Nothing, it seems, will get in the way of worship at the Hilltown’s St Salvador’s Episcopal Church this weekend not even the demolition of the Alexander Street multis.
This Sunday the four huge tower blocks will be razed to the ground, forcing local people to evacuate the area for several hours.
This includes the congregation of St Salvador’s, which stands in the shadow of the multi-storey blocks and is part of the planned exclusion zone.
However, churchgoers puzzled over where to hold their weekly service have now found a solution.
They have been invited to bring a chair to the Rectory, situated on the Law and to share a house eucharist, have brunch and witness the destruction of the multis from the vantage point.
“Have a Sunday off? No way!” said Father Clive Clapson, rector of St Salvador’s. “Worship is a priority. Our house eucharist won’t be our customary solemn high mass, of course, but from our vantage point above the city there’s no denying that it will be high church.”
In under a week’s time Dundee’s skyline is set to change forever when the multi-storey blocks are reduced to a pile of rubble following a series of controlled explosions by Tayside firm Safedem.
Around 600 homes and 50 businesses in the immediate area €” including the church €” will be out of bounds from 10am on Sunday as part of the exclusion zone.
To help displaced residents, Coldside Parish Church is offering people a place to go.
The recently installed minister at the Isla Street church, the Rev Tony Thornthwaite, said he will delay his service until after the demolition and added that refreshments will be laid on.