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Province of the Immaculate Conception
éfii.r oi Provincial
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zoo6 Edgewater Parkway
Silver Spring, Maryland zo9o3
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t'{ost Severend Leo 0. Eyrne, lt.Ð
Chancery 0,'f ice
í126 Summit Avenrie
Sa
int, Paltl-, l'lin:ies ot,a SltOZ
Deel A¡:chbishop F¡'rne
:
i suþrnit f or your apprcval as pastcr of Our Lady of
Parish, in St , Pau1, che Reverond Adal"helt
Wolski, T. 0.R., a p:'iest, in ¡iood stanolnp; of our
Provinc e . I feel confident ûi:at I'attier Acl¿rlb.ert r,vil.1
capab-L;; fu lfilI
his oblÍ.gat i-rns.
Guadalupe
iti: yoiìl. ¿ìppl'ovL'. 1, bre anticio¿ite his
tiris resþcr:siiril:l-ty on iuiay 1, 1970.
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AGREEMENT
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- in Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish
I17Ù
H. Kublna, T.O.R.
Mlnister Provinclal
Provlnce of the lmnla culate Conception, 1. O . R .
The Very Reverend Éiugene
2ùû6 Ed.Jewater ParkwaY
SiIver Sprlng, tvlaryland
209 03
Dear F'ather Kubina:
I sm torwarding ffve copiss of the 'Agreement" whlch was discussed between
Archblshop Byrne, yoursell and myself, when you vlstted hlm at the Chancery
some weeks ago, TheAgreement should have been tdeally sent to you belore a
pastor was ðppolnted, bui tt will still be a valid agreement.
May I ask you to slgn ðlI of the coples and to retum Lwo of them to thls office.
The three that you retaln are for your own ftle, the parlsh flle, and for your Superlor
General . May I ask you to send the partsh copy directly to Father Àdalbert Wolskl ,
T.O.R., Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, 528 Kansas Avenue, St. Paul,
Minnesota 55i07, where he ls now residing. Father has come il¡ to see us and
we had a dellghtful vlslt wltl¡ hlm tlte other day.
As an afterthought, I presume that you wlll ftnd the Agreement to be acceptable.
At Ieast I have operêted on that ðssumptlon, If not, please relurn the coples !o
wlth your obJectlons, and we shall endeavor to work out further agreements.
me
Wtth cordial best wishes, I remaln
Sincerely yours ln Chrlst,
Monslgnor Terrance W
ChancelÌor
P.S.
.
Berntson
flnally to return to this offlce tìre <.rrl'3inal copy
and one phoLo copy
them,
and the coples
has
signed
l\rchblshop
the
thôt
note
of the Agreement. You wlll
you return wtll be necessary for our legal flle, and thereiore I rnust ask that the
orlgtnal be returned. The secgnd c6py retumed wlll be fc¡r the Chancery Ille'
lr4ay we ask you
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May
8,
1970
The Reverend Adalbert Wolskl, T.O.R.
Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe
528 Kansas Avenue
St. PauI, Mlnnesota 55I07
Dear Father Wolskl:
/
Thank you for your letter of recent date, and I am very pleased
to accede to your wlshes ln preparlng thls letter for pregentatlon
to the Ptrst Natfonal Bank of Salnt Paul or ány other bank seeklng
conflrmatlon of your ståtus as Pastor of the Church of Our lady
of Guadalupe.
On May I, 1970, Archblshop Byme approved your assignment to
the Parlsh of Our Lady of Guadalupe, ðnd as such, conflrma you
ln that offtce of Pastor. I am encloslng also a photo copy of your
asslgnment to the parlsh from your Provlnclal, whlch you may also
wlsh to brtng to the bank.
WÍth cordlal best wlshes, I remaln
Slncerely yours ln Cl¡rlst,
Monslgnor Terrance W. Berntson
Chancellor
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ARCHDIOCESE OF SAINT PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS
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z6 Summít Avenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota f5ro2
The Chanceyt
January
6,
1972
His Excel I ency
Most Reverend Leo C. Byrne, D. D,
Arc hbishop Coadjutor of Saint Pa ul and Mínneapol i s
The
226 Summi
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Paul
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Avenue
M'innesota
55102
Dear Archbishop Byrne,
Father Adal bert hlo'lski has confirmed the date for
our meeti ng for January lB' 1971, I0 a.m. at the
Chancery.
l^lith best wishes, I
am
Sincere'ly yours
in Christ,
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Rev. lvlsgr.
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OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE CHURCH
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KANAAg AYETIUE
SAtNt PAUra H|NNEAOÍA
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t{ay
11, 1972
Msgr. Terrence !{. Berntson
Chancel]or
Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis
226 Surmlt Àvenue
SaÍnt Pau1, Nlinrresota 5r1O2
Dear Monei.gnor,
I
am
wrítíng to infom you that on Jwte 1th, after the
'1
morning lvlasses and afternoon devotions,
f will be leaving this
Parlsh to nake my ar:nual retreat at our Provincial headquarters
in Hollldaysburg, PennsyLvania. I will take
advantage
of ny
beine ín tÌre east to visit my family. T should be back at
Lady
of
Guadalupe
Our
by the 1et of July.
