Monsingor
Gallagher loved being a people
priest. He was truly beloved and
loved his parishes and high
school ministry. He was also
loved by many Archdiocesan
committes he led as well as the
man boards he was member of.
He
passed away after a long battle
with cancer, on July 26, 2018, at
his beloved St. Charles
parish.
Msgr.
Robert Gallagher was a native
Angeleno, born on November 21,
1946. He went to grade school and
high school at St. Genieve's in
Van Nuys, California, where he
was voted Student Body President.
Bob always had a calling to be a
priest noted Father Jose
Magaña. He would play
priest as a little boy setting up
an altar. Throughout grade school
and high school, Bob continually
talked of priesthood. His parents
encouraged Bob to go to a co-ed
college before entering seminary.
He went to one year of college at
Cal State Northridge, and ended
up at St. John Seminary in
Camarillo, California. He was
ordained a priest on May 26,
1973, in the Archdiocese of Los
Angeles after attending St.
John's Seminary in Camarillo and
later got his Master's degree. He
has told the family many times
throughout his life how he loves
being a priest. Monsignor
Gallagher truly was a people
priest. He was truly beloved and
loved his parishes and high
school ministry. He was also
loved by many Archdiocesan
committees he led as well as the
man boards he was member of said
Father Jose.
•
02.
TIMELINE
/
Gallagher,
who was assigned to lead the
parish in January 2000, after the
death of Monsignor Thomas Kiefer,
oversaw the renovation and
rebuilding of three parish
buildings. The Social Center,
formerly the Parish Hall, was
renovated to accommodate parish
and school functions. Then came
the replacement of the Service
Center building across the street
from the church with the Holy
Family Service Center. Then came
Gallagher's "grandest
achievement," according to the
church: The refurbishment of the
church building, which was
completed in 2014 and rededicated
four years ago following the
beautification and upgrade. The
Rev. Msgr. Peter Nugent, a
retired pastor, said it was
"quite a big labor" that Rev.
Robert Gallagher had done.
••••
Even during his last years, the
tall but noticeably weaker
Gallagher could be seen taking
part in masses. He would even sit
in the pews, taking in whatever
ministry might be going on, even
singing along.
••••
"He bore this long and painful
illness with grace and dignity
and he was a beautiful example
for all of us," Gomez said.
••••
In his best years, physically, he
would step down off the altar,
and speak more closely to his
congregation, microphone in hand,
to deliver his homily.
••••
He retired in June, Gomez said.
Father Jose Magaña, former
pastor of St. Anthony parish in
Long Beach, became the 10th
pastor of St. Charles Borromeo
parish, which is home to retired
Archbishop Roger Mahony and once
was the home parish for
entertainers Bob Hope and Bing
Crosby.
Associate
Pastor
St.
Joseph Catholic Church,
Hawthorne, CA
June 1973-June
1977
Associate
Pastor
St. Charles Borromeo
Catholic Church North
Hollywood, CA
June 1977-July
1982
Associate
Pastor
Our Lady of Peace
Catholic Church,North
Hills, CA
July 1982-January
1994
Teacher &
Chaplain
Bishop Amat Hight
School, La Puente,
CA
February 1984-May
1986
Principal
St. Paul High
School
Santa Fe Spring, CA
Sept. 1986-June
2000
Pastor
St. Charles Borromeo
Catholic Church North
Hollywood, CA
February 2000 - June
2018
•
Vigil ••••
The day before the funeral mass,
Wednesday August 1, a Vigil was
held at St. Charles Borromeo,
when fellow priests, family and
parishioners had the opportunity
to say a last goodbye to their
beloved priest. His Eminence
Roger Mahony told the audience
how in the 26 month that
Monsignor Gallagher was battling
cancer he never heard a word of
complaint and that he will be
greatly missed.
••••
Music Director James Drollinger
addressed all who attended with
his words of gratitude to and
love for Monsignor Gallagher, and
ending with the heartfelt "St.
Joseph's Song," by Michael
Card.
•••
Father Jose Magaña spoke
of the last few days in the life
of Bob as he likes to refer to
Monsignor Gallagher, and of
Monsignor Gallagher's repeated
wishes that he wanted "to go
home."
•
Farewell ••••
On August 2, the faithful of St.
Charles Borromeo Church turned
out by the hundreds to say
farewell to Monsignor Robert
Gallagher, who served as pastor
of the Catholic parish in North
Hollywood for almost 20 years The
service was conducted by the Rev.
