St. Finbar Parish celebrates its re-consecration
One hundred years after it was originally consecrated, St. Finbar Parishs church building was re-consecrated during a special mass by Bishop Guy Sansaricq, auxiliary bishop emeritus, on Sunday, May 20.
Father Michael Gelfant, pastor of the Benson Avenue church, said that the present church building was built between 1910 and 1912. It was originally consecrated on May 14, 1912.
A new building is consecrated by anointing the four corners of the church walls [with chrism], Gelfant explained. Its basically a symbol that the building is dedicated for the worship of God only you cant have a Super Bowl party there.