The new Pastor, Father Quinn began making his rounds, introducing himself to members of his flock
and making arrangements for liturgical services and other activities, he met a would-be tavern owner who wanted to open a
new business in the storeroom of a building at 1057 Brookline Boulevard. Father Quinn was looking for a place to celebrate
the first Mass in Resurrection Parish. The businessman had difficulty obtaining a license to open the tavern.
The chance meeting solved the problems for both men. Father Quinn offered to pay for the use of the storeroom as a temporary
church, and on May 30, 1909, Memorial Day and Pentecost Sunday, a handful of parishioners crowded into the room for the Eucharistic
Liturgy. At that time it was called the Reed Building. The building has since been demolished, and the property serves as
a parking lot for DeBor Funeral Home, Inc.
