St. Rose of Lima receives art grant

PERRY – The Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma, in partnership with the Bobby Dean Little Trust, presented a Pastoral Music and Fine Arts Grant of $28,652 to Saint Rose of Lima Catholic Church to help restore the church’s stained-glass windows.  

The parish, dedicated in 1923, had most of its 38 stained-glass windows installed over seven years from 1923 through 1930. The windows were crafted by artists in the Munich Studios of Chicago, Ill. 

Weather and decomposition have caused the nearly century-old windows to decay, so a campaign to raise $144,000 was started to restore them before the centennial celebration in 2023. Associated Crafts was selected to begin the restoration project. Their inspection of the windows revealed the windows’ true artistic significance. 

Along with the grant, funding was received from several sources, including descendants of original parish families, former and current parishioners and friends of the church. Due to the fund-raising efforts, the church will complete the stained-glass window restoration without using funds set aside for its Jubilee celebration.