ORIGINS
Italy, in the nineteenth century , was a nation in turmoil. For a millennium and a half, the Italian peninsula had been the battleground of various European powers. Finally, in 1870, the many small states of the peninsula were united as a nation for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire. Such an achievement was not without cost. Economic troubles plagued Italy during and after the achievement of national unity. In particular, the southern part of the country, the former Kingdoms of Naples and Sicily, suffered severe economic depression.
The people of these regions, mostly poor farmers, were forced to endure great privations. The land, never very rich, could not support them any longer. With great reluctance, they realized that they could not remain in the land their ancestors had occupied for tens of centuries.
By ship, by horse, by donkey, on foot, word had reached even the most remote hill towns of Sicily, Calabria and the Campagna that there was employment and a future in a land beyond the Wide Sea, across the Great Ocean. With little but the clothes on their backs, many ventured forth from Calitri and Cerami and hundreds of other villages. They were stuffed into foul-smelling ships and after a dangerous journey arrived at the "Golden Door" presided over by the newly -erected Statue of Liberty.
Not far from the port of New York was the growing Town of Montclair, one of the first suburbs" of Newark and New York. Incorporated in 1868 it is nestled On the hills of the "Oranges" with the Watchung Mountains behind it.
The desire for work had brought the Italian immigrants to America and there were jobs in Montclair. Many men had left families behind, in tending to return to Italy when they had enough money. Others saved their funds until they could bring wives and children to their new home. The newly arrived Immigrants were often hired by padroni who organized work crews for the American construction companies. Most of the immigrants were unskilled. Some of the first Italians who came to Montclair were hired to dig water and sewer lines. It was some of the first Italian laborers who laid the first sewer pipe across the village square near the Presbyterian Church.
The workers were quartered in tents and barracks on an open lot on Midland
Avenue. Their numbers increased and many decided to settle in Montclair.
In August, 1887, these workers went on strike demanding at least $ 2.00
per day, but they were unsuccessful. To supplement their earnings, some
shined shoes and took other part time employment as gardeners and handymen.
Other Italian immigrants were employed by the Erie Railroad and the
Lackawanna Railroad, as well as by the Public Service Railroad. They excavated
right-of-way and laid track for these companies.
Difficult as their lives were, the immigrants kept a good spirit about
them as records of period attest:
In the evening they built large bonfires and sang around them.
Their voices could be heard blocks away and people would come hurrying
out of their houses and walk slowly up and down the street to enjoy the
music.
These men were roused early and with pick-axes over their shoulders
were ready to start out to walk to the place of their day's work at about
the time a crimson sun came over the horizon. Their leader was some unknown
Caruso. In the hush of a newborn day rose his high tenor voice, then a
refrain in which all joined to the accompaniment of tramp, tramp, tramp
of marching feet. The scene was dramatic, the music of rare beauty.
(Gladys Segar. Montclair in the Elegant 80's, V.IV)
The sedate Town of Montclair became aware of the newcomers who added
quite a bit of color to
the local scene. A Montclair woman of the 1880's wrote: "Foreign population
was negligible in the 80's. I recalled with what astonishment I first
saw Italian laborers digging on Bloomfield Avenue. Some wore bright
magenta handkerchiefs tied about the neck and a few of them had gold earrings
in their ears. Their flashing dark eyes, unfamiliar language and natural
excitability struck me with force. They were hard workers, too."
The wives who had joined their husbands would likewise begin their day's work before dawn. Poor, they wasted nothing. They gathered dandelions damp with the morning dew; they picked up pieces of coal from the tracks; they saved bits of soap to add to water to make suds. Because their husbands worked most of the day and did not return until late, it fell to te women to be the centers of family life and pillars of strength within the home and in the religious life of the community.
As the nineteenth century drew to a close, the Italian immigrants had settled in two areas, the Fourth Ward and a small section of Forest Street. Their dwellings were all cold water flats, and in most cases, the only heat came from a large cast iron stove in the kitchen.
THE FOUNDING OF THE PARISH
In the early years, the religious needs of the Italian Catholics were met, to the best of their ability, by the pastors of the nearby parishes. In 1905, Reverend Joseph Mendl, pastor of Immaculate Conception Church, called upon Reverend Giovanni DeRosa, and later Reverend N. D’Annibale, to hear confessions and preach in Italian. They lived in Immaculate Conception rectory and conducted services in the parish auditorium. Although the Italian community appreciated the work of these priests, they wanted a church where they would feel at home and where they could maintain and practice the religious customs of their native land.
