Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church in Benedict, MarylaND

A view of our restored church with marble foyer floor, new lighting, and new wood church floor beyond. Pew installation planned for Thursday this week.

Church opening begins on the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, October 13th with adoration and opportunity for confession at 6 pm followed by holy Mass at 7 pm. 

Forty Hours devotion also begins that evening. Sign up to take part in adoration at this Sign Up Genius link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080D4DABA72BA5F94-sfds

Our church is located at 7185 Benedict Avenue, Benedict, Maryland 20612.–
Reverend Kevin M Cusick
St Francis de Sales Catholic Church
7185 Benedict Avenue
Benedict, Maryland 20612

The plaster and painting crew completed work today. The ceiling is a very light shade of blue, wall color a bone or beige and wainscoting brick. Trim is gray. Chandeliers are new. Additional narthex, entrance and sacristy retro lighting secondhand.
The floor goes in next, to which tung oil is applied followed by a period for curing of up to a month before we can move back in. Thanks to our benefactors for generous financial gifts and prayer. We plan to return for the first Mass in our restored church on October 13th.

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You can still donate by sending a check made out to Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church and mailing it to us at: PO Box 306, Benedict, Maryland 20612.

You can also use a credit card on our website. Please note that a percentage of your donation will be applied toward applicable fees. You can do so at this link:  https://www.stfrancisbenedict.org/donations/

Thank you for your kind consideration and for the generosity of your prayers for the successful completion of the project. We hope to be back in the church for Holy Mass to honor Our Lady of Fatima on October 13th. Please join us in praying through the intercession of our patron, Saint Francis de Sales.

Our parish has offered the Traditional Latin Mass since 1989 under Ecclesia Dei. We have grown into a de facto “personal” parish with traditional Mass offered every day following Summorum Pontificum in 2007.

We are undertaking a large project to restore our church. Our 100-year-old plaster and lathe ceiling was cracking and deteriorating as the keys and lugs through large sections had broken over time. The ceiling was in danger of falling.

We are restoring the ceiling to preserve it and also repairing and painting deteriorated plaster throughout the church interior.

The project will cost $243,000 and we have raised about 10% of the total cost so far.

Please consider supporting our parish, one of only two in the Archdiocese of Washington which offer traditional Mass daily and sacraments in the traditional Latin rite.

You can donate by sending a check made out to Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church and mailing it to us at PO Box 306, Benedict, Maryland 20612.

We have a GoFundMe page at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/s-francis-de-sales-church-restoration?qid=a6cdd96da270557b126d2210e9016909

You can also use a credit card on our website. Please note that a percentage of your donation will be applied toward applicable fees. You can do so at this link:  https://www.stfrancisbenedict.org/donations/

Thank you for your kind consideration and for the generosity of your prayers for the successful completion of the project. We hope to be back in the church for Holy Mass to honor Our Lady of Fatima on October 13th. Please join us in praying through the intercession of our patron, Saint Francis de Sales.

Wood straps are fastened to the underside of the plaster and lathing to prepare for applying the compound which will recapture and reattach the plaster to the lathing.

The strapping is removed and holes filled after the compound is applied over the lathing and ceiling plaster in three treatments and then cured.

The next step begins soon to repair interior plaster damaged by earthquake and water penetration resulting from a hurricane-nor’easter combination. The entire interior will be restored to pristine condition and painted.

Thank you,

– Fr Cusick