Roseville
to have a new church
From the April 4, 1908 issue of The Herald
“Rev. P. Sears of Lincoln is very much occupied these days with the preliminary arrangements for a church building in Roseville. The latter town, since it has become one of the most important railroad centers on the coast, is going ahead by leaps and bounds. The Catholic population is increasing rapidly and there will soon be a pressing need for a spacious permanent church.” (Editor’s note: St. Rose of Lima Parish in Roseville was established in 1907.)
Plans adopted for St. Francis
of Assisi Church in Sacramento
— Cost
nearly $100,000
From the April 11, 1908 issue of The Herald
“Sacramento is shortly to have another magnificent church edifice second in size and beauty only to the superb Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. This structure, which may be more properly described as a group of ecclesiastical buildings, will be a valuable addition to the best architectural effects yet achieved in this part of California.
“On the site of St. Francis Church, at 25th and J Streets, facing Fort Sutter Park, there will be reared a massive and notable group, including church, schools and monastery for the Franciscan Fathers who have charge of the parish….The same hand which worked out this design planned also the fine Franciscan group of St. Boniface Church, schools and monastery on Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco.”
An up-to-date mountain church
From the April 11, 1908 issue of The Herald
“Sierra City can readily boast of one of the neatest Catholic churches in the mountains. Electric lights have recently been put in place and have not only taken the place of old-time coal lamps, but add considerably to the looks of the church’s interior….The present church is the third one in the history of the little mining town. The first was destroyed by fire years ago; the second was torn away by a snow slide and the present edifice has been erected through the zealous efforts of Father J. Dermody and Father Laffan, both former pastors of Downieville, to which place Sierra City belongs.”
Letter to the editor, Thomas Connelly, from Bishop Thomas Grace
From the May 2, 1908 issue of The Herald
“I embrace the first opportunity to express my great satisfaction with The Catholic Herald and to offer my congratulations on the high character and general excellence of the paper from every point of view. The promise of the first numbers is born out by subsequent issues.
“I regard the publication as a most valuable addition to the force making for the spiritual advancement and material building-up of the large and rapidly-developing community represented by the Diocese of Sacramento. I hope to see The Catholic Herald as a welcome visitor to every Catholic home in this territory and I bespeak for it the cordial encouragement and practical support of both the clergy and laity in every portion of the diocese. I will do all in my power to extend the journal’s field of usefulness and influence and to promote the effectiveness of its important mission.”