Father Jamee D. Hahn of the Saint Cloud Diocese u'iLl be
staylng here 1n oV abu"no".
trrloul-d
you please give him the
facultÍes of t'he Archdiocese for this period. Should an
emergency
or occasion arise in which Spanish io needr one of our TOR prieots
who
r¡iL] be 1n the area (Saint Cloud, Ïüinona and Duluth Dioceees)
on lvffssÍon Appeals has agreed
to handle the ¡uatter.
I take t'his opportunity to tbank you for your interest
and
the kindness extended 1n the past.
Respectfully yours,
@*z*rØ-¿,Þ<-/
Rev. Adalbert WoLski
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Iune
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1972
,
Rcverend Àdalþert lilolgkl, Î.O,R.
Chu¡ch of Our I¿dy of GuadaluPa
528 l(an¡aa Avenue
9t. Paul, Mlr¡negota 55107
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Dear Sather Wolskl:
I hove your letter of May 3l wbereln you note that
you
wlll
be oway from the parlsh fron fune
Il
to lufy I L972,
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We ¡re hrppy to g¡aat thc facultles of the Archdlocese to
father
lome
¡ D. Hahn of the 8t. Cloud Dloceae: We wlll also
nam€ hlm vlcarlus substlh¡tus.
Wfth cordl¡l bcst wlshes, I ¡emaln
Slncerely yours ln Cbrlet.
Monglgnor Terrance W. Eemtson
Chancellor
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1955 Oakdale Avenue
'W'est St. Paul, Minnesota 551f 8
Novernber 2P, L972
The Most Reverend Leo C. BYrne
Archbishop of Minnesota
226 Surnrrrít Avenue
Saint PauI, Minnesota
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5I05
Your Excellency:
I stopped one Sunday at Our Lady of
It has proved to be one of the rnost
for
rnass.
Guad.alupe
had.. On that day I discovered
have
I
reward,ing days
Father Wolski. Since'then I drive several rniles to attend.
'Wolskirs
Our Lad.y of Guadalupe for only one reason: Father
About two years ago
sermons.
In days when the church sornetirnes seerns to be searching
to find" itself, Father \{ol"ski seerns to know exactly where
it should. be. I never leave his church after a serrrron without bging better for having heald him. l¡fhile hís styLe is
not that of Bishop Sheenrs, his rnessages have power. If
you have not heard hirn, you rnight enjoy the experience.
His serrnons would rnake the cathedral ring!
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lune 22, 1973
Reverend Àdalbert Wolskl, T.O.R.
Our Lady of Guadalupe
452 Concord Street
Salnt Paul, Mlnnesota 55107
Dear FaÈher Wolski,
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ln
Archbtshop Byrne passed on â letter of ]une I from a
whleh she alleges that on the Flrst Frtday of ]une, at your regular Mass for
the members of Our Lady of Guadalupe Soclety, you addressed the women as
,'Spade \Àromen, Ttrleves and Robbers. " She malntalns that you called them
thls Èhree ùlmes. Obvlously, Pather Wolskt I do not know the clrcumEtances,
and I am not even certatn that thls ls true, If 1t is, however, I want you Èo
know lhat both Archbtshop Byrne and I are sfncerely dlsturbed about thls and
would ask you to make proper amends to your own people. I reallze, Father,
thts klnd of report may not necessarlty be the case. However, lf there ls any
trutt¡ to lt at all tt seems to me that your language was terrlbly intemperate.
Slncerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend ]ohn R. Roach, D.D.
Auxtltary Btshop of Satnt Paul and Mlnneapolls
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Tune
22,
1973
Dear
Archbishop Byrne passed on your letter to me and I have communlcated
thts to Father Wolskf . I am satlsffed that there wlll be no further
occurrênces of this kind. If something of this nature should take place,
I wlsh that you would let mê know immedlately and I assure you that thls
will be glven full attentlon.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend John R. Roach, D.D.
Àuxlllary Blshop of Salnt Paul and Mlnneapolls
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CONFERENCE
FOR TMMEDIATE RELEASX
DATE:
Apnir 4,
FROM:
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l^liIlic
202-65e-6700
301-459-5358
DIVISION ADDS SPECI4LIST
FOR MIGRANT trARMERS' NEEDS
director of the Divísíon for the
spanish-sneaking, united states catholíc conference, h'as
announced the creation of a new position wíthin that DíviÌÍÀSHINGTON--The
sion, in response to the snecial needs of mlgrant farm
workers and their families.
Althouqh migrants come from diverse ethníc groups I a
majority of the migrant workers in this country are SpanísLrsoeaking.
paul sedillo, director of thre uscc spanish-speakíng
Division named Stephen Solis, a native of Port Arthur, Texas'
as the Divisionrs n[ígrant Specialist.
. I{r. Solis, 30, is a graduate of Lamar UniversLty'
Beaumont, Texas wlrere lre Iater became associate director
of a federal nrogram for mígrant and seasonal farm Workers.
He comes to his posítion at the Catholíc Conference from
Executive Systems Corooration, where he was responsible for
providing manpower training and technicaL assistance to 44
miErant Þrograms snonsored by tha Department of Laborts
I,tigrant Dívision.
