1928 temporary church 1. 1937 new church mass in latin, back to the people preaching from pulpit...
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1928 Temporary Church
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1937 New church• Mass in Latin, back to the
people • Preaching from pulpit• Font in the baptistry • Picture stations on side walls • Lantern lights • 10 confessionals • Wooden altar rails• Brick walled sanctuary
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Changes in the 1950s• New marble sanctuary – 1951-2• East facing altar• Pulpit • Crucifix• Stained glass
windows1956
• Carved Stations of the Cross1958
• Strip lights1958
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Changes after Vatican II (1962-1965)
• 1967 - temporary forward altar
• 1970 –- font relocated• later - altar permanently moved forward, pulpit
removed, lectern plinths built, some benches removed, floodlights fitted as uplighters then turned over, reconciliation room created.
• This picture taken in 1983
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Why change again now?
• Health and safety issues• Access and facilities for people with disability• Preservation and maintenance• Comfort and welcome• Architectural considerations• Liturgical reasons• Restoring and renewing
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Full, active and conscious participation
• Gathering round the altar• Baptism is our entry into the church• Restoring the Way of the Cross
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Recent improvements
• 2012: rewiring, re-lighting, temporary re-ordering (forward altar, rearrange benches), font relocated, confessionals converted to store rooms, stations moved into side aisles, pointing, repair to big window, disabled toilet.
• 2013: marble altar brought forward, altar rails moved back, new marble lectern, new flooring, redecoration.
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