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St. Jude Center

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St. Jude Center

August 20, 2026

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Former residents of Smeltertown in the El Paso area helped establish St. Jude Catholic Center in Pacific Park Addition, using salvaged floor joists, rafters, and crosses from the abandoned San Jose de Cristo Rey Church. The new center, blessed in March 1981 after its inaugural Christmas Midnight…

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