DIOCESE OF AITAPE CHURCH BUILDING PROGRAM

	News report No. 28 July 2004 Diocese of Aitape P O Box 179 Aitape Sandaun Province Papua New Guinea Ph +675 8572046 fax +675 8572056
Aitape Haus Lotu Projects

Introduction:

Welcome to the seventh report for 2004.
This is the twenty eighth report on the Church Building program for the month of July.
In 2002, we established agreements with all of the sub parishes, and started work at Amu.
In 2003, we collected gravel for Arop1, Arop2 and Pou; began site work at Arop1 and Pou, and welding of the steel frames for Arop2; at Amu we completed the roof and the concrete floor; at Barapu completed ground wokrs; and began the design of Barapu and Sissano.

This month the west coast people again celebrated the anniversary of the Tsuanmi on July 17th, at Arop, Sissano and Malol. We also had a visit from Fr. Terry Bell from the Australia Pontifical Mission Society. He visited Arop1 and 2 and Pou by boat.

Photo 1 Pou church: this month the roof was underway. This shot views the sanctuary end.

Photos 2 and 3: more views of the Pou church roofing operation, these shots from the front.

Photos 4 and 5: Visit by Fr. Terry, shown here in front of the old Arop2 church; and new site.

Photos 6 and 7: Amu church: the roofing is on the tower, and the cladding on the inside is started. Other Churches: A visit was made to Lae to sign the contract for the fabrication of the Barapu towers and truss contract, timber cutting continued at Arop2 and a new saw is to be obtained to cut the rest of the timber at Teles Lampu.