Reaching Heavenward & To Rome

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THE SKY was hazy and empty of clouds early morning when I looked way up at the steeple where someone was tacking new roof tiles onto a Crescent Beach church being refreshed and repaired. The fate of Holy Cross Church is in the hands of the Vatican no less. There's been talk for a while of selling the property to fund other church projects. As far as I know at this writing, the future of Sunday services at this local building, some 5500 miles away from Rome and the pope, still seems up in the air.

Holy Cross Church, Crescent Beach, Surrey, BC, Photo by Maria Pavlik

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  1. Spare Parts and PicsAugust 2, 2018 at 1:42 PM

    That's a beautiful old church. I sometimes wonder how they used to build and repair things like this before the days of hoists and cranes!

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  2. Lady FiAugust 2, 2018 at 10:35 PM

    What a lovely church!

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  3. eileeninmdAugust 3, 2018 at 4:35 AM

    Hello, it is a beautiful church. That crane is an easy way to help repair the roof. Happy Friday, enjoy your weekend!

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  4. peppylady (Dora)August 3, 2018 at 6:09 PM

    Those simple small church can have some cool histroy behind them. Our local Catholic church St Anne is getting re-build. It was burn downed.
    It been a while since I took part in sky watch friday.
    Coffee is on

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