AUBURN — A Saturday ceremony might be the best chance for the public to get a glimpse of four historic New Auburn bells until the city is able to purchase them. City officials and local historians will be on hand at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Cote Corp., 2980 Hotel Road, for a ceremonial unveiling […]
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Auburn to display St. Louis bells Sept. 20
AUBURN — An effort to buy a set of historic New Auburn church bells will kick off in earnest later this month. The city will host an exhibition of the original 1915 bells removed from New Auburn’s St. Louis Church at 11 a.m. at Cote Crane Co., 2980 Hotel Road. Cote Cranes pulled the bells […]
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Tomorrow: World War I — Maine’s lost legacy
More than 1,000 Mainers died in World War I, which began 100 years ago. Not only did they serve in three branches of service — the U.S. Army, Navy and Marines — they also fought in Canadian military units. Here in Maine, we were vigilant against possible German attacks. Troops manned artillery guns along the […]
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Auburn to raise money to buy St. Louis’ bells
AUBURN — The bells of St. Louis Church may toll again in New Auburn. The City Council voted unanimously Monday to allow paid city staffers to raise an estimated $12,000 in private donations. The money would be used to purchase the bells from the Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, which oversees the city’s Catholic churches. […]
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Bells removed from St. Louis Church
AUBURN — Workers from Cote Crane & Rigging removed the bells of St. Louis Catholic Church Wednesday, using a crane to lift the four bells from the tower above New Auburn and place them on the ground nearby. The bells have been purchased by an undisclosed buyer and were shipped away. The work is a […]
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H. Weber: Saving St. Louis Church
On the front page of the Aug. 30 Sun Journal was a photo of folks attending the last Mass at St. Louis Church in Auburn. It was said that more than 400 people were there. The church is closing because there is not enough money to make necessary repairs. Why didn’t those people donate to […]
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B. Franck: A dichotomy of values
The Lewiston-Auburn community celebrates the construction of a new dual ice rink facility, as well it should for the benefit it will bring to the Twin Cities. At the same time, the communities contemplate the potential eradication of two significant buildings of architectural merit — St. Joseph’s and St. Louis churches, part of the dying […]
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Parishioners say goodbye to Auburn’s St. Louis Church
AUBURN — More than 400 people — some weeping openly — filled St. Louis Church on Thursday for the 95-year-old landmark’s final Mass. “I can’t even imagine New Auburn without St. Louis,” said Shirley Madore of Lewiston. She grew up across the street and never imagined that the grand brick building or its columned and […]
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Last Mass for St. Louis: Hope for the building remains, but its days as a religious and social center for thousands are over.
AUBURN — Few prayers remain for St. Louis Catholic Church. The neo-Gothic landmark still sits just as it did when its last congregation gathered there in April. Stacks of spring fliers now gather dust on a table near the broad front doors facing Third Street. The grand nave — with its columns, arched ceiling and […]
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St. Louis Church to hold final Mass on Aug. 29
AUBURN — Local Catholics will celebrate Mass one final time in the 98-year-old St. Louis Church. The event is scheduled for Aug. 29, four months after the grand brick structure was closed due to structural concerns, particularly at its front entrance on Third Street. Details of the Mass and other events surrounding the church closure […]