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Neighbors in the News
Submitted by Visitor on Mon, 07/27/2009 - 11:29am
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The library’s closest neighbor, St. Peter’s Catholic Church, is featured prominently in the Summer 2009 issue of Sandlapper. The article "St. Peter’s Catholic Church: A Mighty Restoration in Columbia" tells of several stages during the establishment and building of the parish and the renovation work the current church building has received in its 101-year history. Throughout it all, St. Peter’s has been blessed with dedicated members, prominent architects and skilled craftsmen to guide building and restoration processes, as well as pastors who were great stewards in preserving historical and traditional elements, along with adapting to some modern features and liturgical practices.
An accompanying article tells of current pastor Msgr. Leigh Lehocky’s thorough knowledge of the parish’s 184-year history, as well as interesting facts about the parish, school and church-yard cemetery. The parish, which served immigrants building the Columbia canal and textile mill workers in its earliest years, continues to be a vibrant part of this community and a testament of lasting faith and dedication. For an extra special look back at the history of this parish, we welcome you to use the resources in Periodicals, your first stop for current newspapers and magazines and archival holdings of local publications back to their first issues. Even handier for you, many articles on St. Peter’s have already been accumulated in the South Carolina Vertical Files. Located in the Local History Room, the St. Peter’s folder includes dozens of articles, some dating back to the 1930s, and also the church history and other papers.
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