The Sacred Heart Church will be 100 years old in August 2010.  It’s our hope to open a Centenary Garden celebrating 1500 years of Christian Faith in this area.
This garden will contain sculptures of the Saints and Scholars from the golden era of Irish Christianity and will be open to the public.  These sculptures are carved from Irish Oak by JONAS RAISKAS from Lithuania who came to Ireland to find work.  We present here some of his outstanding work.   

St Patrick who came here first as a slave and worked on Slemish Mountain - Co Antrim looking after the flocks for his master.  He then escaped back to his homeland but those six years changed him.  His faith and love of God grew very strong but also providentially he learned the language and religious customs of the Irish people at that time.  Because of this he was able to speak to them about Christian faith in a way they could understand.
In this sculpture he is holding in his hand his life story “The Confession of St Patrick”.

Saint Brigid     (452 – 524)
St Brigid was born at Faughort, Co Louth.  She was a very beautiful young woman.  Many suitors wishes to marry her but she wanted to serve God as a Nun.  Her father was an angry man but her mind was made up.  She established a convent in Kildare which became very famous.  St Brigid was known for caring for the sick, providing hospitality and giving alms to the needy. 
In this sculpture St Brigid is holding a basket of food and fruit for the poor people.