St. Padre Pio Church Kleinburg - Help us Build the First Church in his Honour

	Padre Pio Canonized – June 16, 2002 Parish Established – June 16, 2002 Church model presented – January 16, 2005

	Size of church site – 6.4 acres Entrances to site – 4 Parking Spots – 400 Size of church – 21,260 square feet Size of basement – 19,300 square feet Capacity of church – 1,000 seats Form of church – Basilica style

	Features of the outside of the Church:
	Extensive landscaping Garden areas around the church Large outdoor atrium in the front with: Garden complex Seating Bronze flame sculpture (for Easter Vigil) Statue of St. Padre Pio (sitting, meditating on the Crucifix) Processional Walkway around the church with: Garden areas Seating Small shrines (to the Unborn Child, Holy Family) Small set of the Stations of the Cross Rocks containing speakers Well lit at night Back of the church with: 200 seat outdoor amphitheatre Entrances: At the front with a few steps (“Going up to the House of the Lord”) At two side on ground level

	Features of inside of the Church:
	Front entrance faces the east (reminder of the special ‘East Gate’ of the Temple of Jerusalem) The Narthex (or Vestibule) Large gathering space Use for overflow crowd Image of Christ the Teacher Bust of St. Padre Pio Store for religious articles Parish Offices: Waiting room General office Two smaller offices Servery Storage Washrooms Sacristy Ushers Room Washrooms (including wheelchair accessible) North Entrance with: Reception Hall for small gatherings Gallery for Religious Art Stairs to the basement Elevator Church Proper: Octagon Baptismal Font Two Niches For the three Sacred Oils Shrine of Divine Mercy Two Reconciliation Rooms for Confession Fan-shaped seating Designated areas for wheelchairs Choir area with: Practice room Storage area Shrine for Our Lady with: Life size statue Votive candles Shrine for St. Padre Pio with: Life size statue Votive candles Relics Blessed Sacrament Chapel with: Seating for eighty people Tabernacle Cross Versatility in use with two outside entrances Walls of church with: 15 Stations of the Cross Stained-glass windows depicting the life of Jesus Sanctuary with: Large Ambo (Pulpit) Large stone Alter (made of Jerusalem limestone) Candles Processional Cross with Image of Crucified Christ Image of Risen Christ holding seven stars Behind the Sanctuary: Sacristy for daily Masses Storage

	Features of Basement:
	Two large meeting rooms Board Room Servery Staircase to lower level Main hall is 16 feet high Capacity for 500 people Stage Kitchen Storage Areas Large Windows Coatroom Bar Sliding walls to separate the hall into three rooms
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