Maintaining Ste. Anne's Church

With a building as old as Ste. Anne's Church we expect to have a lot of ongoing maintenance. Some of the project price tags can be daunting though for our small parish of around 25 year-round families and another 60 summer families. Listed below are some of our upcoming, current and recently finished projects. If you are interested in donating to help keep Ste. Anne's maintained for your children and grandchildren there is a link below.

How To Support Ste. Anne's

Recently Completed Projects

In fall of 2022 we began the monumental project of repainting the exterior of Ste. Anne's Church. This project has been in the works for almost a decade and we are incredibly pleased to have this project completed. This project cost Ste. Anne's almost $140,000. The work was completed by EUP Drywall, Inc and we were able to complete this project with the help of many wonderful donors and with a loan from the Diocese of Marquette.

In the spring of 2023 Jim Morse, Ste. Anne's custodian and maintenance technician began replacing the old wooden fence that bordered the rectory on the left hand side. This project was completed with a generous donation from the Murray Family.

In the fall of 2023 we began taking additional steps to preserve our priceless painting of Ste. Anne that was a gift from Bishop Baraga. Jim Morse, Ste. Anne's custodian and maintenance technician, designed a one of a kind shadow box to fully encompass the painting and help to preserve it for future generations.

In the winter of 2023/2024 Ste. Anne's replaced all of the old electrical lights with modern LED lights both upstairs and downstairs with the help of Northern Power Electric.

In the spring of 2024 we also refinished the flooring in the church and repainted all of the columns.

In the fall of 2024 Jim Morse also added some new too our Images of Faith Museum

IMG_9213

Currently Ongoing Projects

Ste. Anne's is working toward rebuilding the steeple and replacing the deck. Both of these projects are very needed to preserve Ste. Anne's. More details will be coming soon.

Upcoming Projects

Ste. Anne's has a long list of projects that will need to be addressed soon to help maintain this historic building. These include:

 

  • Replacing the spindles on the side of the church
  • Repainting the exterior of the rectory
  • Replacing the oven in the parish kitchen
  • Replacing the dishwasher in the parish kitchen
  • Replacing the sound system in the church
  • Refinishing the floors in the church
  • Rebuilding the rock retaining wall in the courtyard next to the church
  • Repainting the parish hall
IMG_0748