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Fr. Ray has shared some photos of the Church dedication in India. The celebration took place on Jan. 20, 2020. The Church was blessed and dedicated by Bishop Poola, the bishop of Kurnool. Fr. Ray will share more details with us upon his return.

Fr. Ray is currently in India to visit with his family and get ready for the new Church in India's planned dedication on January 20, 2020. He was also accompanied by a small group of St. Catherine of Siena parishioners. He sent us these pictures of his travels. From the photos, you can see the finishing touches on the church, it is almost complete. Click here for more photos.

Fr. Ray has an update on the Church construction project in India. The construction is in full swing. As of now, most of the exterior work has been completed and the stucco and electrical work is being done now. The construction team is hopeful that construction will be completed by January 15, 2020. The pastor has already confirmed a date for Bishop Poola to dedicate the church on January 20. Click here for more details on the progress.

Here is an update on the construction of the St. Catherine of Siena Prayer Hall in India along with some photos. Click her for Fr. Ray's letter and some photos of the progress.

At the end of April 2019, the State elected the new political party and the newly formed government immediately took over the sand distribution into its own hands. At last, the government declared a new sand policy but by then the monsoon season started and surprisingly the land experienced plenty of rain which made all the rivers and creeks overflow with the water, which in turn made the sand availability difficult for the builders. The monsoons finally subsided and sand extraction began and now we have sand in hand.   Now you can see the progress of the work. From this point on, if everything goes well, we should have the full structure completed by the end of December and the dedication by June 2020. Let’s hope and see that the things will go well, obviously not according to our plans, but according to HIS plans. Thank you all for all your prayers, patience and above all love towards the extension of St. Catherine in this rural part of India.   Sincerely, Fr. Ray Pothireddy (Click here to see pictures of the site.)

Greetings from Fr. Ray! After my short visit to India, I am back in the parish. I spend good time in the village where we are constructing the prayer hall. The work is going on well. So far from the ground level 3 feet high basement is completed and the main entrance doorpost is fixed. People of the village are exited and eagerly waiting to see the completion of the work. If everything goes well, we will complete the construction and have the dedication in Summer 2020. Here are some more pics for the site.