Donate to the St. Patrick's Building Restoration Fund!
Donations can be made by cheque and should be made payable to “St. Patrick’s Anglican Church” – please clearly mark “Building Restoration Fund” in the memo line. Cheques can be placed on the offering plate in any congregation of our Parish of the Valley – they will faithfully be forwarded to St. Patrick’s. You can also submit cheques to the Treasurer, Dianne Siebarth.
Donations can also be made online through Canada Helps: please write “Building Restoration Fund” in the notes line.
St. Patrick's Building Restoration Update
We are pleased to share that the first stage of repairs to our beloved church’s belfry is now complete. As was discussed at our annual Vestry meeting in March, over the winter months the members of the Church Corporation worked diligently to obtain several estimates in preparation for making repairs to the bell tower. Reiche Masonry was awarded the contract, and we have been pleased to partner with them to see the exterior of the belfry re-pointed and the louvres and doors given a new coat of white paint.
It is our hope and intention that subsequent work to further restore the belfry will be completed in stages. This year we have completed repairs to the exterior of the belfry. In the coming years we plan to continue working to re-point the inside of the tower, as well as other parts of the church, as funds permit and circumstances warrant.
St. Patrick’s stands as a treasured part of our Anglican heritage in the Ottawa Valley, and we are proud as a community to see its stonework faithfully restored. However, as with any significant repair effort, the work comes with a financial cost. Fortunately, St. Patrick’s has been blessed with funds on hand in its Building Restoration Fund, as well as funds raised from the Christ Church Cathedral Girls Choir Evensong earlier this year, which have enabled the Church Corporation to proceed with the current repairs. Moving forward though, additional funds will be needed if we are to continue the work of restoring our church’s beloved stonework, which has watched life’s seasons come and go since 1896.
As you are able, please prayerfully consider contributing to the St. Patrick’s Building Restoration Fund. Cheques should be made payable to “St. Patrick’s Anglican Church” – please clearly mark “Building Restoration Fund” in the memo line. Cheques can be placed on the offering plate in any congregation of our Parish of the Valley – they will faithfully be forwarded to St. Patrick’s. You can also submit cheques to the Treasurer, Dianne Siebarth.
You can also give online through Canada Helps: please write “Building Restoration Fund” in the notes line: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/st-patricks-church-lower-stafford/
A full letter from the Incumbent and Churchwardens can be read here. Hard copies may be picked up from the St. Patrick's Cemetery Service on Sunday, June 8th at 2pm or by speaking with one of the Churchwardens.