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The earliest religious services in Tolt were conducted in residents' homes by itinerant clergymen. During the early 1880s, Roman Catholic religious services began in Tolt with a traveling priest who also stopped at Monroe, Duvall, Snoqualmie and Issaquah. The first Catholic religious mass and baptism took place in Tolt on May 20, 1891. Parishioners constructed the St. Anthony Mission Church in Tolt in 1914 with donations from the Catholic Extension Society and a private donation of $500.00 for Mr. Meehan. The land was donated by a Tolt resident Ronald McDonald, who continued to live in the house west of the church. The first Mass was celebrated in the new building on November 6, 1914 and the church was dedicated by the Arch Bishop on November 13, 1914. Mass was celebrated monthly with the rest of the Monroe Parish. Rev. D.P. Kelly was the first priest to serve at St. Anthony from 1914-1918. He was followed by Rev. Daniel Grace 1919-1924, Rev. Robert Dillon 1925-1926 and Rev. William Chaput 1927-1929. St. Anthony Church was separated from the Monroe parish and acquired its own priest. Rev. Michael Rosol served from 1929-1935. After that, masses were held weekly and the size of the parish grew. The Stations of the Cross were purchased and blessed on September 14, 1936 by Arch Bishop Geraldus. The first quarterly meeting of the St. Vincent De Paul Society was held in the newly constructed social hall on April 15, 1956. Note: Carnation was known as Tolt from its initial settlement until 1917, and again from 1928 to 1951. |
Saint Anthony Church Carnation, WA Dedicated November 14, 1914 BISHOP EDWARD JOHN O'DEA, D.D. Jubilee Mass November 12, 1989 ARCHBISHOP RAYMOND G HUNTHAUSEN, D.D. Priests who have served St. Anthony's Rev. D.P. Kelly 1914-1918 Rev. Daniel Grace 1919-1924 Rev. Robert Dillon 1925-1926 Rev. William Chaput 1927-1929 Rev. Michael Rosol 1929-1935 Rev. Michael P. Mead 1935-1949 Rev. Patrick McNerney 1949-1956 Rev. Daniel McAllister 1956-1961 Rev. Joseph Buck 1961-1967 Rev. Thomas Delahunty 1967-1975 Rev. Lester J. McCloskey 1975-1980 Rev. Gerald Moffat 1980-1991 Rev. Jan Larson 1992-2007 Rev. John Ludvik 2007-2011 Rev. Roy Baroma Current |
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