A fire that heavily damaged the rectory at St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in San Antonio over the weekend has been listed as undetermined due to the extent of the damage, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
Firefighters responded to the scene just after 3 p.m. Saturday and brought the blaze under control in less than 20 minutes. Father Jimmy Drennan, the church’s pastor, had left the residence only minutes earlier to prepare for a vigil mass when a neighbor reported the fire.
The Archdiocese of San Antonio stated that Father Drennan resumed celebrating Sunday masses at the parish and thanked the responders for their efforts. The rectory sustained significant damage, and the archdiocese’s insurance will assess the losses.
Aside from serving as pastor of St. Margaret Mary, Father Drennan is also a leader of COPS/Metro Alliance, an interfaith community organizing coalition.
Original reporting: San Antonio Report — read the source article.
