Lisa Gray reports for the Houston Chronicle: So far more than 900 families have pledged to contribute. The amount of money raised is particularly impressive given that, in keeping with church tradition, none of the buildings will be named after donors, and the largest gifts receive no flashy fanfare. “It doesn’t matter whether you give $100 or $1 million,” said [the Rev.] … [Read more...] about St. Martin’s Launches $55M Expansion
Archives for April 17, 2019
The Long Work of Rebuilding
Patrick Sisson reports for Curbed: “It’s okay to cry,” said Jorge Otero-Pailos. As news spread of the tragic fire that consumed the roof of Notre Dame cathedral, a national, spiritual, and architectural symbol with few parallels, Otero-Pailos, director of the preservation program at Columbia University, was still taking in the enormity of what had been lost. But with hundreds … [Read more...] about The Long Work of Rebuilding
Bells Will Toll for Notre Dame
From the Archbishop of Canterbury’s website on April 16: The Archbishops of Canterbury and York are today encouraging, where possible, all cathedrals and churches across England to toll a bell for 7 minutes at 7 p.m. this Thursday, as a mark of solidarity following the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral. This initiative has been suggested by the British Ambassador to … [Read more...] about Bells Will Toll for Notre Dame