NY. will close a year of celebration marking the 75th anniversary of the parish. I would like to briefly outline the origins of the parish and special events this year that testify to the balance of historical and contemporary elements that bind the young and old of the church. Sacred Heart originated on June 21. 1912. and its initial aim was to serve the needs of a community of Italian immigrants. What started with a temporary chapel founded in a vacant storefront on Washington Street in Newburgh has developed into an integrated parish of 1.600 families who congregate in a very handsome church dedicated in 1965. The Sacred Heart School. dedicated in 1951. educates more than 200 students. grades kindergarten through eighth. and provides religious education to more than 600 students from public schools. Over the past year. the parish has been remembering how it started and the original Italian/immigrant parishioners that were its base. It also continues to serve the present community in innovative ways. In September.
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