Blessed Trinity Parish & St Patrick Parish

St Pius X
Waverly

St Pius X
92 Main St
Van Etten, NY 14889

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Pastoral Minister Hall Moore 607-565-2014 hmoore@dor.org
Faith Formation Carolyn Martone 607-589-6489  
Pastoral Council Anie Clark-de la Rosa 607-589-4233 abd36@cornell.edu
Cathy Ervay 607-589-4776  
church hall   607-589-4494  
 

History

1892Rev James Dunn, St Mary’s, Horseheads, celebrated Mass monthly in various homes in the Van Etten, Spencer, Erin area
1892–1904Attendance swelled for a while in temporary quarters in a store
1904Attendance was so poor that the priest stopped making the trip
1904–1948Catholics in the area had to find other places to attend Mass, such as Ithaca, Waverly, Elmira
1948–1953Rev James Marvin, St James Church, Waverly, came to catechize Catholic children
1948–1953Children went to public school, religious instructions given at the residence of Willard & Katherine Anderson
1953Temporary chapel furnished at Sandusky’s Restaurant in Van Etten, Mission of St James
19531st Van Etten Village Mass offered February 22 by Rev G. S. Hogan, Pastor St James, Waverly
1954Auxiliary Bp Casey on May 22, dedicated church, consisting of a cellar, enclosed entrance
1954Rev Michael Reder, OFM Cap. Of St Fidelis Friary Interlaken, appointed as administrator
1965October 7 Certificate of Incorporation for St Pius X Parish
1966Rt Rev Msgr Donald Cleary, Pastor of St Catherine of Siena Church in Ithaca delegated by Bp Kearney, to represent him in a solemn blessing of the new church on October 9
1969Rev Anscar Sullivan appointed
1969Rev Bernard Kuchman appointed as pastor
1975Rev Robert Downs appointed as pastor
1984Rev Gerry Hafner appointed as pastor
1987Rev Thomas Watts appointed as pastor
2001Dcn Ray Defendorf served as administrator
2003Blessed Trinity Parish formed and Rev William A Moorby appointed Pastor

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