1 30 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/42465/archive/files/76a82f4767c754edc52aebc5c128448e.pdf?Expires=1781740800&Signature=mCW7eDYLtJxMjerUebaisS5RZOjLYXFZQj0U9S%7E2GTpD21DTsQPOpUc4rTG8MyhSFkdDVUR5YjNxbhCQUd6SvrdNjur8ulvQBXHcPo4%7EQTwcIkvvCZKpBh-23c7D3YLnfCDj845mBEpke2VfbgxHkio%7Eqp2Iw%7ES6TCjDAW4u1hNlm9vkSKFlYMUr5-2cXeAvnamsp0MH4oqNMqAl4ro6Kzlm42PJPx5WGcIGYcFJfrTR017mYQ7DGOOsp4hQyYPRG07Y6qmdKA0g%7EhbEowbLrjHUlmbjLlNx7ee8%7Ef64Xx5BXZonD-GmdMrCtwEv8Mtfl67KWuLyzmSzMF6YrVRQCw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 639d90fac57f9f4f0baad30f196a777b PDF Text Text �Blessings and Congratulations on the 50th birthday of the dedication of Saint Anthony's Church in Lowell. God Love you all. Archbishop of Boston �REv. JoAQUIM V. RosA His Excellency BrsHOP HENRY JosEPH R. DA SrLVA REV. JOSEPH T. GRILLO REv. JoHN F. SrLvA �HISTORY .. .of... SAINT ANTHONY'S PARISH Although in a study edited by Armando Cortesao of the first cartographical representation of the new world entitled, "The Nautical Chart of 1424", recently discovered in the huge bibliographical collection of the late English statesman, Sir Thomas Phillips, conclusive proof has been established that Portuguese reached and inhabited these shores as early as 1424, it was only during the great migration era of 1880, when the flow of immigration from Europe increased greatly, that Portuguese settlements of any extent were established in Massachusetts and later in the city of Lowell. Peoples, races and groups have been in movement as far back as history records. Opening up of new lands, changing of climatic and economic conditions, together with the opportunity for making a better way of life for themselves and their loved ones, have led people throughout the ages to leave the warmth and security of their homelands and venture forward into the unknown. Among these were the early Portuguese immigrants who came principally from the Azores and Madeira to settle here. In spite of the fertility and the delightful climates of their islands, overpopulation, lack of means with which to earn their livelihood, and compulsory military service drove many of them to the frigid but alluring land of opportunity in the west. The fame of Lowell as the principal industrial center of that time attracted many to our mills for employment. A census of the city of Lowell taken in 1912 reveals a Portuguese population of 2200 with a total real estate valuation of $200,000.00. Descendants of a race predestined by God to unveil the secrets of mysterious seas. Sons of a country whose paramount purpose throughout its brilliant era of discoveries and colonization was to implant the word of God in the hearts of the peoples in the new islands and new continents they had discovered, it was only fitting that the first concerted movement of the colony should be to establish a church in their beloved Catholic tradition. Here, far removed as they were from the homeland, once more they could receive the consolation of the Sacraments and hear again the word of God preached in their own familiar and beloved language. Here too, united in prayer and in the faith and traditions so dear to their hearts, they might seek to- gether the courage and fortitude to persevere in this strange, disturbing land, so different from the quiet beauty and solitude of their native villages. In January 1901, a group of Portuguese men journeyed to East Cambridge to speak with Rev. Anthony J. Pimentel, a Portuguese priest who had been sent · here by the Bishop of Angra in the Azores to labor among the Portuguese settlements in East Boston and Cambridge. Their request was that Father Pimentel intercede with the proper Church authorities so that a parish might be established in Lowell. The first meetings were held in Fair Hall of Saint Peter's parish during February and March of 1901. Odd Fellows Temple was used until April of that year and on the 19th of May the first church, a small white wooden structure located at Congress and Gorham Streets, purchased from the Primitive Methodists, was dedicated and a parish numbering approximately 950 people was established. Father Pimentel, who throughout these months had journeyed weekly to Lowell to administer to the spiritual needs of the faithful, turned the administration of the new church over to Reverend Joaquim V. Rosa, recently arrived from the Island of Pico in the Azores, who became the first pastor of Saint Anthony's in Lowell. In 1905 Father Paul Despouy, still remembered by many of our older parishioners, came to Lowell as assistant to Father Rosa. Despite his French origin, Father Despouy spoke Portuguese fluently having spent the greater part of his life in Portugal. Along with his work as assistant in Lowell he interested himself zealously in the seven hundred Portuguese of Lawrence for whom he built the church of SS Peter and Paul, later becoming its first pastor. The little church on Gorham Street continued to serve as a house of prayer until 1907, when continued migration of Portuguese into the city necessitated the acquisition of a larger church. Under the direction of Rev. Father Rosa funds were raised throughout the Portuguese colony for this purpose. Land on Central street to erect a new church and rectory was purchased and construction commenced with the blessing of the cornerstone by Archbishop William O'Connell on November 28, 1907. The following year, on May 30, 1908, although only the basement of the original structure had been completed, the church was officially dedicated and opened for religious services when according to a front page account in "The Lowell Sun" of May 31, 1908, statues and sacred vessels were carried in solemn procession, through streets lined with hundreds of parishioners, and deposited in the new church. Throughout these years Father Rosa was a devoted and arduous worker for his people and he remained at Saint Anthony's until 1911 when he returned to his beloved island of Pico in the Azores, leaving the Church in the hands of His Excellency Bishop Henry Joseph Reed da Silva, Titular Bishop of Trajanopolis in Phrygia and a first cousin of Dom Carlos, the then reigning King of Portugal. Bishop da Silva had come to this country to dedicate a Portuguese church in the Fall River diocese. During this time a crucial period developed in Portugal and plans were completed for the overthrow of the monarchy. The assassination of his cousin, the King of Portugal, resulted in his decision to remain in this country until it was felt that it was safe for him to return. The church was administered by Bishop da Silva from 1911 until 1924. With his departure for Portugal on July 2nd of that year, it was left in the care of Reverend Joseph T. Grillo, a native of Sao Miguel in the Azores who had come to this country as a young boy and who after long years of working and studying had realized his dream of becoming a priest and had been ordained in the Archdiocese of Boston in 1924. Under Father Grillo's kind and loving guidance the church continued to function. His payment of the original debt involved years of patient effort and careful planning. Due to the Immigration Bill of 1921, limiting entrance into this country on