Construction Updates!

With all the wonderful happenings of the Advent/Christmas season and the New Year, it’s been quite a while since we took time to update you on the progress of our Cherish the Flame construction. We can assure you, however, that our “silence” about the building project hasn’t been for lack of news to report!

Day by day, the Holy Family Wing is slowly but surely being transformed from a steel-and-wood skeleton to a real brick building. At the same time, our long-awaited Retreat House improvements are beginning to take shape. Check out the photo galleries below for a glimpse of both!

Holy Family Wing

A view of the Holy Family Wing with brick work in progress

Sr. Frances Marie and then-Postulant Holly supervise some of the work

Brick wainscoting in the Chapter Room - modeled after our chapel’s interior design, to underscore the connection between the two rooms

Working on the arches around the new wing

A view from inside the Holy Family Wing portico (covered porch), with completed arches

The windows were installed in December 2023!

January 2024 - Arches are complete!

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Retreat House Improvements

Digging footers for the covered walkway outside the Retreat House dining room

Concrete poured for the footers - each foundation will support one pillar

Mother John Mary and Sr. Mary Agnes, checking out the progress

The garage beneath the Retreat House is being converted into a spiritual direction/meeting room, entitled Our Lady of Holy Hope Room. Seen here: the garage door has been removed and the picture window installed. Blue insulation is keeping the pipes inside from freezing before the room is fully protected from the elements!

A few weeks later, the insulated glass was installed

Interior of the old garage before renovation

With garage door open

A group of Sisters “trying out” the Our Lady of Holy Hope room as renovation progresses

An architect’s rendering of the finished product - we can’t wait to see it become a reality!