Blessed Trinity Parish & St Patrick Parish

St Francis of Assisi
Catatonk

St Francis of Assisi
Route 96
Catatonk, NY 13743

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Pastoral Associate Ellen Keough 607-687-1068 (Owego office)

607-687-5139 (home)

ekeogh@dor.org
Music Glenna Wickline 607-659-7242  
Youth Ministry Rose Blinn 607-659-5921  
Faith Formation Crystal Albanese 607-659-4531  
Pastoral Council Peter Fitch 607-659-5511 pfitch@twcny.rr.com
Christina Homrighouse 607-589-4739 cmg4@cornell.edu
church hall   607-659-5959  
 

History

1870Rev Francis Clark began celebrating Mass at the Kehoe home at 23 Church Street in Candor
1907Permanent altar built in the house then owned by the Kehoe’s daughter (Mrs Bert Mooney)
1917–1925Many Polish Catholics purchased farms in and around Candor
1929The Kehoe home remained the “Mass house” for nearly 60 years
1929Rev Stephen Musielak began celebrating Mass at the home of Mr & Mrs Marcyan Nagel
1930A dispute arose as to whether the church should be built in Owego or Candor
1930Rev Callistus Szpara (Franciscan priest) started construction of new church in Catatonk
1931Bp John Francis O’Hern blessed the new chapel on All Saints’ Day
1931Bp gave the church the official name and patronage of St Francis of Assisi
1931Bp O’Hern appointed a Polish-born diocesan priest, Fr Ignatius Klejna as pastor
1931Fr Klejna lived in Newark Valley and served at St John the Evangelist & St Francis of Assisi
1934Fr Klejna died and there was no diocesan Polish priest old enough to be named pastor
1934–1938Both St John’s and St Francis came under the pastor of St Patrick Church in Owego
1934–1938ArchBp Edward Mooney did send Polish priests as assistants to the pastor
1938Bp James E Kearney appointed young priest finishing studies at the University of Cracow
1938Bp Kearney appointed Rev Alexander Stec to oversee St Francis & St John
1945April 24 Certificate of Incorporation for St Francis of Assisi
1945Rev Alexander Stec was officially named pastor
1993Rev William Moorby appointed pastor
1993–1995New front entrance to church completed, interior painted, new carpeting and altar refinished
1996Bp Matthew H Clark rededicated church
2003Blessed Trinity Parish formed

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