Work on the Chapel's new ceiling begins

Canned lights swing on their cables over a few ladders and some cutting equipment. Everything in the Chapel is coated in a fine white powder, the residue from last week's removal of the drop ceiling.

We should see the frame of the new ceiling in a few days.

Update: Chapel

The Chapel's ceiling is gone. All of the tiles are in a dumpster between the church and the school.






The Chapel looks different, of course. The altar, pulpit, pews, chairs, statues, paintings, and stations of the cross are stored somewhere else.




The tabernacle is securely mounted to the wall. It is wrapped in plastic. It goes without saying that the Blessed Sacrament was transferred out of it.

Chapel of Peace gets some attention

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The Chapel of Peace, downtown Tulsa's quiet place of prayer, is not as peaceful today as it usually is. It is getting a new ceiling. Here are some photos of the chapel without its old "drop ceiling."

Sunrise

These photos capture the rays of the rising sun highlighting the new copper roof.

South Transept Roof prepared for Copper

Roofers are removing the aluminum shingles over the South Transept. They are preparing the roof to receive its shiny new copper.

[This photo was taken at dawn so it is a little overexposed. Better photos will follow.]