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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES NAZARTETH HOUSE This house has functioned as the St. Mary’s Boys Academy, the Chaplain’s house, and in 1991 was remodeled to serve as a retreat house. Nazareth House is fully furnished and currently is prepared for Individual Retreats or for groups of a maximum of 6 people. ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS HOUSE OF PRAYER This Montana style Log Cabin was built in 1989 by an anonymous donor. The fully furnished cabin is designed for use as a private retreat house. ST. JOSEPH CHAPEL The heart of the retreat center is the chapel, originally built in 1950’s, has been recently renovated. It can accommodate up to 250 people. Some of the unique features include the original stained glass windows which came from Paris, France, the beautiful mural of angels in adoration in the front of the sanctuary, the shrines of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Infant child of Prague, the new altar, ambo, and credence tables with metal work that mirrors the designs found within the original rod iron gates located in the sanctuary. The chapel is a peaceful place to pray and converse with the Lord, as well as to worship the Lord in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. ST. KATHERINE HALL This red brick building trimmed with Bedford Limestone was built in 1932 and blessed by Bishop Noll. It served as the St. Joseph Academy gym, and it contained a regulation-sized basketball floor, a stage, balcony, and locker rooms. It also had space dedicated for the Academy’s domestic science classes with a kitchen, model dining room, and a large sewing room. Over the years, it was used for Graduation Commencement Exercises, school parties, alumni dances, plays, and a skating rink for the Academy girls and the Sisters! After the Academy closed, it was used for migrant daycare purposes. THE LABYRINTH In the Christian Middle Ages, labyrinths were often formed with colored paving stones in the floors of cathedral naves. Later, labyrinths were sometimes constructed of turf, herbaceous borders, or hedges-- frequently in maze patterns and especially in England. In the Middle Ages, walking a cathedral labyrinth was a substitute for going on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Not everyone could make the long and arduous journey to the Holy Land, so walking a labyrinth in a church was a devotional activity. The Labyrinth located here is based off the famous one found in Chartres Cathedral in France. STATUARY TABLEAU ST. JOSEPH STATUE (Entrance of the Main Building) This statue used to grace the entrance to the former St. Joseph Academy. It was placed there in October of 1928. When the Academy was razed in 1977; the statue of Good St. Joseph was moved its current spot in 1978. OUR LADY OF LOURDES SHRINE Built in August of 1926, this shrine includes statues of Our Lady, St. Bernadette, St. Anthony of Padua and St. Francis Xavier. The statue of St. Anthony was placed there in memory of the first spiritual director for the Sisters, Fr. Anthony Kroeger. The statue of St. Francis Xavier was placed there is memory of Mother M. Xavier Donahue, the second Mother General for the Sisters of St. Joseph. The stained glass windows, made in Germany, are of St. Gertrude and St. Therese. St. Gertrude, in memory of Mother Gertrude Moffitt, the foundress of the Sisters of St. Joseph. The stone is Tuffa stone that was mined from the bottom of Lake Erie. ST. THERESE GROTTO This grotto was also built in August of 1926. Interestingly, it was built within a year after St. Therese was canonized on May 17, 1925 by Pope Pius XI. How great the devotion to this saint of the “Little Way” impacted people then down to this day! The stones for the grotto were hauled in by farmers in the surrounding area. SACRED HEART SHRINE This wonderful shrine was blessed on September 12, 1941 by Fr. Faurote, the chaplain to the sister at that time. It started out between the old Academy building and St. Katherine’s Hall. Later, when the Academy was razed, it was moved to the brick wall in the Alumnae Garden in 1984. Finally, it was moved to its current location between the Retreat Center’s back parking lot and the Chaplain’s House. OUR LADY OF FATIMA SHRINE This beautiful Shrine was built during the Marian Year of 1954. It has been in this location since 1978. This was once the location of the St. Joseph statue and the entrance to the Academy. After the Academy building was leveled and turned into the current parking lot, a mound was made and landscaped. The Fatima statues were relocated to this spot after being placed in storage for some years. ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY ALUMNAE GARDEN This shrine includes a statue of St. Joseph on top of a portion of a stone wall that once was part of the old St. Joseph Academy. The Academy once stood where the parking lot currently is located. STATIONS OF THE CROSS These stations originally were blessed on November 1, 1942. The original stations were purchased by the Retreatant’s League. CEMETERY STATUARY On Good Friday, April 6, 1917, the Crucifix was set up in the cemetery. It was a gift of the Alumni Association in memory of Mother Gertrude, the foundress of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Tipton. The other statues are of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and John, the beloved disciple.
