The following editorial appeared in

The Citizens' Voice on January 15, 2008, and

the Times Leader on February 17, 2008

Support foundation to save Sacred Heart

Editor:

The Sacred Heart Wilkes-Barre Foundation has recently been estab­lished in Luzerne County as a domestic nonprofit corporation under Pennsylvania. The main mis­sion of this foundation is to pre­serve, maintain, and protect the structure, contents and artifacts of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church on North Main Street, Wilkes-Barre.

The members of this foundation believe this building to be of such significant religious, cultural, his­toric, economic and social impor­tance in the history of Wyoming Valley that it must remain for future generations. Its prominent place in the chronicles of the histo­ry of early 20th century American immigration and industrial revolu­tion makes it one of the quintessen­tial ecclesiastical structures in this nation.

We are inviting all interested par­ties, religious, artists, architects, historians, preservationists, and philanthropists, to visit and join us at our new Web site:

WWW.SHWBFOUNDATION. COM

Mary Jean Tarantini

Chair, Preservation Committee

Sacred Heart Wilkes-Barre Foundation, Inc.