X,A,SP
NATIONAL CATHOLIC OFFICE FOR INFORMATION
1318 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N'W' ' WASHINGTON' D. C'
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Aprll 4, L974
The Reverend Adalbert Wo¡skl, T.O.R.
Church of Our l¿dy of Guadalupe
452 Concord Street
St. Pêul, Mtnneeota 55107
Dear Father Wolgktt
Thfs concerns yout telephon€ call of thts mornlng regardlng your
plane to be ab¡ent fiom your part¡h trom Aprll 15 to May I, 1974.
I'he Mo¡t Reverend À¡shblchoP lc placsed to tpprove your
dcslgnatton of tho Reve¡end Clarcnce Llcderbcch ag the vJlqarlue
subgtltuhrs of the Church of Our l¡dy of Guadalupe for thls perlod,
ln aocordanco wlth Canon 465 t 4.
The vartou¡ csndttlons whtch the Arct¡blshop expects to be fulftlled
when a prteat lc ab¡ent from hlc aerlgnment are deccrlbed ln the
Moy 19, 1964 (lU, 16) Clc¡gy Bullctln on thlg rubfect,
WttJr ktnd poraonal rcgardc,
I
¡emaln
Stnceruly yours tn Chrlst,
Reve¡snd fohn P. Ktnney
Ghancellor
IfK:mo
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of suåilalupe
St.
f,ndrew
530
ôur fa¿y
St. Paul, Mlnn. 55LO7
Msg. Terrance W. Serntson
Clrancery Qfttae
St.
Pau.I, Ilfnn.
Dea¡ Monslgnor'Serntson:
Please, w!.ll you sentl ne a letter conflrnlng ry appofrrtnent es Paetor of ûr
fa<ty of QradaLupe Chr:¡cht
lhe TlrEt Natlonal Sank of St. Paul has
requesteô a copy of ry ordlers befo::e honoranil ny
lng ny oheeklng aeoou¡t No.
Safety Deposj.t 3ox.
Ir11 apprecfate hearlng fron you as
soon as
posslble.
[hankg.
Sincerely yol¡rs/
& Afu-,, 2L,2.-l;,rø4
RAW: nb
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"Primer Encuentro Nacional Hispano de Pastoral
Conclusions Committee
t 3t 2
ilAssAcHuslrfs
AVENUE, N.W. WASHINOTON, D. C. 2OOO5 2O2l65C-6876
April
1"0, 1974
Most Rev. Leo C. Byrne
226 Sunmit Avenue
St. Pau1, Minnesota 55102
Your Excellency
It is our pleasure to send you the first najor publication of the Division for
the Spanish Speaking-United States Catholic Conference. In the pages of the
Proceèdings of the Priner Encuentro are unfolded what history nay recognize as
the floweiing of faith not only among the Spanish speaking Catholics, but of.
the whole American Church.
Whilo the struggle of the Hispano continues to be arduous and constant, sone
significant acconplishnents have taken place since June, L972. This success
cannot be attributed to a:ry one person or event. It is the story of Spanish
speaking American Catholics convinced of the unity of the Anerican Church and
of tho values of our heritage and irnpelled by this spirit to share responsibil
ity for the growth of the kíngdon among our peoples and all pcoples of our
cglmtry.
the Ençuentro rnovement, many other bishops, clergy, religious and laity
joined
us in n-uestra misión to better serve and enhance the pluralistic
have
T?rrough
churcirofthezo.slñiiñ-uerichnessoftheSpanishspeakingcu1ture.
üùe sincerely hope that this publication will renew the communieation between
the Divisíon for the Spanísh Speaking and the Hispano conmunity. It is onLy
with the assistance and coope ration of nuestra comunidad latina that the
Division for the Spanish Speaking can continue to promote its níss ion of the
desaxrolLo integral del pueblo hispano.
Let us continue with perseverance
in solidarity
in celebration
Paul Sedi1lo, Jr.
National" Dirsctor
PS/mp
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DMSION ËOR THE SPANISH SPEAKING
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312 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, N.W., WASHTNGTON, D.C
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UNITED STATES OATHOIIO OONFERET\OE
(2O2) 659-6876-7
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April 70, 1974
Your Excell,ency:
For more thalì two years, the Division for the Spanish Speaking has requested the
creation of a Migrant Specialist position within the Uníted States Catholic Confer ence. It was projected that the individual hired would be responsible for develop ing and coordinating an effort to increase the Churchrs participation in the migrant
apostolate.
say that I have been chosen to fill this particular posítion, which is
to say the Least. I have attached a recent news release to
challenge,
a tremendous
give you a capsule of infornation on ny appointnent and experience.
I
arn
proud
to
rny work, I wi-11- be attempting to inforrn the Church at all levels
of what is happening in relation to the migrant farnworker. Therefore, I woul.d like
to inform you that the National Farrn Worker Ministry has designated April 28 - I,lay 4
as the National Farm Worker üleek. In light of the Gospel for Sunday, April 28, in
which Christ told Sinon PeterrrTend.,.[and]...Feed ny sheep", we trust that you will
encourage the 1oca1 parishes and personneL within your juriscliction to study and
reflect on the plight of the farnworker.