José Gomez, the archbishop
of Los Angeles with His Eminence,
Cardinal Roger Mahony, Archbishop
Emeritus of Los Angeles, Reverend
Alexander Salazar, Reverend
Joseph Brennan , Reverend David
O'Connell, Rev. Jeff Baker, Rev.
Msgr. Peter Nugent and Reverend
Jose Magaña, Pastor, in
attendance.
••••
Auxiliary Bishop Edward Clark,
who delivered the sermon, said he
had known Msgr. Gallagher for 53
years, going back to their time
in the seminary.
••••
He
described Gallagher, as "very
strong-willed, stubborn,
opinionated… He liked things
to be done his way but added, "he
had a boundless ability to make
friends and to maintain
friendships."
••••
Sunlight streamed through the
church's stained glass windows
during the nearly two-hour
service, warming the interior of
the church that Gallagher helped
renovate during his tenure at St.
Charles Borromeo.
••••
Bagpipes played outside the
church as Msgr. Gallagher's
casket was placed into the hearse
before being taken to Holy Cross
Cemetery in Culver City for
burial.
•
History
of St. Charles
Borromeo
St.
Charles Borromeo Church is a
Catholic church and elementary
school
that
serves the North Hollywood
community in Southern
California.
The church,
a beautiful
building depicting Spanish,
colonial-style
architecture, is located
at Moorpark and Lankershim in
North Hollywood, Los Angeles,
California. It is one of the
oldest parishes in the San
Fernando Valley dating back to
1921. It has long been a parish
with celebrity members and many
celebrities that have lived in
the Toluca Lake, North Hollywood,
and Studio City communities
served by St. Charles
Borromeo.
St.
Charles Borromeo served a wide
swath of the San Fernando Valley
for many years, but with the
population growth in the Valley,
additional parishes were carved
out of the territy previously
encompassed by St. Charles
Borromeo. Modern parishes that
were carved out of St. Charles
Borromeo include Our Lady of the
Holy Rosary in Sun Valley (1937),
St. Francis de Sales in Sherman
Oaks (1938), St. Finbar in
Burbank (1938) and St. Patrick in
North Hollywood
(1948).
•
1921 -
The
parish was founded in
1921, and it elected to
purchase an existing Methodist
church structure on the corner of
Weddington and Bakman and
petitioned the Chancery for a
resident pastor. In 1921 Reverend
Anselme Bois was appointed pastor
and the parish was named
Immaculate Conception
until 1925,
when it was renamed Saint Charles
Borromeo. Before the parish was
established, Catholics in the
central San Fernando Valley
shared a priest with St. Robert
Bellarmine (then known as Holy
Trinity ). Originally Mass
was celebrated in the Mulhall
family home by Father Ernest
Leguyader. ••••
Following Father Bois was
Father Leo Murphy as pastor. Four
years later, during the pastorate
of Father Emmet Panner the name
was changed to what we know today
as Saint Charles Borromeo, and
the church was enlarged to
accommodate 250 worshipers.
•
1925 -
The
parish known as Immaculate
Conception was renamed Saint
Charles Borromeo.
•
1927 - In 1927 Father
Edward Riodan came for two years
followed by Father Michael
Lalor.
•
1936 -
By
1936, the parish had outgrown the
space on Weddington, and a
parishioner named Goykes donated
land on Moorpark.
•
1936 - In 1936,
Reverend Harry C. Meade was
appointed pastor of Saint
Charles. Realizing immediately
the property on Bakman and
Weddington was not large enough
to accommodate a full parish
plant, he purchased seven 50-foot
by 150-foot lots on Moorpark
Street and accepted the donation
of the site for the Church (now
the Social Center) from the
Goykes family, parishioners of
Saint Charles.
•
1936 -
The
Rev. Msgr. Harry C. Meade was the
pastor at St. Charles Borromeo
for more than a quarter century
starting in 1936.
A
New Structure
•
1937
-A
new church was built on Moorpark
in 1937-- the structure that is
now the parish hall. The church
had a seating capacity of 600 and
was styled after the San Carlos
Mission in Carmel,
California.
The new $50,000 church was
designed by Lawrence Viole, a
specialist in Spanish
architecture. It had a seating
capacity of 600 and was
reminiscent of San Carlos Mission
in Carmel, burial place of Padre
Junipero Serra. The equipment was
modern and the oak altar was a
masterpiece of handicraft.
