designed and made by Miss Rose Ann Mello
Makeup under the supervision of Mrs. Gladys Picanso
of the Ann Marie Beauty Salon
Pres. ______________________Manuel S. Neves
Vice Pres. ________ Manuel Picanso
Bee. __________________________Fredrick Avila
Treas. ___ Francisco J. Quadros, Jr.
Receiver _________Manuel Bett.Gncourt
Vigilante __________________Joaquim Silva
Master of Ceremonies
Herculano Augusto
THE
THE PIONEER CLUB
DONA MARIA AMELIA
SOCIETY
112 Charles St., Lowell
THE NOSSA SENHORA
THE LOWELL COUNCIL OF THE
PORTUGUESE AMERICAN
MRS. ANTONIO G. CALDEIRA
President
MRS. TEBERT P. MELLO
General Chairman
This page contributed by the members of the Holy Rosary Sodality of Saint Anthony's Church
D'AJUDA SOCIETY
LEAGUE OF MASSACHUSETTS
�ACT I
1.
ACT II
"THE PORTUGUESE HOUR ON TELEVISION"
"HELLO . MY BABY" _______ ·-------···--------·------ ____ ------------------------------------------------------------- ____ Chorus
__
____ The G Cleffs
2.
"PUT ON YOUR OLD GREY BONNET' _
3.
"STROLLING THROUGH THE PARK ONE DAY"
Rose Machado, Virginia Machado, Roselyn Machado, Beverlyanne Bettencourt,
Hazel Mello, Helen Avila, Shirley Bettencourt, Annabelle Hanney
4.
"SPECIAL TY TAP"
5.
Song, "THEY GO WILD OVER ME"
Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. lohn S. Pitta Mrs. John Avila, Mrs. Charles Camara,
Miss Rose A. Mello
________________ ------·-···- _---------------•-----•-----------------------------· Patricia Espinola
6.
"IT'S A MAN EVERY TIME" ----·--- ____ - ----·--·------------------------------------------ Mrs. Paul Walters
7.
"WHEN FRANCIS DANCES WITH ME" ___________ ---------------- Mr. and Mrs. Teberj 'P. Mello
Announcers _______________________________________________________________________ Mrs. Tebert P. Mello -
Manuel Correa
Soloists-Mrs. Laura Pacheco Jelly, Gloria de Freitas, Elaine Ferreira, Maria Silva, Alice de
Freitas, Martha Silva, Mrs. Thomas R. Katibian, John S. Marshall, Edward Santos.
"The Gossipers " _________________________ : __________________________________ Mrs. Lino Picanso, Mrs. Tebert P. Mello
Musicians --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _____ George Silva, Frank Ares
ACT III
A GARDEN PARTY
Master of Ceremonies: Leo J. Silva
1.
Song, "DID ANYONE CALL?" --·-- -----------------·----·-------·--·---· ________________________ Mrs. Alice Joncas
2.
Square Dance Group.
3.
Song, "I TALK TO THE TREES" -------------------------------------· __________________________________ Elaine Ferreira
8.
"BILL BAILEY WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME" _______________ Mrs. Thomas R. Katibian
4.
Song, "TULIPS AND HEATHER" -·--·------ _________________________________________________________ George Mello
9.
"BARBER SHOP QUARTET"
Thomas R. Katibian, Paul Walters, George Mello, Tebert P. Mello
5.
6.
Song Medley --------------------------------------------------··-----Orche stra under direction of George Silva
Song, "TELL ME WHY" _____________________________________________________________ Mrs. Paul Walters
10.
"GIVE ME AN OLD SOFT SHOE" ····------------------------·---··--- Virginia McMullen, Bucky Flynn
7.
Song and Dance, "CRY" ___________________________________________________________________ Emile Miskowski
11.
"MAN ON THE FL YING TRAPEZE" _______ --------------·--------- Chorus (Soloist, Ernest Ramalho)
8.
Duet, "WITH A SONG IN MY HEART" ______________________________ Mrs. Alice Joncas, George Mello
12.
Song, "DOODLE DE DOO"
9.
Song, "BEGIN THE BEGUINE" ________________________________________________________________________________________ G Cleffs
10.
13.
THE FLORADORA GIRLS
Mrs. Manuel Alves, Mrs. Gabriel Gouveia, Mrs. George Sousa, Miss Rase A. Mello,
Mrs. Lino Picanso, Mrs. Charles Camara
Song, ''SLOWPOKE' ' __________________________________________________________________________________ Maryanne Miskowski
11.
Song, "EL CHOCLO" __________________________________________________________________________________ Mary Ares
12.
Song, "YOU CAN'T HA VE EVERYTHING" ______________________________________________________ Shirley Cotta
14.
Song, "I DON'T CARE" -----------------------------------·------ ---------------------------·-------------------Shirley Cotta
13.
"BRAZIL" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ensemble
15.
"THERE IS A TAVERN IN THE TOWN" ------------------------------ ------------------------·----------------Chorus
Mrs. Alice Joncas, Miss Virginia Machado
Members of Chorus-Rosemary Ares, Rita Avila, Alice Alves, Frances Barros, Joan
Balakin, Mary Cqires, Claudine Faias, Barbara Falante, Dolores Ferreira,
Elaine Ferreira, Dolores Gouveia, Elaine Medina, :Anita Oliviera, Barbara Panton, Dolores Sousa, Daniel Alves, Bernard Bettencourt, Gabriel Gouveia, Edward Machado, Lino Picanso, Ernest Ramalho, John Santos.
Accompanist-Sidney Richardson.
This page donated with the compliments of the McDonough Funeral Home.
FINALE
ROSARY TABLEAU
Commentator ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- __________________ . __ Mrs. Tebert P. Mello
Song, "THE ROSARY" _____ ------------------------------------------------------------------------·-- Mrs. Thomas R. Katibian
Rosary Bearers,
Rose Machado, Virginia Machado, Roselyn Machado, Beverlyanne Bettencourt, Hazel Mello
This page donated with the compliments of
Doctor Fausto Lage - Mr. and Mrs. Manuel S. Neves -
Albert P. Machado
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(CONTINUED)
Mr. and Mrs. Renato Abreu
Mary Abreu
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Abreu
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Alcantara
Mr. Manuel Alcantara
Mr. and Mrs. Frank K. Agrella
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Agrella
Mr. and Mrs. Abel Alves
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Alves
Daniel Alves
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel J. Alives
Miss Alice Alves
Mr. and Mrs. John Almeida
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Andrade
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph de Andrade
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Andrade
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald J. Andrade
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Andrews
Miss Et,hel Andrews
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ares
Miss Mary Ares
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Athaido
Mr. and Mrs. Herculano Augusta
Mr. and Mrs. John Avila
John Avila
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Avila
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Avila
Mrs. Jennie Avila
Miss Helena Avila
Mr. and Mrs. John Avila
Mr. and Mrs. Nuno de Andrade
Mr. and Mrs. Candido Andrade
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Avila
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel F. Barros
Mi·. and Mrs. Leonard Barros
Mrs. Maria C. Barros
Lionel Barros
Anthony Barros
Joseph F. Barros
Miss Augusta Barros
Miss Francelina Barros
Manuel "Barros, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Baranowski
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Barboza
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baldwin
Helen Barnes
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barreto
Miss Irene Bettencourt
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Bettencourt
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel S. Bettencourt
Mr. and Mrs. John Bettencourt
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Bettencourt
Miss Elsie Bettencourt
Mr. and Mrs. Lino Bettencourt
Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Bettencourt
Manuel Sousa Bettencourt
Mr. and Mrs. J. Wilfred Berton
Doctor Steve Belekakis
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Beland
Jose G. Biscoito, Sr.
