Last Year
Jan. 18, 2008 — The new St. Mary of the Angels Church in Anderson, S.C., was dedicated by Provincial Minister John O’Connor, OFM.
Jan. 28, 2008 — Cardinal Edward Egan, archbishop of New York, presided at a Mass at St. Francis of Assisi Church on West 31st Street, celebrating the bicentennial of the Archdiocese of New York.
10 Years Ago
Jan. 7, 1999 — Bishop Howard Hubbard of Albany, N.Y., formally dedicated St. Francis Chapel at its new location in Colonie, N.Y.
15 Years Ago
January 1994 — Three friars –- Barry Langley, OFM, Patrick Tuttle, OFM, and William Weiksnar, OFM — were ordained deacons in Washington, D.C.
20 Years Ago
Jan. 3, 1989 — The Vice Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, Goias, Brazil, was formally established as an independent entity at ceremonies held at the church and friary of Sant’Ana in Alapolis. Gerald Mudd, OFM, who lives at the St. Bernardine of Siena Friary in Loudonville, N.Y., was among the provincial councilors named.
Jan. 23, 1989 — Holy Name Friary in Ringwood, N.J., the Province’s skilled nursing facility, received its first group of residents.
25 Years Ago
Jan. 6, 1984 — Mass was celebrated to open the year of celebration of the 75th anniversary of St. Anne’s Parish in Fair Lawn, N.J.