Photos 2014 - Present

Clean-up Day for the 2014 Mass and Picnic.

2014 Mass and Picnic.

Photos of St John's, taken in 2021 by Leah Johnson.

Removal of ceiling - 2015.

2016 Clean-up and prep for the annual Mass and picnic.

(It seems to get a little easier each year!  Or, at least it doesn't take us as long!)

2018 Annual Mass and Picnic

 2019 Annual Mass and Picnic

The Friends of St. John's Oratory celebrated 150 years of St. John's in Doniphan in 2017.  In 1967 there was a 100th Anniversary celebration. If you have any photos of that celebration, or other historical information about St John's Doniphan, please contact the administrator of this website at therootfamily@live.com. 

More historic photos of St. John's.

 

 

       In the Beginning...

Spring 2014.

What a Difference Five Years Can Make!

During the last nine years a lot has been done to preserve this historic building:

  • Roof Replacement, Painting of Trim and Cross:

  • Removal of interior ceiling tiles and replacement of ceiling, along with paint scraping and repair of damaged wall plaster.  Original condition of ceiling tiles can be seen in photos farther down this page:

August 2014 - Ceiling tiles removed

  • Removal of carpeting around the altar:

Carpet removal was necessary due to damage from raccoons prior to roof replacement.  Scraping of walls and ceiling around the altar was completed in the  winter of  2016-2017.  Repair of damaged wood flooring (under plastic in lower left photo) has also been completed. (The damaged ceiling is also visible in the lower left photo.)

         

  • Restoration of damaged stained glass transom and choir loft windows, both by families/descendants of original donors:

 

  • As of Spring 2018, interior painting had been completed and the pews returned to the church.  The historic altar rail had been restored.  Thank you to the many volunteers from the community, and to the students of Benedictine College, who put in many hours during the winter and spring of 2016-2017 to work on this project!