Throwback Thursday: First Pastor of Our Lady’s

Rev. Martin J. Steffy was the first pastor of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, then called St. Mary’s, in the region of West Harrisburg. He was appointed by the Rt. Rev. J. W. Shanahan on July 10, 1906 and served as our parish’s pastor until October 1, 1912, when he was transferred to Sacred Heart Church in Lancaster.