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St. Rocco's Church
216 27th Street

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St. Rocco's Church

St. Rocco's R. C. Church Facade and steeple of St. Rocco's Church, 27th Street and 4th Avenue, with sign and list of names attached to front wall, right: "Founders Societ\[y of] St. Rocco's new Church;" iron fence along front, street light and residential building in right foreground, and residential buildings on far left.
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St. Rocco's Church

Sobbing farewell Group of women, most of whom are crying, in front of church; four boys stand on church steps; two are holding placard, "Father Termine belongs to us! St. Rocco's parishiners \[sic];" portion of brick building in right background is possibly part of church. Caption: "Sobbing farewell--Women parishioners of St. Rocco's R. C. Church, protesting transfer of the Rev. Vincent Termine, sob in front of the church on 27th St. near 4th Ave., as two boys hold placards saying that the young curate 'belongs to us'."
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St. Rocco's Church

Want priest to stay Group of children and several adults walking on street carrying placards; portion of church and street light in center background, and parked automobile and large tree in right foreground. Caption: "Want priest to stay--Children of St. Rocco's R. C. Church, 27th St. and 4th Ave., parade in front of church with placards asking that Father Vincent Termine, assistant priest of the church, be retained in parish. the priest has been transferred to a church in Sheepshead Bay section."
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St. Rocco's Church

Pilgrim statue Three altar boys (two carrying candles in tall candlesticks), two girls kneeling wearing capes and floral headpieces and life-size statue and lilies in vase on platform in right foreground, and parishioners, man wearing clerical attire, American flag on pole, portion of church wall, and residential building in background. Caption: "Pilgrim statue of Our lady of Fatima stands at the right near St. Rocco's R. C. Church, 27th St. and 4th Ave., as a crowd of some 2,000 persons pray. A solemn procession was led ... to St. Rocco's ... by Bishop John J. Boardman of Brooklyn, marking the statue's arrival in the borough."
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St. Rocco's Church

Boys win money for friend's memorial Four boys (two standing, two sitting on desk), and two men (one is wearing clerical attire) shaking hands. Caption: "Boys win money for friend's memorial--The Rev. Alphonse Sarnelli, of St. Rocco's R. C. Church, 216 27th St., and four young parishioners, left to right, John Martinelli, Martin Luttanzi, Raymond Wysokowski, and Robert Silverence, are congratulated by Dennis James, of the CBS-TV 'On Your Account' show, for their work in raising money for a youth center for the church. The church will be a memorial to 11-year-old Alan Salvensen, who drowned Nov. 20 playing on the docks of the gowanus Canal."
St. Rocco's Church image

St. Rocco's Church

\[St. Rocco's Church] Facade (wood) of St. Rocco's Church, 27th Street and 4th Avenue; name over doorway: "Chiesa de S. Rocco;" iron fence along front, hitching posts in center and left foreground, and residential buildings on both sides.
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