On November 19, 2006, the parish of St. Elizabeth of Hungary celebrated one hundred years of service to the Schnitzelburg neighborhood and the city of Louisville. Her rich and diverse history is chronicled in this series, One Hundred Years a Parish.
The series consists of three parts, telling the story of the parish, beginning with the story of the patroness herself, to the immigration of German-Catholics to the Louisville area, to the formation of the St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish in 1906, to present day.
Digital video, 38 minutes/30 minutes, color
© 2007/2008 Germantown Films
Part One: Big Hearts, Big Ideas
Part One: Big Hearts, Big Ideas covers the years 1207 through 1938, beginning with the story of the patroness herself. Born in Hungary but sent to Germany four years later, Elizabeth led a life of prayer, sacrifice and service to the poor and sick.
Six hundred years later in the 1830's, German-Catholics began immigrating in large numbers to the United States.
By the beginning of the next century, the newly-created Schnitzelburg neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky was in need of its own parish, and the German-born priest Father James Assent was assigned to build the new church and school. St. Elizabeth of Hungary was dedicated on September 2, 1906. To accomodate the growing parish, a new, larger church was built in 1915.
Father John F. Knue arrived in 1927 and helped the school reach an enrollment of over eleven hundred students, some of whom share their memories of the legendary priest in Big Hearts, Big Ideas.
DVD includes
Feature presentation of One Hundred Years a Parish, Part One: Big Hearts, Big Ideas, 38 minutes
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo Mixes
English Subtitles (Narration only)
Slideshows of over fifty still images used in the film, including of St. Elizabeth, Fathers Assent and Knue, the church buildings, school and parish activities and other documents
All images as DVD-ROM content, meaning they are available for viewing and printing on any computer with a DVD drive
Part Two: Cherish Beauty, Practice Compassion
Part Two: Cherish Beauty, Practice Compassion explores the life and legacy of St. Elizabeth's longest serving pastor, Monsingor John Dudine.
In 1937, Louisville became an archdiocese and then-bishop John Floersh its first archbishop. In 1938, Father John Knue was transferred to Holy Trinity Parish in St. Matthews, and Father John Dudine was appointed as the fourth pastor of St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish.
Monsignor Dudine's extraordinary tenure at St. Elizabeth saw the church through challenging times: World War Two and the second Vatican Council, which implemented modernization throughout the Catholic Church. Dudine expanded and beautified the St. Elizabeth property, and supported many artistic endeavors to embellish the church, all the while exemplifying Christian charity by caring for those less fortunate. Monsignor Dudine stepped down as pastor in 1967.
Cherish Beauty, Practice Compassion chronicles the journey of Monsignor Dudine and St.Elizabeth's parish through three decades of stewardship of the Catholic faith.
DVD includes
Feature presentation of One Hundred Years a Parish, Part Two: Cherish Beauty, Practice Compassion, 30 minutes
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound and Stereo Mixes
Subtitles (Narration only)
Musings of St. Elizabeth: An interpretation of St. Elizabeth
Slideshows of over seventy five still images used in the film, including Monsingor Dudine, parishoners, church buildings and other documents
Audio recording of St. Elizabeth's Parish Choir, December 25, 1962
Images as DVD-ROM content, meaning they are available for viewing and printing on any computer with a DVD drive.
All DVD's include bonus materials, such as historical still photographs from the parish's rich one hundred year old past. As the parish's de facto archivist, I have had access to hundreds of photographs from both the church and parishioners, and have been digitizing them over the years for the documentary as well as for preservation. I have spread them out across all the DVD's in this series. These include numerous photographs like the one above taken by a cirkut camera during the 1920's and 30's. All photographs are available to view directly from the DVD as a slide show, as well as being available as high resolution images for viewing and printing from any computer with a DVD drive.
Press
Two parts of documentary on history of St. Elizabeth parish to be screened
The Record / December 19, 2008
The Record / December 19, 2008
Louisville filmmaker Ron Schildknecht will have a screening of the first two parts of a documentary on the history of St. Elizabeth of Hungary parish on Dec. 21 at the church, 1020 E. Burnett Ave.
Part one will be shown at 6 p.m., part two at 7 p.m. DVDs of both parts will be available for purchase.
Part one, entitled “Big Hearts, Big Ideas,” includes the immigration of German Catholics in the 1800s that led to the establishment of St. Elizabeth parish in 1906. Also featured is Father John Knue, the parish’s third pastor.
Part two explores the tenure of Msgr. John Dudine, the parish’s fourth and longest-serving pastor (1938 to 1967).
Credits
GERMANTOWN FILMS Presents
"ONE HUNDRED YEARS A PARISH
PART ONE: BIG HEARTS, BIG IDEAS"
Featuring TOM OWEN, MARTIN HORNEK, ESTER HURLEY,
HERMAN NABER, CLARENCE NORD, HAZEL SCHADT,
KENNETH KAMBER, DOROTHY PATTON & GEORGE HAUCK
Music (in part) by JOHN ROBINSON
Funding (in part) by the KENTUCKY ARTS COUNCIL
and the KENTUCKY ORAL HISTORY COMMISSION
Written, Produced, Directed, Photographed, Narrated & Edited by RON SCHILDKNECHT
© 2007 GERMANTOWN FILMS
"ONE HUNDRED YEARS A PARISH
PART ONE: BIG HEARTS, BIG IDEAS"
Featuring TOM OWEN, MARTIN HORNEK, ESTER HURLEY,
HERMAN NABER, CLARENCE NORD, HAZEL SCHADT,
KENNETH KAMBER, DOROTHY PATTON & GEORGE HAUCK
Music (in part) by JOHN ROBINSON
Funding (in part) by the KENTUCKY ARTS COUNCIL
and the KENTUCKY ORAL HISTORY COMMISSION
Written, Produced, Directed, Photographed, Narrated & Edited by RON SCHILDKNECHT
© 2007 GERMANTOWN FILMS
GERMANTOWN FILMS Presents
"ONE HUNDRED YEARS A PARISH
PART TWO: CHERISH BEAUTY, PRACTICE COMPASSION"
Featuring TOM OWEN, ESTER HURLEY, CLARENCE NORD, ED SCHULTZ
KENNETH KAMBER, DOROTHY PATTON & GEORGE HAUCK
Music by RICHARD BAND, HILDEGARD VON BINGEN,
BRIAN KEANE, PIERRE GERWIG LANGER and BRIAN E. SALTER
Funding (in part) by the KENTUCKY ARTS COUNCIL
and the KENTUCKY ORAL HISTORY COMMISSION
Deep Appreciation to FLORA NASLUND & REV. ROY STILES
Written, Produced, Directed, Photographed, Narrated & Edited by RON SCHILDKNECHT
© 2008 GERMANTOWN FILMS
"ONE HUNDRED YEARS A PARISH
PART TWO: CHERISH BEAUTY, PRACTICE COMPASSION"
Featuring TOM OWEN, ESTER HURLEY, CLARENCE NORD, ED SCHULTZ
KENNETH KAMBER, DOROTHY PATTON & GEORGE HAUCK
Music by RICHARD BAND, HILDEGARD VON BINGEN,
BRIAN KEANE, PIERRE GERWIG LANGER and BRIAN E. SALTER
Funding (in part) by the KENTUCKY ARTS COUNCIL
and the KENTUCKY ORAL HISTORY COMMISSION
Deep Appreciation to FLORA NASLUND & REV. ROY STILES
Written, Produced, Directed, Photographed, Narrated & Edited by RON SCHILDKNECHT
© 2008 GERMANTOWN FILMS
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