Article: COVER FEATURE ST. JOSEPH'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH CAMILLUS, NEW YORK LEWTAK PIPE ORGAN BUILDERS

The Church

The history of St. Joseph's Church in Camillus, New York, goes back to 1852 when the first resident pastor came to the parish and started to care for the religious needs of local Catholics. The original St. Joseph's Church was finally built in 1867. The congregation eventually outgrew the small space of the old church and in 1965, construction started on a new building-the cross-shaped church, with parabolic arches rising 90 feet and dramatic windows at the ends of each wing. As often is the case in situations when substantial funds are required for construction, the purchase of a new pipe organ had to wait. The delay turned out to be a long one-nearly 40 years!

For years, the ...

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