Blessed Sacrament Church to dedicate new church – News and Views from You
Published: January 8, 2019
Event Details
Date: January 13, 2019
Time: 11 a.m.
Location: Blessed Sacrament Church, Jonesboro
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor will preside over the dedication ceremony of the new Blessed Sacrament Church on Sunday, Jan. 13 at 11 a.m. at 1101 E. Highland Drive. The public is invited to attend the service, which will be bilingual in English and Spanish. A Mass will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the church that evening for those unable to attend the dedication.
The Catholic Church in Jonesboro was founded in 1905 when Catholics gathered a chapel built by the sisters of Holy Angels Convent until they were able to build another church on South Church Street 1933. The first church had a seating capacity of 360. The property was also home to Blessed Sacrament School, a playground, parking lot and the parish hall.
As the number of families grew, the parish facilities became inadequate and plans began for a move to a new location. Property was secured on East Highland Drive and the school was built first in 2011. The church would remain on South Church Street until funds could be raised to facilitate the move.
Through years of planning, generous donations, and an offer from St. Bernard’s Hospital to purchase the existing property, Blessed Sacrament Parish was able to begin the moving process in 2017. The move was not without great distress for many with the loss of the
Article source: https://www.arkansas-catholic.org/submitted/article/463/Blessed-Sacrament-Church-to-dedicate-new-church