They had formed many mutual aid societies, usually named after the patron saint of the village of origin of the people. One of these organizations was the Sociata della Madonna del Carmine. After the turn of the century this society began to collect funds with the purpose of building a church for the Italian Catholics of Montclair. They petitioned the Bishop of Newark, the Right Reverend John J. O’Connor, to establish a national parish for the Italians of Montclair and the surrounding towns. Bishop O’Connor directed Reverend Paul Lisa, originally from Turin, Italy, to Montclair to establish the new parish and to construct a church.
In 1907, Father Paul Lisa arrived to serve the Italian-speaking Catholics.
After spending several weeks in residence at Immaculate Conception rectory,
he moved to 86 Greenwood Avenue. He immediately initiated a fund-raising
campaign to build a church. The name, “Our Lady f Mount Carmel” was
adopted from the mutual aid society Madonna del Carmine, whose members
had aided the establishment of the parish. Although the church building,
which would accommodate about three hundred, was not yet completed.
Father Lisa celebrated mass in it for the fist time of Sunday, September
8, 1907. On theat occasion the Montclair Times commented:
Father Lisa is doing good work among his people. If any
of out philanthropists wish to help along a really worthy undertaking,
a contribution sent to him at 86 Greenwood Avenue will be greatly appreciated.
One week after the first Mass, the Christian community grew as Nicolina Franciosi and Paquale Ferraro were received into the church through the sacrament of Baptism. On the same day the first wedding in the new church was performed uniting Antonio Pisano and Maria Giannetto.
Music was an important part of the parish services. The 10:30 AM Sunday Mass was designated as the “High Mass.” A male choir under the direction of Miss Kate Lamb assisted at this mass and were aided by soloists Mrs. William Neidlinger and Miss D. Hartwyk.
The parish immediately began to fill its role as a foal point in the lives of the Italian Americans of the Montclair area. Father Lisa, the pioneer pastor, remained until 1915 when he was transferred to St. Anthony’s Church in Union Cit, New Jersey.
THE EARLY DAYS OF THE PARISH
Each immigrant group invariably faces the prejudices of the established
order. Welcomed by employers as a source of cheap labor, they were
feared by those who see them as taking their jobs for less pay. The
Italians in Montclair were not to be spare this. “Covenants” in deeds
of land often proscribed future sale of the property to Italians, Jews,
and Negroes. There were not Italian teachers in the Montclair schools.
In 1914 the first two Italian-Americans to become policemen used Americanized
names. Georgio Cugino went on the force as George Cousins, and Rocco
Cardellichio joined as Rocky Cardell. Their salary started at $900.00
per year.
The town of Montclair did seek to help its new residents. In 1915, Miss Minnie A. Lucy, a dedicated social worker, was assigned to the George Washington School on Baldwin Street. Her main concern was to aid the mothers of the area in the care and hygiene of their children. Miss Lucy required each woman attending her classes to bring a baby to prove their need of her lessons. Several girls were known to borrow babies to attend, so popular were the classes. Miss Lucy improvised a nursery in the library of the school to prevent any other little ones from being left alone at home.
Miss Lucy also sought to help the Italian women become acclimated to life in America. Illiteracy was commonplace in Italy so it was not surprising to find that most of the immigrants could neither read nor write. Five nights a week Miss Lucy held classes to teach elementary English, reading and writing. In order to create a relaxed atmosphere, Miss Lucy held monthly social gatherings, where the women were encouraged to speak English and learn American customs. She was considered a pioneer int e field of social work and her success was largely due to her sincerity, genuine kindness and concern for the Italian people.
The First World War disrupted the lives of all and Montclair was not exception. The sadness of seeing sons of the parish march off to war was tempered by the pride that the United States was fighting an ally of Italy.
The parish was growing. Reverend Alfonso DeSantolo had succeeded Father Lisa in 1915. That same year the parish was officially established as a corporation according to the laws of the State of New Jersey. Bishop O’Connor of Newark was the president; Monsignor John Sheppard, Vicar General of the Diocese, vice president; Father DeSantolo, pastor Secretary. The two lay trustees were Antonio Branca and Vincenzo Cordella. Father DeSantolo’s tenure, a small rectory was built.
Reverend Francesco Castellano, who succeeded Father DeSantolo in 1925, found the accommodations insufficient. He noted in his report to the bishop that the house was so dilapidated and inadequate that he had to sleep in a rented flat across the street. Further, it was so small that the assistant was forced to live in a rented furnished room owned by “an American family a block away” at a cost of $15.00 per month.
