Sacred Heart of Jesus Church

Sacred Heart Church of Easthampton is from 1909. It is at 34 Franklin Street.

stop 1 – Sacred Heart Church

Land was purchased from the Stanislaw Popielarczyk family and then from the Oscar Knipfer. In 1952 side chapels were added to the church. The church was given a new roof in 1974 and that might have been when the dormers were removed. New siding was added in 1984.

stop 2 – Sacred Heart Rectory

pastordatesburial
Wladyslaw KielbasinskiNovember 10 1907 (mission)
Leon JandyJanuary 1908 to April 1908 (mission)
Marcin PiechotaApril 1908 to November 18 1909 (mission)FINDAGRAVE
Jan MardNovember 18 1909 to 1911FINDAGRAVE
Wenceslaus LenzApril 1911 to December 8 1914FINDAGRAVE
Bartholomew SlawinskiDecember 1914 to January 1925FINDAGRAVE
Andrew A LekarczykJanuary 25 1925 to 1935FINDAGRAVE
Stanislawa ZdeblaJuly 27 1935 to May 21 1965FINDAGRAVE
John KlekotkaJune 1965 to May 19 1974FINDAGRAVE
Ladislaus J. SzymczykJune 1974FINDAGRAVE

Jan Mard had to live on the ground floor of the Stanislaw Popielarczyk home for his term.

The rectory is at Clifford Street in 1912. In 1929 it is listed as at 33 Knipfer Street.

stop 3 – Sacred Heart School

“Bogu i Ojczyznie” means “God and Country”

The school was blessed August 31 1919 and opened the next day. At first, the nuns were the Franciscan Sisters of Saint Joseph. In July of 1923 they were replaced by the Felicians (from Lodi New Jersey).

the cornerstone of the school has the double inscription of

“Szkola —– 1918”

“Ostoja Religii i Narodj” means “Refuge of Religion and Nation”

stop 4 – Sacred Heart Convent

The new convent was ready in June of 1922. Before that for three years the upper floors of the school was the convent.

Bethlehem House of Western Massachusetts – LINK – is based here. They help young pregnant women during their term and then for 18 more months after their child is born.

stop 5 – Saint Stanislaus Cemetery

LINK

The owners of the cemetery land were Wincenty and Waleria Tomaszewski – FINDAGRAVE

Sanborn maps

1910

1916

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