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SUMMARY:Dedication Mass of the New Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church
DESCRIPTION:Dedication Of The Newly Built Catholic Church Is November 23\n\nNovember 20\, 2024 Loretta George Leave a comment\n\n\n\n \n\n\nMary Queen of Angels Catholic Church will be dedicated on November 23.\n\n\nThe Catholic Church members persevered and will dedicate the new church building soon\, following the devastating fire that destroyed the former building in August 2022.\n\n\nSt. Mary's Catholic Church fire on August 29\, 2022. Courtesy of Stephen Toal.\n\n\nTo view the information on the fire:\n\nFire at Fort Scott’\;s Catholic Church Causes Extensive Damage\n\n"We are having our first mass\, a dedication mass\, on Saturday\, Nov 23 at 10 am\," said Mark McCoy\, chairman of the church building committee. This mass is for parish members.\n\n\n\n\n\n"The new church is looking beautiful and is in the same image and likeness of our previous church\," McCoy said\n\nThe regular mass services will begin on November 23 at 5:30 pm\,\n\non Sunday\, November 24 at 8 am and 10 am.\n\nThe members have been praying a special prayer each time they have services\, for God's guidance in the building of the church.\n\n\nThe prayer the Catholic Church has been praying during the church rebuild. Submitted photo.\n\n\n"Having this prayer written by one of the rebuild committees was our first step\," McCoy said. "After each mass\, since the fire and at gatherings and meetings\, we have said that prayer."\n\n"Our parish members gave their time\, talents and treasures to help with the rebuild." McCoy said.\n\n\n\n\n\nThe artifacts of the church were all able to be brought back from the ashes\, even the stained glass windows\, McCoy said.\n\n\nThe cornerstone of the new Catholic Church in Fort Scott\, states the church was established in 1860 and dedicated in 2024.\n\n\n \n\nRestoration of the Artifacts\n\nThe professional restorer of the artifacts\, Robert Ellis of Wichita\, underestimated the time and cost of the restoration and started a donations account to meet the costs of time and labor of the years-long restoration.\n\nCurrently\, $41\,000 has been raised of the $65\,000 restoration project\, according to the GoFundMe page that Elliot set up.\n\n\n\n\n\n"He wasn't able to analyze all the depth of restoration or the artifacts at that time\," McCoy said in a prior interview. "We are so appreciative of the work he has taken on."\n\n \n\n\nOne of the Stations of the Cross\, following the devastating fire. Submitted photo.\n\n\nWhen all of the stations and statues arrived at his studio\, they were able to assess their condition and begin to comprehend the immense task they had undertaken\, Elliot said in a prior interview.\n\nAll of the money allocated to the project was to cover the cost of labor\, materials\, studio rent\, and insurance\, he said.\n\n\nOne of the Stations of the Cross that was fully restored. Submitted photo.\n\n\n"The Stations of the Cross and statues are completed and safely delivered and installed at the church\," Elliot said. "We succeeded in restoring every station and statue\, restoring them to their original beauty and beyond."\n\n \n\nElliot said a team of 34 artists\, painters\, apprentices\, volunteers\, and others helped with the 20-month project.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n"We had four primary artists: Mary Francis Skinner sculptor\, painter\; Kathy Faulkner painter\, researcher\; Ian Snyder painter\; and myself\, director/project manager\, restorer\, painter.\n\n \n\nThree secondary painters: Leo and Jael Keesling\, and Anna Gabriel\n\n \n\nTwo first assistant apprentices: Hector and Michael Ibarra\n\n \n\nFour paid apprentices: John Suffield\, Matan and Gabe Umbarger\, Madi Brunke\n\n \n\nTwo former parishioners from MoQA\, Fort Scott volunteers: Jane Clark and Pat Lowrance\n\n \n\nThree Wichita State University Interns: Tiffany Tucker\, Haylee Vu and Marshall Woodie\n\n \n\nThree Bishop Carroll Catholic High School volunteer apprentices: Landon Whiterock and Luke Ramsick\, and Amara Erwin\n\n \n\nOne homeschool high school age volunteer apprentice: Micheala Ferguson\n\n \n\nFour Concordia AcademyHigh School volunteer apprentices: Sarah Lovett\, Esther Postier\, Amara Garfield\, and Ryan Harms\n\n\n \n\nSix volunteers: Roberta Sheahan\, Maria Rice\, John Killian\, Kenna Alderson\, Naphtali Garfield\, and Sarah Erwin\n\n\n \n\nOne paid helper: Spencer Hoff\n\n \n\nOur mold maker: Dan Ochs\n\n \n\n \n\nIn total\, we had 34 people working on the project over the course of 20 months\," he said.\n\n \n\n"We are still requesting donations until the end of the year to help offset our deficit at gofund.me/95a83e95 or directly to Mary Queen of Angels Church earmarked Stations and Statues Fund\," he said.\n\n \n\n \n\n\nThe stained glass window of Mary Queen of Angels Catholic Church.\n\n\n\nRelated
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Dedication Of The Newly Built Catholic Church Is November 23
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The Catholic Church members persevered and will dedicate the new church building soon\, following the devastating fire that destroyed the former building in August 2022.
