Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Yarmouth, Maine)

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Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Yarmouth, Maine)
43°48′09″N70°11′31″W / 43.80242126°N 70.1919558°W / 43.80242126; -70.1919558 Coordinates: 43°48′09″N70°11′31″W / 43.80242126°N 70.1919558°W / 43.80242126; -70.1919558
Location326 Main Street, Yarmouth, Maine
CountryUnited States
Denomination Catholic
Architecture
Completed1929(93 years ago) (1929)

Sacred Heart Catholic Church is a church at 326 Main Street in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. It was built, in 1929, [1] from stone quarried from North Yarmouth. [2]

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Mass was first said in Yarmouth on November 12, 1856, in the home of Patrick Doran. After that, services were rotated amongst families willing to host. Mass was initially celebrated once every couple of months and always on a weekday. If people wanted to worship in a church on Sunday, they had to travel (often by foot) to Portland, twelve miles to the south. [1]

The cornerstone of the church was laid in 1921, and construction took eight years. When the church was dedicated, in 1929, its interior was still unfinished. [1]

The church was restored in 1973 to reflect the original plans of its first pastor, Father Joseph Quinn. This included revealing its wooden beams in the vaulted ceiling and uncovering its rose window. [1]

It underwent another major renovation in 1992, when its basement was converted into a meeting space.

In 2011, Sacred Heart joined the Parish of the Holy Eucharist on Foreside Road in Falmouth. [3]

Pastors

The church has had fifteen pastors in its history. Father Joseph Quinn was the longest-serving (27 years). [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sacred Heart Church, Yarmouth". Parish of the Holy Eucharist. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  2. Images of America: Yarmouth, Alan M. Hall (Arcadia, 2002), p. 25
  3. "Parish of the Holy Eucharist | Diocese of Portland". portlanddiocese.org. Retrieved 2022-06-15.