Sacred Heart parishioners work together to renovate and restore church

Parishioners in the Catholic church spend time on their knees in prayer as part of their worship. But recently, a group of the congregation members spent time on their knees scrubbing, cleaning, and restoring the church back to its beauty and glory.

The Eagle Grove Sacred Heart renovation project began in August of 2018. According to Colleen Smith, one of the group volunteers, the project coincided with the need for a new sound system and the need for an overall sprucing up of the Sacred Heart Parish.

Going into the project, they knew there was going to be a lot of dirt, grime, and dust to remove from the marble tiles around the church, especially the ones located near the alter. Fifty years of candle soot proved diffi cult to remove. Matt Doyle was charged with this task. It seemed that every type of cleaner he tried just couldn’t cut through it. That’s when parishioner Jacki Thompson suggested they try Magic Erasers. It worked.

“With that one swipe, we knew we had our work cut of for us,” said Smith. Finally they had found the answer, but it would be a very time consuming process, so much so that it would add a signifi cant cost to the project if they had the contractor do the work. That’s when a group of volunteers stepped forward. They were willing to put in the time and muscle to get it done.

“It was a real project but a great community bonding time,” said Thompson of the cleaning process. “Our group (who volunteered for this process) still get together and are friends now because of this project.”

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