tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33303832.post6709143899999859372..comments2022-03-03T05:56:50.474-08:00Comments on Our Lady of Vilnius, NYC: St. Teresa of Avila Parish: The Cradle of Our Lady of VilniusNiekieno Zmonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02900707624141333708noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33303832.post-7638140445038343012010-04-16T08:59:18.651-07:002010-04-16T08:59:18.651-07:00The ceiling of St. Teresa's collapsed in 1995 ...The ceiling of St. Teresa's collapsed in 1995 and dropped 60,000 pounds of plaster:the impact of the falling plaster caused the floor of the church to collapse as it broke through to the basement. For months afterwards the congregation worshipped at a local synagogue. Parishioners were eventually able to raise enough money to repair the floor of the church so that they could then gather for liturgy in the basement. (See where this is going? I wonder if they had a disco ball.) At the time many argued that the parish should be closed as there was no money to repair the main sanctuary. It was eventually reopened in 2002 after the sale of some church property and the prayers, faith and determined efforts of its parishioners.<br />The damage to the roof of Our Lady of Vilnius Church was of a far less serious nature and the insurance money to make repairs had been paid. <br />The only realistic explanation for the closing of our church is the income that could be reaped by the archdiocese in the sale of this property.Ellen Hallorannoreply@blogger.com