St. John is accessible to persons with disabilities.
Hearing Loop System is installed in the sanctuary.
The mosaics were removed from our school classrooms on July 25, 2023, by Evan Balleweg and his assistant and transported to Concordia University, Nebraska. Mr. Balleweg is the Operations Manager for The Center for Liturgical Art at Concordia University in Seward, Nebraska. He is supervising the restoration, cleaning, and installation of the mosaics which will be displayed at the University. Professor Jim Bockelman, who is the chairman of the Art Department, is also working with this project. We will be receiving monthly updates from Mr. Balleweg as to the progress of the mosaics.
Mr. Balleweg reports:
“Hanging storage system has been built in the studio, allowing mosaics to be displayed when not being worked on. We have capacity to work on four mosaics at a time. Initial test cleaning has been successful but is waiting for students on campus to begin in earnest. Work on new frames has begun. Jim Bockelman was very impressed with the pieces and has proposed a gallery show in the Marxhausen gallery to celebrate this wonderful gift. Gallery show will take place from October to December with the understanding that some restoration work will likely still be ongoing at the time. Memorial names and information would be useful in preparing the exhibit. After the conclusion of the show the mosaics will be moved to a permanent location (likely in the Janzow Campus Center but still awaiting final confirmation). There they will have an official dedication, etc.”
You can see pictures of the restoration process and the hanging system by clicking this link. https://photos.app.goo.gl/2WY23Te7bb1BXbVM9
You can click this link to see the pictures of the mosaics as they were when they hung here at St. John. http://www.stjohnforestpark.org/art_architecture