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The Statues of St. Wenceslaus Church




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1. Left of Altar: St. Wenceslaus
2. Left of Altar: Blessed Mother
3. Right of Altar: St. Joseph









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4. Jesus (Sacred Heart)
5. One of the 14 Stations of the Cross
6.  St. Therese of Lisieux








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7. Right of Altar: The Infant of Prague




A Short History of Our Statues
(by Don Les)

All of the church's original statues were purchased for the first building prior to 1908. We know that the St. Wenceslaus statue (1) was bought by the Altar Society in 1908 at a cost of $30.50. The stations of the cross in the present church (5) are not the original ones. The first stations of the cross were purchased by the Altar Society in 1905 at a cost of $55. They were removed from the old church during construction of the new church and eventually were stored in the east (i.e., altar boy's) sacristy shortly after the new structure was completed. Unfortunately, a  small sacristy fire in 1915 damaged several of the original stations (photo coming soon!), which necessitated replacement of the entire series of 14. The replacement stations were purchased in 1919 and were installed on February 14th, Valentine's Day. Although all of the statues are original, they, along with the stations of the cross, were repainted during the 1980's by Arlene Cook, an artist from Traverse City. The original statue of the Infant of Prague was removed from the main altar area after Vatican II. The present statue (7) is a modern replacement, which is kept in a cabinet to the right of the altar. The statues of Jesus (Sacred Heart) and St. Therese (4, 6) are located in the church narthex on either side of the entrance door.