{"id":2595,"date":"2019-05-03T13:26:23","date_gmt":"2019-05-03T03:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/holyfamilymosman.org.au\/?page_id=2595"},"modified":"2019-05-22T13:51:19","modified_gmt":"2019-05-22T03:51:19","slug":"clifton-gardens-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/holyfamilymosman.org.au\/history\/clifton-gardens-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Clifton Gardens History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
History of the Church of Blessed Sacrament, Clifton Gardens<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hist<\/strong>ory<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Father Peter Murphy was appointed to the newly formed Parish of Clifton Gardens on 9 March 1926, living at Mosman Presbytery. The first meeting of parishioners took place on 28th September 1926 in the School Hall at Cardinal St. The site for the new church had been bought by Fr. O’Brien of Mosman. Father Murphy attempted unsuccessfully to purchase the former Bradley’s Head Convalescent Home, adjacent to the site, for his Presbytery but eventually bought the house across the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n An amount of \u20a4250 of the \u20a4850 subscribed at the first meeting of parishioners was donated by Father Murphy himself. It was decided to restrict spending on the Church to \u20a47500, half the original estimate, to allow for the purchase of the Presbytery, so only the nave and vestibule were built. Archbishop Kelly laid the Foundation Stone on 9th January 1927,the first Mass was celebrated on 13th November and the Blessing and Opening took place on 27th November, Archbishop Kelly again officiating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After having been entitled “Monsignor” in 1940, Father Murphy suffered many bouts of illness and died in May 1949.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Irish-born Father Tom Pierse was appointed PP of Clifton Gardens in 1949. In 1953 he added a Baptistery, (donated by parishioners to celebrate his Diamond Jubilee,) a soundproof room and front porch. A second addition in 1961 provided Sacred Heart and Lady Chapels, a Sanctuary, Sacristy and two rooms below the Church. He purchased a Convent and the Lochinvar Sisters of St. Joseph opened a school within the Convent in 1950. The first school building was erected in 1955, the second in 1966. Working bees conducted by Father Pierse and parishioners cut the cost of this school extension by $16,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n