Our Lady, Help of Christians Oil City PA
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Who we are
Our Lady, Help of Christians in Oil City, Pennsylvania is a Christian congregation serving the Oil City community and seeking, engaging, and encouraging others through a life-changing Christian journey.
We seek to be a loving, friendly community that worships God, and serves others. We place a high priority on teaching from the Bible and following the example of Jesus.
Our vision is to impact and renew Oil City and beyond with the transforming message of Jesus Christ through words and actions.
Come as you are - we'd love to get to know you.
We seek to be a loving, friendly community that worships God, and serves others. We place a high priority on teaching from the Bible and following the example of Jesus.
Our vision is to impact and renew Oil City and beyond with the transforming message of Jesus Christ through words and actions.
Come as you are - we'd love to get to know you.
Street Address
564 Colbert Ave.
Oil City,
PA
16301
United States
Phone: (814) 677-3020
Fax: (814) 678-8841
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Rev. John L. Miller, III
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564 Colbert Ave.
Oil City,
PA
16301
United States
Phone: (814) 677-3020
Fax: (814) 678-8841
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Deb Lineman
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c/o St. Stephen Parish
210 Reed Street
Oil City, PA
16301
210 Reed Street
Oil City, PA
16301
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Our Lady, Help of Christians History
Our Lady Help of Christians Parish was established in 1922 for the Siverly area of the greater Oil City region, specifically with territory which constituted the Tenth Ward at the time and which was taken from Saint Joseph Parish. The parish has not had a full-time pastor since 1968, and since then has mostly had parish administrators who also were assigned to duties at Venango Christian (later Venango Catholic) High School.
This parish began as a chapel of St. Joseph’s church essentially to accommodate the elderly and families with young children, who found it difficult to attend St. Joseph Church on top of the hill. The new chapel, known as Help of Christians was blessed on November 8, 1914. Mass was celebrated on the same day by the beloved Monsignor Peter J. Sheridan through whose generosity the chapel was built. Monsignor Sheridan was pastor of St. Joseph Church.
In 1921, Bishop John Mark Gannon decreed this chapel to be a parish church. The Reverend Alexis Fischer, longtime assistant pastor of St. Joseph’s was appointed the first resident pastor on January 4, 1922. Shortly, thereafter he was succeeded by the beloved Father Bartholomew McAvinue from 1922-1932. Father McAvinue was a veteran chaplain in WWI who established the parish on a permanent basis by making improvements and clearing all debts.
Years later, the Reverend Francis Kaltenbach (1946-1961) set up the first social hall and religious education center. Religious instructions were given to the children of the congregation every Sunday by the Sisters of St. Benedict from St. Joseph Parish.
As of 2017, Our Lady Help of Christians is part of St. Joseph Parish.
This parish began as a chapel of St. Joseph’s church essentially to accommodate the elderly and families with young children, who found it difficult to attend St. Joseph Church on top of the hill. The new chapel, known as Help of Christians was blessed on November 8, 1914. Mass was celebrated on the same day by the beloved Monsignor Peter J. Sheridan through whose generosity the chapel was built. Monsignor Sheridan was pastor of St. Joseph Church.
In 1921, Bishop John Mark Gannon decreed this chapel to be a parish church. The Reverend Alexis Fischer, longtime assistant pastor of St. Joseph’s was appointed the first resident pastor on January 4, 1922. Shortly, thereafter he was succeeded by the beloved Father Bartholomew McAvinue from 1922-1932. Father McAvinue was a veteran chaplain in WWI who established the parish on a permanent basis by making improvements and clearing all debts.
As of 2017, Our Lady Help of Christians is part of St. Joseph Parish.
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Our Lady, Help of Christians listing was last updated on the 14th of June, 2019