a quota basis only, the Portuguese colony never reached the proportions anticipated by founders when they planned such ·a huge, cathedral-like church, and the original plans were never completed. Lack of employment, due to the removal of many of our textile mills to the south, led to further depletion of the colony when many decided to depart for California where opportunities in the fishing industry and dairy farming attracted them. When during the year 1946 Father Grillo became critically ill, the fear in his heart that the Portuguese language would cease to be spoken in this church which had been built with so many sacrifices and dreams, and an awareness of the lack of Portuguese-speaking priests in the archdiocese, prompted him to write to the Bishop of Guarda in Portugal imploring him to send one or more Portuguese priests to this country. In answer to this appeal Reverend John F. Silva, our present pastor, arrived in Lowell on March 22, 1947. Later in October of the same year he was joined by Reverend Manuel J. Cascais, present pastor of Saint Anthony's church in Cambridge. Upon the death of Father Grillo on November 6, 1948, Archbishop Richard J. Cushing appointed Father Silva as administrator of Saint Anthony's in Lowell, the position which he occupies at the present time. During the years of Father Silva's very capable administration, the church has been completely transformed. The interior has been redecorated and a new marble altar and altar railing, together with modern comfortable pews, stations and stained glass windows have been installed. A beautiful shrine in honor of Our Lady of Fatima attracts many visitors daily and is a great devotional source for the hundreds of parishioners who have a special devotion to Our Lady as she appeared in Portugal to the three little children. Now fifty years later, having recently completed a very successful building fund campaign, the parishioners of Saint Anthony's are anticipating the realization of their dream of seeing their church completed. Construction is already under way on a new modern contemporary design that will raise the roof of the church, transforming it into a functionally beautiful edifice comparable with the new trend of church architecture being constructed throughout the archdiocese. Although many of the original settlers are still in our midst the majority of parishioners now are American born children and grandchildren of those early immigrants who arrived here. Pride in their descendancy from a race that contributed more than any other to the spread of Christianity throughout the entire world; ties with the language, the first they heard spoken from the lips of their mothers and a loyalty to carry on in the spirit of those first early Portuguese who settled here, have led them to continue with the work of completing this church dedicated to their great Saint Anthony of Lisbon. Thus we find ourselves in 1958 keeping faith with those who have gone before us by preserving in a cosmopolitan city such as ours, composed of people from so many different countries, a trace of our own religious culture and traditions. DEOLINDA M. MELLO �[ommittee-; IN CHARGE OF 50TH AN~IVERSARY OBSERVANCE OF THE DEDICATION OF SAI:--JT ANTHONY'S CHURCH ♦ ♦ ♦ Honorary Chairman-REV . JoHN F. SILVA General C hairman-MRs. TEBERT P. MELLO ♦ MRS. GEORGE MELLO MRS. TEBERT P. MELLO MRs. MANUEL CoRREA Secretary General Chairman Financial Secretary JESSE M. SANTOS MRS. MARY S. CALDEIRA JoHN G. PERRY Co-Chairman, Building Fund Drive Co-Chairman, Golden Anniversary Banquet Co-Chairman, Souvenir Program Book MRs. GEORGE C. SousA ANTHONY J. PERRY MRs. Lrno P1cANso Co-Chairman, Building Fund Drive Co-Chairman, Golden Anniversary Banquet Co-Chairman. Souvenir Program Book ♦ ♦ MRs. GEORGE MELLO, Secretary MRs. MANUEL CORREA, Financial Secretary MRs. MARY S. CALDEIRA, Co-Chairman, Banquet ANTHONY J. PERRY, Co-Chairman, Banquet NlRs. Lrno P1cANso, Co-Chairman, Souvenir Program Book JoHN G. PERRY, Co-Chairman, Souvenir Program Book MRs . GEORGE C. SousA, Co-Chairman, Building Fund Drive JESSE M. SANTOS, Co-Chairman, Building Fund Drive John F. Abreu Joseph Aguiar Mrs . Manuel Aguiar Mr. and Mrs . Manuel Alves Nuno Andrade, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Andrews Mrs. Herculano Augusto Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Avila Manuel Barros Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bettencourt Manuel Bettencourt Mr. and Mrs. William Bettencourt Mrs. Foster Braga Mr. and Mrs. Manuel F. Braga Walter Branco Mrs. Mary Caires Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Camara, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Annibale F. Caselle Manuel Correa Joseph P. Costa George Dastou Anthony C . Ferreira Joseph Ferreira Joseph M. Ferreira Manuel Ferreira Manuel R. Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Freitas Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Freitas Manuel Freitas Miss Rita Freitas Mr. and Mrs. Dominick J. Furtado Antonio R. Gomes Mrs. Stella Gonsalves Miss Gabrielle Gonsalves M iss Isabelle Gonsalves Mrs. Gabi-iel Gonsalves Mr. and Mrs . Thomas R. Katibian Miss Evelyn Lawrence Frank R. Lawrence Mrs . Manuel Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Belarmino C. Leite John Leite Mrs . Bertha Machado Mrs. Anthony Medina Miss Clara Mello Joseph C. Mello Miss Marion Mello Miss Rose A. Mello Tebert P. Mello Manuel Mendonca Joseph Miguel Mr. and Mrs. Horacio Miranda Mrs. Manuel S. Neves Mrs . Anthony Perry Henry Perry Mrs. John G. Perry Mr. and Mrs . James Perry Mrs. Manuel Perry Lino Picanso Lino Pi can so. l r. Mrs. Manuel Picanso Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Pimentel Michael Rindo Frank Rocha Mrs. Roger Sanborn John P. Santos } oseph Santos Alexander Silva Daniel Silva Leo Silva Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva Mrs. Manuel Silva Miss Rose Silva William Silva Francisco Silveira Joseph Soares George C. Sousa Miss Lillian M. Sousa Miss Marv B. Sousa �Qreetings and 13efl Wirhes TO THE MEMBERS OF SAINT ANTHONY'S PAR ISH FROM THE MEMBERS OF YOUR CITY GOVERNMENT Sincerest [ongratulatio ns City Manager FRANK BARRETT MAYOR SAMUEL S. POLLARD AND BEST WISHES TO MY FRIENDS IN SAINT ANTHONY'S PARISH COUNCILLOR GEORGE A. AYOTTE .COUNCILLOR CouNCILLOR JosEPH M . DowNES COUNCILLOR RAYMOND CouNCILLOR JOHN DUKESHIRE COUNCILLOR GEORGE P. MACHERAS CouNCILLOR RocER S. HoAR CouNcrLLOR PATRICK ♦ ♦ ]OHN J ANAS J. LORD ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR FIFTIETH A:---J:\.'IVERSARY CELEBRATION J. WALSH ♦ Compliments of JOHN V. HARVEY Register of Probate of Middlesex County ♦ FREDERICK ♦ J. ♦ FINNEGAN Register of Deeds-Middlesex County ♦ ♦ ♦ Middlesex County Commissioner 14th Middlesex District Representative CoRNELIUS F. KIERNAN R epresentati-ue ARCHIE E. KENEFICK ATTORNEY WILLIAM G. ANDREWS Cambridge 15th M iddlesex District R epresentative CoRNEL1US DESMOND, JR. Representative CoRNELIUS T. FINNEGAN, J R. Representative RAYMOND F. RouRKE �--->>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<--- 1908-1958 --->>>>>>>>>>> 1908-1958 <<<<<<<<<<<--- EXTRAORDINARY BENEFACTORS OF SAINT ANTHONY'S CHURCH LIBERAL CONTRIBUTORS MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH AGUIAR MR. AND MRs. ANTONIO R. GoMES MR. AND MRS. ANTHONY J. PERRY MR. AND MRS. HENRY PERRY MR. AND MRs. M1cHAEL RINDO MR. AND MRS. EDGAR B. SEMAN CHARLES SANTOS MR. AND MRS. ANTONIO N. ABREU ALBERT AND JACK ORNELAS MR. AND MRs. FRANK AGRELLA MR. AND MRS. JOHN MR. AND MRS. ANNIBALE F. CASELLE MRs. CLEMENTINA FuRTADO Ps1AKAs MR. AND MRs. MANUEL CoRREA MARY AND ANTHONY RAMALHO JoHN GoNSALVES AND JOI-IN GoNSALVEs, JR. MR. AND MRs. GEORGE C. SousA MR. AND MRs. TEBERT P. MELLO AND SoN Miss LILLIAN M. SousA JoHN SILVA-SILVA BROTHERS TosEPH E. SuLLIVAN G. PERRY THE HoLY RosARY SoDALITY GENEROUS BENEFACTORS MR. AND MRS. ALFRED ANDREWS MR. AND MRs. MANUEL BARROS AND SoN JOSEPH CORREIA, SR. MR. AND MRS. ANTONIO T. DE JES US Mrss MARY B. SousA JoHN L. McDONOUGH AND SoNs MR. AND MRs. EDWARD SrLVA MR. AND MRS. JOSEPH C. MELLO MR. AND MRs. Lrno PICANSO AND MR. AND MRS. ANTONIO PEREIRA, JR. MR. AND MRS. ALLAN SUTHERLAND MR. AND MRS. FRANK D. ROCHA MR. AND MRS. DANIEL S. SILVA MR. AND MRS. MANUEL SILVA MR. AND MRs. ANTONIO C. SousA, JR. --->>>>>>>>>>> 1908-1958 <<<<<<<<<<<--- --->>>>>>>>>>> 1908-1958 <<<<<<<<<<<--- �~>>>>>>>>>>> Miss Carolina Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. 1908-1958 --->>>>>>>>>>> 1908-1958 <<<<<<<-<<<<--- Mr. and Mrs. Arthur M. Pacheco Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Pereira A. Abreu Louis Abreu Gabriel Alcantara Alvaro Aguiar Manuel Aguiar CiENEROUS DONORS Manuel J. Alves Frederick Avila Joseph C. Avila John C. Avila Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D. Barreto Mr. and Mrs. John Q. Bettencourt Mr. and Mrs. Lino Bettencourt Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Bettencourt Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Bettencourt, Jr. William Bettencourt Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Braga Mr. and Mrs. Foster Braga Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Braga Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Brum Mrs. Mary S. Caldeira Mr. and Mrs. Charles Camara Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Camara, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Camara Mr. and Mrs. Frank Caselle Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Conego Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Correia, Jr. Mrs. Curina Cortez Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Costa Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cotta Mr. and Mrs. John Faias Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferraro Mr. and Mrs. America Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. John C. Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Noberto Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Francisco Miss Emma and Mary Francisco Mr. and Mrs. Augusto Freitas Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Freitas Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Freitas Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Freitas (Cal.) Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Freitas Mr. and Mrs. Dominick Furtado Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gervais John S. Gomes Mr. and Mrs. John Gomes Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Gouveia Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Gouveia Mr. and Mrs. Joseph D'Avila Mr. and Mrs. Adam DeJ esus Mr. and Mrs. Carmelo Ianuzzo Miss Isabel Espinola Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Espinola & Patricia Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. Katibian Mr. and Mrs. Eleftherios Kokinos Edwin J. Keyes 1908-1958 <<<<<<<<<<<--- Joseph Perry Manuel and Rose Perry Mrs. Mary Perry Mr. and Mrs. Manuel G. Picanso William Picanso Mr. and Mrs. Raoul Pimentel Mr. and Mrs. John Puzon GENEROUS DONORS Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Frank Leandro & Son Mr. and Mrs. August Lima In Memoriam-Frank Lima Mr. and Mrs. Royal Lobas Mr. and Mrs. Francis W. Lorenzo Andrew Luz Family Edward Machado Mr. and Mrs. John P. Machado Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Machado Miss Virginia Machado Augustine A. Mathews Miss Clara Mello Mr. and Mrs. George Mello Mr. and Mrs. John Mello Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Mello Miss Marion Mello Mr. and Mrs. Aurelio Mendes Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Mendes l'v1r. and Mrs. Horace Miranda Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Merino Mr. and Mrs. Eli Hus son John B. DePonte Mr. and Mrs. Anthony DeSilva Mr. and Mrs. John DeSilva --->>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<--- Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Netto Mr. and Mrs. John Neves Mr. and Mrs. Manuel S. Neves Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ornellas --->>>>>>>>>>> Mr. and Mrs. Manuel J. Quintal Mr. and Mrs. Mathias E. Ramalho Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Reis and Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Roger J. Sanborn Charles R. Santos, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. J ordao Santos Louis Sears Family Mr. and Mrs. Antonio G. Sequeira Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Silva Mr. and Mrs. Daniel J. Silva, Jr. Mrs. J oaquim C. Silva and Son Mr. and Mrs. Loui,s C. Silva Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva Mr. and Mrs . Manuel Silva • Miss Mildred Silva Mr. and Mrs. Severo Silva Mr. and Mrs. William Silva Mr. and Mrs. Frank Silveria Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Jose C. Sousa Mr. and Mrs. John Sylvain Mr. and Mrs. Jose Soares Albert Teixeira Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Vogado 1908-1958 <<<<<<<<<<<--- �--->>>>>>>>>>> 1908-1958 Mr. and Mrs. George Abdallah Mrs. Dorothy Abreu Henry R. Adams Mr. and Mrs. Frank Agrella Mr. and Mrs. George Agrella Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Aguiar Emanuel Alcantara Mr. and Mrs. Herman Almeida Mr. and Mrs. John R. Almeida Abel C. Alves Miss Beatrice P. Alves Mrs. Carolina Martins Alves Daniel J. Alves Mrs. Mary Alves Miss Theresa M. Alves Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Andrade Mr. and Mrs. Anthony G. Andrade Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Andrade In Memoriam-Jose Andrade Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Andrade Mrs. Leonore Andrade Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Andrade Mrs. Mary Andrade Mr. and Mrs. Nuno Andrade Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Aranjo Mr. and Mrs. Herculano Augusta Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand C. Avila Mr. and Mrs. Frank Avila Miss Rita Avila Miss Dorothy Balakin Mr. and Mrs. James Balakin Mr. and Mrs. Julius Baranowski Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Barboza Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Barreiro Mr. and Mrs. Willie G. Barrio Anthony Barros Miss Francelina Barros Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Barros Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Barry Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Batista Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Beauregard Mr. and Mrs. Antonio F. Bello Mrs. Anna Bettencourt Mrs. Avelina M. Bettencourt Mrs. Emily Bettencourt