The Commemorative Albums Are Available Now!

The Commemorative Album

After months of hard work, The Saint Anne’s Church Organ Commemorative Album is now publicly available. Everything from the detailed artwork to the diverse selection of fine classical music has been carefully crafted into a tangible piece of Fall River’s long and rich history. This project was specifically intended to digitally recreate an instrument that was not replaceable, and then create something with the results. Whatever the future holds for the Saint Anne’s Church building, all of the distinct sounds from its beloved 2793 Casavant Pipe Organ will now virtually live forever! A perfectly tuned and complete digital recreation of the original instrument.

Each album comes with a resealable protective wrapper and certificate of authenticity. The resealable protective wrappers were instituted to ensure a drier and cleaner storage solution while the album is not in use.

Each album comes with a certificate and unique number.

The certificate of authenticity has a unique number that corresponds with the album it came with. The same number can be found on both the certificate and the inside panel of the album. These unique numbers are instantly assigned to a specific person at the time that person successfully completes the registration process. It’s quick and easy to register!

In many instances, these albums are purchased with the intent to be given as gifts to family members and/or close friends. Under these circumstances, there is an option for the person who received the album as a gift to manually register by following the instructions on the certificate that came with the album. At the time of completing the manual registration, the new registrar’s name is recorded under the original name assigned to that album’s unique number.

The album’s front cover artwork accompanied by the certificate.

The purpose of this registration system is to develop a database. This database will include only the name and unique number that corresponds to the respective album. The database information is to be updated and shared with the Bishop’s Office at The Diocese of Fall River. It’s with great hope that this information will help future researchers on their quest to discover some of the people who were inspired by the memorable and historic Saint Anne’s Church.

The album’s back cover artwork showing the tracklist.

The Tracklist

1. Ave Maria

2. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

3. Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring

4. Standchen

5. As Lately We Watched

6. Hark, A Herald Voice Is Calling

7. Siciliano

8. J’irai La Voir Un Jour

9. Marche Aux Flambeaux

10. Praeambulum Primi toni a 5

11. Offertoire sur deux Noels

12. String Quintet in E major, Op. 11 No. 5 (G 275)

The Last Mass At Saint Anne’s Church

Saint Anne’s Church in the 1900s

Saint Anne’s Church is by far one of the most iconic landmarks of Southeastern Massachusetts. It’s towering steeples can be seen for miles around. I can still remember the masses being crowded with people, but that was years ago when I was a child. Since then, the attendance of parishioners has considerably declined. Unfortunately, the beautiful building itself has also been deteriorating. The Diocese of Fall River publically announced that the Church building would permanently close on November 25, 2018.

Saint Anne’s Church on November 25, 2018

Located in the lower part of the building was a shrine. The shrine was still active with parishioners until the final mass.

The last Mass at Saint Anne’s Church (Held In The Shrine)
The Music & Choir At The Last Mass

The upper (main) part of the building was closed back in 2015 when pieces of plaster fell from above causing safety concerns. The future of this magnificent piece of architecture and history is still unknown…