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Souvenir program for the 40th Anniversary of the Ordination to the Holy Priesthood of Father James A. Connelly, St. Paulinus Church, Clairton, Pennsylvania, June 21, 1964. Staple-bound booklet printed in red and black gothic lettering, about 6.3 x 9.1 inches. Used condition with brown spotting and stains on the cover and one inside page, light edge wear.
Inside: a portrait of Rev. James A. Connelly, "Ordained June 22, 1924." Officers of the Anniversary Mass, Sunday June 21, 1964, 11:30 A.M.: Rev. James A. Connelly, Celebrant; Rev. Thomas M. Gearing, St. Canice, Knoxville, Deacon; Rev. Francis A. Siler, Nativity, Broughton, Subdeacon; Rev. Thomas A. Lakomy, Master of Ceremonies; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Ralph L. Hayes, Sacred Heart, Pittsburgh, Preacher.
The dinner menu lists tomato juice, tossed salad, relishes, roast New England tom turkey with dressing and giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, rolls and butter, cake and ice cream, coffee or iced tea, and mints.
Good for Catholic parish history, Clairton and Allegheny County genealogy, and Pittsburgh-area church collectors.
Inside: a portrait of Rev. James A. Connelly, "Ordained June 22, 1924." Officers of the Anniversary Mass, Sunday June 21, 1964, 11:30 A.M.: Rev. James A. Connelly, Celebrant; Rev. Thomas M. Gearing, St. Canice, Knoxville, Deacon; Rev. Francis A. Siler, Nativity, Broughton, Subdeacon; Rev. Thomas A. Lakomy, Master of Ceremonies; Rt. Rev. Msgr. Ralph L. Hayes, Sacred Heart, Pittsburgh, Preacher.
The dinner menu lists tomato juice, tossed salad, relishes, roast New England tom turkey with dressing and giblet gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, peas and carrots, rolls and butter, cake and ice cream, coffee or iced tea, and mints.
Good for Catholic parish history, Clairton and Allegheny County genealogy, and Pittsburgh-area church collectors.