Miss Elsie Bettencourt Mr. and Mrs. Francis J . Bettencourt Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Bettencourt Miss Isabel Bettencourt Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bettencourt Mr. and Mrs. Joseph C. Bettencourt Mrs. Josefina Francisco Bettencourt --->>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<--- --->>>>>>>>>>> FAITHFUL FAITHFUL PARISHIONERS PARISHIONERS Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Q. Bettencourt Mr. and Mrs. William G. Bettencourt In Memoriam-Jose G. Biscoito Donald J. Bickford Mr. and Mrs. Louis Boragine Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Braga Mr. and Mrs. Frank Braga Mr. and Mrs. James Braga Miss Theresa R. Braga Miss Olympia Mendes Branco Mr. and Mrs. Walter Branco Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Brodeur Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Brunet Mr. and Mrs. Luis Burgos Miss Mary C. Caboz Mr. and Mrs. Dominick S. Cafeteiro Miss Catherine M. Cahill Mrs. Mary Caires Miss Mary D. Caires Mr. and Mrs. Gregory Camacho Mr. and Mrs. Riobard F. Camacho Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Camara Miss Helen P. Camara Mrs. Isabel R. Camara Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Camara Miss Rosaline Camara Rudolph Camara, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cancella Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Caouette Mr. and Mrs. George Capelli Mrs. Georgina Cardoza Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Cardoza Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Cardoza Earl Robert Christenson Miss Dolores Coelho Miss Gladys Coelho Mr. and Mrs. Julio Coelho Miss Mary J. Coelho 1908-1958 <<<<<<<<<<<--- 1908-1958 Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Coimbra Miss Philomena Coimbra Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gonsalves Cordeiro Mr. and Mrs. Manuel A. Cordeiro Mrs. Daniel Correa Mrs. Olive Correa Miss Dolores L. Correia Mr. and Mrs. J oaquim Correia Mrs. Maria Jose Correia Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cortez Miss Alice Costa Mrs. Daniel Costa Daniel A. Costa David A. Costa Miss Emily Costa Miss Florence Costa Mr. and Mrs. John A. Costa John V. Costa Manuel A. Costa Urbano Costa Mr. and Mrs. George Cunha Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Cunha Mr. and Mrs. Raul Cunha Antonio DaCosta Mr. and Mrs. John A. Dahlgren Mr. and Mrs. William Daigle Mrs. Manuel V. DaLuz Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Da Silva Se Mrs. Maria da Silva Mr. and Mrs. George Dastou Joseph De Fontes Miss Delores DeFreitas Mr. and Mrs. Joaquim DeFreitas John A. DeFreitas Mr. and Mrs. Jose DeFreitas Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DeFreitas Mr. and Mrs. Antonio DeJ esus Mr. and Mrs. Bernard DePaulis --->>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<--- Mr. and Mrs. Albert Depocher Mr. and Mrs. Jacinto DePonte Abilio DeSilva Mr. and Mrs. Louis DeSilva Mr. and Mrs. Manuel DeSilva Anthony S. DeSousa Mr. and Mrs. John Dias Mrs. Maria Dias Mr. and Mrs. Armas E. Dicker Mr. and Mrs. Michael DiMartino Mr. and Mrs. Vincent DiMartino Mr. and Mrs. David D . Doiron Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Drouin Mr. and Mrs. Anibal Duarte Gabriel Duarte Manuel Duarte Orlando Duarte Mrs. Paul Duhaime Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dupuis Mr. and Mrs. Peter T. D yszczyk Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Egan and Daughters Miss Della Espinola Joseph Espinola Manuel Espinola Miss Mary Espinola Mr. and Mrs. Theo-ff M. Espinola Theo-ff J. Espinola, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Manuel R. Estrella Mr. and Mrs. John Falante Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Falcon Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Faria Mr. and Mrs. John Farinha Mr. and Mrs. Sid Farinha Mrs. Mary Farinha Manuel Faustino Mr. and Mrs. Emmett A. Feeney Mr. and Frank J. Feher Miss Cecelia Ferreira Miss Dolores Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Joaquim Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. John C. Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. John Homen Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. John T. Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Ferreira Joseph P. Ferreira, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Manuel C. Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Manuel R. Ferreira Miss Rosemary Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Arthur P. Ferrier 1908-1958 <<<<<<<<<<<--- �->>>>>>>>>>> 1908-1958 Mrs . Maria A. Fideles Mr. and Mrs. John Figueira Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Figueira Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Floria Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Floria Mrs. Elvira Flory and Sons Mr. and Mrs. Richard Fontaine Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Fontes Arthur J. Fontes Mr. and Mrs. Edward David Fontes Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fontes Joseph de Fontes Mr. and Mrs. John J. Foley Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Francisco Mrs. Rose Francisco Mr. and Mrs. Saul Francisco Miss Alice Freitas Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F. Freitas Mrs. Irene Freitas John A. Freitas John D. Freitas Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Freitas Mr. and Mrs. Manuel de Freitas, Jr. Manuel G. Freitas Mrs. Maria D. Freitas Miss Mary Freitas Mrs. Mary Freitas Miss Patricia A. Freitas Miss Rita V. Freitas Mrs. Rita Freitas Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Fuce Miss Margaret Furtado Miss Mary J. Furtado Mrs. Delia S. Gallego Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Garanito Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gaughan Mr. and Mrs. J oao Silva Goes Mr. and Mrs. Anthony F. Gomes Anthony S. Gomes Mrs. Bella Gomes Gonsalo S. Gomes Manuel and Frances Gomes Manuel Gomes Miss Mary Gomes Mr. and Mrs. Abel Gonsalves Miss Gabrielle Gonsalves Miss Isabelle Gonsalves John Gonsalves Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Gonsalves Miss Mary Angeline Gonsalves Mr. and Mrs. Roldon L. Gonsalves Mrs. Stella Gonsalves ~>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<--- --->>>>>>>>>>> 1908-1958 FAITHFUL FAITHFUL PARISHIONERS PARISHIONERS Miss Dolores Gouveia Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Gouveia Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Gouveia Joseph Gouveia Mrs. Mary Gouveia Miss Mary B. Gouveia Mrs. Virginia Fernandes Gouveia Joseph Leite, Jr. and Maria A. Leite Mrs. Angela Levasseur George Lima Manuel Lima John Bettencourt Lobao Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lobas Miss Dorothy Lopes Mr. and Mrs. Frank Loureiro Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Loureiro Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Loureiro Miss Lucinda E. Luz Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Luz Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hodgson Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Inucencio Miss Adeline Janeiro Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Tanei ro Mr. and Mrs. Anthony F. Janeiro Miss Joanne Jason