Photo by Jane Winstead
The space will be converted to a Parish Hall to provide a much-needed medium meeting room for various events and organizations. It will take several weeks for the conversion to occur.
Pews will be removed and the space made ready to accommodate meetings. The immediate renovations are expected to be minimal. Plans will be developed later for permanent use of the building, including space for St. Raphael Catholic School. Father Tim is seeking suggestions from all parishioners for the final use of the building.
In the meantime, parishioners will be able to use the space for larger meetings, coffee and donuts and other activities.
There are no plans to change the outside facade of the building. It will retain its historic appearance of a Spanish mission-style church.
The first Mass was celebrated in the church in October 1962 by Father William J. Weinheimer, the first pastor. Archbishop Joseph P. Hurley of St. Augustine officially dedicated the church in February 1963.
Original church building under construction in 1961.
I am going to miss the old church. My family moved from Saint Paul's when it was finished. We went to school there will seem different not to have it in use any longer.
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