TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements............................................................................................................................ i

Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 1

Primary Grades K-3

Father Baker’s Early Years.............................................................................................................. 4

Father Baker’s Service Years........................................................................................................ 12

Father Baker’s Legacy Years......................................................................................................... 18

Intermediate Level Grades 4-6

His Mission of Faith......................................................................................................................... 29

A Life of Service – A Light in the Darkness.................................................................................. 36

His Legacy Part I – The Road to Canonization............................................................................. 45

His Legacy Part II – The Institutions................................................................................................ 53

Junior High Grades 7-8

Vocations.......................................................................................................................................... 61

Saints................................................................................................................................................. 67

Appendix

Biography Booklet for Primary and Intermediate Level Students............................................... 74