Within the scope of
Furthermore, it is of utnost importance that aI7 of us be aware of not only who the
farmworker is, but deal with the question of social justice as applied to hin. We
hope that you will encourage educational personnel within your jurisdiction to focus
on the nigrant fannworker problerns, in particular his powerlessness, during sessions
that week (in schools, adult study groups, etc). Information on how to inplement
this type of program may be obtained from the following source:
National Farm Worker Ministry
1411 ltlest Olympic' Boulevard, Roon
Los Angeles,
(2r3)
California
511
90015
386-8130
A1so, the United Church of Christ, 289 Park Avenue South, New York, New York 10010,
has a poster proclaining this week and you can obtain copies fron them for 10f each.
If I can be of further service to you, please feel free to
I have the honor to be, Your Excellency,
contact ne.
Respectfully yours,
WW
Stephen Sotls
Migrant Specialist
SS/mp
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Aprll 28,
r.g74
The Beverend Adalbert Wolekl, NR
Churah of Or¡r L¿dy of Guadalupe
462 Concord Street
St. Paul, Mlnnesota
55107
Dear Fether Wolskl:
Arahblshop Byrne asked me
to
eend you under
eeparete cover, a publfcatlon from the Dlvlslon
for the Spanlsh Speaklng-It80C. It fe a report of the
June 1972 meeting fn lashfngton. ft mfght be
worthwhlle to keep 1n the rectory llbrary.
Wlth klnd peraonal reBÊrds, I renafn
Slncerely yours 1n Chrlst,
Reverend John
Chenoellor
P.
Kfnney
JFK:mo
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Province of the Immaculate Conception
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Office of Ptovincial
zoo6 Edgewater Parkway
Silver Spring, Maryland. zogo3
June 25,1974
The Reverend ,Tohn F. Kinney
Office of the Chancellor
Archdiocese of SaÍnt PauI and- Minneapolis
Surnmit Avenue
Saint Paul-, Minnesota
Dear Father Kinney:
Please excuse the delay in responding to your letter of ,Iune fourth
givíng approval to the appoíntments of our priests in your Archdiocese. I Ì,ras attending a conference out
r Lady of Guadalupe
ïIol-ski
lfith regard to the question of Fa
repo rt the followíng:
Church and St. Joseph Church, Del ano
In a telephone conversation with Bishop Roach toward the end of April
we talked about t-he presentation of Father Wol-ski as Pastor of St.
,Josephls Church, Delano, pending the return of one of your priests
from South America to assume the pastorate of Our Lady of Guadal-upe.
Upon conferring with my Council- I find the sentiment to be that'If
at all possible, that-ió, as long as there is no disturbance to the
Archdíocese, to retain the pastorate of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
The feeLing being that Father Vtolski, though not a very progressive
Pastor, nonetheless, has done a great deaL physically and financíaIl-y
for that Church.
In short, we are asking if Father WolskÍ can stay on a while longer
tí1 perhaps one of þur own Missionaries returns from Paraguay to repl-ace him? If there is strong reason to advise otherwise we will
ãertainly oblige the Archdiocese' decision.
This vzould in no way interfere with our acceptance as a Province the
parish of St. Joseph, Delano, which we have already signed contract
for. f woul-d þçesent the name of Father Alphonsus Domr.rick to the
Archbishop for that pastorate.
I understand there is a sma1l parish on the fringes of St.,Joseph's,
St,. Mary Czestochowa. We would be most willing to accept this responsability al-ong with St..loseph's sínce both of these rather small
communities together would offer more of a chal1-enge to a relatively
active príest.'
Awaiting your final word on this matter, I
Yourg sincerely ín Christ,
Very Reverend Emile Gentile, TOR,Min. Prov.
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July 19,
DATE:
MEMO
fQ:
1974
Fr. John Kinney
FROM:
Bishop Roach
SUB}ECT:
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Change
of Pastor
The transfer of Fr. Wolski to St. Josephrs Church in Delano
has been approved by Very Reverend Emile Gentile, TOR, Minister
ProvÍncial, for September 1. The Archbishop has also approved
the appointment of Fr. Baymond Monsour as Pastor of Our Lady
of Guâdalupe effective September 1. There is going to be
something of a time problem and we may have to supply for that
first weekend as I now discover that Ray wants to stay at
the Venezuelan mission until after the Feast Day, September 8.
I will inform you further about Rayrs plans after I have heard
from him again. At any rate, the l-etters, announcements, etc.
should be prepared for the other two.
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DÀTE:
MEMO
FROM:
JuLy 2Ø, 1974
1.o: Father
John KinneY
Bishop Roach
SUBJECT: Father A. IIolski,
TOR
Father llolski of Our Lady of Guadalupe was ín to see me this morning.
He pointed out that the report date of September I would be a Sunday
and asked whether or not he might remai. n there for that weekend.
want to make
I told him to do so and I would suggest
his report date to Del-ano something like ept ember 4t h He would
. find that very agreeable.
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July 30,
1974
The Revereud Adalbert' IÍolskl, T.O.R.
Church of Or¡r Lady of Guadalupe
452 Concord Street
St. Peul, Mfnnesota
5ã107
Dear Pether Wolekf:
tr1th. this
Church of
1974.
letter, f wleh to approve of your appolntm€nt to thg
8t. Joeeph, Delano, effective on lfednesdey, September 4,
It le underetood thls appolntneût ls ln full conformLty çtth the
propoeal of your Þrovlnclel Superlor.