••••
The bell in the church
tower, brought from the original
church, was cast in Baltimore,
Maryland in 1897, and is now
permanently mounted in the
courtyard of the present
church.
•
1938 - The first Mass
was sung by Father Meade on July
17, 1938. The formal dedication
of the church was held on January
22, 1939, with archbishop John.
J. Cantwell as celebrant.
Assisting him on that occasion
was his secretary, the Reverend
Timothy Manning (who later become
Cardinal Archbishop of Los
Angeles). The rectory, in
matching Spanish style, was ready
for occupancy on January 1,
1939.
In 1939,
St. Charles Borromeo School
opened in four portable bungalows
and operated by five Sisters of
Charity of the Blessed Virgin
Mary. A new permanent school
opened in 1947 in a building with
14 classrooms, a cafeteria,
library, music room, and
auditorium.[1]
Mission
Church
•
1942
-To meet the needs of
the growing Hispanic community at
the northern margin of the
parish, Msgr. Meade established
the mission church of Santa
Susanna in 1942. The mission
church was closed and sold in
1983 to vast industrialization of
the area.
•
1947 - In September of
1947, classes were held for the
first time in a new solid
concrete school building which
had 14 classrooms, a cafeteria,
library, music room and
auditorium. The property across
the street, to be used for
additional parking and two
classrooms, was purchased in 1948
for $50,000. The small building
there is now used for group
meetings and home to the Service
Center.
St.
Charles Borromeo
Choir •
1949
-
The
St. Charles Borromeo Choir has
enjoyed a long reputation as one
of Southern California's finest
parish choral groups. Prior to
1949, the choir director was
Roger Wagner who later formed the
Roger Wagner Chorale. In 1949,
Paul Salamunovich became director
of the choir.Volunteer singers
from Santa Barbara to San Pedro
drove to North Hollywood to sing
for Salamunovich as part of the
St. Charles
Choir.
•
•
The St. Charles Boys Choir under
Salamunovich appeared with Dinah
Shore on the "Chevy Show" and
also formed the Disneyland Boys
Choir, with which Salamunovich
recorded in 1965 the "It's a
Small World" album of folk songs
still sold at Disney theme parks.
Salamunovich also became the
leader of the Los Angeles Master
Chorale. Salamunovich also
conducted choirs for dozens
Hollywood films, including "Air
Force One", "My Best Friend's
Wedding," "First Knight,"
"Waterworld", "The Devil's
Advocate" and "xXx". Salamunovich
conducted the choir at the 10:00
a.m. Mass for 60 years before
retiring in June 2009.
•
•
James Drollinger succeeded him
and is serving as the Music
Director to date.
The
Present Church
•
1952
-In 1952, the property
on which the present church
stands, was purchased for
$110,000. Exemplifying the
Spanish colonial style, the
Church conveys a spirit of
serenity and repose. Construction
was completed in 1959. The main
altar was consecrated by Bishop
Aldon J. Bell. On Thanksgiving
Day, parishioners, in solemn
procession, moved into the new
Saint Charles Borromeo
Church.
•
1957 -
The
parish continued to grow in the
years after World War II, and in
1957, ground was broken for the
current church.
•
1958
-Newspaper credit: The
Tidings, January 3, 1958: "Future
St. Charles Church - North
Hollywood new church of St.
Charles Borromeo will be
reinforced concrete and masonry
building of Spanish Colonial
design. Large dome with cupola
will rise above crossing of
transepts and nave. Church
seating 1000 was designed by J.
Earl Trudeau, architect. It will
be the Valley parish's third
church."
•
1959 -
The
new church opened at Thanksgiving
1959 with a blessing from James
Francis Cardinal
McIntyre.
•
1960 - Since 1960 --
for over 50 years, this parish
has been blessed with the musical
artistry of Paul Salamonovich as
Choir Director. His unique
dedication to promoting the
tradition of the finest of Sacred
Music in Catholic Liturgy has
brought him innumerable honors.
Following Msgr. Keane's
retirement in February 1984, he
was replaced by Msgr. Thomas
Kiefer. Msgr. Kiefer introduced
many different parish activates.
He started the annual Parish
Festival in 1985, Pancake
Breakfasts, the development of
the Service Center as well as the
weekly Friendship Sunday
tradition of coffee and donuts.