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BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES NAZARTETH HOUSE This house has functioned as the St. Mary’s Boys Academy, the Chaplain’s house, and in 1991 was remodeled to serve as a retreat house. Nazareth House is fully furnished and currently is prepared for Individual Retreats or for groups of a maximum of 6 people. ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS HOUSE OF PRAYER This Montana style Log Cabin was built in 1989 by an anonymous donor. The fully furnished cabin is designed for use as a private retreat house. ST. JOSEPH CHAPEL The heart of the retreat center is the chapel, originally built in 1950’s, has been recently renovated. It can accommodate up to 250 people. Some of the unique features include the original stained glass windows which came from Paris, France, the beautiful mural of angels in adoration in the front of the sanctuary, the shrines of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Infant child of Prague, the new altar, ambo, and credence tables with metal work that mirrors the designs found within the original rod iron gates located in the sanctuary. The chapel is a peaceful place to pray and converse with the Lord, as well as to worship the Lord in the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. ST. KATHERINE HALL This red brick building trimmed with Bedford Limestone was built in 1932 and blessed by Bishop Noll. It served as the St. Joseph Academy gym, and it contained a regulation-sized basketball floor, a stage, balcony, and locker rooms. It also had space dedicated for the Academy’s domestic science classes with a kitchen, model dining room, and a large sewing room. Over the years, it was used for Graduation Commencement Exercises, school parties, alumni dances, plays, and a skating rink for the Academy girls and the Sisters! After the Academy closed, it was used for migrant daycare purposes.
THE LABYRINTH In the Christian Middle Ages, labyrinths were often formed with colored paving stones in the floors of cathedral naves. Later, labyrinths were sometimes constructed of turf, herbaceous borders, or hedges--frequently in maze patterns and especially in England. In the Middle Ages, walking a cathedral labyrinth was a substitute for going on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Not everyone could make the long and arduous journey to the Holy Land, so walking a labyrinth in a church was a devotional activity. The Labyrinth located here is based off the famous one found in Chartres Cathedral in France.
STATUARY TABLEAU ST. JOSEPH STATUE (Entrance of the Main Building) This statue used to grace the entrance to the former St. Joseph Academy. It was placed there in October of 1928. When the Academy was razed in 1977; the statue of Good St. Joseph was moved its current spot in 1978. OUR LADY OF LOURDES SHRINE Built in August of 1926, this shrine includes statues of Our Lady, St. Bernadette, St. Anthony of Padua and St. Francis Xavier. The statue of St. Anthony was placed there in memory of the first spiritual director for the Sisters, Fr. Anthony Kroeger. The statue of St. Francis Xavier was placed there is memory of Mother M. Xavier Donahue, the second Mother General for the Sisters of St. Joseph. The stained glass windows, made in Germany, are of St. Gertrude and St. Therese. St. Gertrude, in memory of Mother Gertrude Moffitt, the foundress of the Sisters of St. Joseph. The stone is Tuffa stone that was mined from the bottom of Lake Erie. ST. THERESE GROTTO This grotto was also built in August of 1926. Interestingly, it was built within a year after St. Therese was canonized on May 17, 1925 by Pope Pius XI. How great the devotion to this saint of the “Little Way” impacted people then down to this day! The stones for the grotto were hauled in by farmers in the surrounding area.
SACRED HEART SHRINE This wonderful shrine was blessed on September 12, 1941 by Fr. Faurote, the chaplain to the sister at that time. It started out between the old Academy building and St. Katherine’s Hall. Later, when the Academy was razed, it was moved to the brick wall in the Alumnae Garden in 1984. Finally, it was moved to its current location between the Retreat Center’s back parking lot and the Chaplain’s House. OUR LADY OF FATIMA SHRINE This beautiful Shrine was built during the Marian Year of 1954. It has been in this location since 1978. This was once the location of the St. Joseph statue and the entrance to the Academy. After the Academy building was leveled and turned into the current parking lot, a mound was made and landscaped. The Fatima statues were relocated to this spot after being placed in storage for some years. ST. JOSEPH ACADEMY ALUMNAE GARDEN This shrine includes a statue of St. Joseph on top of a portion of a stone wall that once was part of the old St. Joseph Academy. The Academy once stood where the parking lot currently is located. STATIONS OF THE CROSS These stations originally were blessed on November 1, 1942. The original stations were purchased by the Retreatant’s League. CEMETERY STATUARY On Good Friday, April 6, 1917, the Crucifix was set up in the cemetery. It was a gift of the Alumni Association in memory of Mother Gertrude, the foundress of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Tipton. The other statues are of Mary, the Mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and John, the beloved disciple.
