The Story of St. Mary's

When it comes to telling the story of St. Mary's I think the history of the church is imperative to the story. Telling how the church and why the church came to be is actually really interesting. I also think it's really important to focus on the German history associated with the church. St. Mary's had a German mass while most churches were still latin masses. Since we seem to be adopting a theme of "entertainment" and how are churches accomplished that within the Washington Neighborhood then I will be definintely focusing on the Casino, the schools, and the tons and tons of organizations that St. Mary's had during it's time period.

While the basic historical facts are important to telling the story of St. Mary's, it's also important to tell the people's story of the church. I would like to interview people and find out their stories within the church. Personal testimony adds to the emotional part of the story and makes it much easier to relate too. Also, I find personal testimony much more reliable, and also more entertaining than some of the bare bones historical facts.

I think that St. Mary's needs this story to be told. They are closing which makes it even more important that their story is told. Soon, the building will be empty. It's future is unknown. Thousands of memories will be lost. This provides a chance for people to look back at their own history, maybe learn some things they did not know, or help them feel pride.