Msgr. Kiefer retired in 2000, and
to take the torch from him was
former associate pastor Father
Robert Gallagher. Father Bob
Gallagher has been a priest for
over 32 years and was assigned
here in January, 2000.
•
1973 - Msgr. Meade
retired in 1973 and continued to
live in the Parish as Pastor
Emeritus until his death on April
11, 1978.
•
1978
-Actually, at one time,
several parishes had all or part
of their territory within the
boundaries of Saint Charles
Parish. Our Lady of the Holy
Rosary in Sun Valley, Saint
Francis de Sales in Sherman Oaks,
Saint Finbar in Burbank, and
Saint Patrick in North Hollywood,
all grew out of Saint Charles
Borromeo. Msgr. Meade retired in
1973 and continued to live in the
Parish as Pastor Emeritus until
his death on April 11, 1978.
•
1983 - The Parish was
fortunate in the appointment of
Msgr. Kevin Keane as pastor, for
he had served her previously as
assistant for 12 years. He is
remembered for his spirituality
as he stressed opportunities for
retreats, an Adult and Children's
Religious Education program. It
was during his administration
that the magnificent Von Zoeren
organ was installed and dedicated
in a three day celebration,
culminating with a Mass of
Thanksgiving and Inaugural
Concert on Sunday, November 20,
1983. The instrument provides a
fitting accompaniment to the
internationally known Saint
Charles Choir.
•
1984 - Following Msgr.
Keane's retirement in February
1984, he was replaced by Msgr.
Thomas Kiefer. Msgr. Kiefer i
•
1985 - Msgr. Thomas
Kiefer introduced many different
parish activates and started the
annual Parish Festival in 1985,
Pancake Breakfasts, the
development of the Service Center
as well as the weekly Friendship
Sunday tradition of coffee and
donuts. Msgr. Kiefer retired in
2000, and to take the torch from
him was former associate pastor
Father Robert Gallagher.
•
2000 - Father Bob
Gallagher has been a priest for
over 32 years and was assigned
here in January, 2000.
•
2002
-Controversy
in 2002 and 2003, followed after
well-known consultant, Richard S.
Vosko, was brought in to speak to
the congregation about
renovations to the church's
interior. Vosko's renovations in
Detroit, San Antonio, and New
Orleans had spawned controversy,
and a book called "Ugly as Sin"
had recently been published
criticizing Vosko's work.
Concerns over modernization of
St. Charles Borromeo's interior
space led to the formation of the
St. Charles Borromeo Preservation
Guild.
•
•
Guild supporters held protests
with dozens of protesters falling
to their knees outside the church
and reciting the rosary asking
the Virgin Mary to intercede to
prevent modernization. Among
other things, the protesters
sought to return the Blessed
Sacrament to the tabernacle
behind the altar and to preserve
the private confessionals, the
interior's "dark beauty,"
kneelers, the large, dramatic
wooden crucifix and the
baldacchino hanging above the
cross.
•
•
The traditional look and feel of
St. Charles had become a refuge
for traditional Catholics who
rejected the secular look of
modern Catholic churches. Pastor
Robert Gallagher responded to the
protests in a church bulletin,
claiming that most of the
protesters were not parishioners
and said it was insulting to
suggest that it was the
traditional trappings that
attracted parishioners. The
protests drew widespread media
attention, including two feature
articles in the Los Angeles Times
in April 2002 and June
2003.
•
2003
-Cardinal Mahoney
officiates the funeral mass for
Toluca Lake resident, Bob Hope in
2003.
•
2009
-
Paul Salamonovich retires
in June as Choir
Director.
He conducted the choir at the
10:00 a.m. Mass for 60 years
before retiring.
•
2009 -
James
Drollinger succeeds Salamovich
and is serving as the Music
Director to date.
•
2012 - The Parish
Community of St. Charles Borromeo
joined in honoring Cardinal Roger
Mahony in a celebration of
Thanksgiving marking his Fiftieth
Anniversary of Ordination to the
Priesthood, which was May 1,
1962.
•
2012 -
On
June 12, 2018, with Mahony due to
reach his mandatory retirement
age of 75 the following year, the
Vatican under Pope Benedict XVI
named San Antonio archbishop
José Horacio Gómez
as the Coadjutor Archbishop of
Los Angeles with immediate right
of succession to
Mahony.
