Father Sokol is retiring because of the mandatory age limit of 75 set by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. He became pastor of Sacred Heart Church in 1944. succeeding the late Reverend Martin K. Maciejewski. Father Sokols service at the Swedesburg church has found its rewards in the devotion and esteem in which his parishioners hold him and in an era of church achievement. Built during Father Sokols tenure were a new school. a new rectory. and a new Sisters convent. Born in Poland on June 1. 1895. Father Sokol immigrated to the United States in 1912. He attended several schools before entering Saints Cyril and Methodius Seminary at Orchard Lake. Mich.
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