Mrs. Irene Bolduc
Mr. and Mrs. Peter J. Boudras
Peter Boudras, Jr.
Jeannette Boudras
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Braga
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Braga
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Braga
Miss Theresa R. Braga
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel F. Braga
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Braga
Mr. and Mrs. Foster Braga
Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Brodeur
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Brodeur
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Brunelle
Miss Nellie Buckmaster
Mr. and Mrs. Burgoyne
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio G. Caldeira
Ernest Caldeira
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caldeira
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ca,hill
Mrs. Maria L. Caires
Catherine Callahan
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Campell
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Camacho
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Camacho
Mrs. Isabel Camara
Mrs. Mary Camara
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Camara
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Camara
Mrs. Maria Camara
Simao Roger Camara
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Camara
Mr. and Mrs. Herunan Cancella
Mr. and Mrs. Silvino Cardozo
Miss Carmella Cardella
Minnie Casey
Mr. and Mrs. Anibal Cassella
Mr. and Mrs. Julio Coelho
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Coit
Joseph Coit .
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Goimbra
Miss Philomena Coimbra
Mrs. Corina Cortez
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Cordeiro
Mr. and Mrs. James Connors
Mr. and Mrs. Cazemiro Correia
Miss Clarinda Correia
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Correia
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Correia, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Correia
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Correia
Dr. Manuel Coggan
Stella Chrolhogian
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Costa
Miss Alice Costa
Urbano Costa
Joseph A. Costa
Mr. and Mrs. David Costa
Urbano Costa
J osepp A. Costa
Mr. and Mrs. David Costa
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Correia
Mr. and Mrs. Julio Correia
Mr. and Mrs. Joaquim M. Correia
Miss Beatrice Correia
J. Francis Creegan
James J. Creegan
Mrs. Mary L. Cronin
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cotter
Miss Shirley Cotter
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Cunha
Mr. and Mrs. George Cunha
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Cunha
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Cunha
Mrs. Rita Cunha
Miss Rose Cunha
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel P. Cardozo
Mrs. Olive Correia
Mrs. Julia A. Cunha
Miss Lauriana Dias
Mr. and Mrs. R. George Dastou
Mrs. Davlin
Gladys M. Davey
Miss Elizabeth Devine
Mrs. Maria Dias
Mr. and Mrs. John Dias
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Donnelly
The Donohue Family
Edith Donlon
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur G. Drouin
Mr. and Mrs. Anibal Duarte
Mr. and Mrs. Dunn
Mrs. John Dukeshire
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Dyszezyk
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DiRubio
Mrs. Guilhermina Da Cunha
Mr. and Mrs. Adam De Jesus
Mr. and Mrs. Felomeno De Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. Joaquim De Freitas,
and Sons
Manuel De Silva
Miss Dolores J. De Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel De Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony De Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio De Jesus
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel J. Espinola
Manuel Espinola
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Espinola
Fernando Espinola
Joseph Es·p inola
Isabel Espinola
Marie Esrpinola
Mary Espinola
Mrs. Virginia Espinola
Mr. and Mrs. Theoffe Espinola
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Estrella
Frank and Ernest Estrella
Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Faber
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Faria
Mr. and Mrs. John Faiais
Miss Claudia Faiais
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Falante
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(CONTINUED)
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Falcon
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Farley
Mr. and Mrs. John Farley
Manuel R. Farinha
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio L. Fernandes
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ferreira
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Ferreira
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferreira
Cecilia and Theresa Ferreira
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Ferreira
Mary A. Ferreira
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Ferreira
Miss Carolanne Ferreira
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Ferreira
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ferreira
Mrs. Anastasia Fernandes
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferro
Mr. and Mrs. John Figueira
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Figueira
Mrs. Maria Fi<lelis
Mrs. Anna Finnegan
Edward Finucane
Helen Finucane
Mrs. Dorothy Fistoler
Mr. and Mrs. James Fla,herty
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Florence
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Flynn
Thomas L. Flynn
Charles Flynn, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Floria
Dr. Ray G. Forgays
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fontes
Mr. and Mrs. Saul Francisco
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Freitas, Jr.
Mrs. Rita Freitas
Miss Rita Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Freitas
Mrs. Irence Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. Augusto Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Freitas
Daniel F. Freitas
Manuel G. Freitas
Mary P. Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph <la Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. Evo Freitas
Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Furtado
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Innocencio
Mr. and Mrs. George Ignacio
A Friend
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ferreira
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Fontes
Miss Florence Fontes
Miss Lydia Fontes
Mrs. Rose Francisco
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gallego
Miss Donna Gallego
Mr. and Mrs. John Gallego
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Garanito
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaughan
Mr. and Mrs. Girard Germaine
Mr. and Mrs. John Gomes
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Gomes
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Gomes
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gomes
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Gomes, Jr.
Miss Clara Gomes
Mr. Joao B. Gomes
Mr. and Mrs. John Gonsalves
Miss Mary C. Gonsalves
Mrs. Julia Gonsalves
Mr. and Mrs. Sabino J. Gonsalves
Mr .. and Mrs. Manuel Gonsalves
Mrs. Stella Gonsalves
Mrs. Julia Gonsalves
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Gouveia
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Gouveia
Miss Dolores Gouveia
Mr. and Mrs. Seraphim Gouveia
Mr. and Mrs. Seraphim Gouveia, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. William Graham
Mrs. Green
J,o seph Green
Mrs. James Grogan
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Gonsalves
Mrs. Francis Haggerty
Annabella Hanney
Mary I. Hey
Katherine Hey
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Hurley
Mrs. Gladys Hoey
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Hodson
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Mr. and Mrs. Fernandes Loureiro
Jackie Lavine
Councilor and Mrs. John Janas
Mary Jardin
Mrs. Ethel McCarron
Mr. and Mrs. William Jalbert
Mrs. Annie McDowell
Manuel Janeiro
.
