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In St. Dominic's Parish, we strive to serve the community in the spirit of Dominic, which is one of freedom, innovation, adaptability and trust in one another.

With Christ as our model, and with the help of the Holy Spirit, we worship God in the variety of ways open to us.

As a Parish Community, we seek to:

nourish a community spirit in the parish so that everyone feels at home
maintain regular contact with everyone in the parish
encourage all parishioners to play a part in reaching out to others in the community and beyond
maintain the parish school, St. Dominic's, as central to the parish, and give due prominence to families and youth
be actively involved in the ecumenical movement at the local level

Remembrance Wall

ST DOMINIC’S EXTERNAL REMEMBRANCE WALL

Please see below some preliminary sketches of the proposed remembrance and reflection garden, following the comments and feedback from our Parish Annual General meeting last year.

The sketches give an idea of the concept.

The details of the design, plaques, their mounting details and landscaping etc, would be resolved during a further design process. Before then, we invite your comments.

THE CONCEPT

The proposal is to have eventually a series of four bluestone wall sections 1800mm (about 6 feet) high, aligned between the Western door of the Church and the confessional alcove, backing onto the Priory at the current fence line. The design envisages seating and some simple landscaping, to create an area of peace and reflection for those parishioners who wish to have ashes entombed, or a remembrance plaque mounted. The design allows for a single section to be built on its own initially, or a series of two, three or all four, depending on costs and demand.

The concept is to have the facility in an area which is very much part of the St Dominic’s Parish and Church grounds. The commercial aspects of the fees to be charged for this facility have yet to be worked through, but the Parish Council would expect that this would be similar to those commercial rates charged elsewhere.

Fr Paul and the Parish Council seek any and all comments on the current proposal, so that we may make an informed decision, and are able to move forward with this very important project.

YOUR SUBMISSIONS

Please submit written comments by the end of March 2012, so that we can press on to review, assess and finalise the concept. Submissions can be addressed to the St Dominic’s Parish Council, and can be sent to the Parish office.

THE FOLLOWING STAGE

Following this process, the Parish Council in conjunction with Fr Paul, will provide a final design that we anticipate will allow us to move into the planning and costing phase, and ultimately construction of one or more of the panels. Timing is dependant on Council Planning and Building approvals following the finalisation of the design, and of detailed costing flowing from this.

Thank you for your interest in this very important Parish initiative, and we look forward to receiving your comments and thoughts.

God Bless.

St Dominic’s Parish Council

Click here to view sketch.

Click here for overview plan.

Click here for Front Elevation.

Click here for Back Elevation.

Click here for Side Elevation.

Click here for Cross Section.

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