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The Parish Hall |
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Adjoining the school building, is the fully air-conditioned parish hall, with a seating capacity of 750 people. Until the new church was completed, and from September, 1965, when the hall was completed, Sunday Masses were celebrated here, as well as daily Mass during the Lenten Season. A meeting place for the societies and organizations of the parish, it is also utilized for parish social functions. The well-equipped stainless steel kitchen to the rear of the hall makes it possible, by the use of folding tables and chairs, to create an efficient cafeteria for our school children. The "cafetorium" is used as well, on prescribed days, by the children as part of the health education program in the school curriculum. The hall is pleasantly bright during the day due to the East West exposure, and the transition to nighttime activities is enhanced by the modern fluorescent lighting. The large stage at the front of the hall and the adequate public address system, invite the creative talents of the parish. Practical, versatile, and beautiful, our parish hall now serves, and will continue to serve as the social "heart of the parish." Since the three buildings of the church complex are joined to one another, it is unnecessary to go out of doors to move from one building to another. Through the rear exit doors of the parish hall, we find a foyer, containing the priests' office, entrances to utility rooms, kitchen, and to the outside, in addition to a doorway leading to the left transept of the church. |
Holy Spirit Parish - 971 Suburban Road - Union, NJ 07083