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Kirchenfest, which is German for "Church Festival," is one of the largest church festivals in Southern Illinois. [1] The event spreads over six acres on the grounds of St. Paul Parish. It originally began in 1970. The festival has a German theme, as the Highland, Illinois community is primarily Swiss and German heritage. Events at the Kirchenfest:
Framed pictures of the Stations of the Cross hang high on the walls, with a wrought-iron candle-holder beneath each. (Perrin suggested that this was a rather Slavic arrangement, and the church as a whole reminded him of simple Slavic churches from Europe.) The pews are original, made from pine long ago by local carpenter John Fiedler.
The log church, completed in 1828, was dedicated to his namesake, Saint Joseph. Twelve years later, a second church, called the Rock Church, was constructed 600 feet north of the present church. In 1881, the cornerstone for the present church was laid, and in 1884 construction was completed. The pastor, Rev. Francis Krieger oversaw the ...
The use of religious images has often been a contentious issue in Christian history. Concern over idolatry is the driving force behind the various traditions of aniconism in Christianity. In the early Church, Christians used the Ichthys (fish) symbol to identify Christian places of worship and Christian homes. [1]
A Picnic Party by Thomas Cole, 1846. A picnic is a meal taken outdoors as part of an excursion, especially in scenic surroundings, such as a park, lakeside, or other place affording an interesting view, or else in conjunction with a public event such as preceding an open-air theater performance, [1] and usually in summer or spring.
The church took over two full years to build. [11] The disagreeing parishioners refuse to support the new church and some other members were too poor to contribute. [11] A two-story school was built at the same time. [12] The church was completed in 1857 and a festival was held which included consecrating the new sacred building. [12]
The brothers and students at St. Mary's of the barrens donated 30,000 shingles for the roof of the new church. The Silver Lake church was changed to St. Rose of Lima, in 1885-1886, under Father Pommer and Father E. J. Wynne, apparently as a response to the completion of the new stone church. [1] [2] [3]
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is a historic church on FM 1383 in Ammannsville, Texas. It was built in 1917 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. See also