Miss Margaret M~Dowell
Mr. and Mrs. Romeo Jacques
Mr. and Mrs. Dame! :L MacLaughlm
Mrs. Joanna Jesus
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick W. Jeffreys, Jr.Mrs. Mary McLoughlm
Mr. and Mrs. P. Joseph McMahon
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jelly
Miss Charl<;>tte McMahon
Mrs. George Johnson
Mrs. Claudia McNamara
Alice and Steven Joncas
Mrs. Maria Theresa Machado
Mrs. Alice D. Joncas
Mrs. Mary Perry Machado
Miss Emily P. Machado
Alice Keating
Mr. and Mrs. George Machado
Mr. and Mrs. B. Keating
Mrs. Wilhelmina Machado
Mr. and Mrs. John T. Kelly
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Machado
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Klegerman
Mrs. Sarah Machado
Mr. and Mrs. Eleftherios Kokinos
Mr. and Mrs. Jose S. Machado
J o,hn Machado
Joseph Machado
The Lawrence Family
Edward Machado
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lawrence
Virginia Machado
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Lawrence
Mary Machado
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lawrence
Rose Machado
Evelyn Lawrence
Dorothy Machado
Mr. and Mrs. J. Henry Lavoie
Roselyn Machado
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leandro
Mrs. Emily Medeiros
Mr. and Mrs. Belarmino C. Leite
Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Maguire
John Leite
Peter Malamas
Miss Mary Leite
Julia Mahoney
Miss Helen Leite
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Malo .
Mrs. Maria A. Leite and Joseph C.
Mr. and Mrs. 'Dhomas Marr
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Leary
Mr. and Mrs. Donato Marzullo
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel de Lima
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Martin
Mary Lino
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Martin
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Loranger
Margaret Madden
Josephine Lawrenco
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Marques
Mr. and Mrs. John Lorrey
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Marzalek
Mr. and Mrs. James Lorrey
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony A. Medina
Mr. and Mrs. J. Longley
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Medina, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Loureiro
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Medina
Mr. and Mrs. John Luz
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Medina
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Luz
Mrs. Maria Medeiros and Son
Miss Margaret A. Luz
Mr. and Mrs. George Mello
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Luz
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mello
Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Mello
Abel P. Mello
Mrs. Josephine P. Mello
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mello
Rose A. Mello
Clara Mello
Mrs. Virginia Mello
Mrs. Louise Mello
Mrs. Gloriana Mello
Miss Marion Mello
Mr. and Mrs. Aurelio Mendes
Mr. and Mrs. John Mendonsa
Mr. and Mrs. John Mendonca
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mendes
Mr. and Mrs. Euzebio Merino
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mendonsa
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miguel
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Moore
Miss Dorothy Moran
Miss Anna Moroney
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Morin
Mrs. Etelvina Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mondazzi
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Monette
Miss Ella Mulligan
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Mendes
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel J. Merino
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Machado
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony S. Mello
Miss Theresa Mello
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Nacimento
Maria Nascimento
Mr. Nabandina
Mrs. Eugenia S. Netto
Miss Augusta G. Neto
Fernandes G. Neto
Carolino G. Neto
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel S. Netto
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Newall
Mr. and Mrs. John Neves
Mr. and Mrs. Janeiro Nobrega
Agostinho and Eleanor Nunes
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Oliveira
Miss Anita Oliveira
Mrs. Mary Oliveira
Miss Esther Oliveira
Mr. and Mrs. Frank O'Connor
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel L. Ormonde
Mr. and Mrs. Terrence O'Rourke
Manuel S. Oliv~ra
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Oliveira
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ornellas
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Pereira, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paine
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pestana
Christine Papanote
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Pacheco
Mi·. and Mrs. J. Domingos Perreira
Mrs. Sidalia Pereira
Mrs. Marion Pereira
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Perry
Mr. and Mrs. James Perry
Mrs. Al'hert Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Perry
Mr. and Mrs. John Perry
Mr. and Mrs. James Perry
Isabella Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Perry
Mr. and Mr:,. John Pestana
Mr. John Pestana, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Peters
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Perry
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Pitta
Mrs. Mary Pitta
Mr. and Mrs. Abra:ham Pitta
Margaret Pierce
Mrs. Isabel Pires and Family
Mr. and Mrs. Piexhote
Mrs. Sylvio Pilato
Mrs. Louise Pimentel
Miss Laura Pimentel
Miss Emily Pimentel
Mr. and Mrs. Lino Picanso
Mrs. Mary Picanso
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel C. Picanso
Frank Picanso
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Mary Picanso
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Picanso
Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Pimentel
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Pollard
Mr. and Mrs. Max Poppel
Anthony ·C. Picanso
Mrs. Rose L. Picanso
Edith H. Picanso
Mrs. Mildred Pratt
Mr. and Mrs. Girard Proulx
Mr. and Mrs. John Puzon
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Pyne, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. John Pyne
Mrs. Senhorina Perry
Phillip Perry
J osep;h. Perry
Miss Rita Perry
Mrs. Anthony Rocpa
Miss Virginia Rocha
Mrs. Eva Robinson and Son
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Rodrigues
Mr. and Mrs. John Rodrigues
Mrs. Maria C. Rodrigues
Rodrigues Family
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Rodrigues
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Reis
Miss Margaret Rocha
Miss Elsie Santos
Miss Ethel Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Anthero Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Santos
Mr. and Mrs. John Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Quadros, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Quadros, Sr.
Miss Mary C. Santos
Mr. and Mrs. McQuarrie
Virginia Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Finian Quinn
Raymond Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel J. Quintal
Mr. and Mrs. Frank L. Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Santos
Mrs. Charlotte Ramalho and son ErnestMrs. Clara Santos
Miss Mary E. Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ramalho
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Santos
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Ramalho
Mrs. Frank W. Sellis
Miss Mildred Ramalho
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio G. Sequeira
Mr. and Mrs. Mathias E. Ramalho
Miss Mary Sequeira
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Ramalho
Miss Hilda Sequeira
Mrs. Leonora Ramalho
Miss Grace Sequeira
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ramos
Mr. and Mrs. John Schnur
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Ramalho
Mrs. Anne Sheedy
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Ramalho
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Sergio Ramos
John J. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. George Reynolds
Miss Mary R. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Regan
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Reis Silrva
Mrs. Elvira Reis
Mr. and Mrs. Severo Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Rebello
Mr. and Mrs. Louis C. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. JQhn S. Silva
Mrs. Hazel Roberts
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva and son,
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Riley
Joseph
Mr. and Mrs. John Ribeiro
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva
Miss Mary Ribeiro
Mrs. Virginia Silva
Mrs. Mary Rocha
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Mrs. Virginia B. da Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Silva
Anna Silva
Miss Ada Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Silva
Mrs. Arthur Silva and Son
Mr. and Mrs. George Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Luiz Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony S. Silva .
