aug 14, 1945 - Special Thanksgiving Mass
Description:
On August 14, 1945, Msgr. Stimac, pastor at St. John’s, telephoned parishioners requesting that they call relatives and neighbors to a special thanksgiving mass. The church was filled to the walls as parishioners prayed and wept in realizing that the war was finally over. Source: Strawberry Hill: A Neighborhood Study,Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 14, 1945
Now
~ 78 years ago
