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From: "Mary L. Knutson" <>
Subject: Re: [PA-SOUTH-PHILLY] St. Anthony's Church,South Philly (Schuylkill)
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 19:49:04 -0500
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Trinity Lutheran located at 18 th & Wolf Streets.
I believe it is still there.

Mary Knutson

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Sparks" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 2:55 PM
Subject: Re: [PA-SOUTH-PHILLY] St. Anthony's Church,South Philly
(Schuylkill)


> Where did the Protestants go to church in South Philly in 1897?
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Margaret" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 1:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [PA-SOUTH-PHILLY] St. Anthony's Church,South Philly
> (Schuylkill)
>
>
>> Thank you Terry for sending the site re; St. Anthony's
>> That was really interesting. Especially the part about the Stations of
>> the
>> Cross. I have been in many churches and have never seen any quite as
>> beautiful as they were.
>> Little did I know at the time just how priceless they were.
>> During lent, we walked from St. Anthony's school on Carpenter St. every
>> Wednesday to "do" the stations. Rain or shine we had to go to the church.
>> I
>> remember well the reality of each and every station.
>> We girls were warned on Tuesday by the Nuns. "Don't forget to wear your
>> hats
>> tomorrow!" If you did forget,one of the Nuns would drape a handkerchief
>> on
>> your head because you dare not be bare headed in church.
>> My how things have changed!!
>> I am so glad those lovely things from the church are being used.
>> Again thank you.
>>
>> Peggy DO.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <>
>> To: <>; <>
>> Cc: <>
>> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 11:55 AM
>> Subject: [PA-SOUTH-PHILLY] St. Anthony's Church, South Philly
>> (Schuylkill)
>>
>>
>>> St. Anthony's closed in 1998. The records are at Saint Charles
>>> Borromeo
>>> Church. If you need the address, phone number and fax, let me know.
>>> Incidentally, St. Anthony's is now St. Matthew's Baptist Church. St.
>>> Anthony's stained glass windows went to St. Basil's the Great in
>>> Kimberton. Here's a story on that:
>>> http://www.southphillydaily.com/view_article.php?id=3107
>>> I went to St. Gabriel's myself (that wasn't too far away from St.
>>> Anthony's).
>>> Terry C
>>>
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