CPIC / MPIC Parish and Institutional Records Collection: Manuscripts and Microfilm
MPIC reels 13-17A Series : 8. IN South Bend - Holy Cross Church 1929-1979
MPIC reel 13-17 Group : Active Files of Rev. William Neidhart, CSC 1965-1976
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 10+ Folder : Bishop's Pastoral Letters 1969-1975
Letters to parishioners to be read at mass, concerning holiday & general messages, observances, church policies, collections, etc.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 19 Folder : Correspondence - Auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Crowley 1973-1975
Letters to and from concerning various matters such as doctrine classes, visits to Holy Cross Church, etc.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 20+ Folder : Correspondence - Chancery (William Voors) 1969-1974
Letters dealing primarily with permission for mixed or minor marriages and permission for nullifications.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 23+ Folder : Correspondence - Miscellaneous
Letters from other clergy and various organizations concerning personal and business matters.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 29+ Folder : Correspondence - Parishioners (Incoming) 1969-1974
Complaints, praises, and personal greetings.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 32+ Folder : Correspondence - Parishioners (Outgoing) 1968-1975
Letters from Pastor William Neidhart concerning problems with parish integration, accepting resignations from various committee members, thank-you notes for donations, etc.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 38+ Folder : Correspondence - Provincial 1968-1974
Letters to and from the Provincial, includes Provincial newsletter, instructions on dealing with alcoholism and drug addiction, etc.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 43+ Folder : Correspondence - Letters of Recommendation 1969-1975
Written by William Neidhart for various parishioners and clergy.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 46+ Folder : Cursillo Movement 1967-1974
Letters, articles, guidelines, and informational newsletters re the Cursillo movement from the South Bend Cursillo Center.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 60+ Folder : CSC Chapter Information
Newsletters, information letters, articles and pamphlets to Pastor William Neidhart from the CSC Priests Order.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 71 Folder : CSC Continuing Education
Letters and pamphlets concerning sabbatical programs.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 72+ Folder : CSC Cross Fire 1971-1974
Three monthly CSC newsletters.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 74+ Folder : CSC Finance - Budget and assessments 1969-1976
Letters to and from the provincial accounting office concerning William Neidhart's assessments and budgets.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 80+ Folder : CSC Finance - Holy Cross Rectory 1969-1975
Contains expenses recommended by Bishop Leo Pursley, year-end summaries of revenues and expenditures of Holy Cross Parish priests, and notices of changes in salaries.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 83+ Folder : CSC Inter-Parish Material 1974
Miscellaneous letters, articles, and newsletters.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 85+ Folder : CSC Justice and Peace Commission
Newsletters, guidelines of the Commission, applications for funding, etc.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 90 Folder : CSC Miscellaneous 1974
A newsletter from the Provincial of Indiana.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 91+ Folder : CSC Parish Ministry Associates - General 1971-1974
Various letters and articles on pastoral ministry.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 98+ Folder : CSC Parish Ministry Associates - Newsletter 1973-1975
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 103+ Folder : CSC Parish Ministry Associates - Meetings 1970-1975
Includes Minutes of meetings, notices for upcoming meetings, roster of members, & papers and articles stemming from meetings.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 122+ Folder : CSC Parish Ministry Associates Apostolic Planning Sub Group 1970-1975
Various letters and statements.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 125+ Folder : CSC Parish Ministry Assoc Personnel Sub Group 1973-1975
List of priests in South Bend parishes and number of years ordained. Also, CSC personnel policy.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 127+ Folder : CSC Provincial 1965-1974
Contains letters from Rev. Howard Kenna, Provincial of Indiana; Neidhart's certificates of induction into the order; newsletters.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 130+ Folder : CSC Province Personnel Committee 1969-1976
Contains various documents concerning positions for clergy in Indiana, letters concerning hiring clergy, resumes, personnel policy, job descriptions.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 144 Folder : CSC Provincial Review Newsletter 1969
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 145+ Folder : CSC Retirement Plan 1970
Letter and documents concerning the formulation of a retirement plan for Fort Wayne- South Bend Diocese.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 148+ Folder : Correspondence - CSC Sisters 1969-1975
Letters to and from, concerning teachers for Holy Cross parish school, car and house maintenance for the Sisters, school evaluations, etc.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 152+ Folder : CSC Vocation Material 1969
Letters concerning recruitment of seminarians and strategies for combating the decline in number of seminarians.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 154+ Folder : Diocesan - Board of Education - General Material 1966-1976
Contains general assessments, lists of applicants for teaching, school directory, enrollment figures, job description, school calendar, etc.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 164+ Folder : Diocesan - Board of Education - Minutes of Meetings 1968-1975
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 191+ Folder : Diocesan - Superintendent of Schools 1968-1975
Various items from the Department of Education, including School lists, finances, recommended school books, school statistics, letters from the Superintendent, etc.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 201 Folder : Diocesan - Campaign for Human Development 1972-1974
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 202+ Folder : Diocesan - CCD Office 1971-1974
Letters to and from the Office of Religious Education.
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 204+ Folder : Diocesan - Church Music [Monthly Newsletter] 1973
- MPIC reel 13, odometer 208+ Folder : Diocesan - Finances Assessment Quota 1966-1974
Records of finances.
