Quick update on this-- We had to close Saint Joseph Church about three years ago.? The heating system went out and we could not afford to?fix it.? The church is?closed completely, and no services of any kind are held there. Saint John Gualbert used to be known as the co-cathedral while Sacred Heart in Altoona was known as the cathedral, but this changed about 20 years ago when Saint John's became a cathedral. Originally, Our Lady of Mercy in Prospect and Saint Joseph were merged into the Cathedral parish, and they both became chapels, not co-cathedrals. Our Lady of Mercy was closed first, but Saint Joseph remained in use as a chapel until the problem with the heating system forced us to close it. --Debra -----Original Message----- From: Brian L Cartwright <brian.cartwright2@verizon.net> To: Bob Wissinger <bwissinger@buckeye-express.com>; 'Sue Strick' <sue@strick1.com>; 'Cambria PA mailing list' <PACAMBRI@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, 30 Jan 2009 10:07 pm Subject: Re: [PACAMBRI] St Joseph's Church in Johnstown Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 8:17 PM >A 1922 obituary for Joseph Strick, states that he married Quintina > Straub (Staub) in St Joseph's Catholic Church when the edifice stood at > the upper end of Singer St (Conemaugh Boro). > I checked the Cambria County website, but could find no reference to > this church. Can anyone tell me what became of it, and if another > church replaced it? St Joseph's was the German Catholic in the downtown area (about a block into what was once Conemaugh Boro). My grandmother's Stevens family were members. There was an elementary school adjacent. Many years ago it was merged with St. John Gualbert's, (about 3 blcosk away) becoming a co-Cathedral. Services are at St John Gualbert's, but some events are held at St Joseph's, includiing my grandmother's funeral in 2001. Their cemetery was called the German Catholic Cemetery, adjacent to Sandyvale Cem in Hornerstown. Especially after the 1889 flood of these graveyards, St Joseph's moved their cemetery to Geistown, on the south side of Bedford St, adjecent to St Benedict's Chapel. St. John Gualbert's Cem is on the north side of Bedford St, directly opposite. Brian - - - - - - - - - - Search for more Cambria County information on our webpage: http://www.camgenpa.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PACAMBRI-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message