All Souls Catholic Church parishioner Paul Brefka typed the Sunday Church Bulletins for more than a decade. Prior to his death in 1977, he gave the collection to the Bogeajis family (also long time parishioners of All Souls Catholic Church) for safekeeping. There they remained unseen and their mere existence unknown to many for 12 years.
The “From the Pastor” section in the October 15, 1989, All Souls Sunday Bulletin, states: “The parish has received through Mrs. Phyllis Bogeajis an invaluable collection of All Souls parish bulletins published from 1953 to 1968.”
The bulletins with their amazing historical information and sweet memories of days gone by were sent to the Diocesan Archive in Orlando for safekeeping as the paper was becoming fragile. In 2014 – 25 years after the Bogeajis family presented the Sunday Bulletins to Father Burns – the Archivist at the Diocese of Orlando confirmed that the bulletins were indeed safe and sound.
The bulletins provide a glimpse into the 1950s-1960s life in the Sanford parish and include details of worship, fasting requirements, the fund raising and construction of the school, Catholic Womans Club, Holy Name Society and their “Stag Parties”, Scouts, May Day Crownings,Solemn Novenas to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, the establishment of the Knights of Columbus, St. Patrick’s Day Card Parties, Bake Sales, 9th Grade Graduations, Winter Festivals, the Naval Air Station Chapel, and much more.
ABOVE: This is an example of a special bulletin interior. This is the Sunday, May 9, 1954 bulletin for the May Crowning of the statue of the Blessed Mother – Mary, Queen of Heaven and Earth.
There are 16 years of bulletins published ten months out of the year – ceasing publication during the summer months. They began as a single sheet with pre-printed color front and back which featured teachings on the Catholic faith and rituals. The inside of the bulletin sometimes includes a photo of the church and text in a color to coordinate with the tone on the cover.
Father Richard Lyons explains the printing/publication process in the September 6, 1959 announcement sheet:
“Announcement Sheet: Today the announcement sheet returns after six Sundays of rest… We receive the sheets unfolded and printed on one side in color from the Catechetical Guild Press in St. Paul, Minn. For .80 cents a hundred. We get 800 each Sunday at a cost of $6.40 a Sunday. We have to buy the machine and the ink for the printing of the inside. A member of the Parish, God Bless him, prints and folds the 800 each week for nothing. Thought you would like to know…”
ABOVE: Back and front covers for the Sunday, May 28, 1961 All Souls Catholic Church Sunday Bulletin. Rev. Richard Lyons is Pastor and Rev. Vincent Crawford, O.S.B., is the Assistant Pastor. Also, has Mass times for the Navy Chapel at the Sanford Naval Air Station served by Chaplain Rev. Roch Laurenzano. Advertisers featured on the back cover are: Joe’s Grocery Market at 713 Celery Avenue, W. Dietrichs, Realtor at 1901 S. Park Avenue (Associates: Adelaide H. Moses, Velma Gonzalez, L. E. Leeper, S. G. Harriman), and Buddy’s Automotive Service at 12th and Sanford Avenue.
Eventually, the front and back were also printed by the parish and featured advertisements from local businesses on the back cover, likely to cover the cost of printing.
ABOVE: The May 28, 1961 Sunday Bulletin for All Souls Catholic Church includes entries promoting the Parish Breakfast Club in the Social Hall which includes Orange Juice, Scrambled eggs with either ham or bacon, toast, milk or coffee for only 65 cents! There are entries about the Closing of School dates for summer, The Catholic Youth Club Social, changes to Mass times for the summer months, and the list of graduating 9th graders at All Souls Parochial School. The list includes: Judith Baccash, Roseanne Belsito, Barbara Bolger, Onita Cooper, Donna Jean Coutermarsh, Geraldine Dietrichs, Mary Doucette, Alice Fitts, Helen Gleeson, Margot Mitchell, Pamela Mummert, Madeline McFadden, Paulette Normand, Elizabeth Smith, Michael Bowes, James Fay, Paul Fileger, Fred Galletta, Charles Harp, John Hopkins, Gregory Lee, Patrick Nolte, Michael Petrunic, Francis Roumillat, Richard Wilcox, Kenneth Oyler.
Presented here are links to the 154 months of bulletins, one sheet on Lent, and two “Welcome Wagon” flyers which appear to have been included in the “Welcome Wagon” basket delivered to new residents.
Every bulletin was scanned by month. Click on a month under one of the year’s listed below.
1953
1954
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May
1955
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May
June – Sept. – Oct. – Nov. – Dec.
1956
Jan. – Feb. – Lent Insert – March – April
May – June – Sept. – Oct. – Nov. – Dec.
1957
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May
June – Sept. – Oct. – Nov. – Dec.
1958
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May
June – Sept. – Oct. – Nov. – Dec.
1959
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May
June – July – Sept. – Oct. – Nov. – Dec.
1960
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May
ABOVE: This is a special insert in the May 28, 1961 All Souls Catholic Church Sunday Bulletin, announcing a celebration to commemorate the 35th Anniversary of Father Richard Lyons ordination to the priesthood on May 29, 1926. The event was sponsored by the Holy Name Society and held in the Social Hall.
1961
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May – June
July/August – Sept. – Oct. – Nov. – Dec.
1962
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May
June – Aug. – Sept. – Oct. – Nov. – Dec.
1963
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May – June/Aug/Sept
Oct. – Nov. – Dec. – Welcome Wagon
1964
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May
June/July/Aug – Sept. – Oct. – Nov. – Dec.
1965
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May
June – Aug. – Sept. – Oct. – Nov. – Dec.
1966
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May
June/Aug – Sept. – Oct. – Nov. – Dec.
1967
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May
June – Aug. – Sept. – Oct. – Nov. – Dec.
1968
Jan. – Feb. – March – April – May – June
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