The appolntnent w111 be publlshed
Auguet 16.
fn
Tlre Cathollc
Bulletln of
Before fultllllng any of your dutles as s pÊEtor, you a"e requfred
to ua^ke you¡ Profeeelon of Fa1th, tn accordance vlth Canon 1406
8 7 o!, the Code of Canon Law. ^Any prfeet of the Archdlooeee mai
wltuese lt as ny delegate; end thle <loeunent n¡uãt be returned to
my offloe before you take up your new rêaponsfbllftfes.
Eerewlth I dlspense you from all othe¡r forrnslltlee euah aÉ måy
be requlred under Canon 1444 for tbe taklng canonfcal posseseLon
of your parfsh.
Prl,or to your departure from the Church of Our Ledy of 0ua;dalupe,
f would agk thEt you preparo a wrltten refrort for your suaoeseor
glvlng detalls ooncernlng perlsh actlvitLes, f,lnenclel connftmênts,
¡nd other lnfomatlon whtoh night be helpful. Ptrease glve thfs
oonplete report to the prleet named to replace you.
Ffnally, ln ¿pprovlng of your pastorate of tbe Church of St.'
Joeeph, Delano, f thonk you for the good work you bave done 1n
your prevfoue eeeLgnment, and f prÊy Godrs bleeslngE for you ln your
new ffeld of labor.
With Íarm good wfshes¡ I remel.n
Slncerely and cordfally yours,
lioet
Reveren<l Leo C. Byrne, D.D.
Archblehop CoadJutor of Selnt Paul snd Mfnneepolle
cc Marilyn
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rrre,xíccll a¡¡tepícc-Ì, busíne,ssnren oF rnín¡tesoto ínc258 Birmingham St. St. Paul, Minn. 55106
Plrcne 612 /776-3665
Aup:us'.,
)L,
1974
Most Peverard Leo C. F)¡rne
Archbtshop of Saírit Parrl 8: MlnneaJ)ol-ls
Chancery Office
226 Sumnit Avo
St, Pau1, Ìllnn 5fI02.
Tour &eel.lencyr
Iù ts with
deep sorr,olr
that I wrlte thj.s l-ette:c,
rnlsfortrrne, but because f feel- thet
frienrl Ln Father Adalbert [¡lo]-ski.
I
and our Chureh
of a death or
losf.ng a dear and tru,fu.l.
not, beeauee
is
fhis ls to lnform you of our utntost respect that rrre have hacì in Fether l^Io.lski"
f t"ish to tell you horn rnuch he help us ¿u:d otrr ehurch.
Father i¡Iol-skl's e.nccuregement and pr¿tyers he.J-p for.mrlate this MexÌan o: ganizal;iori
bae,k 1n Febnrary of this feel.o He consolrted to be our Chaplai-n. Ttrere nover ha.s
been an Mexlcan organization i,ncorperate<1. fut ürith hi.s jnsj.sternce r,re ke'pt orr trying
to get the ¡ight, poople Lnvolved.. I¡ Jur,e of thís year r,róTo chart,ererL as :r non*
profíted organization dedieated. to help other lvlexir:ar¡s not, as fortunat.e es tJ.s.
It has promot,ed commrn:ity cooperation, education schol¿rslrips. 'lhl.s coning
Septenber 8, we roilJ. have a t,estlmonlal dlnner bonor.lng a }fexica.n family fo:r
contribnrtlng ¿4ood to our Church, eomrnunity and socioty. This organizatior has; c:or¿e
further tha^n any other in hlstory. Lt shal.l because of the spirft that I'atk¡e¡
hblski i.nstail-ed in us. Father hlol.ski r'ritl always t¡e remernbere.¡d as the founclal-iorr
of thls Chapter.
Our Lady of Guadah:pe Church's people r,r111 a}'ia¡'s havo a foncl rtremory of
Father tlolskls' dedieation to helping our people. '[¡Ie ]-ove hjm dear.ly'. Many
peoplô, such as rriyselft joined fron far. away locatÍ.ons only beea'rse of hi.n¡.
Fether t¡Iolski leaves our Churehr oür poopl.e, our chapter, urith aIl our
prayers, love and affectlon. ff you* cottl-ri, ever find e r^ray that we could heve
hlm back, vle pl:ay for hls retrlrn.
,sincc:r.q¡lyr,
uz,z
CIIAFT.ET)
Founder
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PROFESEION OF FAITH
With firm faith, I believe and profess all and everything that Ís contaÍned in
the Symbol of Faith, that ls:
I believe in one God, the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth, and of
aII thÍngs visible and ÍnvÍsible.
I belleve in one Lord, ]esus Christ, the only begotten Son of God. Born
of the Father before aII ages. God of God, Llght of Light, true God of true
God. Begotten, not made, of one substance with the Father, by whom all
And
things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from
heaven. And he became flesh by the HoIy Spirlt of the Virgtn Mary: and was
made man. He was also crucified for us, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and
was buried. And on the third day he rose again, according to the Scrlptures.
