Ari B
Ari B

Help St. Charles make a comeback for TLM.

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Click Here To Support Help Vietnam Vet Restore Church Abandoned by Diocese by Friends of St. Charles Borromeo

Bill Price served his country as a Marine during the Vietnam War, where he earned a Purple Heart. Now, he is serving God by restoring a church abandoned by a Michigan diocese in the 1990s. Price is a native of Detroit. He met his wife in the small town of Cheboygan forty years ago while vacationing in northern Michigan. During a return visit to the area in 2019, he noticed that the Catholic Church they previously attended was up for sale. After much prayer and discernment, Price — who is now 77 — decided to spend his retirement years (and his personal savings) on restoring the church. “St. Charles was the center of all things Catholicism in this area. It devastated the community when it was closed,” Price said. “I have a lot to make up for in my life. What better way to do that than to re-build this church?” The Diocese of Gaylord established St. Charles in 1915. After seven decades of servicing the spiritual needs of Catholics in the area, the Diocese announced in the late 1980s that …

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salliperson

The Roman Rite thrives in Kenosha, WI at Our Lady of Mount Carmel church with Fr. Campbell as pastor. Kenosha is less than 100 miles south of Sheboygan on the IL border. He may be able to find local help there.

Father Karl A Claver

Driving down from Cheboygan to Saginaw one passes by several closed Catholic churches, some turned into museums, houses and even wineries. The Novus Ordo church is in a freefall, but the TLM slowly but surely is growing. May God reward Bill Price for his wonderful work.