The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1921-07-21
NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH TO
BE DEDICATED OCTOBER 70

been finished and the carpenters
have started on the interior finish.
It is by far the most imposing small
church in the country and is already
giving our town considerable adver-
Using in that line.
The energetic pastor, Father
Grace, and the entire membership
of the parish are very anxious to
occupy their new home, but as work
on interior finish has just been
started it will probably be several
weeks before services will be held in
lhe following graphic description
~ this magnificent building was
taken from the Denver Catholic
Register,
What will pFobab'y be the largest
relic of St. Anne in the United
States is % bel placed in the Shrine
Of St. AnnS, being completed in
Arv.da, neaA Denver. The dedica-
ton Of the shriAe, the most valu-
able church in = small! parish in
Colorado and one without peer for
beauty anywhere in America, will
occur at the same time as the con-
secration of the Cathedral, which is
scheduled for October 20.
The relic\to be placed in the
shrine measHses four inches, is a
piece of the &ristbone /cf the saint,
who was the mother /of the Blessed
Virgin and grandmother of Jesus
Christ. 1t is to By brought from
Apt, France, by Bishop J. Henry
Then on his return from Rome.
Tradition says that the body of St.
Anne was taken to\Apt by St. Laz-
arus, whom Christ raised from the
dead. 1t w,s hidden by St. Aus
picius in thu fourth century and
found again in the reign Of Charlie
magne. The relics were reposed in
. famous chapel there in 1861.
The new church in Arvada il. val
ued At $4,000. Costly gifts have
greatly reduced this expenditure to
~ parish. ..slsz,. m. =. q
For instance marble affairs Obi
anca Purissima style), from Carrara,
Italy, costing $500, have been do
mated, the givers' names pot having
been announced yet. These affairs
are now on their way. The bald
"chino, which will contain a cross of
Venetian mosaics and a beautiful
corpus, will be The finest of its kind
IN America. the oily one like it II
the world being that in a JesAt
church in Kingdom, Jamaica. There
will be five alttrs in he church pro-
per-ths maiY one. two large side
ones devoted 10 Mary and the Sacred
Heart, respectively, and two small
side ones, devoted to st. Rita and
St. Joseph. The sanctuary will be
large and will be as rich looking as
that in the Cathedral.
The Shrine Of st. Anne will be in
. tower to the right of the sanctuary
easily accessible from the church.
But Il will be necessary to enter this
special chapel to see the St. Anne
altar. Immediately in front Of the
altar will be blessed fountain. an
exact duplicate Of the famous one at
Apt. The fountain viii flow con-
tinually and the Ierxe felic Of the
saint will be placcd\in the top. The
water will seem to hQw over it, al
though Il will not Actually touch It..
Patrons Of the saint will be permit
ted to carry the sacycd water home.
Perhaps God will bless this shrine
with miracles, ~ He has that Of St.
Anne In Beaupre, Cpada. This is
In His hands. Most assuredly, how
ever. He will haliow the place with
special answers to Prevent prayers.
The interior Of the church pre-
sents . magnificent appearance. It
Is in Lcmbardy/ architecture. (which
has decided trsceA Of NE Roman
esque. There are swo rom Of win
dows. the upper Of which will DC
stained elas !five OF them are a.
ready donaisd> and IL lower of
9 Cathedral lead glass. A great rose
window. IT In terra Gotta, is above
<the choir loft. The dhurchN will seat
30. The Stations and heating ap-
fstus Will be in inches in the wall.
and there will be unusually well
equipped sacristirs and confessionals
\ while the basement will be given
over To . large assembly hall, with
n moving picture booth and a stage.
A kitchen and rest rooms for both
meu0nd women adjoin.
Hxterioriy, the adifice is wonder