{"id":987,"date":"2017-04-04T22:13:54","date_gmt":"2017-04-04T22:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thesacredartgallery.com\/?page_id=987"},"modified":"2017-04-12T23:40:39","modified_gmt":"2017-04-12T23:40:39","slug":"franciscan-friars-of-the-holy-spirit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thesacredartgallery.com\/legacy\/franciscan-friars-of-the-holy-spirit\/","title":{"rendered":"Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit"},"content":{"rendered":"
We are in need of sculptures and paintings for the 11 Native American churches on these reservations which we are serving. Many of these churches\u00a0have been sadly neglected. Artist and designer Celeine Minton is working us to create sacred spaces that are worshipful and in keeping with the Native American culture to create a sense of reverence and beauty.\u00a0We are now in the process of commissioning artists for several pieces including a paintings for niches and a carved wooden sculpture of St. Kateri Tekakwitha.<\/p>\n
The principle mission of the Franciscan Friars of the Holy Spirit is to the Native Americans in the Diocese of Phoenix. Our community’s home and formation house, St Kateri Tekakwitha Friary can be found on the Gila River Indian Reservation. We celebrate Masses at various missions across the Gila River Indian Reservation as well as in the Ak-Chin Indian Reservation and Salt River Reservation.<\/p>\n
Our second mission is to\u00a0minister to and develop the new Newman Center at Grand Canyon University.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n The first mission church that we are focusing on is\u00a0Saint Francis Mission Salt River Indian Community, AZ. This is a preliminary sketch for one of the niches in the church.<\/p>\n Contact us to help fund this! 480-946-1003<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n We are in contact with master sculptor Fernando Giron to sculpt a 5-foot statue of Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha.<\/p>\n Fernando has created many of the beautiful carvings at St. Daniel’s Church in Scottsdale, AZ. Here is shown installing\u00a0one of the pieces he completed for St. Daniel’s.<\/p>\n Contact us to help fund this! 480-946-1003<\/strong><\/p>\n \t\t\t\t<\/p>\n You can see the work that is needed to beautiful this small chapel at Grand canyon University to make it a proper sacred space.<\/p>\n
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