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| St. Helen Church was originally founded in 1917 as a Slovak Parish in the neighborhood of East Pittsburgh. |
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| The current church was built in 1929 while the original building was transformed into a social hall. |
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| St. Helen merged with St. William Church to form Holy Cross Parish in 1994 when the declining community could no longer support two independent parishes. |
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| St. Helen's bell was forged by the McShane Bell Foundry Co. in Baltimore Md. in 1932 |
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| In 2013, financial difficulties caused the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh to begin considering the future of the parish. |
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| It was announced in February, 2014 that lack of finances would cause both churches to close by the end of the year. |
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| Services will continue through the end of April, 2014 when the parish will be discontinued. |
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