October 20, 2020
Story by: Tim Swift/Catholic Review
Photos: Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff
After months of repairs and thousands of dollars in donations from parishioners, Baltimore’s St. Mary, Star of the Sea will shine again.
As dozens gathered Oct. 20 on the street below, workers with Lewis Contractors rode a crane some 130 feet into the air to delicately reattach the illuminated cross atop the historic South Baltimore church’s steeple.
A severe storm toppled the cross on Easter Monday, April 13, bringing an outpouring of support from not just the church’s parishioners but also the neighborhood at large.
“It’s a landmark here in South Baltimore and more than that, I would say to it’s a sign of hope and kind of an enduring symbol of God being present here with the people and joining them in the journeys of their lives,” said Father Joshua Laws, pastor of St. Mary’s, Star of the Sea and other two other churches that make up the Catholic Community of South Baltimore.
Although the church’s insurance policy covered the lion’s share of the repairs to the steeple and cross, the Catholic Community of South Baltimore also made other improvements during the process. The parish raised more than $30,000 from parishioners and community members for those additional improvements, Father Laws said.
Workers repainted the wood that frames the steeple and its windows. They refurbished the church’s limestone accents and made other structural improvements.
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