He ascended lnto heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. He wlll come
again in glory to judge the living and the dead. And of hÍs kingdom there wfll
be no end.
And I belleve in the Holy SpirÍt, the Lord and Glver of lffe, who proceeds from
the Father and the Son. Who together with the Father and the Son is adored
and glorifÍed, and who spoke through the prophets.
holy, Cathotic and Apostolic Church. I confess one baptism for the
forgiveness of sins. And I awaÍt the resurrection of the dead and the llfe of the
And one,
world to come.
embrace and accept aII and everything which has been either deffned by
the Church's solemn deliberation or affirmed and declared by its ordinary
magisterÍum concerning the doctrine of faith and morals, accordingly as they are
proposed by Ít, especially those things dealing wlth the mystery of the HoIy
Church of Chrlst, its sacraments and the sacrifice of the Mass, and the primacy
of the Roman Pontfff .
I firmly
f
SÌgnature
ÀÌ
ature of Wi
Given at SOITI{ SArNT pAUL
on thisr the zr¿ Jray nf Septeqher-
of
,19 zt.
e1
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Eie Exaellency
Tbe tost Reverend Leo C. Byrner D.D.
Archblshop CoadJutor ol Salnt P¿ul ¿nd tlnneapolle
Your Excellenoy:
fn vtew of a forthcomLng appolntnent to another eaalgnmelt, I precent
herewlth my roslgnatlon of the p¿etorate of tbe Chuloh of Orr L¡dy of
Guadalupe, St. Paul, effect,lve.September 4, lg7'4.
flth sentÍhe¡te of reverençe aad'devotfon, f
renaln
Obedteutly,
EeveDend acolþerl tol8Elr'r'. (J. R.
Churoh of Our LrrdY of GuedaluPe
482 Co¡cord Street
8t. Paul, lflnneeota
6s107
Plrcc
DEüE
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His Excellency
The Most Reverend Leo C. BYrne, D.D.
Archbishop Coadjutor of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
Your Excellency:
In view of a forthcoming appointment to another assignment, I present
herewith my resignation of the pastorate of the Church of Our Lady of
Guadalupe, St. Pau1, effectÍve September 4, 1974.
With sentiments of reverence and devotion, f remain
Obediently,
W-,*
verend
Church of Our Lady
4õ2 Concord Street
a1
of
St. Paul, Minnesota
,
Guadalupe
55107
ESS
SOIITH SATNT PAIIT,. MINNESOTA
fráõe
3 Septeinber,
Date
1974
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Septcmber
5,
1974
Mr. Charles Àgulrre
Mexfcan American Buslnessmen of
Mlnnegota, Inc.
258 Blrmlngham Street
St. Paul, Mlnnesota 55f06
Dear Mr. Agulrre,
Thank you very rnuch for your recent letter. In the flrst
plqce, I dld not know of the lncorporôted group of MexlcanArnerlcan buslnessrnen and I am most pleased to hear of lt.
Ia¡ng rateful for the observatlons you have made about the
e made to the parloh and
flne cont¡lbutlon F
tlme, I am hopeful that the
to the comrnunlty, At
galns that have been made wlll ln no aense be lost or
dlminlshed under the new leadershlp of your parlsh,
I hope that I wlll have an opportunlty some day to rneet you
offtclally and to express personally tàese sentlments to you.
wlth every good wleh, I remaln
Sincerely and cordlally youre,
Mopt Reverend Leo C. Byrne, D.D.
Archblshop Coadlutor of St. Paul and Mlnneapolis
cc Rev. AdalberË Wolski,
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Iuly lS,
197$
Rsv. MlchËsl Kennody, Pro tlrn trcçutlw Secretcry
Per¡sn¡el bËrü
¡rchblahop fiorsh
fathcr AdrlÞert Wolelßl, lÞR
fatt¡or Àdålbêrt wol¡Fl, tOR, of the Clruroh of $t. toarph fn Dcl¡no,
Gùr¡r tn to tcll mc tl¡ct hc would bt t¡rtcnB¡þd ¡å hc Çþurch qf ,A¡l
tlrâ
8ilnt¡
, thct'
boon
ftom tù¡
etlon
Polô¡h
that wc wonld keep thrt ¡uggästton ln nlnd ct lb¡. tlnc thrt the shu¡øh
mtght ba opea bsgaç¡c of'Füber Slcd¡ts üôt¡rgmont. ,
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CHURCH OF SAINT JOSEPH
DELANO, MINNESOTA Eõ324
Deoember 19, 1975
The Reverend John
F.
Kirutey
Chancellor
Archdiocese of Saint PauI and MlnneapoÌis
226 Strlurit Àvenue
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
Reverend and Dear Fatber KinneYt
This Letter is being written to inform the Chancery Office
that I will be away from the Parish for approximately three
weekst
beginning the 6th of January. I plan to uee t'his tine to make my
aru¡ual
retreat and to visit qy f¡niLy back east.
I have arranged for a retired priest of the
to
come
to
Del-ano
Cl-eveland Diocese
to take care of things 1n qy absence. He is
Fat'her
Clarence
Liederbach. Father w111 be here rxrtil Febnrar:y Bth. lJould
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your pJ-ease obtain the trÞculties
bach
of the Arohdiocese for Father Lieder-
for his length of time ín Delano.
