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This beautiful shrine featuring Our Lady of Perpetual Help was hand carved in Italy and installed in our nave 2015. Matt Brown, architect and parishioner, created a mockup of the Marian shrine which morphed into what we have today. The reliefs on each side depict archangels Gabriel and Michael, along with 20 holy women. Off to the right of the installment sits a book for prayer petitions.
As a gift for the commission, the Italian artist gave the parish an additional carved crown that is dipped in gold. It is placed on Mary's head during the month of May. -
This pieta-style death scene of St. Joseph is a traditional European image, and, like the Marian shrine, was hand carved in Italy. The artpiece was installed on the east side of the nave in 2017. The reliefs on each side depict the archangel Rafael, guardian agels, and 20 holy men. The Book of the Names of the Dead sits off to the left of the installment.
While it took about 18 months to secure sponsors for all the reliefs on the Marian shrine, it only took around 48 hours to find sponsors for those on the the St. Joseph shrine; after seeing how beautiful the carvings were, it didn't take any convincing! -
Children of Fatima
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