Bishop dedicates mausoleum in Wall Township
July 29, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.
By Armando Machado | Correspondent
Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., served as principal celebrant in a solemn Mass for the consecration and dedication of the St. Anne Mausoleum in Wall Township, April 26.
"Here in this place of peace we gather to celebrate the consecration of this sacred place," Bishop O'Connell said to the 175 people in attendance during the Mass. "Death is not something to be feared," he noted, in speaking about the importance of celebrating the life we live here on earth and in heaven with the Lord. He and others spoke about the exceptional beauty of the mausoleum, the inside and the outside; the chapel contains four stained glass windows.
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The mausoleum is located at St. Anne Cemetery, 1610 Allenwood Rd. Construction began in December 2012; the project cost was $5.9 million. The building measures 25,000 square feet; it has a capacity for 2,400 burials and 1,200 cremations. About 100 people are entombed so far; the first to be entombed was Msgr. Thomas Luebking, the former pastor of St. Catharine - St. Margaret Parish, Spring Lake, who began overseeing the planning of the project in June 2005. Msgr. Luebking died in July 2014, about six months before the project was completed.
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By Armando Machado | Correspondent
Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., served as principal celebrant in a solemn Mass for the consecration and dedication of the St. Anne Mausoleum in Wall Township, April 26.
"Here in this place of peace we gather to celebrate the consecration of this sacred place," Bishop O'Connell said to the 175 people in attendance during the Mass. "Death is not something to be feared," he noted, in speaking about the importance of celebrating the life we live here on earth and in heaven with the Lord. He and others spoke about the exceptional beauty of the mausoleum, the inside and the outside; the chapel contains four stained glass windows.
To see photo gallery on this story, click here.
The mausoleum is located at St. Anne Cemetery, 1610 Allenwood Rd. Construction began in December 2012; the project cost was $5.9 million. The building measures 25,000 square feet; it has a capacity for 2,400 burials and 1,200 cremations. About 100 people are entombed so far; the first to be entombed was Msgr. Thomas Luebking, the former pastor of St. Catharine - St. Margaret Parish, Spring Lake, who began overseeing the planning of the project in June 2005. Msgr. Luebking died in July 2014, about six months before the project was completed.
More to come on this story.
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