https://www.friendsoftheshrine.com/

Friends of the Shrine of Saints Peter and Paul is  a 501c non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the Shrine of Saints Peter & Paul Church, located at 125 Fayette St., Cumberland, MD. Built in 1848, the church was Founded by St. John Newman and was served by Blessed Fr. Seelos. Originally, the Shrine of Saints Peter and Paul Church largely served the German-Catholic population in Cumberland.

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Our Mission

• Preserve, protect, and maintain the Shrine as a Catholic place of worship.

• Raise $500,000 over a 5 year period and establish an endowment for Shrine Maintenance.

• Promote pilgrimage, tourism, prayer, and the history of the Shrine.

• Promote Catholic ideals, Missionary Discipleship, and Evangelization.

• Promote the canonization of Blessed Fr. Seelos.

• Promote dedication to the Blessed Mother Our Lady of the Mountains, SS Peter & Paul, St. Joseph, St. Francis of Assisi, St. John Neumann, St. Therese of the Little Flower, Blessed Fr. Seelos.

• Recruit and train volunteers as guides for pilgrimage and tours and to provide security for extended opening hours at the Shrine.

• Promote the history and impact of the German immigrants to the local Catholic community.

• Establish a network of volunteers and experts for maintenance issues.

Inside the Shrine

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Altar at the National Shrine of St John Neumann at St Peter the Apostle Catholic Church,1019N 5th Street,Philadelphia.John Neumann was responsible for building St Peter & St Paul,Cumberland and was the first Parish Priest with Father Francis Xavier Seelos as his Curate.

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https://www.germanmarylanders.org/churches/st-peter-paul-cumberland

Origional Shrine of "Our Lady of the Mountains" in Füssen,Germany

Full Text & Photos of

"Fifty years of SS. Peter and Paul's Church at Cumberland, Md. 1848-1898."

Pages About Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in above book

https://archive.org/stream/fiftyyearsofsspe00cumb/fiftyyearsofsspe00cumb_djvu.txt

PHOTOS-© David & Paula Schoenadel Cumberland

Meet 43 year old African-American artist Wayman Scott from Baltimore,Maryland, U.S.A. He has agreed to help the Shrine of St Peter & St Paul in Cumberland to finally be able to place a statue in their Seelos Prayer Garden Grotto!(Photo below)

For nearly a year the grotto has been awaiting a statue, David & Paula Schoenadel told us "The mockup Blessed Seelos sculpture is underway. Wayman Scott out of Baltimore,Md has been very gracious in every way and has been working on the mockup sculpture for the Blessed Seelos grotto at the Blessed Seelos prayer garden. The mockup is completed first to see what edits and so forth are needed. He may change the book to a hand position to the chest. We have left this to his discretion as he would know what would hold up best over time. Friends of ours saw an article of Wayman in the Catholic review about a year ago. They passed the information on to us and we made contact through a Parish Priest and the author of the article in the Catholic review. " 

This original sculpture should be ready in July. Seelos in Füssen look forward to seeing the finished statue in the Seelos Prayer Garden Grotto.

David and Paula Schoenadel report "

Wayman is finishing up with the final sculpture of Blessed Seelos for the grotto. He has added the rosary which hangs from the cincture.

He says he is thankful for the opportunity to do this and to learn more about Blessed Seelos. He believes he is a Saint we need in this day and age of a world recovering from a pandemic. He says he is such a humble and pious Priest giving his life to care for those during yellow fever. He said it was an honor building it.

Next steps

1. dry for at least 4 weeks

2. bisque (first firing)

3. Glaze (second firing)

Thank you Wayman for your excellent work on this very special sculpture for the prayer garden at SSPP Shrine.

Many thanks to Joe and Maggie Sank who who read about Wayman in the Catholic review when a artist was needed. This was perfect timing. Prayers answered!"