Diocesan authorities canonically established and declared Sacred Heart a parish on January 13, 1907. On that day, Rev. Hugo Krol, a Lazarist priest and first pastor, recorded the first baptismal certificate of Maryann Pisarski. Rev. Krol remained in that capacity until September 1907 when he was succeeded by Rev. Marcel Stupinski, a young energetic priest with a keen desire to develop the parish. He opened the first parochial school, but unfortunately, in competition with the nearby Swedesburg Public School, it was terminated after two years.

Father Stupinski was succeeded by Rev. Stanley Olesinski who administered the affairs of the church to December 1910, when Rev. John Dudzik took charge and remained until May 1911, followed by the Rev. Michael Pachucki who during his administration built the first rectory.

On May 7, 1912, Rev. Dr. Alfred de Wroblewski, Ph.D., D.D. assumed charge of the parish. He was a learned priest who wrote many books, songs, and poems. Father Wroblewski's grand-uncle was the great Polish composer Stanislaus Moniuszko. During his office, he purchased ground in anticipation of erecting a new church. Father Wroblewski shepherded the parish for eight years and during that time it grew to 100 families.

On June 10, 1920 Rev. Martin K. Maciejewski was appointed pastor by Cardinal Dougherty, Archbishop of Philadelphia. During his tenure, the parochial school was re-opened in 1922, a home was purchased and remodeled for the Bernardine Sisters of the Franciscan Order, and a new magnificent church was built and dedicated on May 1, 1927, by the Most Rev. Michael Crane, Bishop of Philadelphia. It was a solemn and memorable occasion which will be ever written in the annals of the history of the parish.     continued >>>