Miss Mildred Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silrva
Mrs. Mary G. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva
Miss Theresa A. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Silva, Sr.
Miss Rose Silva
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Silveira
Miss Florence Silveira
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Soares
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sousa
Mrs. Albertina Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Sousa
Manuel Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. Honorato Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. Earl J. Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. James Sousa
Mrs. Mary C. Sousa
Mrs. Jose M. Sousa
Alice Sousa
Mary T. Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Sousa
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Souza
Misses Mary and Helen Souza
Mrs. Peggy Souza
Mr. and Mrs. Thadeus Stys
Mrs. Susan Stack
Mr. and Mrs. Walter A. Sutherland
John Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Swieneski
Jlttfe
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Sylvain
Mrs. Mary Silva
Joseph Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel S. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Silva
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Silva
Mr. and Mrs. Augusto J. Silva
Mrs. Mary Tavares
John Taylor
Mr. and Mrs. Vero 0. Teixeira and
Leonor
Miss Mary E. Teixeira
Mrs. Mary G. Teixeira
Albert Teixeira
James W. Teixeira
Mrs. Mabel Tobin
Mr. and Mrs. William Tuttle, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs: Alphonse Varoski
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Varoski
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Vasconcellos
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Vieira
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vieira
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel S. Vieira
Mr. and Mrs. John Vieira
C,harles and William Vieira
Miss Christina Vieira
Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Vogado
Mr. and Ml's . .George Vieira
Miss Alice Vieira
Mrs. Joaquim Vieira
Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Veiga
Mrs. Clara E. Walsh
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walters
Ethel Westmoreland
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. West
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whittemore
Harry Zellar
Mr. and Mrs. Boyle Zemetres
:Jreaaurea o/ St. -4-nthon';f
David J. Aguiar
Lenny Barros
James, Bettencourt
Rdbert Bettencourt
·Brenda Bettencourt
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Leonard Caldeira
Paul A. Caldeira
David Camara
Bruce Cotter
George L. Cunha
Paul D. Cunha
Suzanne Marr
Patsy and Carol Medina
Beverlyanne Mello
Suzanne J. Morais
Glenn and Brenda Mello
Robert Anthony Mello
Donna and Maryann Newall
Donald Oliveira
Herbert Pitta, Jr.
John Richard Proulx
Linda and Lino Picanso
Patricia Espinola
Frank Louis Quadros
Barbara and Johnny Falante
Sheila Farley
Barbara Ferreira
A. Robert Freitas
Joseph Freitas
John and Peter Flory
Richard Ramalho
Joseph A. Rodrigues
Thomas and Joanne Gillis
John, Jr., and Gloria Gomes
Gabriel Gouveia, Jr.
Donald, Dennis and Roger Gouveia
Robert Gouveia
David and Stephen Lawrence
Rita Mary Lavoie
Robert Santos
Richard Santos, Jr.
Ann Marie Silva
John A. Silva
Anna Silva
Theresa and Rita Silva
Anita Rose da Silva
Anthony da Silva
Francisco and John Sousa
J. J. Thomas
John Thomas Vieira
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History
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Lowell (Mass.)
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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thanks the following for their special efforts in behalf of our
Musical Revue and Program Book.
Rev. John F. da Silva, our beloved spiritual director, for
his enthusiastic cooperation; Mrs. Tebert P. Mello, our general
chairman; Leo I. Silva and Mrs. Russell J. Katibian, our pro
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Salute to the U.S.A ............. Pilot Leo J. Silva
Far A way Places ·······················-······· ... ············-·······························- -------'Chorus
Medley, "Saluting States" -----··········································· ····················· Shirley Cotta
Song, "Side by Side" ---······························ .··----------The G. Cleffs
Our Own Little Glow W orms-Mrs. Manuel Alves, Mrs. Charles Camara, Miss Rose A.
Mello, Mrs. John S. Pitta, Mrs. George Sousa, Mrs. Mary Smith
5. Song, ''Pretend'' .......................................................... ............................................... George Mello
6. Song, "Keep It A Secre t" ................................................................... Mrs . Thomas R. Katibian
7. Song, "A Bushel and a Peck" .................................................... Brenda Mello, George Mello
8. Dance Tap . .. Daughter of Rosie O'Grady-Louise Avila, Shirley Bettencourt, Helen
Leite, Mary Leite, Roselyn Machado, Vir•
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-----····-································Chorus
9. Song, "Home On ·The Range" ···········-·············
10. Western Songs ........................................ .................................................................... Wes tern Girl
11. Song, "Doggie In The Window". .. Mrs. Alice Joncas, Roselyn Machado, Virginia Machado
12. Song, "Alabama Jubilee" ----······························· Thomas R. Katibian, Tebert P. Mello,
John Perry, Edgar Seman, Paul Walters
13. Song, "Waiting for the Robert E. Lee " .......... Mrs. Manuel 4\-lves, Mrs. Charles Camara
Miss Rose A . Mello, Mrs. John S. Pitta, Mrs.
George Sousa, Mrs. Mary Smith
14. Song, "You Belong To Me" ................................................................ Mrs. Thomas R. Katibian
Between Act I and Act IL ................ A Monologue-Joseph M. Sousa
ACT II. Salute to the Azores, Madeira and PortugaL .......... Pilot Leo J. Silva
Soloists: Miss Elaine Ferreira, Mrs. Mary Faias, Mrs. Leonore Rodrigues, Mrs. Alice Joncas,
Antonio C. Branco, George Mello.
Dancers: Mrs. Charlotte Ramalho, Mrs , Arthur Silva, Mrs. Frank Leandro, Mrs, Manuel Viera,
Mrs. Lino Picanso, Mrs, Roland Cunha, Mrs. George Cunha, Ernest Ramalho, Arthur
Silva, Frank Leandro, Manuel Viera, Lino Picanso, Roland Cunha, George Cunha,
Camacheiras: Miss Rita Freitas, Miss Mary Ares, Miss Theresa Ares, Mrs. Joseph A. Camara,
Miss Alice Viera, Joseph A. Camara, Roger Rodrigues, Helen Camara, Dolores Fer·
reira, Edward Avila, Manuel Barros, Anthony Francisco, Roger Rodrigues.
