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	Nothing but a field. Both St. Pius X and the surrounding neighborhood grew up together. A strong sense of community still exists today, more than 50 years later!
Monsignor Vincent Wolf became the first pastor of St. Pius X.
	Msgr. Raphael Kamel served as an assistant to Msgr. Wolf. Here Father Kamel is performing mass in the original church. That facility is now our parish hall. The Love One Another banner now hangs at the back of the current church as a reminder of not only our parish motto but of our roots.
Marie Gorman became the first religious vocation from the parish when she entered the Sisters of the Holy Ghost and Mary Immaculate on August 15, 1954, the Feast of the Assumption. Appropriately, Marie took the name of Sister St. Pius.
	Fr. Thomas Weinzapfel came to St. Pius X in 1956 as pastor and remained here until his retirement in 1996. Here he performs a baptism.
The Sisters of the of the Holy Ghost came to teach in the school. They lived on site in a convent that is currently used for day care. In the convent was a chapel for prayer and mass. This is one of the Sisters in prayer before the chapel altar.
	Look how the neighborhood has grown from just a sign in the weeds! The original campus consists of the church, 6 classrooms and a convent. Later expansions added more classrooms, expanded the convent, and constructed a new church, media center and gymnasium.
Fr. Charles King, later to be Msgr. King, served the parish from 1958 to 1966 as an assistant to Pastor Thomas Weinzapfel.
	The rosary is a source of comfort to many Catholics.
Fr. Thomas Weinzapfel is elevated to Msgr. Thomas Weinzapfel in this ceremony.
	A group of parishioners expanding their faith.
Fr. Michael McLane celebrates the Feast of the Sacred Heart on June 21, 1968. This is very near the end of service for the original church. Notice the Love One Another banner above the crucifix. This banner now hangs above the rear doors of the existing church. The communion rail is barely visible down the main aisle to the left. Of course at this time the altar did not face the congregation. The original church is now used as the parish hall.