St Mary’s Restoration

The restoration of St Mary’s, Beaudesert, is a work in progress which requires significant resources and ongoing help.

Now is the time for more work

St Mary’s requires more work to make it structurally secure and allow it to function for another hundred years and beyond. Although none is so critical as to make the building dangerous, each remains quite urgent and necessary to ensure the structural integrity of the church.

St Mary’s Church Facts

  • The second largest timber church in Queensland.
  • Listed as a significant building by the National Heritage Trust.
  • One of the oldest buildings in Beaudesert.
  • Architecturally significant – a prime example of the use of timber in Australian attempts to emulate classic European stone churches.
  • Created with timber of a size and quality that cannot be reproduced economically.
  • Place of worship and prayer for a century of Catholics.

Your chance to help

An investment in our History: St Mary’s has spiritual significance to many people. 

An Irreplaceable Landmark: The building materials and building techniques could never be reproduced economically in the 21st Century. Our challenge is to preserve this historical and significant building for future generations.

With your support, St Mary’s can continue to thrive as place of great religious and cultural significance, and an example of early 1900s architecture.

 

“You are God’s building” (1 Cor 3:9)

 

These words encourage us to present St Mary’s Church to future generations as a house for God and for God’s people. God has seen fit to dwell among us. In response, we provide fitting places for worship such as St Mary’s Church. We are rightly proud of our church. May we be thankful for it and generous in supporting its renewal.

Pledges can also be made monthly or annually.
Have you considered leaving a bequest in your will for the ongoing maintenance of St Mary’s?
Contact the Parish Centre for further information