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Brookline has many local churches
to serve the religious needs of the neighborhood citizens. There are several
denominations represented here in the community. Whether you are Roman
Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Baptist, or non-denominational, there is
something here for you. If you can't find it here, there are many other
denominations represented in the nearby communities.
Brookline's parishes have played a
large part in the formation of our community from the earliest days, when
a stump church was located at the top of Brookline Boulevard near Pioneer
Avenue, until today. Most parishes had elementary schools associated with them,
and many a Brookline child has gained a religious and academic education at
places like Resurrection School, Loreto and St. Pius. For the public schoolers
there was Sunday School or CCD classes.
Over the years there have been Bible
classes and other church groups, like the Holy Name Society at Resurrection,
for the older members of the congregations. There were youth groups and the
church choir, which performed at Sunday Mass. Many a Brookline child longed
to be an altar boy and assist the Father with the celebration of Mass, and many
did just that.
The Boy and Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and
Brownies generally had a troop associated with the different parishes. Yearly
fundraisers like the Ressi Fun Flair, the Pius Expo and the Loreto Carnival
were eagerly awaited community events. There was something for everyone, and
the church was, in many ways, the hub around which families thrived.
It is difficult to understate the many
contributions that our local churches have made in a historical and spiritual
sense to the Brookline community.
We've attempted to
gather some information on the local churches here in our neighborhood. Below
are links to some of the history of these institutions. |
