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St. Barbara Church
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Building History
Church Building #1
- St. Barbara's, a Roman Catholic Church, was first organized in 1906 at 4007 Valley Road. It's first permanent pastor was Rev. Albert Migdalski. Prior to the construction of this church, the Polish parish held their masses in various locations such as Our Lady of Good Counsel and even the firehouse on Broadview Ave.
- The architect for the three story brick building, Emile Uhlrich[1] of Fugman and Uhlrich, designed nearly a half-dozen churches in Cleveland. For this location, he designed a building that housed not only the church, but also a hall, and living quarters for the priest.
- The location south of Big Creek at the top of a steep hill, made it difficult for parishioners from around Denison Avenue to attend, especially during the winter and when the dirt road was wet and muddy.
- When the church burnt down in 1913, some parishioners were eager to have the church rebuilt elsewhere, preferably on Denison.
 Land purchased for the original St. Barbara Church on Valley Rd. |
Church Building #2
- In 1916, Bishop John P. Ferrelly purchased six lots from Caroline Loomis. The lots, part of the Petty and Baldwin Allotment, were all facing north on Denison Avenue. It was here, at the corner of West 15th St. that the second church was built as a wood frame building.
Land purchased for the original St. Barbara Church on Valley Rd. |
 Land purchased along Denison Ave. for St. Barbara Church and School |
 Second church (later used as a Hall) at the corner of W.15th and Denison |
 1925 view of the Rectory |
 Rectory at 1505 Denison Ave. |
Church Building #3
- In 1925, the third church was built as part of the new St. Barbara's Elementary School as an extension from the south side of the school. The previous church then was used as a hall.
Church Building #4
The fourth and final church was completed in 1952, displacing the second church/hall which was torn down to make room for the new. Now it was the third church's turn to be empty. The latter was used as a gymansium, lunch room, and auditorium for watching movies.
The Cleveland Diocese provided the name Henry C. Gabele (1887-1958) as the architect of this building.[2] Gabele had his own firm, Gabele and Potter, for a short time in 1918, but that firm would not have been responsible for the design of this church.
"In the Polish parish of St. Barbara, Father Joseph S. Jarosz broke ground on Denison Avenue at West 15th Street in July, 1950, for the construction of a new brick church in the Lombard round-arch style, capable of seating 650 people. Distinctive of the attractive structure is a 65-foot tower and the stained glass windows depicting the seven sacraments. Archbishop Hoban dedicated it July 13, 1952"
--Source: "History of the DIOCESE OF CLEVELAND", page 422
 Preliminary sketch for the interior of St. Barbara's Church. |
 Preliminary sketch of the face of Jesus for the cross above the altar. |
Fourth church - Architect's drawing of the proposed new church (shows slight differences of the windows) |
 St. Barbara's Church |
 Universe Bulletin of July 11, 1952 - Announcing St. Barbara's church dedication |
Parish History
- The Polish parish of St. Barbara's was known as Barbarowa, pronounced using a "V" in place of the "W", thus "Barba-roVa".
 Golden Jubilee card from 1955 |
 Golden Jubilee card from 1955 |
 Diamond Jubilee Book |
 Diamond Jubilee news article from 1980 |
 100th Anniversary Book |
Special resources:
Pastors
- 1908 - Fr. Julius Paczuski
- 1909-1909 - Fr. Joseph P. Kocinski
- 1909-1910 - Fr. Camillus Sierputowski
- 1910 - Fr. Thomas Krakowiak
- 1910-1911 - Fr. Paul Koszyk
- 1911-1918 - Fr. Paul Szulerecki
- 1918-1922 - Fr. John Zeglen
- 1922-1927 - Fr. John Solinski
- 1927-1929 - Fr. Leo A. Sztupek
- 1929-1970 - Fr. Joseph Jarosz
- 1970-1997 - Fr. Chester Cudnik
- 1997-2007 - Fr. Michael S. Dyrcz (only as Adminstrator)
- 2007-present - Fr. Lucjan Stokowski (only as Administrator)
Assistants
- 1939-1942 - Rev. Joseph Gorski
- 1942-1943; 1962-1963 - Rev. Edmund F. Kuczmarski
- 1944-1948 - Rev. Francis J. Szczepanski
- 1948-1954 - Rev. Edward F. Gackowski
- 1954-1958 - Rev. Stanley A. Cymanski
- 1958-1962 - Rev. Chester C. Cudnik
- 1963-1965 - Rev. John A. Kusiak
- 1965-1971 - Rev. Thaddeus Swirski
- 1997-1997 - Rev. Michael S. Dyrcz
Parishioners
- St. Barbara's parishioners and students(1965)
- An Excel spreadsheet with various sorted views
- Submitted by Clement Ras
Prayers
Have you been absent from attending church? Have you forgotten your prayers? Here are the most common ones to help you remember:
The Lord's Prayer
- Our Father, Who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy Will be done, On earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.
