Our Sacred Treasure

Chapel to Reopen with Mass on Sunday, March 16

It was June 17, 2024, that workers began carrying in the scaffolding to undertake the extensive restoration of the 108-year-old St. Joseph Chapel at our congregation’s motherhouse in Milwaukee. Since that day, virtually every inch of the chapel has been repaired, cleaned, repainted, and beautified in some way, from the tile on the floors to the plaster at the top of the ceiling – and everything in between. The skilled craftspeople of Daprato Rigali Studios have done a truly masterful job (see photo above).

On Sunday, March 16, exactly nine months since the last Mass was celebrated in Chapel, we will once again be able to gather together inside our sacred treasure. A Eucharistic liturgy celebrating the Feast of St. Joseph and the chapel’s reopening will be held at 2:00 p.m. Chapel tours will be offered from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m., and there will be a festive dessert reception immediately following the Mass.

St. Joseph, our beloved patron, has once again bountifully blessed our congregation in our 150th year. Our March 16 celebration is open to all, and no R.S.V.P. is required. We look forward to celebrating this joyful occasion with you! If you have questions, please email events@sssf.org.