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Incarnation Catholic Church and School (Glendale, California)

May 08, 2024

Incarnation Catholic Church and School are a large Catholic church and elementary school located on North Brand Boulevard in Glendale, California. The parish was founded in 1927 and the school in 1937. The current church was completed in 1952.

Incarnation Catholic Church
Incarnation Catholic Church, Glendale
34°9′36.2″N 118°15′19.44″W / 34.160056°N 118.2554000°W / 34.160056; -118.2554000
CountryUnited States
DenominationCatholic Church
Websiteincaglendale.org

History edit

Early history edit

The parish was established in 1927 and was carved out of the existing parish of Holy Family Church. The first services were held in a private home on the site where the current church is situated. As the parish grew, services were moved to the American Legion Hall on West Arden. When Thomas O'Sullivan became pastor in 1928, he had a temporary church built on the site.[1] The elementary school opened in 1937 under the administration of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary.[1]

Michael Carvill served as pastor at Incarnation for forty years from 1932 to 1972. It was under Carvill's leadership that the current church was built in 1952.[1] Cardinal Timothy Manning presided at Carvill's funeral in 1975. In 1970, Incarnation Church was the site of a Congress of the Legion of Mary, a Catholic lay organization.[2]

Laurence O'Brien served as the pastor at Incarnation from 1972 to 1986, after which he remained at the parish as pastor emeritus. Cardinal Roger Mahony presided over Msgr. O'Brien's funeral in 1998.[3] He was succeeded by Eugene Frilot who served as pastor from 1986 to 1999.

In May 1990, the funeral of Vic Tayback, the actor best known for his role as the gruff diner owner and short-order cook Mel on the long-running television series "Alice," was held at Incarnation Church.[4]

 
Front view of Incarnation

In early January 1991, The Los Angeles Times reported that Tilak Jayawardene, who was the associate pastor at Incarnation Church from 1987 until December 1990, had been charged with six counts of molestation of a minor.[5] Jayawardene disappeared as the police investigated the charges. Incarnation's pastor, Frilot, said at the time that Jayawardene left the parish in early December, saying he had been recalled by his bishop overseas. Frilot told the press: "I haven't heard anything. He hasn't contacted me. I assume he went home to Sri Lanka."[6] Eleven years later, in 2002, Jayawardene was found residing in Sri Lanka, and Glendale police asked the Los Angeles district attorney's office to seek extradition.[7] Cardinal Mahony said at the time that he has written to church officials in Sri Lanka, requesting that they return Jayawardene to Los Angeles.[8]

In 1993, a transient named Filiberto Maldonado, assaulted and attempted to rape a 73-year-old woman who was alone praying inside the sanctuary at the church. The man was later sentenced to eleven years in prison.[9][10][11][12]

In June 1997, Incarnation was the site of two tragic and publicized funerals. The first was for Glendale Police Officer Charles "Chuck" Lazzaretto, a man who the Los Angeles Times reported "would have become chief had he not been ambushed by a gunman." Officer Lazzaretto was shot to death in a Chatsworth warehouse while investigating a domestic violence case. Lazzaretto's funeral was attended by police officers from across California, and presided over by Cardinal Roger Mahony.[13]

Later that same month, the funeral of a 17-year-old high school senior, Julius Riofrir, was held at Incarnation. According to the Los Angeles Times, the youth died when a baseball that ricocheted off the side of a batting cage and struck him in the head during a pregame warmup for his American Legion team. The paper reported that 500 people attended the ceremony at Incarnation.[14][15]

Recent history edit

Paul James Hruby became pastor in 1999. Hruby was baptized at Incarnation Church in 1956 and grew up in Glendale.[1]

In July 1999, Frank Lubin, captain of the 1936 Gold Medal-winning U.S. Olympic basketball team and Incarnation church member died. The funeral was at Incarnation on July 13, 1999.[1]

The Incarnation parish has played a role in attempting to heal ethnic tensions in a community with large Armenian-American and Hispanic populations. In May 2000, a 17-year-old Hispanic youth, Raul Aguirre, was killed trying to stop a fight between a Hispanic friend and two Armenian American teenagers. Aguirre, a high school senior who had planned to join the Marine Corps, was beaten in the head with a tire iron and stabbed several times. Shortly after Aguirre's death, a group of Latinos fired into a crowd of young Armenian American men gathered in front of a Glendale doughnut shop, and fears grew of a street war between Armenian and Hispanic youths. Nearly 1,000 people filled the Incarnation church for Aguirre's funeral. With tensions still high, at least 15 police officers patrolled the church and grounds during the ceremony. Hruby, in his sermon, sought to heal the ethnic divisions, stating: "I have to believe if Raul could stand up here today he would say violence is not the answer. We are not only Latino and Armenian, white and Asian, black and Middle Eastern. We are instruments of peace and we are called to be counter-cultural and to love and be loved by all."[16] A Marine Corps color guard escorted the casket out of the sanctuary and to Forest Lawn cemetery for burial. The Los Angeles Times reported on the ceremony as follows: "People of all types came to say goodbye to Aguirre on Friday. . . . There were old people, wailing babies, families and city officials sweating in their suits. The church was filled beyond capacity and although the crowd was mostly Latino, there were several Armenian Americans who came to pay respects."[17]

