OpportunitiesforMemorialGifts

Belowyouwillfindthemanyopportunitiesavailableforfamiliesandindividualstomakeagift
InMemory
or
InHonor
ofalovedone.Therearetwotypesofgiftopportunities:
ParishFamilyGifts
and
SingleDonorGifts.

ParishFamilyGifts
ParishFamilyGifts
arethoselarger,costlieritemsthatwewouldlikeasmanyindividualsaspossibletohelp
fundbysmallerdonationsthat,whenjoinedtogether,wouldmakethepurchasepossible.Wewanteveryoneto
havetheopportunitytoshareincontributingtothebeautyofournewnarthexandEucharisticAdorationchapel
andtheParishFamilyGiftsmakethatpossible.Thetotalcostofanitemwouldbesharedbyindividualsand
familieswhocansponsorashareoftheitem
InMemory
or
InHonor
ofalovedone.

BronzeReliefoftheIconofOurLadyof
PerpetualHelp

Abeautiful,largebronzereliefoftheiconofOurLadyof
PerpetualHelpwillbesetabovethemainentrancetothe
narthexandchurch,remindingusofourparishpatroness,
theMotherofourSavior.Theworkoftranslatingthe
familiarimageoftheIconintoacustombronzereliefwill
beperformedbyMatthewsBronzeFoundryinPittsburgh
andwillbeuniquetoourparish.Theimagehereistheclay
formcreatedbytheirartistbyhand,whichwillbecomes
themoldtheforbronze.Thecastbronzewillcomplement
thebrickusedtoconstructourchurchandnarthexandwill
endureforgenerationsintothefutureasabeautifulwayof
honoringOurLordJesusandHisMother,thepatronessofourparish.
$500pershare(100sharesavailable)

WoodenAltarpiece(
Reredos
)

Anexquisitelycraftedwoodenaltarpiece(knownasa
reredos
)willformthebackinteriorwallofour
PerpetualAdorationChapelandflankbothsidesofthe
monstrancethatholdstheBlessedSacrament.The
reredosisdesignedtocomplementthewoodworkinthe
mainsanctuaryofourchurch(whichwaspartofour
2005renovation)andwilladdarichnessandwarmthto
thechapel,helpingdrawourfocusontoJesus,presentin
theEucharist.
$500pershare(50sharesavailable)

TileMedallion
ThecenterofthefloorinthenewNarthexwillfeatureabeautiful
customdesignedtilemedallion
usingoneofthemostancient
symbolsofChristianity:thefish,orinGreek,the"Icthus".The
imagecanbefoundasfarbackastheancientcatacombsofRome,
butwasdoesitmean?TheGreekwordforfishisichthus
(

).
EarlyChristiansusedthewordandsymbolas
anacrostic,
standingfor
"

",
inEnglish:
"JesusChrist,SonofGod,Savior".Thesymbolofthefishbecame
oneoftheearliestandmostpowerfulwaystoproclaimwhoJesus
is:theChrist,theSonofGod,ourSavior.Thesymbolofthefish
wasalsoassociatedwiththeEucharist(fromthemiracleofthe
loavesandfishes)andwithBaptism.Asfarbackas200AD,
Tertullianexplainedbaptismbywriting,"We,littlefishes,afterthe
imageofourIchthys,JesusChrist,areborninthewater".This
ancientsymbolofourfaithwillnowmarkthecenterofourNarthex,proclaimingforallfuture
generationsthesameenduringtruth:JesusChrist,SonofGod,Savior.
$250pershare(75sharesavailable)

SingleDonorGifts
Somefamiliesmaybeinapositiontofundaparticulariteminitsentirety.The
SingleDonorGifts
listedbelow
arethoseitemsthatanindividualfamilyordonorcouldsponsor
InMemory
or
InHonor
ofalovedone.

ChapelAltar

Ourchapelwillfeatureanewhandcraftedwoodenaltarthatisdesignedtocomplementthe
reredos.
It
caneitheradjointhe
reredos
,asonepiece,duringEucharisticAdoration,orsitindependentlyinthe
chapelsanctuaryforthecelebrationofMass.Asatangiblelinktoourpast,thenewaltarwill
incorporateanaltarstonefromtheoriginalRedemptoristchapel(seebelow)aswellasalarge
decorativebronzepanel(seebelow)thatwasalsousedintheRedemptoristchapel.
$15,000

AltarRail
AbeautifullyhandcraftedaltarrailwillbeinstalledaroundthesanctuaryareaofthePerpetualAdoration
Chapel,invitingindividualstodrawcloseinprayer,kneelingwithinjustfeetoftheBlessedSacrament.
Thealtarrailwillincorporatesixsmallerdecorativebrasspanels,featuringEucharisticsymbols,that
wereoriginallyusedintheRedemptoristchapel.
$12,000

RestorationandCustomSettingoftheAltarStone
Sponsored!
AccordingtotheancientpracticeoftheChurch,analtarstoneisapieceofcutmarbleintowhichis
placedtherelicsofasaint.Thealtarstoneisthensetwithin
the
topofthealtar
,followingtheearly
traditionofcelebratingMassoverthetombsofthemartyrs.
Thealtarstonewewillplaceinthenew
chapelaltarwas
rescuedfromtheoriginalRedemptoristchapelandwillbecleaned,restoredandthen
placedintoacustomsettinginthealtar.
$1,500

SmallRestoredBrassPanels(6)

Sponsored!