I take thls opportr:nity to rvlsh you all the Joys of this holy
and happy Christnas Season and Godts crownj-ng gift of success on al-l
your efforþa
ín 1976. Thank you, Father, for
your klndness and con-
sideration 1n the ¡:ast.
Síncerely yours,
CK
J
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Rev. Adalbert
Ïlolski
TOR
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December
29,
19?5
The Beverend Adalbert tïole&l
Churcb of 8t. JosePh
Delauo, UN 55328
Dear Father Wo1skl:
Let ne acknoryledge your letter of Deoenbor 19, 19?51 ln irblcb you requeFt
',(,
pernLeeio¡r.to a¡ia¡ge a veoat.l,on of tronger durattgn thaú tne tbfee
ElÊ,
of
llay
1964.
19,
legf.slatton
ieehs allowed 1¡l tbõ extra-synodal
',
Exoe.lleacy, Arcbbishop Boach, Le pLeased to gr¿nt ygu pelqLselon to þe:: '
aþeent frôú your parisu from .Iauuary 6 to January 27, Lg?6,
o¡ of the
Archbtsbop &oacl¡ also lc pleased to
ofgthe Churchir
Bovèrerrd Clarence Lled,erbach as the
5 4.
perfod,
ln
¿
s¡.-Josãp¡-ior
thr;
,"i
The varlous oondltlo¡e regerdilg aþsence from an aeslg!4ent are deecrlbed
Ln tbé May 19, L964 (III, 16) Clergy BulletLn on tbls sub$.ec$.
fbe Ordl¡ary Facultlee of tbe Archdlocese of, Salnt PeuL.¿nd tlnneapallgr
are*"'hereby granted in favor of ,tbe Beverend Clarence L¡lederb¿gh from
Jaouary 6 to Ja¡uary 27, L976, rvhen:he witl bo ¿atlng as the vloarlue "'',
.
sub¡tl-tuûÊ¡, of Your Parleh.
æ
lÍftb kind pereoual regarde, I
remain
Sl,ncerely your6 ln' Ch¡rlgt,
Reverend John
Ch¿naellor
F.
tsfnney
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sT¡TTffTGñTÑFõ.RUR TION
FOR CHANCERY U SE
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE
NAME
IN
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Rev .
Adalbertllolski
TOR
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Chu¡ch
of Saint
Joseph
- Delarto¡ lvlfi:nesota
51128
Reverend FatTrer kovincial
am€lbanciscan Fathers ToR
CASE OF EMERGENCY
2006 Edgelrater ParlmaY
Address
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Telephone
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'+45'0124
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SPECIAL BURIAT INSTRUCTIONS
This infornation requested of all priests will nake it easier for us to
carry out youl' wishes in case of an emergency. You may nake changes at any
time by sending us up-dated infornation.
þlease send the completed form to: The Chancery, 226 Surnmit, St. Pau1, MN,
55102
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CHURCH OF SAINT JOSEPH
OELANO, MINNESOTA 5592A
Aprl1 22,
1977
Reverend Father Urban ltaglrer, OFM Conv.
Vloa Cha¡roellor
Á¡ohdfooese of Salnt Paul a¡rd lvfinneapolis
226 Su¡mit Avenue
Saint PauJ., I,fln¡resota 55102
Dear Father Urbanrt
ou:r Orden, Thlrd Ner Regular of Saint tr?a,neJ-s, ts havlng lts Genenal
Chapter bàginnfng lrlay lstr Ln Rome. I have been eLeated by the prlests
a¡rd solet¡ly profeesed Brothers of or¡r Provlnce ae Delegate to thls
Cha¡rter.
I
Ì¡:i11 be leaving the ParlEh on
Jr¡re.
of
Aprll 2fth
and
wIII reü¡¡rr àt the end
In ry abseRee I have arrangled t'hat t'he ParÍsh of Safnt ,Joeeph |n Delano
be cared for by the Reverend C1a¡ence Llederbach, a seuf-retired prlaet
of the DLocese of, Cleve1a¡rd.
Ïlon1d you þlease e:rtend the facultLes of the Archdlocesc to Faùhcr
Idederbach and h¿ve hLn na¡ned ttsUbstitutustt during ny absence.
thls opportrutJ-ty, Father, to thar¡k you for yor.r fnterest
effortg for rr]¡self, th!.s Parlsh a¡rd Father Llederbaah.
I
tafte
and
Respeotfully yourst
Rev. Adalberb Wolski
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Aprl.l 28,
L977
Tbe Reverend Adalbert Wolskl, T.O.n.
Church of St. Joseph
Dela:ro, Ml{ 5õ328
Peacet
'j
I¡et me eahnowledge your Letter of Apr1l 22, ln lrhlch you request
perulssl,o! to etrrå,ng€ for an absenoe of J.onger than three weeks allowed ln
the ext¡ra-syÊodå.L legisLatlon of May 19, 1964, for offfclal busineee
and/or vaoatlon. Archblslrop Roach ls pleaeed to grant you permlselon' to
be abeent fiom your parlsh from Aprll 27 to Jure 3O, L9?7.
lon of the'
Archblsbop ,Roach also 1s pleased to
of tbe Churcþ
Revere¡d C1â.reuce Liederbacb as the
h Canon 466 8 4.
