St. Gregory Celebrates Cornerstone Anniversary At Weeksville

Saturday, September 26, 2015, clergy, congregants and friends broke bread together in grand celebration of St. Gregory the Great R.C. Church’s 100th Cornerstone Anniversary. “A lot of thought went into the planning of this day,” said Marlene Saunders, a St. Gregory Trustee. Purposefully held at the historic Weeksville Heritage Center at 158 Buffalo Avenue in Crown Heights, the church honored those who invested in its physical growth and spiritual development.

During the afternoon’s festivities, Janet Paul recounted the history of St. Gregory while beautiful church photographs displayed on a screen for everyone to see. She noted the cornerstone was actually placed at the base of the ambo. The ambo is the raised area where the Epistle is read.

One hundred years ago, “more than 800 persons witnessed the laying of the cornerstone of the new church of St. Gregory, Brooklyn Avenue and St. John’s Place…,” indicates a Brooklyn Eagle article. The Rt. Rev. George W. Mundelein, D.D. auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn presided. The walls of the church were blessed on Sunday, September 19, 1915. The cornerstone, sprinkled with holy water, was set in place along with coins, certain documents and the newspaper of the day.

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That day, Rev. John L. Belford, spoke of the great need for more churches. Today, one hundred years later, several catholic churches have closed and St. Gregory the Great has merged with the parishes of Our Lady of Charity and St. Matthew. Rev. Frank Black, pastor of St. Matthew Parish community, reminded those present that it is their responsibility to bring new people into the church. “Evangelization is the heart of the church’s mission;” this important message was printed in the luncheon program and placed at each table setting in the Center’s dining room.

The Weeksville Heritage Center is multidimensional museum dedicated to preserving the history of the 19th century African American community of Weeksville, Brooklyn — one of American’s first free black communities. It was a lovely space for a great day of remembrance, fellowship, history, nourishment, culture, and the smooth soulful sounds of Pastor Ken’s Jazz and Blues Review.