New Catholic church soon to be consecrated in Cherng Talay
The St Josephs Church in Cherng Talay will be consecrated on July 6. Image: Supplied.
Phuket Gazette - June 26, 2014 | 10:50 AM
PHUKET: Less than a year after construction work began, the new Catholic church in Cherng Talay will be consecrated on July 6.
At times we thought we needed a miracle but we are there now. We began construction in September last year and in a few short weeks St Joseph's Church Cherng Talay will be consecrated and open for all, said Cherng Talay resident Michael Hosking, one of the driving forces behind the initiative.
The idea came to life at Christmas lunch in Phuket in 2010 when Bishop Joseph Prathan Sridarunsil was asked by Catholics in the Laguna area to grant them official parish status. Catholics in this part of the island had been attending Sunday mass at the various Laguna hotels for the previous fifteen years, under the guidance of Father Richard Woodarek, but it was becoming clear that they needed a permanent home to call their own.
Bishop Joseph, who is in charge of the Surat Thani diocese that covers Phuket, agreed with them and they received official parish status a year later, just before their beloved Father Richard passed away, having served Phuket's Catholics for 54 years.
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It's good to step back now and then and see how broad this Curch is.