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St. Ann Church’s major renovations and improvements added 4,500 square feet to the narthex. The two stairways that formerly went to the balcony from the nave will be moved to the narthex. The dedication marking completion of the work takes place Sept. 23. (Photos by Michael Alexander)

(L-r) Glen Stiltner of C&C Fabricators, Dacula, and Terry Arnold, building superintendent for Clark-Howard Construction Company, Marietta, provide a safety harness for LaSalette priest Father Thomas A. Reilly, pastor of St. Ann Church, Marietta.

Ascending nearly 50 feet into the air, Glen Stiltner puts the 4-foot high, 2-foot wide cross into place as Father Thomas Reilly looks on from the 120-foot Sunbelt bucket lift.

After the cross was placed atop the cupola, Father Reilly conducted a blessing through a megaphone as a crowd of 50-60 people gathered below.