Posted on 10/18/2022 4:13:14 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A fire that damaged St. Patrick's Parish in Watsonville on Monday is believed to have been started by arson, according to the church.
St. Patrick's Parish told their parishioners that they have video footage showing that the fire was arson.
According to the church, the fire occurred in the wall between the piano and the organ.
"It damaged two stations of the cross, one stained glass window, probably the organ console, and potentially the digital piano," the church said in its announcement to the public.
In addition to the fire damage, the church has to deal with damage from firefighters who doused the fire. The carpet was removed by Tuesday morning, but the roof will still need to be patched.
The church believes that it'll take at least two weeks before they can hold indoor services again, with full restoration taking months.
"Daily services will be held in the Serra Center. Weekend services will be held in the gym. Please pray that we have patience and resilience as we suffer this injury together," the church wrote in their announcement.
The fire was reported just after 10 p.m. According to the Watsonville Fire Department, the fire was put out just before 11 p.m.
Watsonville CALIFORNIA.
Just south of Santa Cruz, one of the most liberal cities in America.
Probably some anarchist punks from UCSC.
Don’t hold your breath waiting for the FBI to investigate this as a hate crime.
With a conservative radio station.
Correction. Watsonville, Norte Mexico.
I don’t think there is even an English speaker left in that whole valley. I lived there 25 years ago and it was all Mexican immigrants and central American illegals.
It is crazy how the ‘news’ websites don’t have the name of the city and state at the top or bottom of each page.
WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Home of the Hippies
A fire that damaged St. Patrick’s Parish in Watsonville on Monday is believed to have been started by arson, according to the church.
Wife’s relatives had 5 acres near there. The Corralitos market and sausage smokehouse was heaven.
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