A WORTHY ENTRANCE FOR THE PASTORAL CENTRE

THE PRESENT ENTRANCE TO THE

THE PASTORAL CENTRE
OF THE
DIOCESE OF KINGSTOWN

• Bishop County's Home

Catholic Chancery of the Diocese of Kingstown

Diocesan Retreat Center

Catholic Second Wind Guild Headquarters




PRESENT UNMARKED ENTRANCE

You would never know from the street that this was the Catholic Chancery for the Diocese of Kingstown, the Bishop's Residence and the Diocesan Retreat House. 

OUR PROPOSED UPDATED ENTRANCE
designer - Tim Schoenbachler, Louisville, Kentucky

NIGHT VIEW

DAY VIEW

Money is always an issue, so we attempted to do something worthy, but simple. We are building basically a incised concrete pad, with a treated lumber pergola and cross, concrete flower beds, lights and wooden benches. We are reusing the old fountain that used to stand empty in one of the dining room corners and a routed letter sign for over the main entry.  The plantings are indigenous island plants. It would serve as an outdoor waiting area, informal meeting space or a place for the staff to relax during their coffee breaks. Most of all we wanted people to know that it was the Catholic Chancery, a Diocesan Retreat Center and the Bishop's home.   

Someday, we envision adding a security camera and a system to unlock the iron gates from the secretary's desk.  

For $25,000, this could be a major, highly visible giving opportunity for an individual, a family, a club or a parish to honor some one, to celebrate a major anniversary event or just to become a visible presence in a mission diocese.