Press Releases
Parishioner fundraisers help pay for upgrades, renovations
Claire Pilon – Canada
Parishioners of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Chelmsford gathered on the weekend to celebrate the dedication of the end of renovations and restoration to the interior of their church.
The Celebration of the Eucharist was presided over by the Bishop of the Diocese of Sault Ste Marie, Monsignor Jean-Louis Plouffe.
The church was [...]
Need a griffin?
By Mary Daniels
As an environmental contractor who does asbestos and lead paint removal for demolition cmopanies, Rick Lair came across countless architectural artifacts–from griffins and North Wind faces to stained glass and bronze radiator covers–that were being neglected or destroyed.
Lair began salvaging and storing these historical pieces in his warehouse, garage, attic, basement and [...]
Glorious Renewal of God’s House
Glorious renewal of God’s House
After decades of sparseness, new church construction and renovations reconnect with symbols and styles of the past.
By Ann Carey – Huntington, Indiana
When the Second Vatican Council closed in 1965, a new liturgical movement swept the country that stressed the function of a church over its design. Accordingly, [...]
Church artifacts migrate
Church artifacts migrate
By The Washington Times Sunday – June 11,2006
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The altar was old. It was ornate. And it was on the gambling floor of the Hard Rock Cafe in Las Vegas. The Rev. James Lang was startled when he saw it there. Father Lang, vicar of parishes for the Roman Catholic [...]
Niche Market Success
Brookhaven Buzz
Atlanta, GA
Tim Kelly
Rick Lair, owner of King Richard’s Religious Artifacts, is a man on a mission. He drives 100,000 miles a year buying, selling and delivering religious artifacts to churches, religious organizations and certain individuals. For more than a decade, Rick has helped churches, schools, convents, hospitals and monasteries across America as well [...]
Crews salvage Windows to History
By Terry Wilson – Chicago, IL
Tribune Staff Writer
Inside the hull of a North Side church that looked as if it had been ground zero for a fairly large bomb, a small crew of workers chiseled stone Saturday to remove and save valuable stained-glass windows.
Working in Buena Memorial Presbyterian Church, 4301 N. Sheridan Rd., the workers [...]
Saving Another Historic Theater
King Richard’s, LTD., a Chicago-based architectural salvage firm, continues its efforts to rescue valuable artifacts from the wrecking ball. In a recent one-week span, the NADC member completed three salvage operations in Chicago on structures built in the early part of the century.
King Richard’s took advantage of an unseasonably warm spring week to mobilize its [...]
New life is found for Catholic church artifacts
By Craig Smith, PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Monday, December 5, 2011
As a seminarian, the Rev. Joseph McCaffrey knelt before a tabernacle in the chapel at Mercy Hospital, where his mother was being treated for a brain tumor, and prayed for her recovery.
Later, when he was named pastor of Ss. John and Paul Church in Marshall, he noticed [...]