The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-01-05
DEDICATION OF THE
NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH

The new Catholic church of the /
Blessed Trinity, at the corner of Ok /
lawaha avenue and Tuscawilla street, /
will be dedicated Sunday morning, !
January 8th. at 1920 o'clock. Rev. T. |
J. Plunkett, builder of the new church, !
and who has been in charge of the |
parish here during the past eleven |
months, will perform the dedication
ceremonies and will be celebrant of
the mass that will follow the cere-
monies. Rev. John Conoly, of Gaines
vile, will preach the dedication SER
mon. The mass will be sung by the
Sunday school choir under the direc-
ton of Mrs. J. E. Hyndman.
The dedication ceremonies will be-
gin at 1920 o'clock. Rev Plunkett,
who in the absence of a bishop at St.
Augustine has been given the neces-
sary faculties by Archbishop NJ. J.
! Curley, of Baltimore, will perform
| the ceremonies. Accompanied by Rev.
John Conoly and altar boys. Rev.
Plunkett will begin the blessing of
| the church building at the front door,
| proceeding around the church from
right to left and followed in process
sion by the members of the congrega-
ton. Upon returning to the front
| door, the two priests and the altar
| boys will enter the building, and the
| door will be closed and no one else
| h., Tod 10 hi
requirement of the church primarily
for the purpose of avoiding confusion
inside due to crowd. The ceremonies
inside the church will take about
| thirty minutes. The door will then be
opened and the congregation and
others attending will enter for the
celebration of the mass, which will
commence at Ills. The dedication
sermon will be preached during the
mass. A very cordial invitation is ex-
tended to everyone to attend the cere-
monies and the mass, and it is hoped
that the attendance will be a large
one. Those who attend the cere-
monies are asked to remain on the
outside of the church until these cere-
monies are completed and the doors
are opened for the mass.
The new church, which has been
given the name of the Blessed Trinity
instead of the name of the little chapel
of ST. Philip Neri, on North Magnolia
street, built some thirty years ago,
was begun April l, 1921. 1t has been
built under the direction of Rev. T. J.
Plunkett, of Baltimore, who has built
many noteworthy churches, hospitals
: and schools in various parts of the
country, notably the cathedral at
Nashville, Tenn, which took seven
years to complete. The new church is
a modified form of perpendicular
gothic of the English Tudor period. 1t
is built of stone manufactured of Mar
ion county lime rock, and is hand
some addition to the public buildings
of Ocala. 1t is rectangular in design
and will have seating capacity of
about $50, with accommodations for
fifty to seventy-fve in the choir loft
if needed. The roof is Of red tile and
the windows of art glass in which the
colors of blue and green predominant
L The sashes of the windows are of e
very attractive design. Many of the
L , windows are memorials placed in the
> church by members of the congrega
ton and friends. The main door opens
into a lobby, from which there is en-.
l. trance through swinging doors to the
) main body Of the church. Upon enter
IL ing the beautiful main altar catche:
IL the eye at once. 1t is a very hand
some altar of chaste, gothic design
done in white scagliola and regalict
y with onyx columns. The part of thu
/ sanctuary in which the main altar i
. located is recessed between the WALL
IL of sacristies located on either side
IL There are two small side affairs con
e forming in design and material to tn
/ main altar. The main altar is con
IL nected with the walls of the sanctuar,
by rood screens of scagliola, which ha
u every appearance of white marble
Is and across the front of the sanctuar,
q is railing of the same stone.
II The ceiling of the auditorium of tn
" church is finished in yellow pine, from
which are suspended very attractiv
lamps of gothic design. The walls o
the interior are done in a buff color
% with the friezes and pilasters in cream
" and the wainscoting in a robins eg,
blue; the whole color scheme of tn
walls blending with and complementin
the blues and greens of the windows
The pews are of cypress and there is
wide center aisle and two side aisles
Z The choir loft is in the rear of tn
building and is reached by stairwa