A celebration for St Anne's 100 year anniversary in 2026 is in planning stages.
Watch this space for updates, photos, history, and other memories.
The St Anne's Centennial Committee is still requesting and accepting items related to our Church and School from days gon by. Any photos, memorabilia, or artifacts would be greatly appreciated. Our beloved school held numerous pageants, plays, May crownings, and other events that maybe you, your children, or grandchildren partiipated in - we would love to see photos of them! If you don't want to give them up, we can scan/photograh them and give them back to you. Please call the parish office at 908 789 0280 to arrange a time for drop-off. Please include your name and address with the items so we can get them back to you. (One specific item we are looking for is any photos of the bowling lanes that were in the basement ot the Church. Everyone remembers them, but no one seems to have a photo. Check your photo albums!
The Church
October 24, 1925, The Church was Incorporated.
April 28, 1926 Transfer of property from the Catholic Club
July 26, 1926, Laying of the Corner Stone
May 1, 1927, First Mass was celebrated.
September 9, 1930, St. Anne became a Canonical Parish
September 13, 1930, Fr. John M. Walsh was appointed First Pastor.
The Grotto
September 1944, Purchase of lot (site for the grotto)
1951 Grotto/Shrine of Our Lady Lourdes was built.
(donated by the Fontenelli Family)
The School
March 15, 1950, Purchase of Property site of St. Anne’s school.
October 15, 1950, School construction begun.
September 6, 1951, Arrival of the six Bernadine Sisters to staff the school.
September 10, 1951 First classes (Margaret Augustine as among the first students)
The Convent
October 20, 1951 Laying and blessing of cornerstone of both school and convent.
The Rectory
March 1969, Rectory administration building was erected.
December 8, 1969 Groundbreaking
November 1, 1970 New rectory was formally opened.
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