St. Mary's Nativity Catholic Church (Established
1850)
3500 HWY 1
Raceland, LA 70394
3500 HWY 1
Raceland, LA 70394
(St. Mary's Church photos by Eric Ordoyne and John DeMajo)
St. Mary's as it appeared on Easter Sunday, 2008
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Photography by John and Kathleen DeMajo
St. Mary's Nativity Catholic Church (Established
1850) 3500 HWY 1 Raceland, LA 70394 |
| NEWS: New organ completed and dedicated in December 2009. Click here to view a video from dedication service or click here to see a journal of the construction operations. |
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(St. Mary's Church photos by Eric Ordoyne and John DeMajo) |
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St. Mary's as it appeared on Easter Sunday, 2008 |
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OUR HISTORY |
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1983 photograph of original church by Michael Ordoyne |
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| Photo above dates to 1919 and shows the original church and cemetery. Below (interior shot of church) is the marriage of Deacon and Mrs. Dickey Uzee which took place in 1958. | |
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OUR PIPE ORGAN PROJECT |
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At St. Mary's Church we are working to improve and enlarge our pipe organ. An ambitious project has been taken on by volunteer parishioners under the guidance of Eric Ordoyne. The church's original Wicks organ has been relocated out into the sanctuary and expanded to provide for the needs of a large congregation and traditional congregational singing. Donations and grants from parishioners are funding the purchase of material, and all of the work is being done using the talented volunteer labor of the parishioners along with members of the American Theatre Organ Society. |
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SAINT MARY OF THE NATIVITY CATHOLIC CHURCH, RACELAND, LA. 1960 WICKS PIPE ORGAN SPECIFICATION WICKS OPUS 4049 - 1960 |
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GREAT |
SWELL |
PEDAL |
| BOURDON 16 | BOURDON 16 | SUB BASS 16 |
| DIAPASON 8 | DIAPASON 8 | UNASSIGNED |
| FLUTE 8 | QUINTADENA 8 | GEDECKT 8 |
| VIOLA 8 | STOPPED FLUTE 8 | OBOE 8 |
| CHIMES | ECHO SALICIONAL 8 | OCTAVE 4 |
| OCTAVE 4 | FLUTE 4 | FLUTE 4 |
| UNASSIGNED | NAZARD 2-2/3 | |
| FLUTE D'AMOUR 4 | PICCOLO 2 | |
| UNASSIGNED | OBOE 8 | |
| DULCET 4 | CLARION 4 | |
| OBOE 8 | TREMOLO | |
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NEW SPECIFICATION FOR ST. MARY’S RACELAND
PIPE ORGAN
(This instrument combines the existing organ with an organ from St. Matthias Chuurch in New Orleans, and additional pipework supplied by builder.
GREAT: (St. Mathias windchest mounted exposed on top of case) |
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16’ Bourdon |
(swell) |
61 notes |
8’ Principal |
61 pipes |
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8’ Open Flute |
61 pipes |
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8’ Viola |
(swell) |
61 notes |
4’ Octave |
61 pipes |
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4’ Open Flute |
12 pipes |
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2 2/3’ Twelfth |
(swell) |
61 notes |
2’ Fifteenth |
12 pipes |
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SWELL: (Existing St. Mary’s windchest installed inside case)
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8’ Gedeckt |
61 pipes |
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8’ Viola |
61 pipes |
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8’ Viola celeste |
49 pipes |
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4’ Violina |
12 pipes |
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2 2/3’ Nazard |
61 notes |
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2’ Flautina |
12 pipes |
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8’ Oboe |
61 pipes |
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4’ Oboe clarion |
12 pipes |
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Tremulant |
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PEDAL: (installed on offset chests on sides and back of case)
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16’ Bourdon |
12 pipes |
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8’ Principal |
12 pipes |
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8’ flute |
(swell) |
32 notes |
4’ Octave |
(great) |
32 notes |
4’ Open Flute |
(great) |
32 notes |
8' Oboe |
(swell) |
32 notes |
8' Oboe Clarion |
(swell) |
32 notes |
| COUPLERS: | ||
| Swell to Swell 16-8-4 | ||
| Swell to Great 16-8-4 | ||
| Swell to Pedal 8-4 | ||
| Great to Pedal 8-4 | ||