Mass was said in their homes by Rev. Michael C. Powers of Saugerties , until the first church , a small wooden building , was constructed .
Tivoli 's first Catholics were Irish and German , and arrived in 1852 .
Mass was said in Catholics ' homes by Rev. Michael C. Powers of Saugerties , until the first church , a small wooden building , was constructed .
Tivoli 's first Catholics were Irish and German , and arrived in 1852 .