1 Our Lady of Lourdes Church Havelock North – 1993

2 Some history:  John Scott’s model of the proposed Church produced vociferous objections  His 1970 Presbytery design was likened to African huts  He also designed the Parish Centre (opened in 1987) Our Lady of Lourdes Church Havelock North

3 Futuna Chapel Built in 1958 N OTES :  Post-Vatican II orientation – with the altar placed so the Priest says the Mass facing the congregation  Use of colours in the windows and the play of light, timber framing, and timber ceiling

4 Our Lady of Lourdes Church Havelock North Built in 1959 First Wedding 3 November 1962 N OTE : Pre-Vatican II – with the altar placed against the wall at the front of the Church, so the Priest said much of the Mass (in Latin) with his back to the congregation

5 Our Lady of Lourdes Church Havelock North 1993 N OTE :  John Scott’s sketch for redesigned altar area  Circular screen with strong echoes of the structural skeleton

6 Our Lady of Lourdes Church Havelock North 1993 N OTE :  Post-Vatican II – free-standing altar  Church dressed for a wedding  Immersion baptism font

7 Our Lady of Lourdes Church John Scott’s sketch compared with completed alterations

8 N OTES :  A recent photograph  The “narthex” to the right of the picture links the Church to the Parish Centre – an addition not designed by John Scott, and criticised by some  The buttresses are rough-cast  The mosaic of Our Lady was commissioned by John Scott, and was installed above the entrance after the 2007 interior alterations Our Lady of Lourdes Church

9 N OTE :  Altar area re-designed by Jacob Scott and Karl Wixon  New screen back-drop, with rough-cast central wall echoing the rough-cast buttresses at the Church entrance  Screen wing walls with angles to match the main structure  Free-standing altar, with other furniture to match  Immersion baptismal font lowered to floor level Our Lady of Lourdes Church 2007

10 Our Lady of Lourdes Church John Scott’s sketch compared with 2007 alterations

11 Our Lady of Lourdes, 1959 Futuna Chapel, 1958 Altar area reconfigured in both, noting the common use of colours in the windows and the play of light, black timber framing, and timber ceilings