- MPIC reel 13-14 Folder : Diocesan - Finance Committee 1969-1975
Contains Annual Report of Department for Spanish Speaking People (1972), letters from the committee about various business matters, minutes of meetings, etc.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 11 Folder : Diocesan - General Finances 1974-1975
A few letters from the diocese.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 12+ Folder : Diocesan - Fund Drive 1974
Letter and plans for improving the Fort Wayne- South Bend Development Program.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 15+ Folder : Diocesan - Human Relations Commission 1971-1975
Contains newsletters and instructional pamphlets.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 37+ Folder : Diocesan - Liturgical Commission 1971-1975
Contains procedures for special masses, letters from the Commission, newsletters, etc.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 50+ Folder : Diocesan - Marriage Directives 1968-1975
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 60+ Folder : Diocesan - Music Commission 1972-1975
Contains "Church Music" newsletter, etc.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 71+ Folder : Diocesan - Priest Forum 1970
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 73+ Folder : Diocesan - Priest Group IV 1970-1975
Minutes of the meetings of the local Senate.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 83+ Folder : Diocesan - Priests' Senate 1970-1975
Contains documents concerning diocese-wide conferences, mailings, reports, questionnaires, etc.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 106+ Folder : Diocesan - Regulations and Faculties 1965-1974
Diocesan publications stipulating clergy regulations & faculties.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 117 Folder : Diocesan - Retirement Plan 1971
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 118 Folder : Ecumenicism 1968-1969
Memoranda and articles promoting ecumenicism.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 119+ Folder : Fatima Retreat House 1969
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 121+ Folder : Fort Wayne Area Board of Education 1970-1971
Minutes of meetings.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 127+ Folder : General - Abortion 1972-1973
Contains tracts opposing abortion, parish letter addressing opposition strategies.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 133 Folder : Huntington Area Board of Education 1970
Minutes of meetings.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 134 Folder : Indiana Catholic Conference 1973
Bylaws, articles.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 135 Folder : Non- Public School Aid Programs 1970
Two pamphlets.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 136+ Folder : Panel - Public Affairs Newsletter and Information 1968-1969
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 146+ Folder : Parish - Address List of Parishioners nd
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 153 Folder : Parish - Altar Boys 1974
Names and addresses.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 154+ Folder : Parish - Building and Maintenance Committee 1967-1971
Various letters, contracts and proposals concerning buildings.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 157 Folder : Parish - Bulletin Material 1971
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 157+ Folder : Parish - Census Material 1967-1974
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 163+ Folder : Parish - Christmas 1968
Includes Christmas cards from parishioners and a schedule of events for Christmas week.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 165 Folder : Parish - Clergy 1972-1973
Includes job descriptions and salaries.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 165+ Folder : Parish - Constitution and Bylaws 1970-1974
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 170 Folder : Parish - Contracts [with School Teachers] 1972,1975
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 170 Folder : Parish - Convent 1973
Policy for use of convent building, salaries for Sisters.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 171+ Folder : Parish - Convert Instructions 1973
Includes a teaching curriculum for new converts and a "Profession of Faith."
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 173 Folder : Parish - Credit Union 1971-1973
Contains pamphlets, letters from, financial records. Also found at 17.136+.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 174+ Folder : Parish - Deacon Reports 1969-1974
Contains reports and evaluations by deacons, contracts, and job descriptions.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 181+ Folder : Parish - Education 1970
"Parish Educational Planning Instrument" reports.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 185 Folder : Parish - Financial Aid 1975
Applications for financial aid.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 185+ Folder : Parish - Finance Committee Budget 1968-1975
Annual summaries of revenues and expenditures for church, convent and school.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 198+ Folder : Parish - Finance Committee General 1969-1974
Various letters, articles, contracts, etc.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 200+ Folder : Parish - Finance Committee - Letters to Parishioners 1970-1975
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 204+ Folder : Parish - Finance Committee - Minutes of Meetings 1973-1975
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 209+ Folder : Parish - Finance Committee - Reports 1970-1974
Annual reports of pledges and offerings. Also found at 17.113+.
- MPIC reel 14, odometer 212+ Folder : Parish - Finance - Money Talks 1970-1971
Notes for sermons on giving.
- MPIC reel 14-15 Folder : Parish - Finance Reports 1970-1973
Reports on contributions of parents with children attending Holy Cross schools.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 08+ Folder : Parish - Harvest House 1973-1975
Contains newsletters, reports, and membership lists.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 15 Folder : Parish - History nd
A short handwritten history.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 15+ Folder : Parish - Holy Cross Today 1969-1974
Selected editions of the monthly newspaper.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 32+ Folder : Parish - Insurance Appraisal 1967
Contains a appraisal & description of Holy Cross parish property.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 34 Folder : Parish - Insurance - Faculty and Employees 1971
Insurance policies.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 35 Folder : Parish - Insurance - Priests nd
Insurance policies.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 35+ Folder : Parish - Last Will and Testaments 1968-1973
Records of donations to Holy Cross Church in individual wills.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 42 Folder : Parish - Legal Affairs 1973
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 43 Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Baptism 1972
Procedures for baptism during mass.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 44+ Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Christmas 1971-1974
Orders of worship for special Christmas masses.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 50+ Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Committee 1971-1974
Minutes of meetings of the Liturgy Committee.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 61+ Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Confirmation 1971
Contains procedures and lists of graduates.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 69+ Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Funeral Service 1970-1971
Texts for various funerals.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 72 Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Letters to Parishioners 1971-1972
Two general letters concerning upcoming masses.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 73+ Folder : Parish - Liturgy - General 1970-1974
Contains articles, liturgical calendars, etc.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 77+ Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Lenten Program 1971
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 89 Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Marriages nd
Contains suggestions about marriage ceremonies.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 90 Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Mass Attendance 1973-1974
Record of attendance at masses.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 91 Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Mass, Children's nd
Text for a children's mass.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 92+ Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Mass Schedules 1971-1972
Selected weekly schedules.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 94+ Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Mass for Special Days 1971-1972
Texts for masses.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 99+ Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Thanksgiving Day Mass 1969-1974
Text for mass.
- MPIC reel 15, odometer 101+ Folder : Parish - Liturgy - Mass Themes nd
Various articles about themes for masses.