St Mark - New Church construction time lapse - June 2014
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MT. VERNON Demolition of the former St. Mary Church is expected to get underway next week.

The Pastoral Council of St. Mary Immaculate Conception Church in Mt. Vernon announces with mixed emotions that the dismantling and removal of its 1921 church building, located at Main and 14th streets, will begin shortly after July 4, information states. The inside bricks, wooden beams and many other materials from the building will be transported and used as finishing materials in the construction of a grand hall adjacent to St. Stephens on the Hill, an outdoor wedding chapel in Eldorado.

According to the Pastoral Council, only four people in the parish expressed an interest in developing a plan for preserving the building and met with the pastor, Father John Iffert.

He shared with them information and cost estimates that had been produced by engineers, technical architects and construction managers for the parish, information states. He asked (the parishioners) to produce a plan for preservation and reuse of the building that would be consistent with the parish mission and financially self-supporting. After more than two years, no plan was presented.

The council states the decision to dismantle the 1921 church was reached after significant time, deliberation and prayer among our parishioners and church leadership.

Our goal is to dismantle the 1921 church in a way that is respectful to our parishioners and the community, and to find a worthy purpose for the materials of the building.

The new church which was completed and dedicated in January 2013, commemorates the 1921 church in its shape, brick exterior and wooden rafters, information from the church states. The Stations of the Cross, several statues and other artifacts from the former church have been moved and incorporated into the new church.

Many of our parishioners spent most of their lives forming their Catholic faith in the 1921 church, and have a lifetime of memories connected with that building, information from the church states. Not everyone within our church community supports the choice to dismantle and remove the 1921 church. However, Father Iffert and the Parish Pastoral Council are confident that the majority of our parishioners are at peace with this difficult decision, and have embraced the new church building with enthusiasm.

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A 60-year-old man died Monday afternoon after he fell while working at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church in downtown Lexington.

Macario Santiago-Cruz of Lexington died of blunt-force trauma when he fell 30 feet, according to a Fayette County coroner's new release.

Santiago-Cruz was pronounced dead at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital. His death has been ruled an accident.

WKYT, the Herald-Leader's TV news partner, reported that Santiago-Cruz fell while doing construction.

St. Peter Claver, at Jefferson and Fourth Streets, is in the midst of an expansion project. It broke ground in December for a multipurpose and education center next to the church.

The Rev. Norman Fischer, the parish priest, said Monday that he planned to hold a memorial for Santiago-Cruz.

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Construction worker dies after fall at St. Peter Claver Church in Lexington

(KUTV) A piece of Provo history faced the possibility of extinction just a few weeks ago, but with some innovative planning by the Provo Community United Church of Christ is about to give it a second chance.

The church will undergo a massive restoration and expansion to keep it running. The church was originally built in 1920 and has fallen into tough economic times in recent years. In January the church had to let go its pastor of five years since they're without a budget to keep paying him.

In the absence of a pastor the congregation came up with a committee to steer its future. David Lewis the music director and organist at the Provo community congregation's church has been a parishioner for less than two years, but didn't want to see the church die. When David heard the doors might close he decided where there was a will, there had to be a way.

Lewis said Monday that the congregation feels very lucky. After months of planning, research and looking for help Provo's mayor pointed the committee in the direction of a developer who might be able to help.

Ryan Freeman of Forge Companies has stepped forward to help keep the sanctuary and build a new future for the church. The iconic A-frame sanctuary on Provo's University Avenue will get a face lift and stay for future generations.

The structure that was built in the 1920's will see some dramatic changes. The land where the older portion of the church sits will be part lobby and classrooms for the church. Above it will sit a new high rise apartment complex that will help create a profit sharing opportunity.

The church will get a portion of the apartment profits to keep the church running while the developer gets the land to build the 57 unit building with high end features. The addition will offer apartments of up to two bedrooms for those wanting to live in the heart of Provo.

Without the deal the church would have closed its doors, which would have been a sad end to what was once a thriving church. Lewis who has done his homework says, "The church was bursting at the seams they just couldn't fit as many as they needed." That was in the early days when three different congregations joined to create one unified church.

The original boxy white structure on University Avenue was built in 1920 thanks to a donation from Meno Troupe, a woman who left her church $30,000 when she passed away. Then 20 years later, as World War II ended and Geneva steel kicked up production the now iconic A- frame sanctuary was built for the growing congregation.

Nearly 100 years later the church has seen many changes, but for those still attending the church is a second home. The soon to be renovated sanctuary will fill a need in the community not just keeping religious diversity and saving history, but providing a gathering place for the community.

