Interior Restoration of the Monastery Church

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July 5 – August 5, 2005

"The altar has arrived!" (July 29) It didn't take long for word to spread around the monastery, and when it did, some of the sisters went immediately to check out the crates containing the pieces of marble for the altar, ambo, and font. After waiting for weeks for the shipment from Italy, the sisters needed just a glimpse or a touch to confirm that those items were really here.

Now, the last major part of the restoration work can be completed.

Marble workers assembled the granite altar base, fastened the columns, and then lifted the altar table in place.

Electrical workers wired the ambo, the reader's stand, so a light and microphone could be built into the stand.


The water font at the entrance of the church will have a circulating flow of water within the granite bowl.

Organ experts reinstalled the 1300 pipes that were cleaned and some revoiced.

Workers have finished the wooden framework of the Eucharistic chapel. Panels of etched glass will be installed between the wooden frames to enclose the space. The dome of the chapel will remain open.

Much of this work in the sanctuary area has been completed within the past two weeks.


Benches have been placed on tiers in the front balconies to allow for additional seating, and a ramp makes the balcony more handicapped accessible.

On July 29, the sisters prayed together in the monastery church, the first time since moving out in February 2004 when the interior restoration began.

After an afternoon and evening of family fun, which came at the end of their summer community days, the sisters prayed night prayer in the church to "get a feel of the place." Most of the sisters were home at the monastery for community days and were able to "inspect" the recent restoration work.

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