And now they have bells at St. Agnes-Our Lady of Fatima parish in the Hough neighborhood. Good news for a place which has historically appreciated every bit of good news it can get.
The $2.5 million dollar construction project introduces a new church building to the redeveloping area.
The bells, like many of the items being used in the new construction, are re-purposed items from nearby churches which have closed. The bells had been in the tower at Holy Trinity-St. Edward parish on Woodland at east 72nd Street which closed in 2004.
SA-OLF-bell-work-DSC02313_500The new 350 seat sanctuary is scheduled for dedication on Wednesday, November 25th, the day before Thanksgiving. The worship space was much-needed as the parish has continued to grow in recent years as the neighborhood also has seen new life.
I'm glad for that parish -- our previous parish installed bells, and it is a really nice thing for the parish and the surrounding neighborhood.
ReplyDeleteLooking at Google maps, that neighborhood seems to have been pretty hard hit -- many many vacant lots, ala Detroit. Neighborhoods on either side look healthy, though. It's funny how that works. Hopefully things are turning around for them.