A HISTORIC END TO AN ERA: TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF OUR HOLY REDEEMER’S AS WE KNOW IT
💔 A HISTORIC END TO AN ERA: TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF OUR HOLY REDEEMER’S AS WE KNOW IT 💔
Today, the 31st of March, marks a truly devastating milestone for Clydebank. After 125 years of faithful service as the Mother Church of Catholicism in our town, Our Holy Redeemer’s (OHR) officially ceases to exist as its own independent parish.
It is heartbreaking to see such a significant, historic building and community treated this way. While this feels like an ending, please know that the work to protect our heritage is only just beginning.
🛡️ PROTECTING OUR LEGACY:
We are working tirelessly to ensure that the funds and substantial legacies left specifically to OHR are spent ONLY on OHR. These were gifts of "good faith" from parishioners who loved this church, and we will not allow them to be absorbed into the debts or structural failings of another building when OHR has the right to have work done to it.
⚖️ THE FIGHT CONTINUES:
This is a long process, but we are taking every step possible to hold the Archdiocese accountable:
THE VATICAN: Formal objections have been submitted to Rome to initiate hierarchical recourse.
OSCR: We are in contact with the Charity Regulator regarding the protection of our parish assets and legacies.
HERITAGE & PLANNING: We are working with Historic Environment Scotland and the Local Authority Planning Department to ensure the standard of upkeep for our historic building is strictly met.
OHR has stood for generations, and we believe its story isn't over yet. We are fighting to ensure that the dignity of our "Mother Church" is respected, and that the resources meant for her sanctuary are used for her sanctuary.
Please keep our community in your prayers tonight as we mark this difficult transition. 🕯️⛪️
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