The Cardinal continues a very
busy life with other
responsibilities, and is living
at St. Charles Borromeo, his home
parish. He often joins for
morning liturgy, is a part of the
St. Charles parish family, and is
loved and respected by his
brother priests.
•
2013 -
The
Parish Community of St. Charles
Borromeo joined in honoring
Monsignor Gallagher in a
celebration of Thanksgiving
marking his 40th Anniversary of
Ordination to the Priesthood,
which was on May 26, 1973.
Retirement
of Monsignor
Gallagher
•
2018 -
June,
12, Rev. Monsignor Gallagher
officially retires.
Reception after 10:00 o'clock
mass at the Social
Center.
•
2018 -
The
Social Center, formerly the
Parish Hall, was renamed the
Monsignor Gallagher Hall.
•
2018
-On
July 1st, Rev. Jose Magaña
becomes pastor.
•
2018
-St.
Charles Church has been
vandalized on July
24th.
•
2018
-On
July 26, at 11:22 a.m. Rev.
Monsignor Gallagher
dies.
•
2018
-August
1, Vigil for Msgr.
Gallagher
•
2018 -
August
2, Funeral mass at St. Charles on
August 2.
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Editor's Note / St. Charles - The
Parish ----"Many
celebrities have lived in the
Toluca Lake, North Hollywood, and
Studio City communities, served
by St. Charles
Borromeo.
Hollywood
connection
Many celebrities have lived in
the Toluca Lake, North Hollywood,
and Studio City communities
served by St. Charles
Borromeo.
St. Charles Borromeo was the
home parish of Bob and Dolores
Hope, who lived a short distance
from the church on Moorpark. In
1969, Bing Crosby, Loretta Young,
Ed Sullivan, Ronald Reagan, Danny
Kaye, Gregory Peck, Jack Benny,
Danny Thomas, Dorothy Lamour and
Spiro Agnew attended the wedding
of Bob Hope's daughter, Linda, at
St. Charles.
In July 2003, Bob Hope died at
age 100. His funeral at St.
Charles was a small, private
afffair, followed later by a
public memorial attended by
numerous celebrities, including
President Gerald R. Ford, Betty
Ford, Nancy Reagan, Sen. Dianne
Feinstein, former California
governor Pete Wilson, retired
Gen. William Westmoreland,
Richard Myers, chairman of the
Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lee
Iacocca, Mickey Rooney, Phyllis
Diller, Raquel Welch, Sid Caesar,
Kelsey Grammer, Tom Selleck, Ed
McMahon, Barbara Eden, Loni
Anderson, Shecky Greene, Jack
Carter, A. C. Lyles, Troy and
Josie Cory, Connie Stevens, Joey
Heatherton, and fellow golfers
Jack Nicklaus and Arnold
Palmer.The memorial mass for Hope
was given by Cardinal Roger
Mahony.
•••• David
Henrie
actor,
musician, film producer and
television writer graduated from
St. Charles in
2003-2004.
•••• Television
actress Tracey Gold, who starred
in ABC's "Growing Pains," was
married at St. Charles in October
1994. Her TV parents, Alan Thicke
and Joanna Kerns, attended the
ceremony.
•••• The
funeral Dorothy Lamour, Bob
Hope's friend and co-star, was
also held at St. Charles, in
September 1996. On April 19,
2002, the church was the site of
the memorial service for actor
Robert Urich, best known to TV
viewers as private eye 'Dan Tana'
on the TV show "Vega$."
Celebrities in attendance at the
service included Tom Selleck,
Tony Danza, "Love Boat" captain
Gavin MacLeod and Olympian Bruce
Jenner.
••••
Other celebrities who have
been members at St. Charles
include Ann Blyth ("Mildred
Pierce") actor Eric Estrada
('Ponch" on TV's "CHiPS"),
"Jeopardy!" quizmaster Alex
Trebek, Frankie Avalon, Bob
Gunton (Warden Norton in "The
Shawshank Redemption"), Los
Angeles district attorney Steve
Cooley, and KABC news anchors
Laura Diaz and Harold Greene.
Also a member was
Austrian-American producer and
singer Elfi von Dassanowsky,
whose memorial service was held
at the church on October 9, 2007
with many representatives of the
Austrian community in Los Angeles
attending.
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is known for having built one of
the most powerful and influential
corporations in United States
history, and, later in his life,
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