Parish life was vigorous during the twenties. Various societies served the spiritual and social needs of the people. There was a Sacred Hear League for Women, a mutual aid society called the Unione Cattolica Italiana for men and women, the San Rocco, San Donato and Mount Carmel Societies. For the young girls, there was a Little Flower Club, while the young men had a junior Holy Name Society and the boy had an Altar Boys club.
Although religious education had been a part of parish life from the beginning, it was not formally organized until 1918. In that year, Miss Mary Walsh, encouraged by Miss Catherine Alworth, organized a full program of religious instruction centered on the Sunday School. She was assisted by Miss Kay Reardon, and her sister, Mrs. Mae Maher, Miss Dorothy Hector, Misses Margaret and Josephine O’Brien and Edward McDonald. Under Miss Walsh’s direction a Lay Apostate group was organized to provide instruction for children preparing for their First Communion and Conformation. For more than thirty years this saintly Lady labored for the children of the parish. The Sunday School met in two sessions, before Friday evening devotions and after the nine o’clock Sunday Mass. Miss Nellie Dockery, a devoted Catholic lady, “persuaded” youngsters that were in need of religious instruction, by standing at the back of the church basement every Sunday morning and escorting them down the church basement. In 1929, there were 450 students registered in the Sunday School. In 1932 Miss Walsh directed the preparation of 296 children for Confirmation. As age and ill health took their toll she trained here assistants, her “girls”, to continue her work. After a life of self-sacrifice, Mary Walsh died in 1955.
The growth of the parish during the twenties had been encouraging. The small wooden church was soon inadequate to meet the needs of the people. Father Castellano hoped to build a new church and hall but the financial crisis of 1929 and the ensuing depression made this impossible. In 1929, the average Sunday collection was less than $100.00, and the Christmas collection was about $700.00. In the next year, Father Castellano reported to the Bishop of Newark that the parish was “impoverished.” He died on December 30, 1931. In 1932 and 1933, Reverend Gaetano Ruggiero and Reverend Leonardo Viccaro served as pastors. After brief stays at Our Lady of Mount Carmel both were transferred to other parishes.
An important part of the parish life from the twenties until the sixties and especially important during the dark years of the depression, were the annual feste. The feste was the most authentic expression of Southern Italian culture exported to the New World. The parish sponsored a festa in honor of our Lady of Mount Carmel. The Societa di Sebastiano sponsored a festa in honor of their patron, Saint Sebastian. During the festa Pine Street took on the aspect of an Italian village fair. The houses were decorated with flags and banners. The sidewalks and the open lots were filled with booths offering home-made delicacies, religious objects and amulets to ward off the evil eye. Meanwhile bands played arias from Verdi operas. A high Mass was celebrated with a long panegyric in honor of the patron. When the host was raised, it was saluted with a salva of fireworks outside the church. The statue was then carried through the streets followed by the devout and the curious. Every few feet the procession halted so that the faithful might pin money to the ribbons garlanding the figure. For many of the people this was the most important social occasion of the year, a release from the routine of daily life, a time of material and religious extravagance. When the festa was over, work began again.
DEPRESSION AND CONSTRUCTION
In October, 1933, Reverend Salvatore Midaglia began a ten year pastorate. The antion and the parish were in the midst of the Great Depression. Soon after his appointment, Father Midaglia wrote to Bishop Walsh of Newark that four out of five of his parishioners were out of work and in 1934 asked permission to consolidate the parish debts to the banks, the diocese and various suppliers. The unpaid bills amounted to more that $3,000.00, an enormous sum at the time. A loan was obtained at five percent annual interest.
In spite of the economic difficulties of the times, the people were concerned about their parish and about their religious training of their young people. They were determined to replace the increasingly inadequate church and to build a parish center for youth activities. A letter of Father Midaglia to Bishop Walsh gives us a picture of parish life, problems and attitudes in the thirties.
By the end of 1937, the requisite permissions for a new church, a hall and a rectory were granted. The Diocese of Newark loaned the parish $168,000 at three percent interest and construction began.
The general chairman of the fund-raising was the Honorable Frank J. Bruneto, Jr.
The new church, dedicated on January 8, 1939, was designed by Anthony
DePace and built by the construction firm of Leopold Auriemma. The
rectory was constructed by the Bellofatto Construction Co. of Montclair.