Sixsmalldecorativebrasspanels,originallyusedinthealtarrailinthechapelatSt.MarysCollege(our
firsthomeatthebottomofIlchesterRoad),willberestoredandbeautifullyintegratedintoournew
chapelsaltarrail,helpingpreservethehistoryofourparish.ThepanelsincorporatevariousEucharistic
symbols,suchaswheatandgrapes,andwillperfectlycomplementthechapelspurposeasaplacefor
EucharisticAdoration.
$250each

LargeRestoredBrassPanels(2)

Sponsored!

Twolargedecorativebronzepanels,originallyusedinthechapelatSt.MarysCollege(ourfirsthome
atthebottomofIlchesterRoad),willberestoredandintegratedintoournewchapel,inthealtarandin
thecentralreredospanel.
$500each

SanctuaryLamps(6)

Sponsored!

Sixbrassvotivelamps,attachedtothe
reredos
totheleftandrightofthemonstrance,willburnwhen
theBlessedSacramentisexposedforEucharisticAdoration.Thisisdrawnfromtheancientpracticeof
Judaism,whenaperpetuallightwaskeptburningintheTempletoshowthepresenceofGod.The
Churchrequiresthatonesanctuarylampburnperpetuallyoutsidethetabernacle(asinourmainchurch),
butduringtimesofEucharisticAdorationuptosixcandlesshouldbeburning.
$500each

AltarCandlesticks(2)

Sponsored!

Bronzecandlestickswillsitoneithersideofthealtar,tobeusedforthecelebrationofMassorother
timesofprayer.Thebeeswaxcandlesthatwillburninthecandlestandshavealongandspecial
significanceinthecelebrationoftheMass:Thepurewaxextractedbybeesfromtheflowers
symbolizesthepurefleshofChristreceivedfromHisVirginMother,thewicksignifiesthesoulof
Christ,andtheflamerepresentsHisdivinity.
$750each

TaborforMonstrance

Sponsored!

Jesus,trulypresentintheBlessedSacrament,isthecenteroftheAdorationChapel.Themonstrance,
whichcontainstheSacredHost,willbeslightlyelevatedonawoodenstandknownasaTabor,taken

from
MountTabor
whereJesusappearedinHisglorytotheApostlesattheTransfiguration).TheTabor
willelevatethemonstranceandmakeitmorevisibletothosewhoareintheChapelforprayer.
$500

AltarCloths
FairLinens
(2)

Sponsored!

Fairlinensarecustommadepurewhitelinensthatcoverthealtarandareembroideredwithfivecrosses,
oneineachcornerofthemensaandacenteredembroidery.Thefivecrossesonthefairlinenaremeant
todepictthefivewoundsofChristandsoconnectwiththecelebrationoftheMassandtheEucharist.
$250each

CushionsforAltarRail(4)
CustomhandcraftedcushionswillbeplacedatthebaseofthealtarrailintheAdorationChapel,
inviting
individualstodrawcloseinprayer,kneelingwithinjustfeetoftheBlessedSacrament.Thedesignand
colorofthefabricwillcomplementthewoodandbrassofthealtarrail.
$500each

ChapelPews(8)
Eightcustomsolidwoodpews,eachaccommodatingapproximatelysixpeople,willbeinstalledasthe
primaryseatingintheAdorationChapel.Pewswereselectedinplaceofchairssincetheybettermatch
thetraditionaldesignofthechapelwhilealsoofferingmoreflexibilityasthey
accommodateindividuals
ofallsizes,whilechairsareonesizeforall.
$2500each

CustomWoolCarpetinChapelwithEmbroideredEucharisticSymbols
Outsideofthebeautifullytiledsanctuary,thechapelflooringwillfeatureawoolencarpetwitharichly
embroideredmedallionofwheatandgrapes,atraditionalEucharisticsymbol.Thecarpetwilladda
warmthandintimacytothechapel,complementingthetileflooringinthesanctuary.
$13,000

ChapelEntranceDoors(2)

Sponsored!

Twowoodendoorswithsimpledecorativeetchedglasspanelswillserveastheentrancetothe
AdorationChapelfromwithintheNarthex.LightfromwithintheChapelwillpassthroughtheopaque
glass,invitingindividualstoenterforprayer,whilethedoorsthemselveswillbesolidenoughforthe
chapeltoremainaquietplaceofprayer.
$2500each

ChapelCross

Sponsored!
AtraditionalcrosswillmarktheoutsidepeakoftheroofoverthePerpetualAdorationChapel,asa
visiblereminderthatitisaplaceofprayerwhereJesusistrulypresent.
$5,000

Howwillthegiftsoffered
InMemory
or
InHonor
oflovedonesberemembered?

AbronzerecognitionbookwillhonoreachofthememorialgiftsmadetoournewPerpetualAdorationChapel
andNarthex,aswellasthememorialgiftsmadeduringthe2010renovationofthechurchsanctuary.

Therecognitionbookwillalsocontainthenamesofeachfamilyandindividualwhomadegiftstoour2009
HonoringOurPast,PreservingOurFuture
parishcampaignwhichpaidoffthedebtonourParishCenterand
fundedtherenovationofourparishSchoolandReligiousEducationBuilding,aswellasthenamesoffamilies
andindividualswhohavecontributedtothe2014
EmbracingOurMission
campaign.