You know I asked for help

In last week's newsletter I wondered if someone might volunteer to replace the lights above the altar. Well, on the eve of his departure, our seminarian Samuel Davy helped me do it myself.


We erected the scaffolding and up I went! Samuel is very keen on 'practical priesthood' lessons at the seminary. He got one today!



Happily, I was not immolated upon the Altar of Sacrifice!

Then and Now

Easter 2008



New Year's Day 2009

Our new Stations of the Cross

These new Stations were purchased from Artesacris in Fatima and were put up towards the end of Lent. They will be formally erected in the near future, with the addition of crosses.

New Altar Candles

At the Easter Vigil we inaugurated our new altar candles. Everything is now in matching brass rather than the previous black wrought iron candle sticks.

Before:

Now:

Facing the people:

Eastward orientation:

Confessional and Repository works

The two rooms at the back of the church are being converted into a proper repository so that Viv and Eilleen don't have to wheel out their merchandise every Sunday morning, and a proper confessional with fixed grille and possibilty of face to face confession through the priest's door but visible from the main body of the church. Some space will still be available for use as a cry chapel. Here are a few shots of work in progress.