January 12, 2018

From the Archives

Knights of Columbus in Bloomington

This photo shows a flag raising event at St. Mary School in North Vernon. Though no date is given on the photo, it could depict celebrations related to the dedication of the school building by Bishop Denis O’Donoghue, former auxiliary bishop of Indianapolis, on June 21, 1908. St. Mary Parish was founded in 1861, and the school continues to operate in the building shown in this photograph.

This photo depicts the Knights of Columbus forming an honor guard for the dedication of St. John the Apostle Church in Bloomington on Oct. 21, 1970. At that time, St. John the Apostle was a new parish that grew out of St. Charles Borromeo Parish. The founding pastor was Father Francis Buck. The parish used the church building shown here until 1998, when a new church was built.
 

(Would you like to comment on or share information about this photo? Contact archdiocesan archivist Julie Motyka at 800-382-9836, ext. 1538; 317-236-1538; or by e-mail at jmotyka@archindy.org.)

 

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