Hail Mary
- Hail Mary, Full of Grace, The Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou amongst women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of death. Amen.
The Apostles' Creed[3]
- I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the Holy Ghost, and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into Hell. On the third day He rose again. He ascended into Heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
Glory Be
- Glory be the the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
Saying the Rosary
- The rosary is an old (some say it originated as early as 1214) form of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and consists of prayer beads as follows:
- a short strand with these:
- a cross (In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen),
- a single bead (Lord's Prayer)
- three beads (Hail Mary's)
- a single bead (Lord's Prayer)
- a medal (Glory Be)
- a circle of beads
- First decade - ten Hail Mary's followed by the Lord's Prayer
- Second decade - ten Hail Mary's followed by the Lord's Prayer
- Third decade - ten Hail Mary's followed by the Lord's Prayer
- Fourth decade - ten Hail Mary's followed by the Lord's Prayer
- Fifth decade - ten Hail Mary's
Polish Song Book
- Do you remember the black Polish songbook that we had in church back in the 1950's?.
- Some of the songs inside were always sung at Christmas....
- Click any title to view the lyrics: (use the control to hear Lulajze Jezuniu)
- [NOTE: Many, many thanks to Carole Zanath for locating a copy of this book for me! I was thrilled when it arrived in the mail. Funny how a little nostalgia warms the heart.]
Organizations
- Some of the male parishioners organized as the Brooklyn American Polish Civic Club. Later this club evolved into the St. Joseph Lodge and the Merrymen's Club. Meetings were held in the large brick two story house on the northeast corner of West 14th and Denison Ave.
- 1964
- President -- Frank Franks
- Secretary -- Walter Dziedzina
- 1965
- President -- William Yuschik
- Treasurer -- Walter Dziedzina
Transition
- In the early 1960's, word came down from Cuyahoga County officials that a proposed highway would bisect the neighborhood. This was bad news for the people who had bought their homes and planned to live the rest of their lives there. A study of deed transfers shows that a small number of speculators jumped in and bought some properties. They probably knew what sort of price the State of Ohio Dept. of Transporatation was paying for properties acquired for freeways and paid the frantic sellers a lower price, hoping to make a profit from the true value. On the flip side of the coin, the sellers may have wanted to move quickly instead of waiting for the slow wheels of government to move, so jumped at the chance to be out of their property.
- After all the property was bought up on the east side of W.15th, the west side of W.14th and the north side of Redman, bulldozers moved in to begin demolition. It was an odd sight to be able to see straight across from the houses that were left on the eastern portion over to the houses that were on the western side.
- Unfortunately, on March 14, 2009, Bishop Richard Lennon sent out a letter to the parish that the church would be closed by the Diocese thus bringing to an end to Barbarowa.
Additional Readings
- Miller, Carol Poh, 1950-
- Barbarowa: cultural resource report on a neighborhood of Cleveland. [1993]
- F499.C66 B376 1993a
- Miller, Carol Poh, 1950-
- Mihal, John
- "The Poles." Cleveland News, Jan. 11, 1941.
- "Polish community nestles in 'forgotten' corner of city.", . Harvard-Denison Bridge area Poles of Cleveland.
- Wang, Charissa Y. (editor)
- A history of the Barbarowa Neighborhood, Cleveland, Ohio
- submitted by Hardlines: Design & Delineation ; submitted to
- Burgess and Niple, Limited ; contributors, Roy A. Hampton
- III, historian.
- Barbarowa Neighborhood, Cleveland, Ohio
- Columbus, Ohio : Hardlines, [1999]
- Item Description: 77 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
- F499.C66 B37 1999
Other Polish settlements in Cleveland were:
- Kantowa - St. John Cantius (University Hts, also known as the Tremont area)
- -- [Website has been shutdown and no longer available] See the Tremont webpage by Pat Schmidt --
- Krakowa - Sacred Heart of Jesus (Lansing Ave. and East 71st)
- Jackowa - St. Hyacinth (East 61st and Francis Ave.)
- Josephatowa - St. Josephat (East 33rd and St. Clair Ave.)
- Poznan - St. Casimir (near East 79th and St. Clair Ave.)
- Warszawa - St. Stanislaus (East 65th near Fleet Ave.)
Notes
- ↑ Cleveland Architects
- ↑ That Henry Gabele was architect of St. Barbara's 4th church building is further confirmed by the information found on the Cleveland Landmarks Commision webpage.
- ↑ Catholic Encyclopedia provides an extensive history of the Apostles' Creed.
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