Reflecting the Italian Gothic style in design the church reminded many
parishioners of the churches of their native land. Its neat and slender
tower located at te rear of the church adds to the Montclair. Its
bells, almost 100 years old, bear the inscriptions:
Twp. Com. (1895-1896). Moneely Bell Co. Troy, N.Y. and
General Phil Kearney, Township of Kearney 1889.
How and when they came to Mount Carmel is a mystery.
The large portico, and unusual feature, gives shelter from the elements and recalls the porches common to many churches throughout Italy. The church and rectory are built of sand-colored brick and cast concrete. The church and tower roofs are Spanish tile.
The interior is so designed that the columns do not obstruct the nave. The deep apse of the sanctuary is easily seen by all worshipers. The chief fixtures of the sanctuary are crafted of imported Italian marble. The stained glass depicts the mysteries of the rosary and prominent saints. The stations of the cross memorialize two leaders of the community. They are a gift from the Minnie A. Lucy Club, donated through the endeavors of another prominent woman, Mrs. Jeannette Zangrilli.
The church seats approximately 800 persons while the auditorium, located beneath the church accommodates 600 persons. The cost of the rectory and the church, exclusive of furnishings, was $185.00.
Father Midaglia continued to serve the parish until his death on December 6, 1942, almost exactly a year after the entry of the United States into the Second World War. Reverend Samuel Bove then directed the parish as Temporary Administrator until the following December when Reverend Luigi Bosio was named as pastor.
Parish life was understandably disrupted as many young men went off to war. Men from Montclair saw action in the various theaters of combat. Some parish men who served in the Italian campaign were occasionally called on to serve as interpreters. Among the young men of the parish who heroically gave their lives for their country was Lieutenant Vincent J. Russo, whose memory has been preserved in the American Legion Post of Montclair.
After the war, the parish set itself to the task of reorganization and paying off the great debt remaining from the construction of the church. The debt was reduce by $10,000 per year and the interest payments were kept up.
The spirit of the parish was sorely tried by the tragic events of Christmas Eve, 1948. While church bells were ringing for Midnight Mass, a terrible oil stove explosion took place three doors from the church at the home of the Papa family. Three of the Papa children died and Mr. papa and another child suffered sever burns an were in critical condition for a long time. Under the direction of Reverend Annunziato Crescenti, Assistant Pastor, the people rallied to the aid of the stricken family. The Papa Benefit Fund was set up to help defray the hospital and other expenses resulting from the tragedy. A benefit show was arranged at the former Montclair Theater. Among the entertainers were Phil Brito, Janis Paige, Vic Damone and Sarah Vaughan. The fund reached $7,000.00
The Religious Sisters Filippini had arrived in the parish in 1939. They were housed in the former rectory until 1961, when Father Bosio purchased the building at 102 Pine Street, next to the church, and converted it into a convent. The sisters, founded in Italy in 1700 by Saint Lucy Filippini, had come to the United States in 1910. The community was dedicated to serving the Italian immigrant community. Their work was not limited to teaching. They visited the homes, counseled families and were an important part of parish life. The sisters at Mount Carmel took over the Sunday School sacramental preparation classes begun by Miss Walsh. They also conducted a day nursery. The nursery cared for three to five year old children from 8:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. at a cost of sixty cents per day. This fee included lunch and a three o’clock snack. According to the report of a town social worker, the Mount Carmel Nursery was rated as “Excellent.”
In 1957, Mount Carmel celebrated its Fiftieth anniversary. Due to much sacrifice, the debt incurred with the building of the church had been eradicated. The souvenir book of the occasion expressed hopes for the establishment of a parish school and included an architect’s rendering of a school building to be constructed where the present parking lot is located. Swift moving events of the next few years would bring this desire to realization, although in a form not then foreseen.
In 1957 the Town of Montclair announced its decision to close the George Washington School on Baldwin Street and Glenridge Avenue due to falling enrollment. The Pine Glen Neighborhood committee, composed mostly of Mount Carmel parishioners, collected 1600 signatures to protest this test move. In spite of their objections the town proceeded with its plans. Father Bosio then inquired about the possibility of purchasing the building for use as a parochial school. The authorities of the archdiocese at first turned down his request, fearing that the parish would be unable to financially support a school. Father Bosio persisted and finally won the approval of Archbishop Boland. The Borough of Glen Ridge, in which part of the school lies, was not enthusiastic about a parochial school within its boundaries. The Glen Ridge Paper edition of July 21, 1960 bore the ominous headline, “Catholics Eye West Glen Ridge Property.” Eventually all obstacles were overcome and in October, 1961, the building was turned over to the parish for the sum of $125,000. The cost of renovation was estimated at $125,000. To pay for the building and the renovations, $250,000 was borrowed from the Montclair National Bank in 1961. In 1963 an additional $100,000 was borrowed from the same bank.
