Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Washington, D.C.): Difference between revisions
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===Origins=== |
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The Church of the Incarnation |
The first Mass was said at the Church of the Incarnation on 600 Alabama Avenue in 1916. Pastor John Horstkamp acquired property on Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. (then known as Nichols Ave.) and built a multipurpose hall at the location of the present day Assumption Church. Church of the Incarnation in moved to in the early 1900s.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title=50th Anniversary Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary|last=|first=|publisher=|year=1983|isbn=|location=Washington, DC|pages=1}}</ref> The cornerstone of the current structure was laid by John. M. McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore in March 1933. The church was dedicated in fall of the same year. Cornerstones for Assumption School, Convent and a new rectory were laid in 1950.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Assumption School operated from at least 1969 to 1983 providing primary education through eighth grade.<ref name=":0" /> |
Assumption School operated from at least 1969 to 1983 providing primary education through eighth grade.<ref name=":0" /> Sisters of the Holy Cross staffed the school.until the 1970s. In the late 70s, Pastor Kane welcomed the the [[Missionaries of Charity]] to the parish. |
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==Architecture== |
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Donald S. Johnson, Sr. was the architect.<ref name=":0" /> |
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The pipe organ is an [[M. P. Möller]] Opus 6152 (ca. 1932) featuring two manuals and 23 registers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=32486|title=OHS Database: Instrument Details|website=pipeorgandatabase.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-29}}</ref> |
The pipe organ is an [[M. P. Möller]] Opus 6152 (ca. 1932) featuring two manuals and 23 registers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pipeorgandatabase.org/OrganDetails.php?OrganID=32486|title=OHS Database: Instrument Details|website=pipeorgandatabase.org|language=en|access-date=2018-09-29}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 20:12, 29 September 2018
| Assumption Catholic Church | |
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 Assumption Catholic Church in SW DC | |
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| 38°84′15.2″N 77°00′41.1″W / 39.404222°N 77.011417°W Coordinates: latitude minutes >= 60 {{#coordinates:}}: invalid latitude | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Website | [ttp://assumptiondc.org/ assumptiondc.org] |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor(s) | Fr. Greg Schaffer |
Location
Assumption Church is located in the Congressional Heights neighborhood of Southeast Washington, D.C. It is near St. Elizabeths and the Barry Farm.
History
Origins
The first Mass was said at the Church of the Incarnation on 600 Alabama Avenue in 1916. Pastor John Horstkamp acquired property on Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. (then known as Nichols Ave.) and built a multipurpose hall at the location of the present day Assumption Church. Church of the Incarnation in moved to in the early 1900s.[1] The cornerstone of the current structure was laid by John. M. McNamara, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore in March 1933. The church was dedicated in fall of the same year. Cornerstones for Assumption School, Convent and a new rectory were laid in 1950.[1]
Pastors
Rev. Greg Schaffer (2016 - present)
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Rev. Thomas P. Kelly (1979-1983 -)
Rev. Thomas A. Kane (1972-1979)
Rev. Raymond P. Cahill (1969-1972)
Rev. George V. Joyce (1967-1969)
Rev. Charles E. Roach (1937-1966)
Rev. Joseph M. Moran (1934-1936)
Rev. Francis X. Cavanaugh (1931-1933)
Rev. William Caroll (1922-1931)
Rev. John E. Horstkamp (1916-1922) [1]
School
Assumption School operated from at least 1969 to 1983 providing primary education through eighth grade.[1] Sisters of the Holy Cross staffed the school.until the 1970s. In the late 70s, Pastor Kane welcomed the the Missionaries of Charity to the parish.
Architecture
Donald S. Johnson, Sr. was the architect.[1]
Art
Music
The pipe organ is an M. P. Möller Opus 6152 (ca. 1932) featuring two manuals and 23 registers.[2]