By: Tom Dermody - December 19, 2018 -
News Article
capital campaign, church, Father David Kipfer, Ottawa, St. Columba
OTTAWA — With exterior renovations to its historic church complete, St. Columba Parish here has entered a second phase of church preservation and restoration with the launching of a $3 million capital campaign. “This is truly an exciting time for St. Columba,” wrote Father David Kipfer, pastor, in a letter included in family campaign packets […]
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By: Tom Dermody - June 20, 2018 -
Featured Article
Bill Mucci, Father David Kipfer, Naplate, shrine, St. Mary Church, tornado
An architect's drawing of the shrine to be built this summer at the site of the former St. Mary Church in Naplate.
NAPLATE — A shrine in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary will be built this summer on land that until a tornado hit in early 2017 was the site of a Catholic church under her patronage. The open-air shrine will include many items salvaged from St. Mary Church after it was structurally damaged by a […]
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