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&ldquo\;We are having our first mass\, a dedication mass\, on Saturday\, Nov 23 at 10 am\,&rdquo\; said Mark McCoy\, chairman of the church building committee. This mass is for parish members.
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&ldquo\;The new church is looking beautiful and is in the same image and likeness of our previous church\,&rdquo\; McCoy said
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The regular mass services will begin on November 23 at 5:30 pm\, \non Sunday\, November 24 at 8 am and 10 am.
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The members have been praying a special prayer each time they have services\, \; for God&rsquo\;s guidance in the building of the church.
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&ldquo\;Having this prayer written by one of the rebuild committees was our first step\,&rdquo\; McCoy said. &ldquo\;After each mass\, since the fire and at gatherings and meetings\, we have said that prayer.&rdquo\;
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&ldquo\;Our parish members gave their time\, talents and treasures to help with the rebuild.&rdquo\; McCoy said.
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The artifacts of the church were all able to be brought back from the ashes\, even the stained glass windows\, McCoy said.
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Restoration of the Artifacts
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The professional restorer of the artifacts\, Robert Ellis of Wichita\, underestimated the time and cost of the restoration and started a donations account to meet the costs of time and labor of the years-long restoration.
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Currently\, $41\,000 has been raised of the $65\,000 restoration project\, according to the GoFundMe page that Elliot set up.
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&ldquo\;He wasn&rsquo\;t able to analyze all the depth of restoration or the artifacts at that time\,&rdquo\; McCoy said in a prior interview. &ldquo\;We are so appreciative of the work he has taken on.&rdquo\;
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\n\n\nOne of the Stations of the Cross\, following the devastating fire. Submitted photo.\n\n\n
When all of the stations and statues arrived at his studio\, they were able to assess their condition and begin to comprehend the immense task they had undertaken\, Elliot said in a prior interview.
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All of the money allocated to the project was to cover the cost of labor\, materials\, studio rent\, and insurance\, he said.
\n\n\nOne of the Stations of the Cross that was fully restored. Submitted photo.\n\n\n
&ldquo\;The Stations of the Cross and statues are completed and safely delivered and installed at the church\,&rdquo\; Elliot said. &ldquo\;We succeeded in restoring every station and statue\, restoring them to their original beauty and beyond.&rdquo\;
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Elliot said a team of 34 artists\, painters\, apprentices\, volunteers\, and others helped with the 20-month project.
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&ldquo\;We had four primary artists: Mary Francis Skinner &ndash\; sculptor\, painter\; Kathy Faulkner &ndash\; painter\, researcher\; Ian Snyder &ndash\; painter\; and myself\, director/project manager\, restorer\, painter.
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Three secondary painters: Leo and Jael Keesling\, and Anna Gabriel
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Two first assistant apprentices: Hector and Michael Ibarra
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Four paid apprentices: John Suffield\, Matan and Gabe Umbarger\, Madi Brunke
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Two former parishioners from MoQA\, Fort Scott volunteers: Jane Clark and Pat Lowrance
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Three Wichita State University Interns: Tiffany Tucker\, Haylee Vu and Marshall Woodie
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Three Bishop Carroll Catholic High School volunteer apprentices: Landon Whiterock and Luke Ramsick\, and Amara Erwin
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One homeschool high school age volunteer apprentice: Micheala Ferguson
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Four Concordia AcademyHigh School volunteer apprentices: Sarah Lovett\, Esther Postier\, Amara Garfield\, and Ryan Harms
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Six volunteers: Roberta Sheahan\, Maria Rice\, John Killian\, Kenna Alderson\, Naphtali Garfield\, and Sarah Erwin
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One paid helper: Spencer Hoff
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Our mold maker: Dan Ochs
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In total\, we had 34 people working on the project over the course of 20 months\,&rdquo\; he said.
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&ldquo\;We are still requesting donations until the end of the year to help offset our deficit at \;gofund.me/95a83e95 \;or directly to Mary Queen of Angels Church earmarked Stations and Statues Fund\,&rdquo\; he said.
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