First: A stained glass of St. Nicholas found in St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church. "Murska Sobota" is the Slovenian village that sent the stained glass.
Second: Stained Glass of Jesus with Children, on the bottom in Slovenian it reads "Slovenian Children"
Sodalities, or task-oriented societies, were a large part of church life for many parishioners of Our Lady of Pompeii. Watch the video below to learn more about three sodalities-- Holy Name, for men, Holy Rosary and Mother of Sorrows, for women-- that functioned at Our Lady of Pompeii.
In this excerpt from a video oral history interview, longtime Holy Ghost parishioner Mr. Chuck Schneider of Bethlehem, PA reflects on the various contributions of Holy Ghost Catholic Church to the community, and for what the church might best be remembered.
In the mid-1800s, to accommodate a growing number of German-speaking immigrant workers to Bethlehem, the Holy Ghost Catholic Church (originally named St. Bernard’s) was built on the South Side of the city.
