The $3.1 million so far raised by Wellington donors has allowed the first phase of work, to bring St Mary of the Angels to 100 per cent of code, to begin on March 18. The first phase involves strengthening of the church’s foundations and shear walls. And now that a third of the project’s estimated Read more
Stage one of the strengthening of St Mary of the Angels in central Wellington could begin very soon if another $700,000.00 is raised. The total cost of the first stage is $2,700,000.00. $2,000,000.00 has already been raised. A spokesperson for the parish, James Young, spoke at all Masses last weekend. He said the contractors have Read more
A decision by the Environment Court confirming its ruling against the proposed demolition of the Harcourt’s building in Lambton Quay in Wellington is bad news for St Mary of the Angels Parish. Developer Mark Dunajtschik had offered to donate $5 million towards the restoration of St Mary of the Angels Church if he got consent Read more
A Wellington developer was reportedly told by a priest that his whole congregation would be praying for him before he faced an Environment Court hearing. This probably had something to do with Mark Dunajtschik’s proposal to give $5 million each for the restorations of St Mary of the Angels and St Gerard’s Monastery. The offer Read more
Wellington’s iconic St Mary of the Angels church in Boulcott St is no closer to raising $9.5 million for earthquake proofing despite assistance last week from Wellington City Council. An amendment to the council’s budget, proposed at last week’s council meeting by Iona Pannett, was passed, giving 133 historic buildings five years of rates remissions. Read more
Strengthening St Mary of the Angels church in central Wellington, New Zealand is going to cost about $9.35 million. The parish priest of St Mary of the Angels, Fr Barry Scannell said that at present it met between 15 and 20 per cent of the new building standard and would need significant work on its Read more
St Mary of the Angels, Erskine College and Chapel and St Gerard’s Monastery feature in a poll, launched by Wellington Mayoral Candidate John Morrison, which seeks to measure the amount of support for a bond system to help Wellington building owners strengthen their properties. The question asked is “Which Wellington heritage building would you like to Read more
St Mary of the Angels Catholic Church parishioners will be able to attend a Sunday Mass at St John’s in the City Presbyterian Church while their church undergoes earthquake strengthening work during the next 18 months. The two churches have a long history of supporting each other during tough times. ”We feel this is a practical way we Read more
The iconic central-city Wellington Church, St Mary of the Angels Church is closed for up to 18 months. The closure is as a result of a series of recent Wellington earthquakes, the largest registering a magnitude of 6.5 on the Richter Scale. “The safety of our parishioners and Church users is paramount, and therefore we Read more
On Sunday Wellington’s earthquake brought the 5pm Sunday Mass in St Mary of the Angels to a premature halt. After the 6.5 quake hit at 5.09pm, the biggest of a swarm of more than 230 that have struck the upper South Island and lower and central North Island since Friday, the celebrant Fr Tom O’Connor Read more