A Dedication Mass was held on June 29th for the newly renovated Resurrection Catholic Church in Moneta. The $3.7 million project took just under a year to complete and saw major improvements to the infrastructure, as well as a facelift to the exterior, interior worship areas, and office spaces.
One of the main goals of the renovation committee was to create a separation between the worship (nave) and gathering (narthex) spaces with the addition of glass doors. Seating was also updated to more traditional wood pews, as well as expanding the sacristy and sacramental preparation areas. Other updates included kneelers at the base of the pews, a crucifix behind the altar and to the Baptismal Font. Many of the updates were required by the Diocese of Richmond.
Artwork in the church includes commissioned paintings that bring to life familiar scripture focused on water themes at Smith Mountain Lake. A new elevator is more conveniently situated in the gathering area…