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Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe〔Struthers, Silvia. "(La Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe celebra 100 años )." ''La Voz de Houston''. August 17, 2012. Retrieved on September 4, 2012. "La primera misa se celebró el 18 de agosto de 1912 y este sábado la iglesia conmemora sus 100 años de existencia." and "Actualmente, la parroquia, ubicada en Navigation Blvd. en un barrio que sigue siendo muy hispano, sirve a 3,500 familias." and "La iglesia celebrará una misa especial a las 6.30 p.m. del sábado 18 para conmemorar el centenario." and "La iglesia tiene numerosas misas en español y cuenta con una escuela que fue inaugurada al mes siguiente de que la parroquia celebrara su primera misa."〕) is a Roman Catholic church located in the Second Ward in the East End, Houston, Texas.〔Esparza, p. 3.〕 It is a part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. The church, first constructed in 1911, was the first Mexican-American church in Houston. It was the first religious institution in the City of Houston to offer religious services in the Spanish language. The church opened one of the first schools for Mexican-American children and it operates programs that provided food and shelter for needy individuals.〔 As of 2012 the church serves 3,500 families. Many of its masses are held in Spanish. The surrounding neighborhood is predominately Hispanic.〔 As of 2010 OLG is one of the poorest Catholic parishes in Greater Houston.〔Kever, Jeannie. "(Schools seeking help find a beacon of hope )." ''Houston Chronicle''. November 19, 2010. Retrieved on November 20, 2010.〕 It includes the Our Lady of Guadalupe School, the oldest Catholic elementary school in Houston. ==History== In 1910 there were no Mexican Catholic churches in Houston. Some Mexicans were excluded from attending Anglo Catholic churches. Mexicans who did attend found themselves discriminated against.〔 In 1911 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Galveston brought a series of priests, the Oblates of Mary Immaculate, intended to minister to the Mexican population of Houston.〔Treviño, p. (9 ).〕 In 1912 Our Lady of Guadalupe opened.〔Treviño, p. (32 ).〕 The first mass was held on August 18, 1912 in a two story frame facility that was a gift from the Catholic Church Extension Society; it had been erected during that year. Father Robert Chatillon, OMI was the first celebrant.〔"(History of Our Church )." ((Archive )) Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Retrieved on September 4, 2012.〕 The church was located on the upper floor, while the Catholic school was located on the lower floor.〔"(History )." ((Archive )) Our Lady of Guadalupe School. Retrieved on September 4, 2012.〕 The Roman Catholic church established Our Lady of Guadalupe so that White people accustomed to segregation of races did not find offense with the presence of Mexican people in their churches.〔Garza, Natalie, p. 15.〕 In the 1920s a group of Louisiana Creole people attended OLG because of OLG was the closest church to the Frenchtown area of the Fifth Ward; the closest black church, St. Nicholas, was located in the Third Ward.〔Steptoe, Tyina Leaneice (University of Wisconsin-Madison). ''Dixie West: Race, Migration, and the Color Lines in Jim Crow Houston'' (PhD thesis for a history degree). ProQuest, 2008. ISBN 0549635874, 9780549635871. p. (195 ).〕 Because the OLG church treated the Creole people in a discriminatory manner, by forcing them to confess and take communion after people of other races did so and after forcing them to take the back pews,〔Steptoe, Tyina Leaneice (University of Wisconsin-Madison). ''Dixie West: Race, Migration, and the Color Lines in Jim Crow Houston'' (PhD thesis for a history degree). ProQuest, 2008. ISBN 0549635874, 9780549635871. p. (195 )-(196 ).〕 the Creoles opted to build their own church, opening Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church in 1929.〔Steptoe, Tyina Leaneice (University of Wisconsin-Madison). ''Dixie West: Race, Migration, and the Color Lines in Jim Crow Houston'' (PhD thesis for a history degree). ProQuest, 2008. ISBN 0549635874, 9780549635871. p. (196 ).〕 As more Mexican-Americans settled in Houston, large numbers of people commuted from other Houston neighborhoods to OLG on Sundays to worship. Father Esteban de Anta, a Spanish man, was the first Spanish-speaking priest at Our Lady of Guadalupe. He arrived in 1919.〔 In 1923 a new church facility opened, designed with Lombard Romanesque style features 〔American Institute of Architects, Houston Architectural Guide〕 by the prominent San Antonio architect, Leo M.J. Dielmann.〔Robinson, Willard B. "To the Glory of God: Texas Churches Designed by Leo M.J. Dielmann", 1991, Texas Catholic Historical Society〕 The previous church facility was remodeled, and began to be used entirely as a school and for social activities. The Oblate priests serviced the church for many years,〔 before leaving in 1973.〔Garza, Natalie, p. 19.〕 During that year, Priests of the Sacred Heart began serving the OLG parish in place of the Oblate priests.〔 In the 1980s OLG became a territorial parish, and it adopted geographic boundaries. Natalie Garza, author of "The “Mother Church” of Mexican Catholicism in Houston," said "it remains heavily Mexican American and Latino based."〔 On Saturday August 18, 2012 the church celebrated 100 years of masses.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church (Houston)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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