Piano Accompanist ............... David R. Fielding
Musicians: George Silva, Joaquim de Freitas, Buddy Oliveira, Antonio Mendonsa, Manuel
Aguiar, Anthony D, Silva, Lewis Trainor, Bernard De Paulis,
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Mrs. Tebert P. Mello, Mrs. Lino Picanso, Edgar Seman
ACT III. Salute to Brazil... ........ Pilot Leo J. Silva
1. Song, "South American Way" ........................................................................ ··············-· Chorus
2. Song, "Blue Echo" ···-························································· ····---- - - Mrs. Paul Walters
3. Dance, The Tarantella .... Louise Avila, Shirley Bettencourt, Helen Leite, Mary Leite,
Roselyn Machado, Virginia Machado, Hazel Mello, Mary Santos
4. Song, "You Belong To My Heart" .. ...................................................................... George Mello
5, Song, "Begin the Beguine" ............................................................................................... Chorus
6. Rhumba -------······································· Mrs, Thomas R. Katibian, Joseph P. Costa
7. Song, "Gomen Masai" ·--·--------·-··--···--····----------···----····----·----···----··..····----···-- · Mrs. Alice Joncas
8. Song, "Manana" ...................--..................................... Thomas R. Katibian, Tebert P. Mello
John Perry, Edgar Seman, Paul Walters
9. Song, "Siboney" .... --............. ----·········· ........ _ _ _ _ _ _ ................. _ _ _ _ _ Shirley Cotta
10. Song, "Anna" ........... _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - - - - - - - - - - - - · - - · · · ·Miss Mary Ares
11. Song, "Magic In he Moonlight" ······--.. --....·------.. --· ..··············..· - - - - - -The G. Cleffs
12. Song, "Jealous Eyes" ........ --... · - - - -··....... --.............--................................... Elaine Ferreira
Finale ....... ---- .......·--·-·....···----·······............-- .. --.... --...... --........... ------·· ..····· .... ------·--......... Entire Group
Commentator ..................... Mrs. Tebert P, Mello
Tableau ..·--········ ...{ Soldier ··--·.. --· ... ----................. Manuel D, Santos
Soloist ------... --.............. Mrs, Thomas R. Katibian
Chorus: Dolores Freitas, Barbara Kelley, Rita Avila, Dolores, Ferreira, Theresa Pereira, Kath•
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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Lowell (Mass.)
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Saint Anthony's Holy Rosary Sodality "Musical Salute to the Nations" (1953)
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Portuguese Catholic Society of Saint John the Baptist
Saint Anthony's Church (Lowell, MA)
Saint Anthony's Sport Club
Saint Joseph's Benefit Association
Santos and Sons Wholesale Meats
Santos Funeral Home
Silva's Mini Market
Silver Star Café
Sousa's Market
Souza's Central Cafe
Spinney's Garage
Worthmore Farms
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ST. ANTHONY'S
HOLY ROSARY SODALITY
SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1955 - 8:00 P.M.
Presents
"FUN AND FANCY FREE"
Merrimack Sq. Theater
�Mrs. Gladys Picanso and Mrs. Margaret Sutherland
of the
147 CENTRAL STREET
REV. JOHN F. SILVA, P.P.
MRS. ANTONIO G . CALDEIRA
Pres ident
The Holy Rosary Sodality of St., Anthony's Church
gratefully
dedicate this page to their vast clientele, in-
Spiritua I Director __________________________________________ Rev. John F. Si Iva, P. P.
President -------------------------------------------------· Mrs. Antonio G. Caldeira
Vice-President __________________________________________________ Miss Rose Ann Mello
Secretary _ _ _ _
________________ _______ Mrs. Tebert P. Mello
Treasurer ---------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Alfred Andrews
Mistress of Ceremonies ---------------------------------· Mrs. Maria C. Tavares
cluding many from St. Anthony's Parish, in appreciation of their continued patronage. In the
future, as in the past, we consider it a privilege
to serve you .
Tel. GL 3-0041
JOSEPH A. CAMARA, JR.
MRS. T. RUSSELL KATIBIAN
Co-Di rectors
This page contributed by the Members of the Holy Rosa ry Sodality
of St. Anthony's Church
�~-~~~~~~~~~~~~,~~~~~~~~
From Our Societies and Clubs
BEST WISHES FOR A SUCCESSFUL SHOW
From Our Societies and Clubs
BEST WISHES
Compl iments of
from
THE LOWELL COUNCIL
THE COUPLES' CLUB
HOLY GHOST SOCIETY
OF THE
PORTUGUESE - AMERICAN CIVIC LEAGUE
OF MASSACHUSETTS
THE PORTUGUESE CATHOLIC
Compliments of
SOCIETY OF
OUR LADY OF FATIMA FEAST
SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST
COMMITTEE
President
___________ _____ __________ Manuel S. Neves
Vice-President ---------------------------Frank Silva
Secretory ---,----------- _____________________ Frederick Avila
Treasu rer __________________ Francis:o J. Quadros, Sr.
Receiver ·------------------··---------- Manuel Bettencourt
Vigilante ------------------------------ ___ Joaquim Silva
Master of Ceremonies __ ____ __ Herculano Augusto
Annual Picnic-July 16 and 17
Annual Feast- August 13 and 14
PORTUGUESE AMERICAN CENTER, INC.
Compliments of
59 CHARLES STREET
THE PORTUGUESE COLONIAL
LOWELL, MASS.
ST. JOSEPH'S BENEFIT
ASSOCIATION, INC.
BAND
Compliments of
NOSSA SENHORA
THE DONA MARIA
MADEIRAN ALLIANCE
D'AJUDA SOCIETY
AMELIA SOCIETY
PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION, INC.
ST. ANTHONY'S BENEVOLENT
SOCIETY
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�Best Wishes For a Successful Show With The
Compliments of
JOHN G. PERRY
MRS. EDGAR B. SEMAN
Co-Chairmen
COMMITTEE .
f!;nly Namr
~nrirty
nf
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Honorary Chairman- Rev. John F. Silva, P.P.~
General Co-Chairmen- Mrs . Edgar B. Seman, John G . Perry
Treasure r-Mrs . Antonio G. Caldeira
Patron Chairman- Mrs . Antonio G. Caldeira
Ticket Chairman- Mrs . Joseph Freitas
Refreshment Chairman-Mrs. Bert ha Machado
Usher Chairman- Mrs . Manuel Perry
Costumes designed and made by Miss Rose Ann Mello.
Makeup under the supervision of Mrs. Gladys Picanso and Mrs. Ma rgaret
Sutherland of the Ann Marie Salon .
