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Father Graham PP and Father Harkin CC greet Woodvale foreman Dessie Brennan to start major Chapel renovations.
Fathers Graham and Harkin plant a tree to mark start of Chapel Renovations.
Experts carefully remove Tannoy Speakers used to broadcast Angelus since 1970s.
Jamie and Tom ponder the start of renovations to Lavey Chapel.
Lexie carefully raises equipment to Gary Rouse Scaffolding squad
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Paul and Joe stop by to see scaffolding by Gary Rouse Ltd at Lavey Chapel.
Team Woodvale carefully recover old altar stone from Lavey Chapel for repairs and relocation.
The workers.
James and Tom deliver old altar stone to Colm at Ardmore Stone Ballymacpeake for repairs.
Toyota Amazon comes to Lavey.
Drone photos by Dermot. Click to enlarge.
Father Eamon Graham PP Lavey at the Cross of Lavey Chapel.
Father Eamon Graham PP (Right) and Dessie Brennan Foreman Woodvale inspect the Cross of Lavey Chapel Co Derry.
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Fr Eamon Graham PP, Dessie and Liam at the Cross of Lavey Chapel.
A Balloonist views renovations progress.
Team Lavey starts new graveyard project during winter. Guess whats coming.
Paul prepares hay before Cemetery Sunday.
A ray of light reflects upon this congregation.
Altar for New Graveyard collected from Colm in Ballymacpeake.
Team Woodvale assisted by John and Gerard (Maghera Memorials) and Tom, place old Altar in New Graveyard ready for Cemetery Sunday.(Click photo to see video).
James starts kerbing work at old altar in new graveyard.
Gloria in excelsis Deo" (Latin for "Glory to God in the highest"
The removal of plaster board from the altar wall of Lavey Chapel has revealed this line from the famous Christian hymn. Father Graham PP points to the print. Notice that the windows also had a line design to enhance the contours of the winows. A knotted rope design is also revealed behind where old altar was.
Father Graham PP and some members of Team Lavey check current progress of the ongoing major renovation of Lavey Chapel.
New Cross placed beside altar in New Graveyard.
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First slates removed from chapel roof.
Paul starts removing slates over the Old Sacristy. (Click to enlarge)
Construction team safely recover Lavey Chapel Cross.
(Person on far right is a passing tourist.)
A view inside the Chapel roof. A member of our congregation was already in residence.
A day at Lavey Chapel. Click to play video.
Cemetery Sunday 2018. Video Click here.
What is this strange machine ?
Its a concrete pumper.
Team Woodvale, Erne Pumping and MC McCann lay new Sacristy foundations.
Behind the wall plaster and below the ground of Lavey Chapel.
Cleaning of Chapel stonework begins.
Photos below are now history.
