Country United States Founded 1909 (1909) Province Boston | Denomination Roman Catholic Founder(s) Polish immigrants Dedication Sacred Heart | |
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Location 34 Franklin Street
Easthampton, Massachusetts Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts Similar Christ Church - Jerusalem, Cristo de la Concordia, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Holy Jesus Hospital, Jesus Church | ||
Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1909. It is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Springfield in Massachusetts. It closed in June 2010.
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History
"The Johnny Appleseed" of Polish parishes in western Massachusetts, said Rev. Wladyslaw Kielbasinski, on November 10, 1907, while celebrating Mass in the Easthampton Town Hall, referring to the first parish collection of $9.97, as the beginning of parish fund for the construction of a new church.
November 18, 1909, Rev. John Mard becomes the first Resident Pastor. August 31, 1919, the new, Sacred Heart School open to 400 students and 8 Felician Sisters from Enfield, Connecticut.