▁up ▁plans ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁himself . ▁A ▁don ation ▁drive ▁quickly ▁raised ▁nearly ▁US $ 4 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁Father ▁Sin op oli ▁began ▁dig ging ▁the ▁foundation ▁himself . ▁In ▁July ▁the ▁corner stone ▁was ▁laid , ▁and ▁construction ▁on ▁the ▁church ▁continued ▁quickly . ▁Father ▁Sin op oli ▁acted ▁as ▁engineer , ▁architect , ▁and ▁building ▁for eman , ▁and ▁numerous ▁men ▁from ▁the ▁parish ▁volunte ered ▁their ▁labor . ▁The ▁super int endent ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁P ew ab ic ▁Mine ▁don ated ▁tim ber ▁and ▁sent ▁workers ▁to ▁assist ▁in ▁construction , ▁pay ing ▁their ▁sal aries ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁own ▁pocket . ▁The ▁church ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁December , ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁and ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Mary ▁Im mac ulate ▁of ▁L our des . ▁ ▁Father ▁Sin op oli ▁stayed ▁with ▁the ▁parish ▁for ▁only ▁one ▁year , ▁but ▁left ▁an ▁organized ▁church ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁building . ▁Further ▁improvements ▁and ▁add itions ▁were ▁made ▁through ▁the ▁years . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁a ▁rect ory ▁was ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁church . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁c ate ch ism ▁classes ▁were ▁organized ; ▁these ▁classes ▁evol ved ▁into ▁year - round ▁education , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁the ▁parish ▁opened ▁a ▁school ▁which ▁eventually ▁served ▁children ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁through ▁e ighth ▁gr ades