Queen Of Peace Adoration Chapel

The chapel will remain on the St. Andrew’s campus. If you are familiar with the current layout, it will move into the former kitchen space directly behind the sanctuary which is essentially just across the courtyard from its current location. There will be an entrance from Willow Street as well as access through the existing hallway inside the building.

We have outgrown the current space. The goal of the new chapel is to create more room for people to encounter the love of Our Lord through Eucharistic Adoration by providing seating for more than six adorers at a time, improving handicap accessibility, and creating a safer and more secure environment for those who come to pray. The new space will also allow room for our Faith Formation students to visit in their small groups and other parish formation activities; it may also provide opportunities for additional Masses and other sacramental celebrations in the future.

Our first thought on the project cost is approximately $350,000. However, construction details, final design plans, and formal estimates have not yet been completed or provided, so the total cost may change as the project develops.

We are trusting in the Holy Spirit to provide. Because this is a shared project among all four Brainerd Catholic churches, our hope is that the chapel will be fully funded through donations as a reflection of our communal prayer life.

We are grateful for your enthusiasm and welcome your ideas. A task force made up of 14 members from all four parishes is currently working diligently to bring this vision to life.

We do as well. However, the current space no longer adequately serves the needs of the Brainerd Catholic Community.

The renovation plans include additional insulation and sound-dampening materials to minimize noise from the hallway and surrounding areas.

Yes. The new Willow Street entrance will include a coat room, sign-in area, and restroom so adorers can get settled without disturbing others in prayer.

A secure door-code access system will once again be implemented.

Studio io, a Catholic design firm, is currently leading the design process. Their work includes several sacred spaces, including the new chapel at St. John Vianney Seminary in St. Paul. See some of their work here.

In 1628 the Discalced Carmelites living at Our Lady of Victory in Prague were gifted a statue of the Child Jesus by a princess of what is now Czechia. After the church was ransacked during the Thirty Years War the statue went missing; it was later found and restored. To this day, the Infant of Prague holds a spot of honor at Our Lady of Victory with His hundreds of outfits gifted by countries, dignitaries, religious, and more.‍‍

To this day, in the Carmelite Tradition, each time a new chapel is being built they entrust its completion to the Infant of Prague. So we, in our Brainerd Catholic Community, are entrusting the move and renovation of our Queen of Peace chapel to Her son the Infant Jesus.

Learn more about The Infant Jesus of Prague here. 

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