| Back to INDEX | Buffalo 1970-1981 The parish history for Saint John’s Church in Buffalo, Wyoming, for the years 1970 - 1980 follows: Rev. Cornelius O’Connor was assigned as Pastor of the Parish in September of 1970. During his two-year reign, he installed a public address system in the church, which is still in use today. Father O’Connor was succeeded by the Rev. Gerald Chleborad as Pastor in September of 1972. During his pastorate, Father Chleborad remodeled the interior of the parish hall by lowering the ceiling and installing indirect lighting. Also, the heating system was redone for better heating purposes. In addition to this, Father Chleborad acquired a house with two lots plus a parking area directly south of the parish hall. The house is presently rented and the parking lot was blacktopped for parking convenience. Father Chleborad was succeeded by Msgr. George A. Stoll as Pastor with Father Thomas Tracey as associate pastor. Msgr. Stoll was here only nine months and was transferred to Laramie. Msgr. Stoll was succeeded by Rev. Cletus A. Prado, the present pastor. First project was the complete remodeling of the interior of the church designed by Moroder International of Milwaukee. Remodeling included stained glass windows based on the Constitution of the Church. Pews were also refinished with appropriate stain to match the woodwork in the interior of the building. In 1981, an underground sprinkling system was installed completely
around the church and covering one half city block of the church grounds. |
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