Rebuild Sacred Heart Parish Hall-Gymnasium
Tax deductible
Sacred Heart Catholic Church is the oldest Black Catholic parish in the Diocese of Lake Charles, founded in October 1919. This history of the Church is intimately tied to Sacred Heart School, which began in 1908 and was supported by St. (Mother) Katherine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. Sacred Heart Catholic Church celebrated its 100th anniversary back in 2019.
In the early morning hours of Thursday, August 27, 2020, Hurricane Laura came ashore, striking Southwest Louisiana as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall in the United States in Louisiana. It brought in its wake devastation and destruction of a magnitude not seen in almost over 150 years. Unfortunately, Sacred Heart Church was one of the many victims of this storm. The Sacred Heart Parish Hall/Gymnasium, a centerpiece of community life and activities for the Church, was left only as a shell of its original structure, with its roof complete destroyed by the hurricane.
The gym, also known as the Bishop Harold Perry Community Center, was dedicated on November 12, 1950. Parishoners who were skilled carpenters, electricians, and construction masters built the gym. Throughout the past 70 years, the gym has served as a safe and inviting space for numerous social, athletic, civic, and community events.
Please help us rebuild our beloved gym/parish hall. We must honor our ancestors and those faithful men and women whose hard work, sacrifice, and commitment to this community made this building a reality 70 years ago.
(Donations will be dedicated to addressing unmet needs of our Diocese as a result of Hurricane Laura, as well as other needs of the Diocese that are not eligible for assistance through state and Federal disaster
relief programs.)
In the early morning hours of Thursday, August 27, 2020, Hurricane Laura came ashore, striking Southwest Louisiana as one of the strongest hurricanes to ever make landfall in the United States in Louisiana. It brought in its wake devastation and destruction of a magnitude not seen in almost over 150 years. Unfortunately, Sacred Heart Church was one of the many victims of this storm. The Sacred Heart Parish Hall/Gymnasium, a centerpiece of community life and activities for the Church, was left only as a shell of its original structure, with its roof complete destroyed by the hurricane.
The gym, also known as the Bishop Harold Perry Community Center, was dedicated on November 12, 1950. Parishoners who were skilled carpenters, electricians, and construction masters built the gym. Throughout the past 70 years, the gym has served as a safe and inviting space for numerous social, athletic, civic, and community events.
Please help us rebuild our beloved gym/parish hall. We must honor our ancestors and those faithful men and women whose hard work, sacrifice, and commitment to this community made this building a reality 70 years ago.
(Donations will be dedicated to addressing unmet needs of our Diocese as a result of Hurricane Laura, as well as other needs of the Diocese that are not eligible for assistance through state and Federal disaster
relief programs.)
Organizer
Roxanne Boxie
Organizer
Lake Charles, LA
The Congregation of the Sacred Heart (Roman Catholic Church)
Registered nonprofit
Donations are typically 100% tax deductible in the US.
