The beautiful church thread: please post photos / links to beautiful Catholic churches!

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This is what I think is understated beauty. It’s not as crazy as those other churches. sprcc.org/photos/album/72157594405538119/St-Peter-Roman-Catholic-Church.html

In the picture of the high altar, it looks as though the altar rail has been removed, but the website talks about the altar rail in other spots. I believe it’s probably still there, but the picture is just on the other side of it. The church also has confession before or after every Mass. I wish we had that around here.
 
Sarabande said:
Wow! Beautiful! Goes to show you that new churches can still be traditional-looking and beautiful at the same time.
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yeah my sentiments exactly. I was very happy that they chose a more traditional look and feel. There are areas that look a little more contemporary, but it is quite traditional at its core. Very happy to see that modern parishes still want to build more traditional church buildings. Praise God :-).
 
St Mary’s of the Annunciation Parish in Rockwood MI. The altar rail and a new ambo will be back soon.

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Here are two Churches in New Jersey.

St. Stephen’s in Perth Amboy is my old home Parish. Dedicated in 1915 and built by Polish immigrants, it has not substantially changed since that time. There are various recent pictures on their web site
st-stephens-church.com/?strona=00009

Sacred Heart in Carteret was founded by Slovak immigrants to the area including my great-grandparents. I was married in this church in 2007. Recently efforts have been underway to restore the church to its original look.
sacredheartcarteret.org/

Please let me know what you think!!!
 
Shoreguy1105 said:
Here are two Churches in New Jersey.

St. Stephen’s in Perth Amboy is my old home Parish. Dedicated in 1915 and built by Polish immigrants, it has not substantially changed since that time. There are various recent pictures on their web site
st-stephens-church.com/?strona=00009

Sacred Heart in Carteret was founded by Slovak immigrants to the area including my great-grandparents. I was married in this church in 2007. Recently efforts have been underway to restore the church to its original look.
sacredheartcarteret.org/

Please let me know what you think!!!
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Wow!!! St. Stephen’s is so gorgeous!!! The stained glass in Sacred Heart is beautiful as well. I’m glad to see that they are trying to restore it back to its original interior.
 
Last Sunday I attended a mass at St Casimirs in Cleveland, OH, a parish founded and built by Polish immigrants in early 1900s. I was awed by the beauty of the high alter and gorgeous stained glass windows, a communion rail and the hand carved pews. The church has been perfectly maintained. Unfortunately St Casimir will close November, '09 due to restructuring of the Cleveland Diocese. I am heartsick to think of the closing of this most beautiful church. stcasimir.com/ is link to a page with history and more photos.
 
These are some photos of my parish St. Mary in Akron, Ohio taken at Christmas time. The church is to be closed June 27, 2010. 😦

A couple photos showing the main alter adorned with poinsettias, the beautifully painted fresco over the main alter and the Blessed Mother’s alcove and the exterior of the front of the church. next to the church is the school which will remain open.
 
Don9of11 said:
These are some photos of my parish St. Mary in Akron, Ohio taken at Christmas time. The church is to be closed June 27, 2010. 😦

A couple photos showing the main alter adorned with poinsettias, the beautifully painted fresco over the main alter and the Blessed Mother’s alcove and the exterior of the front of the church. next to the church is the school which will remain open.
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Why is this Church going to be closed in 2010?
 
50 + churches in the Cleveland Diocese are closing/merging as part of the restructuring plan of Bishop Lennon. Many, not all, are in the inner city and do not have a surrounding neighborhood anymore that supports the parishes. Demographic shifts - migration away from the city to suburbs, priest shortage, etc. This could be another thread in itself.
 
CHRISTINE77 said:
Why is this Church going to be closed in 2010?
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As the other poster noted there are several churches closing in the Cleveland diocese. I have many unanswered questions about why St.Mary’s is closing and no doubt it could be a thread in itself.

St. Mary’s is a beautiful church inside as these photos show. Her marble columns and stone inlays and vaulted ceiling give her amphitheater sound quality. She still retains her communion rail and generally speaking is a traditional/conservative catholic church. It’s one of a few churches that I know of that has the Latin Rite mass (1pm on Sundays) which I think follows the 1962 missal. It has proud history starting out as mission church. The school will remain open, which is quite surprising actually considering the church is financially better off than the school. I was born and raised in this parish so it will be very difficult to leave and go somewhere else. We will be merging with St. Bernard’s.🙂
 
Don9of11 said:
As the other poster noted there are several churches closing in the Cleveland diocese. I have many unanswered questions about why St.Mary’s is closing and no doubt it could be a thread in itself.

St. Mary’s is a beautiful church inside as these photos show. Her marble columns and stone inlays and vaulted ceiling give her amphitheater sound quality. She still retains her communion rail and generally speaking is a traditional/conservative catholic church. It’s one of a few churches that I know of that has the Latin Rite mass (1pm on Sundays) which I think follows the 1962 missal. It has proud history starting out as mission church. The school will remain open, which is quite surprising actually considering the church is financially better off than the school. I was born and raised in this parish so it will be very difficult to leave and go somewhere else. We will be merging with St. Bernard’s.🙂
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This is so sad about these inner city churches closing. I understand why, but it’s too bad that the cities can’t have some sort of revival, as most of the historic architecture is contained in them, not just churches. It’s like we are losing our history when we abandon them.

I am sorry to hear about St. Mary’s. It is a beautiful church.
 
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