Back home: St. Augustine in Jeffersonville reopens following renovations

JEFFERSONVILLE A procession of a few hundred red rose-bearing parishioners followed the Knights of Columbus guard to the front steps of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Jeffersonville Saturday.

With only a ribbon guarding the door, the church members were ready to discover the extensive renovations that had been completed to the circa-1904 structure.

The man who cut the ribbon and was the first inside was 102-year-old St. Augustine member Tom Horn, and the members followed him inside.

Most hadnt seen the interior of the church since renovations began in February.

Broad work to the ceiling of the church was performed, and Masses were held at Sacred Heart Church in Jeffersonville during construction.

The procession launched from the Parish Hall, and the Rev. Anto Peterraj, priest and administrator at St. Augustine, announced that it was a historic day for the church.

We have come together to bless this church by offering within it the sacrifice of Christ, he said. Let us go rejoicing to the house of the Lord.

And with that, about 200 people lined up to proceed to the church building for the Pentecost Mass.

While exiting the building, they were handed roses by Steve and Ann Northam to carry inside the church.

Steve Northam, 70, represents the fifth of seven generations of a family line that has and continues to attend St. Augustine.

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Back home: St. Augustine in Jeffersonville reopens following renovations