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The church, originally built as a mission chapel in 1905, was expanded and renovated in 1916, 1926, and 1960. The buttresses at the sides of the nave were added in the 1940's to keep the church from swaying in strong winds.
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The interior of the church was extensively redecorated during the pastorate of the Rev. Thomas L. Rita. The dominant color, blue, is in honor of our Lady (blue is traditionally associated with her).
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The statue of Our Lady of Walsingham, with two adoring angels, sits over the front doors of the church. It was originally over the high altar, being moved here in 1968.
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Our stained glass windows in the nave depict the twelve apostles; those in the transept show scenes from the life of Christ; that in the choir shows the Assumption of our Lady. In the sacristy the window shows the ordination of a priest, and those in the apsidal shrines depict our Lady under two titles: of Our Lady of the Most Blessed Sacrament and Our Lady of the Church. Above the front doors of the church the three windows each honor one of the Persons of the Holy Trinity.
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Above is a picture of the window depicting Christ giving the Keys of the Kingdom to St. Peter, and to the right is one depicting the Assumption of Our Lady into Heaven.
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