Report on Our Lady of Angels Parish, Burlingame

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wards as a Guild Hall . We purchased it from the Protestant Bishop of of Mercy which was assigned to us as a chaplainev . Our first duty was to His Assistant was Mr. Berchmann . A Cauuchin Spanish Father assigned to B. J.Hanna . Its limits were defined as from Sanchez Avenue South to a defimate point West . Father Thomas was assigned as Pastor and Superior structure that at one time was used as an Eviscoualian Church and after tiny cottage adjoining . Within twelve months we purchased a more spaci Learning English and was or considerable help as he attended the Conven November 1926 , and was handed over to our care by Most Rev. Archbishop adding thereto some outbuildines to accommodate about eighty children . We Capuchin Franciscan fathers Sisters of mercy who generously gave us four sisters to begin the attempt replaced Fathers Bernans and Isidore , and we had the assistance or approval of the Archbishop we turned our former residence into a school . and at considerable cast had to added to . We lived for many months in a for playgrounds for the children . Independent of the cost of furnishing Father Laurence who was sent here from Ireland for his health . Fathers the rate of interest which was 66 when the debt was high has within the rate The Parich was cut 100 of enthusiasm Drvilinvomo in the North of Missionary work since last Prov. Visitation . doubtful about the success , especially as we had no resources to hulls Father Isidore replaced Fr. Eugene the Spanish Amount paid since last Provincial Visitation made by IRTERNED CRAWARDS CRAWARDS CRAWARDS CRAWARDS CRAWARDS CRAW SI50,000,00 from the Bank . placing our reliance on Divine Providence , we tore down our " Shacks " and Burlingame , California fr. Thomas . School and Church out of current resources we had to borrow the sum of sii5,000,00 Amount of present debt #000000000000000 A establishing a Catholic school . It was the first attempt on the Pen- 1345 Cortez Avenue . as Church up to now . This necessitated acquiring considerable property Our Lady of Angels . There is every evidence that above debt will be specially wiped out a forward on note of Archbishop for buying requisite property , for erection s 65,000,00 1sters"Retreats " -over : mother when he left for his Mission in Guam . Fathers Adrian and Terer #50,000,00 riests Retreats-Helena , Montana , two priests interests - Jeanitz - Home " Steve . Novitiate . Bra. Napa . Fr. Thomas , Conleth and Fergus succeeded Mrs. Adrian and Terence insula from San Francisco to Redwood City . Even the Archbishop was : past few months been reduced to 4 . for our small accommodation was taxed from the opening . Within two year finances . of Church and School , and for acquisition of playgrounds for Amount of debt paid off # Ithrea Estate North. and from the Bav Shore East to an in ' Guam remained with these two Fathers for the purpose of equip a modern building . We guaged the faith of the people rightly cottage and lot at the North side of the littl…