In 2002, Incarnation celebrated its 75th anniversary with a weekend of events including a mass concelebrated with Cardinal Roger Mahony.[1]

On July 30, 2006, Incarnation Parish purchased the property of the nearby North Glendale Methodist Church. The Methodist congregation dwindled over the years and merged with the United Central Methodist Church of Glendale. An offer was made to sell the property to Incarnation in a bid to keep the site in Christian ministry.[18] 

This acquisition included a chapel, a gym, a professional kitchen, room for a preschool and a large education building along with outdoor recreation facilities, meeting rooms, and ministry offices. Improvement of the campus required over three years and $300,000 in safety and structural renovations. Incarnation now has significantly greater space for its growing ministries. The newly dubbed "Incarnation Community Center" was rechristened in September 2009, and at the same time, the parish opened a certified preschool.[1]

In March 2011, longtime Glendale resident, and 50 year parishioner, Howard J. Thelin passed on at age 90. Services were held at Incarnation, officiated by Paul Hruby, to guests of approximately 200. Thelin had been the former assemblyman for the Glendale district in the mid '50s to mid '60s, and was a retired Superior Court Justice. Hruby, who had left Incarnation in 2010, was gracious to give a stirring eulogy for the longtime parishioner, and left a lasting impression upon all who attended the service.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g . Incarnation Catholic Church. Archived from the original on 2008-04-26. Retrieved 2008-04-11.
  2. ^ "Glendale Church Site of Congress". Los Angeles Times. 1970-04-26.
  3. ^ Brett Anthony Collins (1998-08-26). "Obituaries; Msgr. Laurence O'Brien, 82; Pastor Emeritus in Glendale". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Myrna Oliver (1990-05-26). "Vic Tayback; Actor Best Known as Mel in 'Alice' TV Series". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ "Priest Charged With 7 Molestation Counts". Los Angeles Times. 1991-01-05.
  6. ^ Phil Sneiderman (1991-01-05). "Fugitive Catholic Priest From Glendale Charged With Molestation of Boy". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ^ "Police Want Priest to Face Sex Charges". Daily News (Los Angeles). 2002-05-24.
  8. ^ Richard Winton and Beth Shuster (2002-05-22). "Extradition Sought for Fugitive Priest". Los Angeles Times.
  9. ^ Steve Ryfle (1995-05-06). "Glendale Man Gets 11 Years for Attempted Rape". Los Angeles Times.
  10. ^ Tommy Li (1993-10-07). "Churches Seek Ways to Hike Security Safety: Police conduct seminar for ministers and parishioners after a transient tried to rape an elderly woman inside a church". Los Angeles Times.
  11. ^ Tommy Li (1993-08-06). "Glendale Transient Denies Assault in Church". Los Angeles Times.
  12. ^ Tommy Li (1993-08-12). "Crime Changes Concept of Sanctuary Religion: After a rape attempt at Incarnation Church, only a small chapel will be open for private worship. Regular services are not affected". Los Angeles Times.
  13. ^ Jill Leovy (1997-06-03). "Slain Officer Remembered as a Rising Star in Glendale; 2,000 Attend Services for Investigator Killed in Ambush". Los Angeles Times.
  14. ^ Haynes, Karina A (June 29, 1997). . Los Angeles Times. pp. 5– (Metro, PART–B, Metro Desk ). Archived from the original on 2016-03-06.
  15. ^ Karina A. Haynes (1997-06-29). "500 Mourn Boy Struck by Baseball". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2007-06-29.
  16. ^ Jeffrey Gettleman and Greg Risling (2000-05-13). "Mourners Hear a Call for Peace; Tragedy: As officers patrol outside, nearly 1,000 fill church to hear eulogy for Glendale teen slain amid ethnic fighting. Police vow to curb violence". Los Angeles Times.
  17. ^ Jeffrey Gettleman and Greg Risling (2000-05-13). "Slain Youth's Funeral Serves as Call for Peace; Violence: As Raul Aguirre is remembered in Glendale, officials seek to stem further clashes between Latinos and Armenian Americans". Los Angeles Times.
  18. ^ Stephanie Park (2006-07-24). "North Glendale United Methodist Church facility bought to increase meeting space". Los Angeles Times.