Mr. and Mrs. John H. Jason Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Jeffreys Mr. and Mrs. Anthony T. Jesus, Jr. Joseph Jesus Manuel Silva de Jesus Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jodoin Mrs. Alice D. Joncas Gerald Ka tibian Mr. and Mrs. Bernard J. Keating Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kligerman Isabelle F. LaMothe Antoinette Latessa Miss Anne Latessa Mr. and Mrs. Philip Latessa Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Lavoie Miss Evelyn Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lawrence Mrs. Josephine Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Belarmino C. Leite John J. Leite 1908-1958 <<<<<<<<<<<--- Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Machado Mr. and Mrs. Daniel S. Machado Miss Dorothy A. Machado Dorothy C. Machado Mr. and Mrs. John A. Machado John P. Machado Mr. and Mrs. John P. Machado In Memoriam-Joseph P. Machado Mr. and Mrs. Jose Machado In Memoriam-Manuel Machado Miss Roselyn M. Machado Miss Maria J. C. Machado Dr. and Mrs. George F. Mangan Mr. and Mrs. Thomas P. Marr Mr. and Mrs. James Martin Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Martin John G. Martin Miss Mary L. Martin Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Masse Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Medina Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Medina Mr. and Mrs. Frank Medina Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Melim Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mello Brenda and Glenn Mello Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Mello <<<<<<<<<<<--- Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mello Mrs. Gloriana Mello Mrs. Hermina Mello and Daughter Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mello and Family Mrs. Josephine P. Mello Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Mello Miss Mary Mello Miss Rose A. Mello Miss Theresa Mello Mr. and Mrs. Antonio A. Mendes Mr. and Mrs. Anthony R. Mendonsa Mr. and Mrs. John Mendonsa Mr. and Mrs. John R. Mendonsa (Calif.) Manuel Francisco Mendonca Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Vieira de Mendonca Roland J. Mendonsa Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Miguel Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mondazzi Mr. and Mrs. Silveiro Monteiro James J. and Dorothy M. McGovern Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McKinnon Mr. and Mrs. Manuel A. Nascimento Mrs. Mary Nascimento Mr. and Mrs. Angelo E. Netto Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Ninteau Agostinho E. Nunes Mr. and Mrs. James Oliveira Mrs. Mary Orfao Miss Laura Ormonde Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ormonde Mrs. William J. Overstreet Mrs. Rosa Mendonca Pacheco Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Paine Mrs. Mary Papanotas Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Pereira Mr. and Mrs. Antonio B. Pereira Mr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Pereira Miss Barbara Pereira Mr. and Mrs. Domingos Pereira Mr. and Mrs. George Pereira Jose D . Pereira Miss Isabelle M. Perry Mr. and Mrs. James Perry Mr. and Mrs. John Perry, Jr. Joseph and Rita M. Perry Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Perry Miss Mary Perry Mr. and Mrs. Richard Perry Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Pestana --->>>>>>>>>>> .1908-1958 <<<<<<<<<<<--- �--->>>>>>>>>>> 1908-1958 Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Peverill Arthur Picanso Mr. and Mrs. David Picanso Frank Picanso Miss Hilda E. Picanso James Picanso In Memoriam-Antonio & Manuel Picanso Mr. and Mrs. Manuel C. Picanso Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Picanso Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pimenta Mrs. Maria Pimentel Mrs. Isabel Pires and Sons Miss Caroline Pitta Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Pitta Mr. Mr. Mr. Mr. and and and and Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Frank Quadros Albert Quintal Henry Quintal George J. Quintal Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Ramalho Arthur Ramalho, Jr. Ernest L. Ramalho Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Ramalho Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ramalho Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ramalho Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Ramalho Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Manuel Ramos Mr. and Mrs. Sergio Ramos Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Raymond Mr. and Mrs. Anthony C. Rebello Mrs. Gertrude Braga Rebello Mrs. Duneal Reis John Reis Manuel Reis Miss Belmeda Ribeiro Mr. and Mrs. John Ribeiro Miss Maria J. Ribeiro Mrs. Mary Ribeiro Mr. and Mrs. James Ringwood Mr. and Mrs. Anthony J. Rocha Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Rocha Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rocha Mrs. Maria Rocha Mrs. Maria C. Rocha Nir. and Mrs. Mariano Rocha Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Rodrigues Mr. and Mrs. John Rodrigues John Rodrigues, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Leonel Rodrigues Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Rodrigues Mrs. Mary Rodrigues Mr. and Mrs. William Ryan ~>>>>>>>>>>> <<<<<<<<<<<~ ~>>>>>>>>->>> FAITHFUL FAITHFUL PARISHIONERS PARISHIONERS Mr. and Mrs. Augustine S. Santos Mr. and Mrs. Antero Santos Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Santos Miss. Argentina Santos Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Santos Avila Santos Mr. and Mrs. Edward Santos and Sons Mr. and Mrs. Henry Santos Mr. and Mrs. Jesse M. Santos Mr. and Mrs. Joao Pires dos Santos Mr. and Mrs. John Santos Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Santos Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Santos Mr. and Mrs. Manuel E. Santos Miss Mary E. Santos Miss Mary C. Santos Mrs. Roland Santos Mr. and Mrs. John L. Schnur Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Sciuto Miss Grace L. Sequeira Miss Hilda Louise Sequeira Miss Mary Sequeira Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Silva Anthony Silva Mr. and Mrs. Anthony D. Silva Arlinda Silva Arthur J. Silva Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Silva Arthur Silva Mr. and Mrs. David F. Silva Edelbet Silva Elisen Silva Miss Florinda Silva Mrs. Frances Silva Mr. and Mrs. Francisco Silva Miss Gladys A. Silva Mr. and Mrs. George F. Silva Mr. and Mrs. George A. Silva Miss Helen Silva 1908-1958 <<<<<<<<<<<~ 1908-1958 Mr. and Mrs. J oaquim Silva Mr. and Mrs. John Silva Mr. and Mrs. John Silva John Silva Mr. and Mrs. John Silva Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Silva Joseph A. Silva Mr. and Mrs. Joseph F. Silva Jose Vieira Silva Mr. and Mrs. Leo Silva Mr. and Mrs. Louis Silva Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Correia Silva Manuel Silva, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva Mrs. Margaret Silva Mr. and Mrs. Martin Silva Mary H. Silva Robert J. Silva Miss Rose C. Silva William F. Silva Mrs. Urania Silva Miss Dorothy Silveira Mr. and Mrs. John B. Silveira Frank Silveria Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius G. Simard Mrs. Mary Smith Miss Shirley Smith Mr. and Mrs. Alfred R. Sousa Miss Alice T. Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Annibal L. Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Casemiro Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Daniel R. Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Domingos Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sousa George J. Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Sousa Mr. and Mrs. James Sousa ~>>>>>>>>->>> <<<<<<<<<<<~ James Sousa, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Sousa John F. Sousa John J. Sousa Mr. and Mrs. John J. Sousa Joseph Sousa Joseph J. Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Leo Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Manuel F. Sousa Manuel J. Sousa Mrs. Maria T. Sousa Mrs. Mary C. Sousa Miss Mary C. Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Raymond D. Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Victor Sousa Helen Souza John M. Souza Family Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Souza Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Souza Mr. and Mrs. Dominick J . Spinney Mr. and Mrs. Juliu s Swienski Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Sypien Mr. and Mrs. John Tareco Francis A. Teixeira Mr. and Mrs. Jame s Teixeira Miss Mary E. Teixeira Mrs. Maria C. Tavares Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Tremblay Joan Marie and John A. Varoski, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Vasconcelos Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Veiga Miss Rose Veiga Mr. and Mrs. Charles D. Vieira Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vieira Miss Christina Vieira Frank G. Vieira Mr. and Mrs. Frank F. Vieira Mr. and Mrs. Frank G. Vieira Mrs. Maria Dulce Vieira Antonio Frank Vieira Mrs. J oaquima Vieira John Vieira Mr. and Mrs. Manuel S. Vieira Manuel A. Vieira and Family Mrs. Maria Julia Vieira Mr. and Mrs. William J. Winn Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wolff Mrs. Elsie Wolfe Mr. and Mrs. William Zemetres 1908-1958 <<<<<<<<<<<~ �[ontributing Parishioners Mr. and Mrs. William Jalbert Mr. and Mrs. Tarquino Leal Manuel P. Machado Mr. and Mrs. John S. Marshall, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Martin Mr. and Mrs . Joseph C. Mello, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mendes Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Mendes Mr. and Mrs. John Mendonsa Antero Neves Miss Mary Newhall Anthony Oliveira Mrs. Ascension Pace Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Pulaski Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Quadros Mrs. Leonora Ramalho Mrs. Maria C. Rodrigues Mr. and Mrs. Manuel D. Santos Antonio Sequeira Mrs. John Sheedy :\/[r. and Mrs. Joseph C. Siaglo Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Silva Mrs. Rita Silva Mr. and Mrs. Honorato Sousa Manuel Sousa John R. Vieira Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Almeida Manuel Alves Mrs. Mary Andrews Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Avila Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Barboza Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Beauchemin Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bettencourt Mrs. Mary Bettencourt Robert and Brenda Bettencourt Mrs. Maria L. Camara Mrs. Mary Camara Edward A. Cardoza Mrs. Georgina Cardoza Firmo Correa Mrs. Celeste Costa John Costa Mrs. Joana De Jesus Mrs. Senhorina De Jesus Mrs. Beatrice A. Donnelly Mr. and Mrs. John Farley Mr. and Mrs. John M. Ferreira Frank Furtado Frank Gouveia Joseph F. Gouveia, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Seraphim Gouveia ♦ ♦ ♦ (J)evoted Patrons John F. Abreu Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Athaide Miss Florence Black Antonio C. Branco Ernest G. Caldeira Mrs. J esuina P. Costa :Yir. and Mrs. John Chisholm Mrs. Rita Cunha Mr. and Mrs. John Dalton Manuel J. Espinola Mr. and Mrs. Diago de Faria Mrs. Theresa H. Furtado Agostino and Sabino Galli Manuel Goes Mr. and Mrs . Manuel J ardim Mrs. Olive Lavigne Edward Lawrence :\/[rs. Mary Lawrence Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pestana Miss Margaret Rocha Mrs. Mary Minorgan Miss Anna Silva Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Silva Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Sousa .\/[rs. Mary Teixeira Mr. and Mrs. Paul Walters J\'Irs. Francesca West . .. Patrons ... Mrs . Martina Almeida Annette's Beauty Salon Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Athaide Balkus Family Miss Dorothy Barrett Barsamian Family Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Berton Mr. and Mrs. Hector Berube Mr. and Mrs. Freedman Bettencourt Mr. and Mrs. John Bettencourt Mr. and Mrs. Alex Boradawka Nellie Buckmaster Mr. and Mrs . John Burgoyne Mrs. Mary Burns Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cahill Miss Catherine Callahan Mr. and Mrs. Fred Campbell Mrs. Lina Caputi Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Cerretti Chickie Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Cloutier Doctor Manuel Coggan Mr. and Mrs. Cazemiro Correia Joseph P. Correia Thomas Corrigan Mr. and Mrs. Charles Coulouras Mr. and Mrs. Rene Cournoyer Mr. and Mrs . John Daly Mr. and Mrs. Frank Damas Mrs. Mary Dawlin Joseph De Andrade Mr. and Mrs. Will iam Deering Mr. and Mrs. James Delehanty Miss Elizabeth Devine Miss Edith Donlan Mrs. William P. Dowli ng Mrs. Kathleen Dunn Pauline Dussault Mrs . M. Farley Mr. and Mrs . J ohn Ferreira Mr. and Mrs. Howard F leury Mr. and Mrs. Amos F lorence Mr. and Mrs. Charles F lynn Mr. and Mrs . Theodore E. Forsley Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fratus Evo Freitas A Friend Mrs . J. Gentile Mr. and Mrs . Frederick Gleason Sabino Gonsa lves John Gouveia Mr. and Mrs. William Graham John Green Mrs . William Hart Mr. and Mrs. J . E. Hartley Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Hannigan Raymond Hebert Family Doctor Frank Heifetz May I. Hey William J. Hey M iss Mary A. Hickey Calman Hoffman Mary and Frank Hurley Mrs. Mary King Mr. and Mrs. Roland Laronger Mr. and Mrs. James Larry Mr. and Mrs. M. Lefebvre Mr. and Mrs. Belarmino C. Leite In Memory-Frank Lima (Calif.) Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Lima (Calif.) Mr. and Mrs. John 0. Longldin Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lorigan Miss Alice Lowe Mr. and Mrs . Antonio Luz Mr. and Mrs. John A. Machado Mrs. Stasia Machado Miss Martina Mahan Nick A. Mastas Family Mrs. Aurore McCabe Mrs . Ethel McCarron Miss Margaret McDowell Mr. and Mrs. Joseph McOsker Mr. and Mrs . McQuarrie Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Mello Mr. and Mrs. Edward Mello Mrs . Louise Mello Mrs. Mary Mello Mrs. Ma ry Mello David Miller Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Monette Mrs . J. Mortonis Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mullen Mr. and Mrs. James Newcomb C. H. Nickles Miss Mary O'Brien O'Hare Family Mr. and Mrs. Norman E. Paquette Mr. and Mrs. R oger Peretti Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel Petullo Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Picanso Mr. and Mrs. Bemvindo Picanso Miss Loretta Picanso Mrs. Mary Picanso William Picanso Miss Margaret Pierce Edward Pitta Mrs. Jesuina Pitta Mr. and Mrs. John Pyne Mr. and Mrs. John Pyne, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Quattrochi Mr. and Mrs. Walter Regan Mr. and Mrs. William E . Riley Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rivanis Mrs. Rose Robblee Mr. and Mrs. Tom Robertson Atty. and Mrs. Eli N. Rostler Frances Saduskas Bernard S. Salloway Mr. and Mrs. Henry Samaras Mr. and Mrs. Joe L. Sandler Mr. and Mrs. Roland Santos Sarre's Frank L. Shirley Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Silva Miss Gertrude Smith Mrs. Mary Smith Mrs. Josephine Sousa Mrs. Madeline Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Manuel E. Sousa Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Stanulonis Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor Miss Helen Tobin Mr. and Mrs. William Tobin Mrs. F. R. Turner Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Urban Joseph Vieira Joseph Veiga Anthony Vieira Mrs. Clara E. Wa lsh Miss Lillian Welch Mrs . Mary Welch Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wood Mr. and Mrs . Peter Zimetru �Golden Jubilee Greetings from our Societies and Clubs 'Buri"ness c.5r[en and Women of Sai"nt e_Anthony's Parish THE HOLY NAME SOCIETY LINCOLN CLEANERS & DYERS, INC. DEE'S DEBBIE SHOPPE Henry Perry, Prop. Dee Agu iar, Prop. of SAINT ANTHONY'S CHURCH TAILORING - Individual Hair Styling PRESSING WOODY ALE HOMES, INC. Michael Rindo, President, Treasurer Joseph Aguiar, Prop . GL 5-5169 56 HAN KS STREET CLEANING REPAIRING MARINE FUEL COMPANY PORTUGUESE AMERICAN CENTER, INC. GL 8-8604 492 Chelmsford Street GL 2-5537 45 Merrimack Street 115 SPRAGUE AVENUE GL 3-6334 Prompt metered service ANDREWS ANN MARIE BEAUTY SALON FUEL and RANGE OIL Gladys Picanso - Alfred Andrews, Prop. GL 2-2602 85 Seneca Street MADEIRAN ALLIANCE SAINT ANTHONY'S PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION COUPLES CLUB Prompt courteous service as near as your telephone. GL 3-0041 147-175 Centro I Street Distinctive Hair Styling FRANK D. ROCHA BARRY'S PASTRY SHOPPE PAINTING Manuel Barros, Prop . GL 2-1519 434 Central Street Margaret Sutherland WE BAKED THE ANNIVERSARY CAKE! PAPERHANGING 730 Lawrence Street GL 2-7614 Interior and Exterior Residential P.a inting SAINT ANTHONY'S PROTECTIVE AND BENEVOLENT SOCIETY SAINT JOSEPH 'S BENEFIT ASSOCIATION, INC. PIONEER SUPER MARKET JOSEPH C. MELLO PAINTERS DECORATORS Daniel Silva, Prop. 421 Centro I Street 62 Chambers Street Members of PORTUGUESE COLONIAL BAND GL 2-9804 GL 4-4746 Choice Meats-Groceries-Vegetables NOSSA SENHORA D'AJUDA SOCIETY OF LOWELL THE PORTUGUESE CATHOLIC SOCIETY DONA MARIA OF SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST AMELIA SOCIETY SILVA'S MARKET SOUSA'S MARKET Manuel Silva, Prop . Antonio C. Sousa, Jr., Prop. 166 Powell Street A. G. Food Store GL 2-8348 381 Central Street GL 7-7871 Complete Line of Groceries and Vegetables �ANTHONY COSTA REBELLO GONSALVES PAINTING COMPANY CASELLE'S MODERN BARBER SHOP Cor. Lawrence and Wamesit Streets John Gons,a lves, Prop. Painting 19 Highland Ave. GL 2-2840 4 Frye Street Annibale F. Caselle Paperhanging - Domingoes Pereira, Prop. No. Chelmsford 195 Moody Street AL 1-3731 MELLO UPHOLSTERING SERVICE Jack Ornelas, Jr., Manager Tebert P. Mello GL 2-8240 Gorham at Thorndike Streets COLONIAL MAID ICE CREAM GEORGE F. SILVA Tony Andr,a de, Manager and Distributor General Carpenter Work 251 Chelmsford Street Chelmsford Quality Work - Free Estimates GOULD & FAUSTINO SPUDNUT SHOPPE Manuel Faustino 33 Varieties of Delicious Doughnuts Dominick J. Spinney PLUMBING AND HEATING 39 Powell Street ANN'S BEAUTY SHOPPE LUZ BROTHERS Anna Braga Kokinos 114 Stromquist Avenue GL 9-9646 Work by appointment only Designers and Builders of DISTINCTIVE MEMORIALS l l 22 Gorham Street GL 9-9812 CHARLIE'S MARKET TONY'S TYDOL STATION Carmelo lanuzzo, Prop. MEATS - GROCERIES - PROVISIONS GL 2-8504 888 Central Street E. Chelmsford 15 Gorham Street Anthony C. Ferreira, Prop. 24-hour towing service GL 2-8500 FOSTER BRAGA CHARLES SANTOS - Barber GL 4-7347 Wholesaler of BEEF, PORK, VEAL AND PROVISIONS GL 8-8754 JOHNNIE'S CAFE, INC. DE PONTE MOTOR COMPANY John E. Neves, Mgr. GL 2-8384 367 Central Street Available for Weddings and Testimonials John B. DePonte, Prop. E. Chelmsford JOHN'S BARBER SHOP BLUE RIBBON DAIRY MARKET LAUNDRY Edward Silva, Prop. 346 Boylston Street GL 7-7 505 Pasteurized-Homogenized Milk and Cream Oakland, California CHELMSFORD FUEL COMPANY Bettencourt Bros. 542 Chelmsford Street GL 2-5011 FRANK'S FISH MARKET Frank Leandro, Prop . GL 4-0332 NUNO ANDRADE CARDOZA & SON OIL Carpenter Oliver Cardoza, Prop. ,:! GL 2-0012 45 Auburn Street GOMES FOR HOMES Manuel E. Santos Manuel Gomes, Prop. 833 Central Street GL 2-7902 SNIP AND CURL BEAUTY SHOPPE SCHOOL at SHAW STREETS Former Parishioner-Joseph Freitas, Prop . RED PINE GRILLE, INC. We GL 2-9306 503 Central Street MARTIN SILVA PAINTING - PAPERHANGING GL 3-4721 John Q. Bettencourt Nuttings Lake GL 2-5448 3 Putnam Ave. SANTOS FUNERAL HOME 610 Gorham Street 11 Kittredge Ave. Tewksbury Augustine A. Mathews, Prop. General Repairing - Body and Fender Work UL 1-2381 Roland Bedard 558 Gorham Street GL 2-9763 - GL 2-3513 Olympia Netto - Estelle Desrosiers 1264 Gorham Street MATHEW'S AUTO SERVICE GL 2-2169 11 Watson Street GL 2-1570 GL 3-3430 883 Westford Street Greasing-Washing-Accessories-Oils 431 Central Street GL 3-1861 Interior and Exterior Painting JACK & AL'S ESSO SERVICENTER 21 Riverneck Road PERRY'S MARKET Billerica Anthony Medina, Mgr . cater to Testimonials, Weddings, Birthdays GL 4-3491 61 0 Andover Street BETTENCOURT'S VARIETY STORE THE PLEASANT VARIETY Manuel Q. Bettencourt Mary J. Ramalho, Prop. 84 Seneca Street 124 Pleasant Street GL 2-7602 GL 3-7260 SILVA & SON FREITAS BARBER SHOP Louis G. Silva, Prop. Manuel de Freitas, Jr. INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR PAINTING Paperhanging - Ceilings GL 3-7110 11 Marginal Street 385 Central Street ---------------------- HERMAN'S BARBER SHOP SOUZA'S CENTRAL CAFE Compliments of Herman Almeida John M. Souza, Prop. A FRIEND 5 MIDDLESEX STREET 405 Central Street GL 2-8153 �Our Professional Friends Business Friends of St Anthony's Parish Congratulations and best wishes to our many friends in Saint Anthony's Parish DOCTOR FAUSTO LAGE SULLIVAN BROTHERS,PRINTERS DOCTOR JOHN J. KARBOWNICZAK 95 BRIDGE STREET GL 8-6333 DOCTOR RAY S. GILMORE DOCTOR THOMAS J. G. TIGHE McDONOUGH FUNERAL HOME 14 HIGHLAND STREET MICHAEL H. McDONOUGH SONS DOCTOR ANTHONY J. REPUCCI DOCTOR WILLIAM F. RY AN Employees of Doctor Herbert Abrams Doctor Sully Freedman Doctor Thomas J. McNamqra Doctor Philip G. Berman Doctor Ralph Heifetz Doctor Richard Namay Doctor Germain J. Bouchard Doctor Max Hymen Doctor Alan L. Schofield Doctor Gilbert Cogan Doctor Frank Kostylo Doctor Artemus Stewart Doctor Samuel A. Dibbins Doctor Hugh: Mahoney Doctor X. A. Vu'rgaropoulos HEINZE ELECTRIC COMPANY KENNEY FLOWERS LOWELL'S LARGEST FLOWER SHOP 187 CENTRAL STREET GL 9-9491 Doctor Steve Belkakis Doctor Costas Kokinos Doctor Mathew J . Czyzycki Doctor John P. Mahoney Doctor William Donohoe Doctor Frederick McCall Doctor William J. Gilooly Doctor Harold Soreff GALLAGHER'S TYNGSBORO DRIVE-IN THEATRE George