Mrs. Manuel J . Alves
Mrs . John Abreu
Mrs. John C. Avila
Mrs. Herculano Augusta
Mrs. Joseph Aguiar
Mrs. Manuel Braga
Mrs. Joseph Camara
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Mrs . Stella Gonsalves
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Mrs . Maria Madeiros
Mrs. Anthony S. Mello
Mrs . George Mello
Mrs. Tebert P. Mello
Mrs. Manuel S. Neves
Mrs. James Perry
Mrs . John G . Perry
Mrs . Lino Picanso
Mrs. Hazel Pitta
Mrs . Mary Smith
Mrs. Manuel Silva
Miss Rose Silva
Mrs . George Sousa
Mrs. Joseph Sousa
Mrs . Anthony Sousa
Mrs . John Silva
�Compliments of
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STAR APPLIANCE CO.
140 GORHAM STREET
Lowell, Mass.
Tel. GL 3-8097
Dealers In All Leading Makes of Appliances and Furniture
WORTHMORE FARMS DAIRY
"GOOD MILK ALWAYS"
Chelmsford
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SALES AND SERVICE
Ralph C. Carnevale
Leo J. Rapone
George Mello - District Manager
MANUEL NOBREGA, Prop.
PROGRAM
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CHARLES KONOMICH & SON
Tels.:
Garage GL 8-8555 - Res. GL 2-3031
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"FUN AND FANCY FREE"
For Luncheon
Ma ster of Ceremonies-MANUEL FREITAS
HOW-DEE LUNCHEONETTE
For Dinner and Cocktails
Act I.
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2.
3.
WEDGEWOOD REST AU RANT
FAMOUS FOR FINE FOODS
4.
35-37 JOHN STREET
5.
6.
7.
Compliments of
Central Park
Chorus
" Let's Take an Old Fashioned Walk" --------------·---------------------------· Marie Ferreira, Russell Katibian
" Melody of Love" ·•---------------·-···--·----------------------------------------------------- Soloist: Mrs. Russell Katibian
Dancers: Robert G . Dastou
Mrs. Joseph Camara
Leo Ba rros
Mrs. John Silva
Manuel Barros
Mi ss An ita Da Silva
Joseph Costa
Mrs. JosElph Costa
" Swinging Dow n the Lane" ---------------------·· _______________ Mr. and Mrs. George Mello, Brenda Mello
Chorus, "Shine on Ha rvest Moon"
Tap Routine, " Alexander's Ragtime Band " ---------------------------------------- Nancy Ward , Pat Espinola
Barber Shop Medley
Robert G . Dastou, Russe ll Katibian, John G . Perry, Manuel Freitas.
Compliments of
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MARTIN
CLOTHES
FRANK ROCHA
LUZITANIA BAKING CO .
l 00-102 Central Street
Painting
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Expert Workmanship
Fair Prices
Free Estimate
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MANUEL SANTOS, Mg r.
Tel. GL 2-97 41
730 Lawrence Street
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AND GENERAL REPAIRS
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Lowell owned-Lowell operated
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POLLY'S POTATO CHIP CO.
JOHN G. PERRY, Manager
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AND
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DIAL GL 3-9967
Central & Gorham Sts.
Operated by
Lowell, Mass.
Charles A. Gulbicki
" Honest Charles The Workingman' s Friend"
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ED SILVA
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Milk and Cream
PITT A'S MARKET
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Compliments of
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Roofing Supplies
1545 MIDDLESEX STREET
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& WRECKING CO.
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Miss Theresa Braga
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caldeira
Miss Catherine Callahan
Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Camacho
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Camara
!saber R. Camara
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Mr. and Mrs. Joaquim Correia
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Mr. Joseph Correia , Sr.
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Dorothy Cortez
Ruth Cortez
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Florence Costa
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�Compliments of
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MARINE FUEL CO.
MANUEL E. SANTOS
Joseph Aguiar, Prop.
Director
Tel. GL 5-5169
56 Hanks Street
Tel. GL 2-7902
833 Central Street
PROGRAM-Continued
8.
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SOUSA'S MARKET
Painters-Decorators
381 CENTRAL STREET
9.
10.
62 Chambers St.
Tel. GL 2-9804
Tel. GL 7-7871
Dance Routine, "Charleston"
Mrs. John G. Perry, Mrs. Joseph Camara, Mrs. Lino Picanco, Mrs. Gabriel Gouveia, Miss
Shirley Bettencourt, Mrs. John Silva, Mrs. Adeline Pularski, Mrs. George Mello.
Dance Routine, "Big Apple"
Leo Barros, John Silva, Robert G. Daslou, Joseph Costa, Manuel Barros, John G. Perry,
Joseph Aguiar, Russell Katibian, Edgar Seman, Manuel Freitas.
Duet, "Friendship" ··---------·································· Mrs. John Silva, Edgar Seman
Act II.
1.
2.
Sunday At Holy Ghost Grounds
Group Singing
As Comadres no Picnic
Biancolena ··················---- - - · · · · ···· ... Mrs. Lino Picanso
Seraphina ························---_ _ _ _ Mrs. Tebert P. Mello
Manuel _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ .. Tebert P. Mello
Policeman ··················----·····················---·············· Henry Perry
Tio Joao _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ ---··················---··---·-Frank Leandro
BEST WISHES
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from
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DEE'S DEBBIE SHOPPE
1
Individual Hair Styling
i
ATTY. BART J. CALLERY, JR
791 Central St.
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JOSEPH F. SOUCY
Manufacturers of Metal Fencing
40 Sparks Street
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45 Merrimack St.
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190 Gorham St.
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Artistically Designed Cakes for
Weddings, Birthdays, Anniversaries
Bread - Pies - Pastry
Fresh Daily
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Now Associated With
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14 HIGHLAND STREET
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HOUSE OF CHARM
CITY MIRROR & GLASS CO.
BEYERL Y BEAUTY SALON
8 Ca bot Street
GAUMONT BROS., INC.
Lowell's Leading Frigidaire
and Television Store
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Lowell
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Billerica MO 3-8141
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�PATRONS AND PATRONESSES-Continued
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We cater to
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Designers and Builders of Distinctive Memorials
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NEYMAN FURNITURE CO.
!: ~::: ·:·-----------------------------------==::::::::: _______________________________________________________________
5.
Camacheiras:
6.
Dance " Vira"
E~~:~g;e~:i::
Manuel Barros, Jr., Anita DaSilva, George Cunha, Dolores Ferreira Francis
Medino , Marilyn Medina, Ernest Ramalha, Mary Ares, Joseph Ferrei:a, Helen
Camara, Daniel Machdo, Theresa Ares, Edward Machado, Dolores Defreitas.
INTERMISSION
Act Ill.
193-199 Middlesex St.
1.
Pasteurized Milk and Cream
Complete Home Furnishers
Dial GL 2-2266
John Sousa
Manuel Jardin
Toast of the Town
Dance, " Ballerinas"
Manuel Barros, Joseph Costa, Joseph Aguiar, John Silva, Robert G. Dastou, John G.
