St. John Cantius St. John Cantius is founded as a mission in 1892 on the corner of Pitkin and Wyona, and the church is organized in 1901 as St. John of Kenty. In 1905 the name is changed to St. John Cantius. Father Misicki founded the church for the growing Polish population in Brooklyn, but in fact the area around the church filled up with mostly jewish residents and the parish struggled. Located on the corner of New Jersey and Blake, we do not have a build date yet for the church. Thanks to Ted Maciag for the early photo material.
		St. John Cantius School, undated The school dates to 1907 but I believe the building was constructed in 1921. The building is still standing though the school was shut in 2005 and is currently used by a non-profit. On the right, from the 2005 yearbook.
		Early photograph outside of the church of the honor roll section. We are fortunate to have a current resident, Monica, who has supplied us with more information, updates, and pictures. The honor roll was in rememberence of those parishioners lost in the wars. Monica recalls the memorial remained in that location into the 1980s, but it has since been removed. The statue of the Virgin Mary now stands in the yard of the former nun's residence. That's her daughter Kayla by the statue in June 2005. The nun's residence became the site for the Pre-K and kindergarten class, known as the Monsignor Walter Galuska Kindergarten.
	That's Monica celebrating her confirmation in 1987 and you can see the honor roll memorial was still in its original location then. With Monica is her mother and Bishop Thomas Daily.
	I hope Kayla doesn't mind being the star of our page! A new statue sits outside the church, entitled Our Lady of East New York. That's Kayla after her Pre-K "Stepping Up" ceremony by the statue in 2004.
		Confirmation classes, circa 1942-3.
	The 1948 East New York Savings Bank photo lists the names; check out the suprising number of polish names at the time.
	Class picture from 1949
		Weddings On the left an interior shot of the church during a 1960 wedding; apparently this was after a recent renovation. On the right, Monica sends in a 1980 wedding shot presided over by Father Czok. Apparently Father Czok still offered a polish language service at the church into the late 1980s.
		Monica's 2007 images from her daughter's first communion show the front of the church, and on the right the location of the former honor roll memorial. That's Kayla with her aunt and cousin posing outside.
		Monica sent in this 1979 image looking east. The Local Live view shows the church and the school today. The white building to the right of the church serves as the parish. Thanks to Ted and Monica for all the contributions on the page.