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St. Rose Parish
Clintonville,
Wisconsin
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St. Mary Parish
Bear Creek,
Wisconsin
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"Yearning
to Know 
Learning to Love
Willing to Serve"
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"Go up into the hill country; bring timber, and
build the house that I may take
pleasure in it and receive my
glory," says the Lord.
Hague 1:7
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Tour
of St. Rose Church
Click on thumbnails to
view larger photos.
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new church of St. Rose of Lima Parish, completed in 1997, is the
third church to be built by the parish on this same site. The
site overlooks Olen Park and is a landmark with its tower able
to be seen for miles around. It is for this reason the tower,
built in 1893, was kept and a fitting place to begin to describe
the new church building.
Viewing the new church and the connected tower
strikes the eye by reason of the contrast...the old tower
standing now for over 100 years and the new church marking
another milestone in the life of St. Rose Parish. The tower,
which stands 120 feet high, is the highest structure in
Clintonville. One of the bells in the tower is from 1882 and was
used in the bell tower of the first St. Rose Church, which was
built in 1875. A second bell was added to the tower in 1932.
Entering through the north tower doors, one is immediately
struck by the beauty of the original stained glass windows above
the outer and surrounding the inner doors.
Stained
Class Window Above North Tower Entrance
From both the north tower entrance and
the south entrance, one enters into a gathering space. The north
wall of this space is the exterior brick from the old church.
The empty 1893 corner stone, from the old church, is mounted
into this wall. In this space, the members of St. Rose faith
community will gather and greet one another in anticipation of
praying and worshipping together and will gather after each
liturgy for fellowship. A statue of St. Rose of Lima, created by
a local artist, is located in the gathering space to recall that
our patroness is part of our faith community
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St.
Rose Church
View from Olen Park
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St.
Rose Church
North Tower Entrance |
South
Entrance
With People's Cross |
The
Gathering Space
Viewing the North Tower Entrance |
Statue
of St. Rose
In Gathering Space |
Corner
Stone
From the 1893 Church |
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A door in a corner of the gathering space leads into the
Blessed Sacrament Chapel. This chapel allows people access to private
prayer and devotion without having to enter the worship area. The
tabernacle from the old church was designed by the husband of a long
time St. Rose parishioner. The quatrefoils on the tabernacle and the
pedestal, called the altar of repose, are replicated in all of the
liturgical furnishings throughout the church. The stained glass window
above the tabernacle is taken from the old church. Light shining
through the glass reveals that it is the burning bush where Moses had
his first encounter with the living God, Yahweh. The burning bush
reflects the presence of God, like the presence of Christ in the
Blessed Sacrament.
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Blessed
Sacrament Chapel
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Entering the worship space through the center glass
doors, one is drawn to the baptistery that reminds us of the
sacrament by which we entered into life in Christ. The water
wells out of the font and flows under a moveable
"bridge." The font lends itself to infant
baptisms; and the 27-inch deep pool, beneath the moveable
"bridge," makes baptism by immersion an option.
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Baptismal
Font
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Entering
the Worship Space |
The
Worship Space
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The 45-foot ceiling of the worship space is made of southern
yellow pine. The strong fir trusses suggest the power and immensity of
our loving, caring God. The pews from the old church have been
refinished. Chairs have been added to complement the seating
arrangement and give worshippers a choice in seating. Overflow seating
is available on the far sides of the worship space, as well as in the
gathering space. The windows in the worship space are of clear glass
to remind the worshipers they are part of the world and to go from
here to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ to that world. Above the
windows, on both sides of the worship space, are the Stations of the
Cross, also from the old church. The Stations of the Cross depict
fourteen Biblical events of the passion and death of Jesus Christ and
are used by Catholics for devotion, especially during the season of
Lent.
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The
Sanctuary
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In the sanctuary, stands a new altar flanked by matching ambo
and processional cross. These pieces, along with the altar of repose,
located in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel, and the ambry, which is used
to store sacred oils, were custom designed and hand-crafted for St.
Rose Parish. The refurbished presider's chair was used in the old
church. The quatrefoil designs on it inspired the design of the other
liturgical furnishings. The curved wall behind the sanctuary gives
worshipers a sense of togetherness.
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Ambry
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Statues
of Mary and Joseph
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Crucified
Jesus
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One of the devotional spaces contains statues of Mary and
Joseph, which have been restored and repainted. These same statues can
be seen in a 1905 photo in the history section of St. Rose Parish on
this website. In
the opposite corner of the worship space is another devotional space.
It contains the crucified Jesus which hung over the altar in the old
church. The kneeler before the cross was found in the basement of the
old church and it has been refurbished.
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