Sacred Heart, 94 Commercial St, Takaka 7110
Sunday Mass Time:
Sunday: 5pm. (Services are held in the hall behind the church until the church is strengthened for earthquakes)
General enquiries:
Sheryl Nalder 03 525 9809
The iconic Sacred Heart Marble Church was consecrated on 15th September 1918 by Archbishop Thomas O'Shea assisted by Frs Tymons and Kimbell before a large congregation. Up until the Christchurch earthquake in 2011, it remained the oldest marble Catholic Church still in use in New Zealand.
It is our earnest hope that we would be able to use this marble church again by its 100th year anniversary on 15th September 2018. The church needs some structural strengthening for which we have set up this fund-raising project. Though not currently used for church services, the church is manintained by a group of volunteers from the Golden Bay community.
The project has two phases:
Phase One Obtain a Structural Engineer's Assessment showing the required work and costs in order to get the church building compliant to applicable sections of the current Building Code. Target is NZD 15,000 (we are now very close to this target)
From this assessment, should we find the costs reasonably achievable to fund-raise, we will proceed with Phase Two.
Phase Two Construction, with some voluntary labour and assistance from businesses by way of discounted materials and equipment hire.
Target depends on Phase One, above.
You may deposit directly by internet transfer, or cheque deposit to any BNZ branch
Archdiocese of Wellington
Our Lady of the Bays Catholic Parish
020747-0066112-00 Reference: "Old Stone Church"
Donations qualify for tax rebates. Should you need a receipt, please mail our Treasurer (with your name to be printed on the receipt): paula.m.miles@icloud.com
Sunday Mass Time:
Sunday: 5pm. (Services are held in the hall behind the church until the church is strengthened for earthquakes)
General enquiries:
Sheryl Nalder 03 525 9809
The iconic Sacred Heart Marble Church was consecrated on 15th September 1918 by Archbishop Thomas O'Shea assisted by Frs Tymons and Kimbell before a large congregation. Up until the Christchurch earthquake in 2011, it remained the oldest marble Catholic Church still in use in New Zealand.
It is our earnest hope that we would be able to use this marble church again by its 100th year anniversary on 15th September 2018. The church needs some structural strengthening for which we have set up this fund-raising project. Though not currently used for church services, the church is manintained by a group of volunteers from the Golden Bay community.
The project has two phases:
Phase One Obtain a Structural Engineer's Assessment showing the required work and costs in order to get the church building compliant to applicable sections of the current Building Code. Target is NZD 15,000 (we are now very close to this target)
From this assessment, should we find the costs reasonably achievable to fund-raise, we will proceed with Phase Two.
Phase Two Construction, with some voluntary labour and assistance from businesses by way of discounted materials and equipment hire.
Target depends on Phase One, above.
You may deposit directly by internet transfer, or cheque deposit to any BNZ branch
Archdiocese of Wellington
Our Lady of the Bays Catholic Parish
020747-0066112-00 Reference: "Old Stone Church"
Donations qualify for tax rebates. Should you need a receipt, please mail our Treasurer (with your name to be printed on the receipt): paula.m.miles@icloud.com