Before the renovations were complete, classes were begun by the Filippini Sisters. The kindergarten through third grade met at 86 Pine Street until the building was ready. Unfortunately Father Bosio did not witness the opening of the school. On December 15, 1963, he died after a long illness. A few months prior to Father Bosio’s death, Reverend Joseph Cevetello had been made Temporary Administrator. He served in this capacity until June, 1964, when Reverend Annuniziato Crescenti was name d Administrator.
RECENT YEARS
Father Crescenti undertook his responsibilities when the parish had
a tremendous debt due to the purchase, renovation and running of the school.
He initiated several projects to alleviate the debt, including the introduction
of Bingo games. The school reached a peak enrollment of 260 in 1968.
While maintaining the school the parish managed to reduce the debt to $260,000.
The Second Vatican Council, which met from 1962 to 1965, began to have an impact on the parish. No longer was the Mass celebrated in Latin, but in English. The priest now faced the people during the liturgy. A portable altar was installed in the sanctuary of the church so that this liturgical reform could be implemented.
The parish was undergoing other changes. Many parishioners had moved to more affluent areas. Some returned to Mount Carmel for Mass; others did not. A new wave of immigration from Italy brought many from the province of Avellino, primarily from the village of Aquilonia, to the parish. There had always been a number of non-Italians, especially from Montclair and Glen Ridge who regularly attend Mass at the church. Their numbers increased and Black Catholics also found a welcome at Mount Carmel.
Nurses and physicians from Mountainside Hospital, many of whom were from the Phillippines and India, were added to the parish family. Occasionally, new parishioners would arrive from the Caribbean, from Haiti and from Latin America. The parish was changing from an almost strictly ethnic parish to a microcosm of the universal church. Father Crescenti saw only the beginnings of these changes before he died suddenly in June 28, 1969.
The year before, Reverend Emmanuel M. Capozzelli had been appointed Assistant Pastor. He now succeeded Father Crescenti as Administrator. The Religious Sisters Filippini, who had served the parish since 1939 were experiencing difficulties due to the resignation of many sisters and the lack of replacements. In January, 1971, the Mother Superior informed the parish that the sisters would be withdrawn the following June. The parishioners were stunned. Much work and sacrifice had been expended on the creation of the parish school. The presence of religious sisters was seen as essential to its continuance. The Parish Council requested the parish School Board of Education to initiate a poll of the families involved with the school. With deep regret it was concluded that it would not be possible to continue the school. Many parents could not afford the increased tuition that the loss of the sisters would necessitate. Others believed that the school would lose its Catholic character without the presence of the religious.
The Mount Carmel Guild showed interest in the now empty building, The Parish Council and the Board of Trustees decided to transfer title to the building to the Guild on the Guild’s assumption of the parish’s obligations of a demand not of $245,000. The Guild agreed to allow the parish to use the building for religious education purposes. Mount Carmel School had given ten years of service to the parish and the entire community.
The closing of the parish school brought renewed focus on the religious education program of the parish. After a period of adjustment, a full-time director of Religious Education, Mrs. Betty Salerno, was hired to coordinate these activities.
The seventies were a time of much change. The liturgical life of the parish was enhanced by the renovation of the church and the installation of a permanent marble altar facing the congregation. The participation of the congregation in worship was encouraged by the installation of a new two manual pipe organ constructed by the firm of John Peragallo and Sons. Lay lectors and lay ministers of the Eucharist expressed the growing participation of all the people in the liturgy. The importance of liturgical life was emphasized by the hiring of a full time organist and choir director, Mrs. Marge Anderson.
Lay participation in direction of parish life grew as the Parish Council, organized by Father Capozzelli, became an important force in the community. Two men of the parish, Henry Haas and Stephen Marzano, have been ordained Permanent Deacons, and serve the parish in this ministry.
The parish societies, the Holy Name Society and the Rosary Altar Society, continue to function and flourish alongside the new organization of recent years. The vibrant life of the parish is witnessed by the enthusiastic participation in the Renew program begun October 3, 1978. This program of spiritual renewal was a major event in the lives of many.
