Church History Saint Catherine of Siena Preston CT 06365

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	The Saint Catherine of Siena historical documents located on this page are in Adobe Acrobat format. The Acrobat reader is free and available for download at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html


	Dedication of St. Catherine of Siena Church, April 24, 1960 - This is a major Church history folder and a good place to start!


		Installation Ceremony for First Pastor Rev. Joseph G. Finnerty, held on December 7th 1975.

	Parish Guide, Spring 0f 1991

	Saint Catherine of Siena Development Program, September 1976

	Loose white paper with dates, statistics and historical notes


	Parish Renovation Program October 1983

Information from “Responding To His Call”, a Celebration of the History of The Diocese of Norwich (Father Gregoire J. Fluet, Ph.D

Dedicatory Organ Recital, October 1, 1995 (Faucher Organ Company, Inc. Biddeford, ME). Includes some very interesting history of the Church’s music history.

A brief history of Our Lady Of Good Counsel Guild, Preston, from the records of Joan Hartung, Guild President.

Siena Memorial Garden

Updated Parish History


	Below are old newspaper clippings that feature St. Catherine of Siena. Clip on article to read. Preston Pipeline articles courtesy of Eleanor Miller. *NOTE: If using Internet Explorer, put your cursor at bottom right of the photo-article and click on the arrows which will maximize it to make it more readable.*

Progress on Rectory Sept 30, 1977	Dedication article, April 21st
Rectory nearly done Nov 26, 1977	Rapid progress being made 12/1959
Preston’s own Knighthood 9/15/75, Page 1 Page 2	Catholic men will organize local KofC Council
Interior and exterior of St. Catherine’s on April 21st, 1960	20th Anniversary Celebration, Sept 1995 Preston Pipeline
16th Summer Festival June 1995	17th Annual Summer Festival June 1996
Guild Celebration & 20th Anniversary As a Parish,, Dec 95 Pipeline.	Father V. Antony Alaharson serving as Pastor, Pipeline October 1996
Parish Hosts World Community Day, Pipeline September 1998	Reverend Michael S. Smith welcomed as Parish Administrator, September 1998 Pipeline
Father Michael S. Smith named Pastor, October 1998 Pipeline	Rev. Michael S. Smith installed as Pastor, November 1998 Pipeline
20th Summer Festival article & History, May 1999 Preston Pipeline


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