External links edit

  • Parish web site
  • Video: We Are Incarnation

May 08, 2024
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Incarnation Catholic Church and School are a large Catholic church and elementary school located on North Brand Boulevard in Glendale California The parish was founded in 1927 and the school in 1937 The current church was completed in 1952 Incarnation Catholic ChurchIncarnation Catholic Church Glendale34 9 36 2 N 118 15 19 44 W 34 160056 N 118 2554000 W 34 160056 118 2554000CountryUnited StatesDenominationCatholic ChurchWebsiteincaglendale wbr org Contents 1 History 1 1 Early history 1 2 Recent history 2 See also 3 Notes 4 External linksHistory editEarly history edit The parish was established in 1927 and was carved out of the existing parish of Holy Family Church The first services were held in a private home on the site where the current church is situated As the parish grew services were moved to the American Legion Hall on West Arden When Thomas O Sullivan became pastor in 1928 he had a temporary church built on the site 1 The elementary school opened in 1937 under the administration of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary 1 Michael Carvill served as pastor at Incarnation for forty years from 1932 to 1972 It was under Carvill s leadership that the current church was built in 1952 1 Cardinal Timothy Manning presided at Carvill s funeral in 1975 In 1970 Incarnation Church was the site of a Congress of the Legion of Mary a Catholic lay organization 2 Laurence O Brien served as the pastor at Incarnation from 1972 to 1986 after which he remained at the parish as pastor emeritus Cardinal Roger Mahony presided over Msgr O Brien s funeral in 1998 3 He was succeeded by Eugene Frilot who served as pastor from 1986 to 1999 In May 1990 the funeral of Vic Tayback the actor best known for his role as the gruff diner owner and short order cook Mel on the long running television series Alice was held at Incarnation Church 4 nbsp Front view of Incarnation In early January 1991 The Los Angeles Times reported that Tilak Jayawardene who was the associate pastor at Incarnation Church from 1987 until December 1990 had been charged with six counts of molestation of a minor 5 Jayawardene disappeared as the police investigated the charges Incarnation s pastor Frilot said at the time that Jayawardene left the parish in early December saying he had been recalled by his bishop overseas Frilot told the press I haven t heard anything He hasn t contacted me I assume he went home to Sri Lanka 6 Eleven years later in 2002 Jayawardene was found residing in Sri Lanka and Glendale police asked the Los Angeles district attorney s office to seek extradition 7 Cardinal Mahony said at the time that he has written to church officials in Sri Lanka requesting that they return Jayawardene to Los Angeles 8 In 1993 a transient named Filiberto Maldonado assaulted and attempted to rape a 73 year old woman who was alone praying inside the sanctuary at the church The man was later sentenced to eleven years in prison 9 10 11 12 In June 1997 Incarnation was the site of two tragic and publicized funerals The first was for Glendale Police Officer Charles Chuck Lazzaretto a man who the Los Angeles Times reported would have become chief had he not been ambushed by a gunman Officer Lazzaretto was shot to death in a Chatsworth warehouse while investigating a domestic violence case Lazzaretto s funeral was attended by police officers from across California and presided over by Cardinal Roger Mahony 13 Later that same month the funeral of a 17 year old high school senior Julius Riofrir was held at Incarnation According to the Los Angeles Times the youth died when a baseball that ricocheted off the side of a batting cage and struck him in the head during a pregame warmup for his American Legion team The paper reported that 500 people attended the ceremony at Incarnation 14 15 Recent history edit Paul James Hruby became pastor in 1999 Hruby was baptized at Incarnation Church in 1956 and grew up in Glendale 1 In July 1999 Frank Lubin captain of the 1936 Gold Medal winning U S Olympic basketball team and Incarnation church member died The funeral was at Incarnation on July 13 1999 1 The Incarnation parish has played a role in attempting to heal ethnic tensions in a community with large Armenian American and Hispanic populations In May 2000 a 17 year old Hispanic youth Raul Aguirre was killed trying to stop a fight between a Hispanic friend and two Armenian American teenagers Aguirre a high school senior who had planned to join the Marine Corps was beaten in the head with a tire iron and stabbed several times Shortly after Aguirre s death a group of Latinos fired into a crowd of young Armenian American men gathered in front of a Glendale doughnut shop and fears grew of a street war between Armenian and Hispanic youths Nearly 1 000 people filled the Incarnation church for Aguirre s funeral With tensions still high at least 15 police officers patrolled the church and grounds during