Perry, Russell Katibian, Leo Barros.
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Lowell
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TOM FITZPATRICK
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
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Choirs (Music)
Christmas
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City council members
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Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
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Loreto, Our Lady Of
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Police
Portuguese American women
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Priests
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Snow
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Saint Anthony's Holy Rosary Sodality event booklet (1955)
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
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Musicians
Portuguese American women
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Event held at the Merrimack Square Theater.
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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Lowell (Mass.)
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Woman smiling in Saint Anthony's Procession
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Back reads: Lettie, Johnny, Angie, Millie, and John Silva
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Boy and Girl Scouts outside of Saint Anthony's Church
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Boy Scouts
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Archbishop Bernard Law entering Saint Anthony's Church
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Children performing at Saint Anthony's Banquet (2)
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Crowd outside of Saint Anthony's Parish Hall
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
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Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Portuguese American women
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Gladys Picanso (right) posing with a woman
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Portuguese American women
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At Saint Anthony's Church event.
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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Saint Anthony's Church (Lowell, MA)
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
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Choirs (Music)
Christmas
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City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Gladys Picanso singing at church event
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Portuguese American women
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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Saint Anthony's Church (Lowell, MA)
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History
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Lowell (Mass.)
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Lowell Portuguese Band drum
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
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Choirs (Music)
Christmas
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Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
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Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
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Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
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Priests
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Snow
Veterans
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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View from balcony in Saint Anthony's Church
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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1994 procession in Back Central
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Visiting Bishop at Saint Anthony's Church (3)
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Welcome group at Boston Logan Airport for visiting priest (1)
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Portuguese American women
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Group from Saint Anthony's Church.
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Saint Anthony's Church (Lowell, MA)
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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Lowell (Mass.)
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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Welcome group at Boston Logan Airport for visiting priest (2)
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Priests
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Group from Saint Anthony's Church.
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Saint Anthony's Church (Lowell, MA)
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Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014]
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Acolytes
Altars
Azorean Americans
Balls (parties)
Boy Scouts
Catholic Church--Societies, etc.
Choirs (Music)
Christmas
Church group work with youth--Catholic Church
City council members
Fasts and Feasts
First Confession and Communion
Folk dancing, Portuguese
Girl Scouts
Instrumentation and orchestration (Band)
Loreto, Our Lady Of
Music--Portuguese influences
Musicians
Nuns
Police
Portuguese American women
Processions, Religious--Catholic Church
Priests
Religious gatherings
Snow
Veterans
Wedding photography
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
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UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History
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Lowell (Mass.)
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1902-1943
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This collection of items come from the Archives held at Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. These items are kept in the Rectory and were organized by PADA archivists in 2021.<br /><br /><strong>Biographical Overview:</strong>
<p><span>For over two decades beginning in the 1870s, when Portuguese immigration to Lowell began to rise, most of the city’s Portuguese Catholics worshipped at St. Peter’s Church, a largely Irish and Irish-American parish. By the late 1890s the pastor of St. Peter’s arranged for Rev. Antonio J. Pimentel, of Boston and originally from Terceira in the Azores, to hold services for the Portuguese in a hall across the street from the church. With the Portuguese population approaching 1,000, a number of influential community members, notably Manuel P. Mello (1867-1938), from Graciosa, sought to establish their own parish. Rev. John Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston, supported this effort. Aided by Rev. Pimentel, Mello formed a committee, and, in 1900, began raising money for a church. One year later the committee had collected sufficient funds to purchase the abandoned Primitive Methodist Church, a wood-frame building on Gorham Street, built thirty years earlier. Dedicated on May 19, 1901, St. Anthony’s Church opened with Rev. Manuel C. Terra, the well-known pastor of St. Peter’s Church in Provincetown, celebrating the first High Mass with several hundred parishioners in attendance.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In early 1902, Archbishop Williams appointed Joaquim V. Rosa as pastor at St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of Pico, Joaquim Vieira da Rosa (1872-1964) immigrated to the United States in 1896 and for several years he assisted the pastor at St. John’s Church in New Bedford. Rev. Rosa celebrated his first Mass at St. Anthony’s in January, 1902. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Soon after taking charge of St. Anthony’s, Rev. Rosa established or supported the creation of a number of parish organizations. This included the long-lived Holy Rosary Sodality and the Holy Ghost Society. In addition to his clerical duties, he also led numerous fund-raising programs. Father Rosa also ministered to Lawrence’s Portuguese and helped found that city’s Portuguese Catholic Church. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1904, Archbishop Williams assigned Rev. Paul L. Despouy to assist Father Rosa at St. Anthony’s and to lead in establishing a Portuguese parish in Lawrence. At the same time Lowell’s growing number of Portuguese parishioners strained the capacity of the old wooden structure on Gorham Street and the search for a new church began. Once again, Manuel P. Mello played a major role in raising funds. Within two years, he and other parishioners had collected enough money to acquire land on Central Street across from the Lyon Street public school. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>With the purchase of property, Boston-based architect Timothy Edward Sheehan (1866-1933), designer of a number churches for the Archdiocese, executed the design of the new St. Anthony’s. On Thanksgiving Day, 1907, Archbishop William O’Connell presided over the dedication of the laying of the cornerstone.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1908, with construction funds fully expended, only the granite walls and the floor of the basement were completed, and a flat roof was installed over the largely subterranean structure. Nevertheless, in May Father Rosa then celebrated the first Solemn High Mass. Joining him was Father Pimentel, who now led St. Anthony’s parish in Cambridge, Father Despouy, from his mission in Lawrence, and Rev. Manuel C. Terra of Provincetown. Although the rectory next to the church was finished and occupied by Father Rosa in 1908, funds to complete the construction of the highly ornate Mission-style church, following the original architectural design, remained insufficient. For the next 50 years, services continued to be held in the basement structure.