Increased interest in the spiritual life has encouraged the establishment of a branch of the Third Order of Carmelites under the direction of Reverend Pasquale A. Papalia, Assistant Pastor. Father Papalia also directs the fifty member Altar Boy Society and coordinates the liturgical services of the parish. In addition, he serves as chaplain to the Sierra Club of Montclair and West Essex.
The pastor and the parish are very active in community affairs. Father Capozzelli, chaplain of both the Police and Fire Departments of Montclair as well as of the Lion’s Club, is a director of the Union Development Corporation. Several parishioners serve on the Board of Directors of this corporation. Union Development Corporation had constructed the 87 unit Union Gardens, the 126 unit Lackawanna Plaza Garden Apartments and most recently, the six story Senior Citizens Apartments (First Montclair House) at 56 Walnut Street. All these buildings are in the vicinity of the church.
The past seventy five years have been a time of great change in the world, in the church, in the parish. Our Lady of Mount Carmel, originally established to serve the Italian immigrant, now serves a racially, ethnically and economically diverse community; a community drawn from Montclair, Upper Montclair, Glen Ridge, Bloomfield, Verona, Caldwell, Cedar Grove, West Orange and Orange.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
A Century of Catholicism. by George L. A. Reilly, Ph. D.
Washington Irving Publishing Co.. Newark, N. J. r1
Italian Tribune: "The Papa Benefit Fund.'. January 7.1949
Montclair in the Elegant 80.5, by Gladys Segar, Volumes III
and IV, 1948, Published by Montclair Public Library :
Montclair Times: "Italian Colonization in the Montclair Area",
February 26, 1937
Montclair Times, January 10. 1939
New Jersey Almanac: “Religious Groups in Essex County”
Notitiae- Diocese of Newark: Annual Reports of Newark Archdiocese"
1908- lQ12, 1919. 1925- 1926
Those Were the Days: "Montclair in the Decades", Volume VII
Compiled by Gladys Segar. IQ51 ( 1900- 1909)
Published by Montclair Library)' Volume VIII
tI910-1919)
Volume X
(1930-1939)
Volume XI
(1940-1949)
PERSONAL REFERENCE
Mother Provincial, Sr. Clare Testa, M.P.F ., Villa Walsh, Morristown,
N.J.
EXECUTIVE BOARD
OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL DIAMOND JUBILEE COMMITTEE
Honorary Chariman. REV. EMMANUEL M. CAPOZZELLI
General Chairman and Coordinators PAUL W. COMPECK
ENRICO J. PENNISI
Parish Liturgies REV. PASQUALE A. PAPALIA
MARGARET ANDERSON
General Chairman of Jubilee Journal MATILDA Dl VALERIO
History REV. ROBERT J. WISTER, H.E.D.
LOUIS Dl BELLA
MATILDA Dl VALERIO
JOHN N. GRIECO
KATHLEEN KENNEDY
Photography MATTHEW OATES
MARY SCOTESE
MARIANE C. ZAMBRI
Advertising MICHAEL A. CAGGIANO
JOAN GUERRA
Patrons ROBERTA DELLO RUSSO
MARY ANN ZECCHINO
Distribution ANTHONY IANUALE
VINCENT ROMANO
Publicity and Public Relations MICHAEIJ J. Dl PRENDA
LUCY RUCCIO
Past Photos ANGELO AROMANDO
Current Photos FREDERICK J. RUCCIO
Bulletin Board JOAN METALLO
Jubilee Cake Sale ROSE J. PRIOLO
MARY SCOTESE
Italian Night Social MICHAEL A. CAGGIANO
NICK TOMEO
Chinese Auction LILLIAN DEL PRESTO
MARIAN PIGNATELLO
Camevale ANTHONY IANUALE
MARY ANN E. LA STELLA
LUCILLE J. PRIOLO
VINCENT ROMANO
Fashion Show THERESA MONETTI
J ACQUELINE ROW AN
Family Reunion ELEANOR PROTO
MARY SCOTESE
MARIANE C. ZAMBRI
Family Communion Breakfast ANTHONY CAPPUCCINO
LARRY FERRARELLI
.FREDERICK J. RUCCIO
Anniversary Dinner Dance MARY ANN E. LA STELLA
NICK TOMEO
Cover REV. DONALD F. CIALONE
,{i The Executive Board would like to thank the committees, parishioners
and friends for their efforts
,"
.and commitment
E-mail comments or questions to: ics@mail.montclair.edu
Back to the Applied Research Main Page