the ceremony Hruby in his sermon sought to heal the ethnic divisions stating I have to believe if Raul could stand up here today he would say violence is not the answer We are not only Latino and Armenian white and Asian black and Middle Eastern We are instruments of peace and we are called to be counter cultural and to love and be loved by all 16 A Marine Corps color guard escorted the casket out of the sanctuary and to Forest Lawn cemetery for burial The Los Angeles Times reported on the ceremony as follows People of all types came to say goodbye to Aguirre on Friday There were old people wailing babies families and city officials sweating in their suits The church was filled beyond capacity and although the crowd was mostly Latino there were several Armenian Americans who came to pay respects 17 In 2002 Incarnation celebrated its 75th anniversary with a weekend of events including a mass concelebrated with Cardinal Roger Mahony 1 On July 30 2006 Incarnation Parish purchased the property of the nearby North Glendale Methodist Church The Methodist congregation dwindled over the years and merged with the United Central Methodist Church of Glendale An offer was made to sell the property to Incarnation in a bid to keep the site in Christian ministry 18 This acquisition included a chapel a gym a professional kitchen room for a preschool and a large education building along with outdoor recreation facilities meeting rooms and ministry offices Improvement of the campus required over three years and 300 000 in safety and structural renovations Incarnation now has significantly greater space for its growing ministries The newly dubbed Incarnation Community Center was rechristened in September 2009 and at the same time the parish opened a certified preschool 1 In March 2011 longtime Glendale resident and 50 year parishioner Howard J Thelin passed on at age 90 Services were held at Incarnation officiated by Paul Hruby to guests of approximately 200 Thelin had been the former assemblyman for the Glendale district in the mid 50s to mid 60s and was a retired Superior Court Justice Hruby who had left Incarnation in 2010 was gracious to give a stirring eulogy for the longtime parishioner and left a lasting impression upon all who attended the service See also editSan Fernando Pastoral RegionNotes edit a b c d e f g A Brief History of Incarnation Parish Incarnation Catholic Church Archived from the original on 2008 04 26 Retrieved 2008 04 11 Glendale Church Site of Congress Los Angeles Times 1970 04 26 Brett Anthony Collins 1998 08 26 Obituaries Msgr Laurence O Brien 82 Pastor Emeritus in Glendale Los Angeles Times Myrna Oliver 1990 05 26 Vic Tayback Actor Best Known as Mel in Alice TV Series Los Angeles Times Priest Charged With 7 Molestation Counts Los Angeles Times 1991 01 05 Phil Sneiderman 1991 01 05 Fugitive Catholic Priest From Glendale Charged With Molestation of Boy Los Angeles Times Police Want Priest to Face Sex Charges Daily News Los Angeles 2002 05 24 Richard Winton and Beth Shuster 2002 05 22 Extradition Sought for Fugitive Priest Los Angeles Times Steve Ryfle 1995 05 06 Glendale Man Gets 11 Years for Attempted Rape Los Angeles Times Tommy Li 1993 10 07 Churches Seek Ways to Hike Security Safety Police conduct seminar for ministers and parishioners after a transient tried to rape an elderly woman inside a church Los Angeles Times Tommy Li 1993 08 06 Glendale Transient Denies Assault in Church Los Angeles Times Tommy Li 1993 08 12 Crime Changes Concept of Sanctuary Religion After a rape attempt at Incarnation Church only a small chapel will be open for private worship Regular services are not affected Los Angeles Times Jill Leovy 1997 06 03 Slain Officer Remembered as a Rising Star in Glendale 2 000 Attend Services for Investigator Killed in Ambush Los Angeles Times Haynes Karina A June 29 1997 500 Mourn Boy Struck by Baseball Home Edition Los Angeles Times pp 5 Metro PART B Metro Desk Archived from the original on 2016 03 06 Karina A Haynes 1997 06 29 500 Mourn Boy Struck by Baseball Los Angeles Times Retrieved 2007 06 29 Jeffrey Gettleman and Greg Risling 2000 05 13 Mourners Hear a Call for Peace Tragedy As officers patrol outside nearly 1 000 fill church to hear eulogy for Glendale teen slain amid ethnic fighting Police vow to curb violence Los Angeles Times Jeffrey Gettleman and Greg Risling 2000 05 13 Slain Youth s Funeral Serves as Call for Peace Violence As Raul Aguirre is remembered in Glendale officials seek to stem further clashes between Latinos and Armenian Americans Los Angeles Times Stephanie Park 2006 07 24 North Glendale United Methodist Church facility bought to increase meeting space Los Angeles Times External links editIncarnation Catholic Church History Parish web site Video We Are Incarnation Incarnation Weekly Bulletin Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Incarnation Catholic Church and School Glendale California amp oldid 1161020119, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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