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St. Cloud register (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1938-1955

December 19, 1952 · Page 8 of 12

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musk“ PAGE InrHis’Workshop otLove’ Sciocchetti Fr. Carols Secretly Kindness Sung Da- Ever ‘ is primate mu. Christmas the busiest time of the year, p Christmas I carols strangely enough it is the were only. sung - secretly England in the days occasionon which Gives in people Families Things That Never some Grow ' when. Puritanism in the find time those to little was as- can say cendancy and forbade their kind things that likes per- everyone formance in public. hear to the whole round. year r ‘The ‘-‘I in, the family want to put works of art,” Father of the galleries, returned First to Communion for says mementos religious things will which Sciocchetti. He only Rome from-a church—decorating wants children. to Now never he has decided to old,” L. Scioc- Father “put the family jobyin religious Loretta, he asked Pope design grow says remembrances 1n for other explaining chetti modestly, his things which will old Pius X bring quaint from that to Baptism, sacraments Con- never grow little'3ceramics unusual in shop and be thrown Italian away.” town priest who firmation, marriage. a never a young With . neglected of San Fran- mischievous twinkle in had helped him there. For two corner a “Children often lose a First his cisco. intense Italian eyes. he adds Father Sciocchetti Chnitmao worked years Communion picture before the that he is going “do studied with Dr. Seitz in to and The shop is all away it opsn parents framed,” year get Father with cheap plaster of paris Rome the our art master- around, but in th weeks just re- among Sciocchetti “These says. l memen- ligious art.” pieces of the world. before Christmas there 1 tos will be lost not are more And cusmMEns they 'TO , . . . He creeping that short, well do just autos that—at of the nine The youngest hang , them may up nar- outdoors if they can _ the least in San before Francisco. street to stop For Fa- children' of devout family, Fa- row to.” want a plain, yellow, frame house ther Sciocchetti which makes his pieces ther Sciocchetti reared in was But little §pinit things are‘not his last. Father Sciocchetti Baked calls his “La- to in his kiln his Ascoli, where father at was a only work. Father Sciocchetti 1,990 Studio”-—Workshop degrees hours bor Amoris for 180 respected artisan, filer of or a designed and made with his '1 own they of Love. heavy, solid, surgeon’s instruments. and more, are hands 33 feet monument hi h, a glazed with The visitors have heard by hard United States “I the permanent to a came Our Lady of Perpetual Help, or finish of that withstand word mouth about the Mussolini,” old rain, in 1925—after Fa- can church in Detroit. ' a and children’s Italian fingers. priest’s The Sciocchetti “They amazing work ther rage, says. “Two hundred _ boys from that blue of Mary’s and have mantle and the to it. Each the about give castor to come see me were parish went to and all 200 war, golden will halo leave with something Christ that around the treatment.” oil back,” according Father to came "will Child’s old"——perhaps head fired Climbing into ,the Scaffold No More never grow are Sciocchetti. “They decided to clay Infant and will years'ago Jesus for keep their bright- Father Scioc- and terra cotta Ten The goodness a this put memorial outside xup the bright- ness long family crib, the material lasts. regular chetti retired from as as or a their church. It took two Neither me colored become plaque rain fades Francisco arch- to the in San duties his sun nor . . . a finish to‘ it. There years colors. of Christmas helpfulness the gift for friend. celebratIeId Last he diocese. a . year 1,200 pieces.” were ‘that Chances Infant priest. his 50th A small are, figure plaque e year as a or can That his 'daily biggest project, the family Jesus for crib will be in_a Mass offers his was be bought th Labor Amoris now at but has Christmas Spirit he made several outdoor passed the generation, next in his house. to small Studio on for are three dollars. two room stations of the and value growing in with the af- his days he used In cross, many It that much for the younger costs ma- parishes in the San Francisco “which family be- fection churches decorate to every terials and Father Sciocchetti’s many —— the hate things that called him make on‘its to chapels around stows permanent trees"- sanctuaries and area upon extremely simple living ST. CLOUD ex- their first Our statues of Lady memorials San Francisco to ures. There is profit. are penses. no Fatima. of Made Last artistry—but he his to can no , kept for-two alive True Artist it “I don’t do pretend great scaffolds. He to climb longer Father Sciocchetti might have Although he hun- hours out six day turns spends or seven a devoted his time to creating dreds of pieces of work, Father in his workshop of love where, thousand masterpieces for the edification years. Sciocchetti is boy, artist. Each with the of he true a eagerness a of He chose art patrons. rather tiny figure has his the touch of his points visitors latest out to gifted fingers When “experiments.” it. the “things make the to for family on clay figure from something its mold, “Here is I have not .ythings that will comes never grow . . before,” he ‘retouches” it by before this 74—year-old hand tried old.’ The teachings putting it in the kiln the will pointing con-‘ for first priest to set say, a time harden. Each piece solid wooden [bookends to is of on painted distinctively by hand. beautifu which terra cotta the y tinue to give us As, priest Father images of Josep and Mary a young are Sciocchetti studied in the mounted. art Vatican galleries. When the Permanent Memento: standards which on Dr. Ludwig making great Seitz, director Recently he began + + + pin Workshop In His w e Love c r of a n 0 u faith. . CHRISTMAS With such thoughts' , ----- -- in uppermost our, minds, wish you? we. and sing praise: Him when to blessed Christ; a birthdate celebrate. we "105.? ; Christmas- I. Granite S. I :1 City KOCH SON MFG. {7. CO. from Electric Co, zoo-wist Eddie Wong Staff and AVENUE NORTHEAST ST. CLOUD \ the at 13 Fifth Avenue South Cloud- .0. K. St. CAFE ///////#”/ M” Mex/0,, i I ’I/ 11/1/0112» [Ix/Inn,” ’In I; 74/1“. 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