Foreign Language Press Survey

Interview with Rev. G. Paskauskas of All Saints Parish

Feb. 15, 1937

All Saints Parish was organized in 1906, and the church built in 1907. The first priest of the parish was F. B. Sarafinas. He remained the priest until 1915. After him came P. Lapelis; from 1915 to 1927. The present priest, Rev. G. Paskauskas, started in 1927. He also has a helper, Rev. V. Cernauskas.

There were about four hundred families in the parish before, and now there is about the same number.

The parish maintains a school with about one hundred and fifty pupils. There were three hundred and fifty before. Six St. Casimir sisters are the teachers.

The parish has three choirs: The parish choir, with about thirty members, the girls' choir, with thirty-five members, and the school children's choir, with about sixty members. The leader is J. Rakauskas, the organist. The property of the parish amounts to about $250,000. They have about $7,000 cash.

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