St. Francis/St. Patrick and St. Thomas, Roman Catholic Churches, Friendsville/Middletown and Little Meadows, PA
St. Thomas the Apostle Church - History
Little Meadows, Pa
Parish Firsts & Milestones

Cornerstone Laid  - June 22, 1887

Church Consecrated - September 23, 1888

Parish Established - September 3, 1890

Population in 1890 - 90 Families
   53 at Little Meadows, 28 in Warren, 9 in New York State

Bishop of Scranton in 1890 -  Rt. Rev. William O'Hara, D.D.

Founding Pastor -  Rev. John J. Lally, Pastor at St. Francis Xavier in Friendsville

First Resident Pastor -  Rev. P. J. Colligan

First Baptism - Francis Clark, September 21, 1890

First Wedding -  John Boland and Bridget Ringrose at Warren on April 23, 1891

First Funeral -  Jerimiah Ring, died October 20, 1890, age 77, Buried in Friendsville

First Confirmation - October 26, 1891, by Right Rev. William O'Hara. Class of 59 members including the following whose family names still appeared in the parish census of 1989:  Patrick Hickey, John Neville, William Hartigan, Agnes Lynch, Ellen Neville, Nan Lynch, Catherine Hartigan, and Juliaette Hickey.

Source of above information - "St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, Little Meadows, Pa., 100th Anniversary Celebration" booklet

St. Thomas the Apostle Roman Catholic Church Closed in June 2010

Final Mass & Closing Ritual - Saturday, June 19, 2010, 4:00 pm

Last Pastor - Rev. Casimir Stanis

  
 


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