High Altar Restoration Project
The current high altar is a dressed wooden table with an altar stone inserted into it, the original altar (pictured) having been removed after Vatican II. While we have to keep up with repairs and maintenance, it will also be a fundraising objective to create a new stone altar, very similar to the original, in preparation for the 150th anniversary of the opening of St Mary’s in 2027. With professional fees, this will likely cost between £47,000 and £50,000. Kind benefactors have already given or pledged £12,500 – about a quarter of the likely cost. Can you help? We have set up a ‘GoFundMe’ page for donations – please share the link with your family, friends and other contacts.