Abdallah, Prop. PRESCRIPTION DRUG STORE Charles L. Gallagher, Reg. Pharmacist 502 Chelmsford Street ATTORNEY RICHARD K. DONAHUE GL 3-0861 A Friend Doctor Robert K. Henderson ENDICOTT (Chuck) PEABODY Attorney-At-Law Attorney Leonard Novick Attorney William J . White, Jr. Attorney Walter J. Stankiewicz MEEHAN & KIRWIN, INC. DANNY MILLS MEN'S STORE, INC. FUNERAL DIRECTORS 161 Central Street 390 Pawtucket Street GL3-2814 MARTY'S FOR PARTIES GUILBEAULT'S PACKAGE STORE Lincoln Square Marty's Penthouse GL 4-0471 77 Branch Street Owner-John Silva GL 9-9241 �MERRIMACK-ESSEX ELECTRIC COMPANY HARVEY BUILDING & WRECKING CO., INC. Chelmsford, Mass . GL 2-9297 PURITAN FLOOR COVERING CO., INC. CARPETS and LINOLEUM HIGHLAND PAINTING SERVICE Richard E. Silva, Manager GL 2-2239 999 Middlesex Street Residential and Industrial Painting WORTHMORE FARMS DAIRY 85 Marlborough Street 31 London Street 412 Lawrence Street at Rogers "Comidas Deliciosas!" GL 3-0705 ROBBIE SHOE CORPORATION SOUCY WIRE & IRON WORKS 250 Jackson Street 40 Sparks Street Lowell, Mass. GL 2-4221 THE LOWELL FIVE CENT SAVINGS BANK LITCHFIELD BROS. OIL CO., INC. GL 2-7151 COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND TOBACCO WHOLESALERS Insurance Since 1865 GL 8-6838 24 Merrimack Street STEPHAN'S DANDRUFF REMOVER HAIR LOTION John V. Cahill, Dist. FIRST NATIONAL STORES, INC. 34 John Street Lowell BELVIDERE WINE COMPANY N.B. 119 Andrews Street 36 Concord Street GL 2-4214 GL 8-8225 ANDREOLI, INC. DEMOULAS SUPER MARKETS LOWELL STATIONERY CO., INC. 44 MIDDLE STREET WHOLESALE TOBACCO and CANDY HENRY ACHIN INSURANCE AGENCY 275 Fresh Pond Parkway 90 AIKEN STREET GL 5-5311 689 Merrimack Street GL 2-5221 COTT QUALITY BEVERAGES LORING STUDIO "Its Cott to be Good" Fine Portraits 489-491 Westford Street A FRIEND GL 3-1556 EPICURE HI-HAT OF LOWELL, INC. GL 3-2441 175 Centro I Street Compliments of A FRIEND DANIEL GAGE, INC. NORA O'KEEFE s.w. OSTERMAN COAL COMPANY 522 Pawtucket Street INSURANCE AGENCY 1764 Main Street UL 1-2241 Lawrence, Mass. 75 Central Street GL 2-0401 JEWELERS Tewksbury GL 2-2251 151 Central Street Cambridge CONLON BROS. MOTOR TRANSPORTATION CO. CURRAN & JOYCE BEVERAGES FLANAGAN PHARMACY 335 Common Street Lawrence, Mass. 557 Central Street GL 3-1921 AL LUNEAU CHEVROLET, INC. BUREAU BROS., INC. GL 2-4470 311 Beacon Street Compliments of RAY GL 5-5476 RICARD'S, INC. JOHN V. MOTTA TRAVEL AGENCY 267 Cambridge Street UN 4-2470 80 Dummer Street 1200 Bridge Street SHANAHAN RADIO & TV SERVICE Compliments of JOHN F. GLEASON GL 8-8471 COREY'S ELECTRIC SERVICE PORTER CHEVROLET, INC. 55 Chelmsford Street 1095 Lakeview Avenue Boston Road Chelmsford A FRIEND GL 9-9282 Cambridge, Mass. GL 2-5976 HOTEL MARLBOROUGH FRED. C. CHURCH & COMPANY GL 8-6471 8 Cabot Street PACKAGE STORE ALBERT H. NOTINI & SONS, INC. 42 Varney Street CITY MIRROR GLASS COMPANY LUCIEN F. TURCOTTE & SON, INC. GL 8-6828 141 Central Street R. M. HUMPH REY CO. Michael F. Doherty John J. Doherty REALTORS- GENERAL INSURANCE 45 Merrimack St. GL 8-8445 A FRIEND 91 Appleton Street GL 9-9321 ROOFERS l 86 Branch Street GL 3-4604 �Compliments of· NEYMAN FURNITURE COMPANY 193-199 Middlesex Street MARY RYNNE'S STYLE SHOP Lull & Hartford Compliments of: POST OFFICE LOCKSMITH 76 Gorham Street LOWELL WALLPAPER & PAINT COMPANY 51 Market Street 58 Prescott Street SUNNY ACRES NURSING HOME 250 Billerica Rd., Chelmsford MIKE PILATO'S MARKET VICKI BRADY BEAUTY SALON 920 Gorham Street MERRIMACK VALLEY EMPLOYMENT AGENCY 175 Central Street F. & E. BAILEY & CO., INC. 79 Merrimack Street LEO F. TIGHE, HEATING OILS AND ICE 105 Andrews Street ALFRED LUIZ Weathershield Aluminum Storm Windows 48 Roper Street A. G. POLLARD COMPANY BELVIDERE DAIRY - H. N. SAGER, PROP. 358 Boylston Street JAMES P. CURRAN WASHINGTON SAVINGS BANK 189 Central Street 515 Central Street PARADISE PRINTING COMPANY 9 North Street O'CONNOR-HILL HARDWARE COMPANY 460-462 Lawrence Street L. & M. AUTO SPRING SERVICE 437 Lawrence Street OPERA HOUSE PHARMACY 8 Merrimack Street 302 Market Street ROBERT T. MORSE Funeral Director 122 Princeton Street 498 Broadway JAMES F. O'DONNELL & SONS FUNERAL HOME 276 Pawtucket Street DAVID F. CADDELL, INSURANCE AGENCY 45 Merrimack Street JEAN N. BLANCHARD, INSURANCE AGENCY 34 Mariposa Avenue LOWELL ACADEMY OF HAIRDRESSING 97 Centro I Street EDWARD W. FREEMAN, JEWELERS 171 Central Street Boston Road, Billerica COLLINS BOWLADROME Boston Road, Billerica 9 Central Street 435 Moody Street 307 Middlesex Street A FRIEND W. T.S. Cor. Church and Lawrence Streets NORCROSS & LEIGHTON, INC., INSURANCE McNAMARA'S SUPERETTE BARROWS TRAVEL SERVICE 62 Central Street CITY INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS 200 Central Street UNION NATIONAL BANK Main Office, 61 Merrimack Street CULLINAN CATERERS FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS 15 Hurd Street and Kearney Square CADET CLEANERS, INC. 461 Moody Street 63 Fletcher Street CENTRAL FURNITURE & FLOOR COVERING Dutton Street RITCHIE GLASS COMPANY SULLIVAN FUNERAL HOME GALLAGHER SQUARE HARDWARE & PAINT KUTE KIDDIES SHOE COMPANY M . DOYLE & SON SHOE REPAIRING Go rham Street 22 Fourth Street 658 Gorham Street HAYES OIL COMPANY 517 Dutton Street 650-676 Middlesex Street 379 Gorham Street MURPHY & CALLAHAN PHARMACY, INC. 315 Bridge Street i ,' . . 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Title A name given to the resource Saint Anthony's Church Archives [1902-2014] Subject The topic of the resource 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 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Archives at St. Anthony's Church in Lowell, MA. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available UMass Lowell, Center for Lowell History Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Lowell (Mass.) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1902-1943 Description An account of the resource 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. Historical Overview: 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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, <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">José Maria da Silva Ferrão de Carvalho Mártens</a>. 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. 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. 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. 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 São Miguel Father Grillo immigrated to the United States in 1899, settling in Hudson, Massachusetts. 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. Throughout much of his pastorate, Father Grillo had no assistant pastor except for one year in the early 1930s when Rev. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG PDF TIFF Language A language of the resource English Portuguese Type The nature or genre of the resource Image Physical Object Text Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Saint Anthony's Golden Jubilee Booklet (1958) Subject The topic of the resource Azorean Americans Portuguese American women Catholic Church--Dioceses Description An account of the resource On May 30, 1958, Saint Anthony's celebrated 50 years since the dedication of the church in 1908. 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