A giant cypress tree with multiple trunks felled by gusty wind crashed into the parish hall at Resurrection Catholic Church in Aptos.
A giant cypress tree with multiple trunks felled by gusty wind crashed into the parish hall at Resurrection Catholic Church in Aptos.A gusty wind knocked over a giant cypress tree on the Resurrection Catholic Church property in Aptos, crashing into the parish hall during the 10:15 a.m. Sunday Mass.
Karen Victorino, administrative manager at the church, called the timing “a blessing” because people were at the service instead of in the hall. The parish serves more than 1,000 families.
The tree, which had four trunks, took two days to remove.
The parish hall, which previously served as the church and is named for Rev. Francis Markey, is “not fully functional,” Victorino said.
Victorino said she had a meeting scheduled with the parish’s insurance representative.
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Story By Jondi Gumz
Photos courtesy of Resurrection Catholic Church