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1911 Rev. Rosa, suffering from poor health and fatigue, due in part to his strenuous duties in leading his parishioners, resigned his pastorate and returned to his native Pico. In an action that proved especially fortuitous for the parish Archbishop O’Connell appointed Bishop Henrique Jose Reed da Silva (1854-1930) to lead St. Anthony’s. Bishop da Silva’s life prior to his arrival in Lowell was quite unique.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Born in Lisbon, where he was educated and ordained a priest in 1879, the charismatic Bishop da Silva, fluent in several languages and a sacred music scholar who possessed a fine musical voice, quickly caught the attention of the Bishop of Portalegre, </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jos%C3%A9_Maria_da_Silva_Ferr%C3%A3o_de_Carvalho_M%C3%A1rtens&action=edit&redlink=1"><span>José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</span></a><span>. In 1884, shortly after turning 30, Rev. da Silva was appointed the prelate of Mozambique and moved to Maputo. Upon his ordination as a bishop, he assumed control of the Maputo archdiocese. Three years later Bishop da Silva took charge of the Diocese of São Tomé of Meliapore in southern India.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During the bishop’s mission, the assassination of Portugal’s King Carlos and his son, followed by the Republican revolution in 1910, resulted in Bishop da Silva becoming an expatriate. By 1911 he returned to Boston from California and accepted Archbishop O’Connell’s offer to serve as pastor at St. Anthony’s.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1916 the bishop was joined by an assistant pastor, Rev. John S. Perry from St. Peter’s Church in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Father Perry, of Azorean parentage and born in Rhode Island in 1874, quickly formed a close working relationship with the bishop. Although in good health at age 62, Bishop da Silva relied heavily on Rev. Perry for regular sacramental duties and to lead the church during his frequent absences due to his duties on behalf of Cardinal O’Connell.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1924, after being away from his native Portugal for nearly 18 years, and having reached the age of 70, Bishop da Silva quietly decided to retire from St. Anthony’s, return home, and live the remainder of his days in his beloved Lisbon. In his place, Cardinal O’Connell named Rev. Joseph T. Grillo (1885-1948) as pastor of St. Anthony’s. Born on the island of </span><span>São Miguel Father </span><span>Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts.</span></p>
<p><span>Under Rev. Grillo’s leadership, several affiliated organizations were revitalized. This included the Vincent de Paul Society, the Holy Name Society, and the Holy Rosary and Young Ladies sodalities. He undertook the first significant renovation of the church, overseeing the installation of a terrazzo floor, a new brighter sanctuary, complete with new statuary. Father Grillo also re-established the annual day-long picnic for parishioners and their families. In addition, he promoted various church-sponsored athletic programs and teams ranging from soccer, baseball, and basketball to track and field, along with a fife and drum corps. He also intensified various fund raising initiatives including the popular penny sales.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. </span><span>Theophilo Pedro Damiao de Oliveira, from São Miguel served in this role. Finally, in early 1937, in recognition of his devotion and many contributions to St. Anthony’s parish, Rev. Grillo was named permanent pastor by Cardinal O’Connell. During the Second World War, Father Grillo was among Lowell’s leading clergymen heading the War Fund Drive. He was also instrumental in establishing a memorial in 1943 for Private Charles Perry (Carlos Pereira), who was killed in North Africa the previous year and was the first Portuguese-American serviceman from Lowell to give his life for the nation.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In the years after World War II, Father Grillo suffered from poor health that resulted in lengthy hospital stays. In his absence, priests at St. Peter’s, who were Irish-American and spoke no Portuguese, filled in for him. Likely aware of the language difficulties this presented to his parishioners, Father Grillo contacted Bishop Giuseppe Alves Matoso of Guarda, Portugal, and requested that he send priests to New England. The Boston Archdiocese supported this initiative and in March 1947, Rev. João F. da Silva, (anglicized to John F. Silva), arrived in Lowell from Portugal to assist Father Grillo. Within a few months another priest from Portugal, Rev. Manuel J. Cascais, joined Father Silva as a second assistant pastor.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>A few months after celebrating his 25 years in the priesthood, Father Grillo’s health worsened and in November, 1948, he died at the age of 63. </span><span>Rev. John F. Silva succeeded him and began a 30-year tenure as pastor at St. Anthony’s. While Father Grillo led St. Anthony’s parish through the hard times of the Great Depression and during the difficult years of World War II, Rev. Silva assumed control of the church during a period of prosperity for many of his parishioners. In 1958, over a 1,000 attended the 50th anniversary of the church on Central Street. Held at the Lowell Auditorium, the celebration featured speeches by Senator John F. Kennedy and Representative Edith Nourse Rogers. The most significant physical change occurred in 1960 when the superstructure of the church was finally constructed. Boston architect Mario V. Caputo produced the design for St. Anthony’s modeled after a church in Colombia.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>During Father Silva’s pastorate, a number of priests assisted him, including Rev. Joseph L. Capote (1949 to 1950) and Rev. Antonio Pinto (1952 to 1954). In late 1972, Rev. Eusebio Silva, a cousin of Father Silva, arrived from Portugal to serve as his assistant. Father John Silva successfully led opposition to a proposed extension of the Lowell Connector highway that would have obliterated a large part of the parish neighborhood.</span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 1978, Father Silva retired from the priesthood and Cardinal Humberto Medeiros appointed Rev. Eusebio Silva as administrator of St. Anthony’s. When Father Eusebio assumed the pastorate of St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, Rev. Antonio Pinto was appointed interim priest. During this time, Deacon Richard Rocha also served at Saint Anthony's, starting from his ordination in May 1983. In 1990, Rev. </span><span>José S. Ferreira assumed the leadership of the church and was assisted by the Rev. Ronald Gomes. In 1995, Father Ferreira was transferred to St. Anthony’s in Cambridge, and Rev. Francis M. Glynn, the first non-Portuguese priest of the parish, became pastor. Father Glynn served during a period of a growing Brazilian community in Lowell, but also at the time of a major strike in the city at the Prince Pasta factory, which employed dozens of his parishioners. Father Glynn supported the striking workers and their families, but despite his efforts and many others, including Representative Martin Meehan and Senator Edward M. Kennedy, the corporation that owned the plant shut it down. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>In 2004, following Father Glynn’s assignment to a parish in Waltham, Massachusetts, Rev. Charles J. Hughes, became the pastor at St. Anthony’s. Father Hughes’ tenure proved a challenging time with declining parish membership and church closures in the wake of the numerous clergy sexual abuse cases in the Archdiocese. As with many other parishes, St. Anthony’s had no connection to any of these cases; however, it shared with many other churches increasing financial struggles and a continued drop in membership. Following Father Hughes’ departure in 2016, St. Anthony’s became part of the Lowell Collaborative in which it was joined with Immaculate Conception Church and Holy Trinity Church under the leadership of Rev. Nicholas A. Sannella. This administrative arrangement remains in place with Rev. Deacon Carlos DeSousa serving as a key clergyman at St. Anthony’s. </span></p>
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JPEG
PDF
TIFF
Language
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English
Portuguese
Type
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Image
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Text
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Title
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Welcome group at Boston Logan Airport for visiting priest (3)
Subject
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Catholic Church--Dioceses
Priests
Portuguese American women
Description
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Group from Saint Anthony's Church.
Source
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Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA.
Publisher
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UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History
Date
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1994
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In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted: This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. In addition, no permission is required from the rights-holder(s) for educational uses. For other uses, you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).
Format
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JPEG
Type
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Image
Identifier
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StAnthonys_Photographs_032
Coverage
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Lowell (Mass.)
Saint Anthony's Church (Lowell, MA)