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With its beginnings at the “Barn Theater” in 1964, Fr. Sean P. Molloy was
named first pastor and Divine Mercy Catholic Church became a recognized
parish. This same year, Divine Mercy School opened its doors in a
warehouse at Merritt Island Airport with 185 students.
Throughout the next thirty-five years, expansion continued with the
construction of our present church (1975), our school (1965), our
Dome/social hall (1967); the addition of the parish administration
building, "Mercy Center", rectory, school library; the remodeling of the
church and additions of a computer lab, science lab and conference room
to our school in 1989. In 1994, our Church was severely damaged by a
fire. Not considered a renovation but repairing what was lost, the
insurance funds were limited, repairs were made with a small budget, many
needed items were not included and the quality of some products
sacrificed.
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From its humble beginnings, our Parish has steadily grown into a vibrant
Christian Community honoring the traditions of the Catholic Faith and is
a shining example of what parish life is all about. Divine Mercy Parish
is fortunate to have always had dedicated priests, sisters and
parishioners who, through the stewardship of their varied talents, skills
and abilities have built up a vibrant community of faith, love, hope,
gratitude and devotion.
Our special focus on the children of Divine Mercy Parish, through Divine
Mercy School, our religious education and our youth programs, helps
insure that the leadership of the future will be founded in the spiritual
values of our faith and tradition.
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Continuing in the tradition of shaping our future, our parish leaders and
committees, in consultation with architects and other expert counsel,
developed in 2002-2003 the first phases of a comprehensive site plan for
our community that will, with God's help, our prayers and the support of
parishioners, be implemented over the next ten years.
The first priority identified was to renovate our Church, School and
Dome.
Our Church, renovated in 2004, included renovations to our visual
environment specifically benefiting our prayer, worship and sacramental
celebrations; and repair of critical elements to the building
infrastructure. In need of many of these same structural renovations,
our School began renovations in 2004. Our School also plans the creation
of an Early Childhood Development Center and covered basketball/sports
pavilion which will greatly enhance our ministry and service to our young
children and our outdoor parish activities.
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The second priority would include replacing (the old school building)
with a new two-story classroom and meeting facility for our on-going
sacramental programs, educational classes and outreach ministries and
addressing our current parking conditions to better accommodate our
parishioners.
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While reviewing our present and future growth, we recognize the
fundamental need for change of our campus structure. We will continue to
grow as new families join our parish. It is now our opportunity to
shoulder a share of the responsibility of providing for the future of
Divine Mercy Parish.
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