#THE SHEPHERD NYC SERIES#
In the midst of a grand party, held in the former Isham family mansion, the time felt right for the Paulist fathers to share their glorious news-news that that would shape Inwood to this present day.Īfter a series of folk dances and speeches by Parks Commissioner Charles B. Isham, had donated any significant parkland to the city. It marked the first time in 136 years that private citizens, Mrs. On September 28, 1912, nearly one thousand New Yorkers gathered on a hilltop just north of Isham Street for another historic announcement-the gift of Isham Park to the City of New York. Isham Park Celebration reprint from 75th Good Shepherd anniversary program. The Villa would serve as the parish church until a suitable structure could be built.Īfter and intense search, which included the securing of financing for the project, Father Daly purchased a large plot of land on Broadway and Isham Street for the sum of $115,000. On January 1, 1912, inside the old Christian Brothers’ chapel, named “Philip’s Villa,” 150 Catholic pioneers held their first Mass along the banks of the Spuyten Duyvil. Until a suitable location could be found, the small but steadfast flock of 150 parishioners found a temporary home in a small chapel located on the current site of the Christie Field House at Baker Field. Daly and his assistant, Father James Towey, scoured the neighborhood for a land deal, they hoped, would accommodate an ever-growing congregation.
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The announcement would change the lives, and test the metal, of the two Paulist fathers assigned to the task.Īfter being officially appointed Pastor of the new flock, Father Thomas A.
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Hayes of the Archdiocese of New York granted formal approval for a new parish, to be located on the northernmost tip of Manhattan. Church of the Good Shepherd, Inwood, NYC.