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DANVILLE Living Faith Church of Danville served the people of Hendricks County last week.

A mission team made up mostly of students helped out residents June 16 through 20. The church took requests from people who needed help with yard work, light construction, painting, cleaning, manual labor, or a similar project.

Calvary Baptist Church out of Nacogdoches, Texas, sent 20 students to serve Living Faith Churchs new and growing church here.

They attended church with them on Sunday and then planned the activities for the week.

As a church, we want to be known for our willingness to serve our community and those who live here as our neighbors, Living Faith Church of Danville Pastor Jonathan Hearing said. So we took advantage of this group who came to serve and asked them to serve us by serving Danville.

They had a great response from community residents who requested help.

As I suspected, there were many in the area who could greatly benefit from 20 sets of willing hands, Hearing said. I set up appointments to do work for six different residents throughout the week and the project turned out to be a huge success. We showed up with a Calvary Baptist Church van full of students and we offered several hours of our time, doing anything that was asked of us.

Throughout the week they pulled weeds, mowed yards, laid mulch, installed a patio area, pressure-washed a house, painted a bench, cleaned out a garage, vacuumed, mopped, and did minor repair jobs within their homes.

Most residents were overwhelmed by the humble attitudes of the students and their willingness to do whatever was asked of them.

The fact that the students had given up their summer to come and serve with my church had a moving effect on me as well, Hearing said. These students represented well the attitude of Living Faith Church and our desire to humbly serve those in need, just like Jesus did. Its one thing to serve our community as a whole, but to impact an individual in a tangible way was a blessing to everyone involved.

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Paoay, Ilocos Norte An Ilocos Norte provincial legislator has sought the retrofitting of the historic Saint Augustine Church, locally known as the Paoay church, to boost the tourism infrastructure in the countrys far northwestern province.

Provincial Board Member Portia Pamela Salenda said she was also pursuing the reconstruction of the churchs convent ruins to preserve its architectural designs.

The immediate restoration and improvement of the convent ruins, together with the world-famous St. Augustine Church of Paoay, will enhance tourism and heritage sites of the province, she said.

Salenda proposed in a resolution filed with the provincial board the formalization of her appeal for the restoration of the Paoay church.

Meanwhile, an advocate of heritage preservation lauded Salendas move, saying it is very timely as the existence of the outside structures of the Paoay church has been threatened by the growing trees.

Bernard Joseph Guerrero, a Philippine-based United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) world heritage sites researcher, said the church can be easily destroyed by natural calamities if the government fails to take immediate action to maintain its structure.

He was alarmed over the present condition of the church.

As much as Paoay church is the best example of earthquake baroque architecture in the Philippines, I dont think thats a guarantee that it will withstand a magnitude as strong as the Bohol earthquake. If you look at the church right now. many plants are growing from the church building (which) compromises heavily (its) structural integrity, he said.

If some people dont want the Paoay church to be retrofitted because they feel it will become artificial, as for me I feel its just right, he added.

He noted the construction of the existing Paoay Church started in 1694 and completed in 1710 with distinct architecture highlighted by the enormous buttresses on the sides and back of the building.

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The Catholic Church in Bahrain, a small island country situated near the western shores of the Persian Gulf, is preparing for the construction of a new cathedral thanks to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, who has given land for what will be the largest parish in the Arab peninsula.

The King of Bahrain met with Pope Francis in the Vatican's Apostolic Palace recently, and gave him a 3-foot long model of the cathedral, according to Rome Reports.

The two talked about peace and stability in the Middle East as well as the contribution of Christians in the country, which make up about 10 percent of the population.

Bahrain-based Apostolic Vicar of Northern Arabia, Camillo Ballin, whose vicariate stretches from Kuwait to Qatar and Saudi Arabia, is grateful to the king. "The king has a special appreciation for the Catholic Church. We are the only church of which the king has given land," he told Real Clear Religion.

"On behalf of the migrant workers, the children and families and my fellow religious who today serve in Northern Arabia, I appeal to you to join with us to help build the first Catholic cathedral in Awali, Bahrain in Northern Arabia," Ballin says in a plea posted on the website of the Church in Need.

The cathedral will serve about 2.5 million Catholics in the Northern Arabian Peninsula.

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More than 60 percent of the people in Bahrain are Shia, and over 30 percent are Sunni. There have been tensions between the two Muslim communities. However, Bahrain is known as one of the most tolerant nations towards religious minorities in the region, and where several Christian denominations are officially recognized, including the National Evangelical Church in Bahrain.

The people of Bahrain "are used to other religions," Bishop Ballin added.

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