BURNED CHURCH MAY BE REBUILT IN '97.Byline: Michael Coit Daily News Staff Writer There is new hope in the new year for parishioners planning to replace a burned out wing of St. Patrick's St. Patrick's or Saint Patrick's may refer to:
. More than a year has passed since the fire, started by a three-burner coffee maker, burned the wing that housed the church kitchen, parish hall, music room and library. While the sanctuary sanctuary, sacred place, especially the most sacred part of a sacred place. In ancient times and in the Middle Ages, a sanctuary served as asylum, a place of refuge for persons fleeing from violence or from the penalties of the law. survived - saved by a wall of organ pipes - and worship services were not disrupted dis·rupt tr.v. dis·rupt·ed, dis·rupt·ing, dis·rupts 1. To throw into confusion or disorder: Protesters disrupted the candidate's speech. 2. , the damage has been tough to overcome. ``We've held up OK. The shock of it was just traumatic,'' said the Rev. Bob Brown, the assistant pastor An assistant pastor is a position which assists the pastor in a Christian church. The qualifications, responsibilities and duties vary depending on church and denomination. . ``We're looking toward 1997 as a great year for rebuilding,'' he said. ``Really, it's the hope that allows the healing to take place.'' The prime obstacle to rebuilding has been reaching agreement on an insurance settlement. Church officials estimate there was $800,000 in total damage, but hope to gain at least $500,000 at an arbitration hearing next month. With the rebuilding project expected to cost $1.5 million, the church is launching a fund-raising effort Noun 1. fund-raising effort - a campaign to raise money for some cause fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive crusade, campaign, cause, drive, effort, movement - a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported greater than any in its 37 years of existence. The campaign's goal is to bring in $500,000 from the church community and $500,000 from the church day school, which has students from beyond the parish, said Joe Glover Glov´er n. 1. One whose trade it is to make or sell gloves. Glover's suture a kind of stitch used in sewing up wounds, in which the thread is drawn alternately through each side from within outward. , the building committee leader. ``You can't get all the money at one time. So we're going to have to have major fund raising,'' he explained. ``We sure hope the new year is a good one.'' A fire on Dec. 6, 1995, gutted one of four wings that make up the church. Firefighters needed nearly an hour to control the fire that officials said was sparked by the overheated o·ver·heat v. o·ver·heat·ed, o·ver·heat·ing, o·ver·heats v.tr. 1. To heat too much. 2. To cause to become excited, agitated, or overstimulated. v.intr. coffee maker. Some of the metal organ pipes burned, acting as a buffer to prevent the fire from spreading to the sanctuary. A new organ box and keyboard assembly installed this month was the first sign that rebuilding is under way. The organ, replacing a piano and electronic keyboard An electronic keyboard or digital keyboard is a type of keyboard instrument. Its sound is generated or amplified by one or more electronic devices. Modern usage of the term "electronic keyboard" typically describes a type of inexpensive synthesizer marketed to arrangement, was ready for Christmas and the pipes soon will be restored to their original luster. ``We're going to rebuild the organ pipes as soon as we can. They were very beautiful and we're hoping to restore that,'' Brown said. Rather than replace the 5,000-square-foot wing, church officials plan to construct two buildings totaling some 10,000 square feet. Although separate from the main building, they will be designed to blend with the existing architectural style, Glover said. One building will house the parish hall and kitchen, with seating for 150. There also will be rooms for the choir and library, which previously housed 2,000 volumes. The second building will house the church day school. ``We've come through it very well,'' Glover said. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: (color) Joe Glover is leading efforts to repair fire-damaged St. Patrick's Episcopal Church. Andy Holzman/Special to the Daily News |
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