Catching Up

Here are some pictures from the last few months to give you an idea of our progress.

The walls of the chapel are made of foam forms filled with concrete (ICF or Insulated Concrete Forms). The diocese takes buildings such as ours very seriously. We were required to build it of brick & mortar or stone. ICF is very energy efficient and less expensive than brick, so the diocese encouraged us to use it for our structure. As a result, the chapel will be strong, cool, and quiet. In addition, we placed all of the air conditioning duct work under the floor to minimize noise and maximize cooling in the 110+ degree summers.

We have come a long way in a short amount of time. The picture below was taken only 3 months later.

John Barrett, Superintendent , D.L. Withers. John keeps a clean and safe job site. D.L. Withers has been exceptional in their interactions with the parish and their reverence for the spiritual nature of this project. They work with integrity and we are continually impressed with the high quality of their work and their ability to remain on schedule.

December 2009

November 2009

CONSTRUCTION PHOTOS MARCH 6, 2009

Introduction

Today is the first day of the St. Peregrine Chapel Blog. It's purpose is to educate and inform people on the progress of construction and the activities related to the St. Peregrine Chapel & Shrine. The St. Peregrine Chapel is one of those extraordinary projects that is clearly a work of the Holy Spirit. If you have ever wanted to watch God's work happen right before your eyes - take a look at the chapel. The Holy Spirit has been at hand since the plans were drawn. Every path that has been taken was the work of the Lord. As the project unfolds it becomes more and more clear that God is guiding the work, not man.
Construction is going very well and the trusses for the dome were placed last week. There is a possibility that the 8ft gold cross will be placed this weekend. The dome will be gold in color when it is finished and we should see those panels going on in about 3 weeks.
A display was created at the back of the church so parishioners can see the design choices that we have made for the chapel. We still need funds to pay for the pews, statuary, stained glass, landscape, etc. Donations can be made online at http://www.cancershrine.org/
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