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From: Sheri Dye <>
Subject: Re: [CROATIA] Another Croatian Roman Catholic institution to close!
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:07:23 -0700
References: <864063.88445.qm@web82406.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <864063.88445.qm@web82406.mail.mud.yahoo.com>


Dear Mr. Jerin:
I could help but notice this and a swelling thought came into my
mind. I am not Catholic but am LDS (Mormon), however I will explain the
revelence of these two. I live in Salt Lake City and watch my church
help other churchs with funding to help preserve historical buildings,
feed others, etc. My church has a lot of historical sites all over the
country and appreciate the preservation in history. So I am also
including the name, address of the local LDS Stakes/Churchs in that
area. I got this off _lds.org_.You can write to the Stake Presidents
there or call them Sundays, Tuesday evenings or Wednesday evenings. I am
sure they will be able to help you. Let me know if I can be of any
assistance. I have helped in my community to raise awareness and funds
for many religious and secular events.My sister is married to TEZAK's
who immigrated from Yugoslovia to Ellis Island.They are Catholic.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Lenexa Kansas Stake
7845 Allman Road
Lenexa, Kansas 66217
Phone: (913) 962-5635 (Office)
(913) 962-5623 (Hall)

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Olathe Kansas Stake
15915 W. 143rd Street
Olathe, KS 66062
Phone: (913) 764-4410 (Office)
(913) 764-6090 (Hall phone)

Sincerely,
Sheri Dye
Salt Lake City, Utah
USA

Robert Jerin wrote:
> I recieved this notice from one of the posters to a genealogy message board.
>
> This trend is alarming, while we can all understand the reduced church attendence and parohicial school enrollment (at least in some areas), I believe that some Bishops and Diocese Offices do not respect the contributions made by the European ethinic communities to the building of the Roman Catholic faith in America. Recently the olderst Roman Catholic Croatian church in America, St Nicholas in Pittsburgh PA, closed. What a shame that we did not all raise our voices (and maybe also money!) to save such an important American-Croatian institution. How many more will close before the community acts in a positive manner to help?
>
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>
> St. John The Baptist Grade School in Kansas
> City, Kansas is scheduled to be closed. It will be consolidated with
> two other grade schools, and the students will be moved to the grade
> school which is based at the archdiocese catherdral.
>
> St. John's is important in the history of Croatians in the United States. It was the first Croatian grade school, established and opened
> in 1909, under the direction of Msgr. Martin Krmpotic, shortly after the
> church was constructed and dedicated in 1904. The history of the parish
> is outlined in the book The Croatian Immigrants in America by George
> Prpic, a professor at John Carroll University in Cleveland. The parish
> complex was also the sight of the first Croatian orphanage in this
> country, founded and run by the same sisters who staffed the school.
> The orphanage has long closed, and the building is the site of the
> Strawberry Hill Museum.
>
> I have written the archbishop to make him aware of the significance of
> the school and the church, which is also rumored to be on the closure
> list. If any of the other list members who have ties to St. John's
> would want to write him as well, the address is :
>
> His Excellency The Most Reverend Joseph F. Naumann, D.D.
> Archbishop of Kansas City in Kansas
> 12615 Parallel Parkway Kansas City, KS 66109
> Phone (913) 721-1570
> Fax (913) 721-1577
> email: . org <mailto:. org>
> <mailto:. org>
>
>
>
> "Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men." Ayn Rand 1905-1982
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