St. Mary of the Angels begins monthlong 140th anniversary celebration Saturday

“Opening up these pages of history — in this case, the story of Dean Hamel — helps us to understand who we are: Americans and Catholics with a rich heritage of faith, continuing to live that faith in our community, just as our ancestors did,” she says. “Our upcoming celebrations are all a part of rediscovering those who fed and nurtured in the faith the many hundreds of Catholic immigrants who settled in this part of the diocese so long ago.”