Of 8t. Joseph, Del.ano, for thfs perlod
'
.
faoultfes of the Archdlooeee of S¡lnt Paut and MLnueapolls
are hereby Èranted ln favor of the Revereud Clarence Llederbach from.'
Aprll,27 \o-June 30, L977, durlng whlch ttme he w1LL be vlcarlus pqDs'tlt
at your parlsb.
The varlous condltlons regarrdtng abcence from an aeelgnment are deso¡rlbed
ln the May 19, 1964 (III, 16) Clergy Bul1etln ou tbis eubJeot.
Tbe OrdLna,fy
:.
[ôd'e bl.esslng I
Reverend Urban
Vlce-Cbanoellor
8. lfagner, O.F,ll.Conv;
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July 26,
1977
Vcry Reverend Fn¡ile Gentile, TOR
Ì'linister Provincial.
Province of the Inmaculate Conception
2006 Edgewater Parkway
Silver Spring, MD
Peace
20905
I
received your letter presenting Reverend Doninic Aversa, TOR,
as Pastor of the Church of St..Ioseph, Delano, Minnesota, and Reverend
Ëduard Sabo, TOR,as Associate Påstor of St. Patrickts Church, Inver
Grove I'leights, as well as the ¡rallc of Reverend Christopher Panagoplos,
TOR, as Associate Pastor of thc Church of St, Bri<lget in lUinneapolis.
lVe have
a rc pleasecl to appoint Father Dominic Aversa as Pastor of the Church
ofS t. Joscph, Delano, effectlvc September 1, L977. lfe ere also glad
toa ppoint Father Edwartl Sabo as Associate Pastor at the Church of St.r''
Fatr ick, Inver Grove lleights, effective July 11,1977 and to ap polnt
F¿th er Clrristopheï Panagoplos as Assocíate Pasitor at the Church of St.
Brid Set, Ì,,{inneapolis, eifective Âugust 1, 1977t,.
These a¡rpointments will be officÍally announcecl ancl published in The
Catholic Bulletin of the Archdiocese.
We ask that when these priests arrive in the Archdiocese that they
call and nake an appoi¡rtment to cone to the Chancery in ordor to ¡nake
the Profession of Faith a¡rd to receive the Pagella of Faculties of
the ArchCiocese. At the sane tíne, they will be given their rnarrlage
certfication to be given to the Clerk of Courts so that they cen porform
marriages within the State of l'Íinnesote.
At that time they will be able to meet wlth tho Chancell
Bishop John
Kinney and also to meet wlth the Vicars for Reli ious of
Arcl¡diocese.
.lt¡e are very sorry to have Father
bert Wolski
1e
Archdiocese. We want to thank him f o
d to the people
of the Archdíocese while he was at St. Jose¡:hts in Delano.
ltre
I wish to extend sincere thanks to all of the ne¡nberg of the Thlrd
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I Very Rev. Enile Gentile,
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JuLy 26, 1977
Regular for the pastoral concern they have shown to the people of
the Archdiocese. Your cooperation in helping the people of this Archdiocese to l¡econe spiritually nature ls very nuch appreclated.
God's blessingl
Urban S. Wagner, OFM Conv.
Vice-Chancel lor
USIV: nw
Archbishop Roach
Bishop Kinney
Father CarLson
Father KennedY
Mr.
McMahon
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OÉìce of P¡ovincid
zoo6 Edgcnnær Pednuay
Sih,cr Spdng l\leryland ao9o3
ituly 19,
L977
Most Reverend John R. Roach
Archbishop's Office
226 Summit Avenue
Saint Paul, MÍnnesota
Dear Archbishop Roach:
At thís time I rrould like to present the following priests of ,our
province for service in thê Archdiocese of Saint PauI - lttinneapolis:
Reverend Edward Sabo: as Associate Pastor of Saint Patrick's Church
at Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota effeclive . /
l9-2.'l"L' "'t'-' ^tt'/
,JuLy 11, 7.977
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Reverend
Christiopher Panagoplos:
I
as Associate Pastor of Saint Bridget's
Church, Minneapolis, IrlÍnnesota effective
August'l, Ig77'. (
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7u*<r:nReverend Dominic Aversa: as Pastor of Saint ,Ioseph's Church in Delano,
Minnesota effective September 1, L977.
o/.#, çL/t I
I present Father Dominíc Aversa as Pastor of St. ifoseph's Church Delano
because the present Pastor, Father Adalbert Wolski, has been selected at
our recent General Chapter as a member of our Order's General Curia. He
will assume his new duties ín Rome in September.
Father Dominic is 55 years o1d. He was ordained in 1963. In 1965 he
served as Associate Pastor of St. Patrickrs Churchr Inver Grove Heights.
Since that time he has served ín the Diocese of Altoona-,fohnstown (PA.)
as Associate Pastor, High School Instructor and HospÍtal Chaplaín. He
has expressed a desire to work again in the Archdiocese of SaÍnt PauL Minneapolis.
with every good wÍsh and prayer for you and your
s
Very
1y
in the
good
people, I remain
Lord.,
arracTOR
Emile cent íIe,
'.. ' Minister Provincial
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