If you took the Locust Lane bus, which heads to north Eau Claire, you will pass by a very calm neighbourhood where a red, friendly looking church under the name, Sacred Heart Church, lays. It has sixteen windows and magnificent Rose one from Austria, which leads us to the fact that it was founded by German immigrants in 1875. If you got inside the church in a week day you will find it closed, still you will be able to access the restrooms, and see some signs that notifies people about abortion! I would personally encourage you to go their on a Sunday to see more of the religious rituals and prayers.
Here is more detailed information, copied from the church's official website:
In 1928 German-born Msgr. F.X. Orthen (1921-1943), replaced the first church with a $142,000 Romanesque style building(Hoeppner- Bartlett Co, gen contractor) modeled after the famous Benedictine Abbey of Maria Laach (Rheinland) and paid for by Oct 1936. Dedicated on Christmas Eve 1938, it seats 700 & measures 168 x 62 x 48 high. 45 tons of Italian marble compose the altars inlaid with delicate "cosmatesque" mosaics. Above the high altar hover Fra Angelico’s "Musical Angels." The sixteen windows and magnificent Rose window from Innsbruck Austria, are beautiful in any light. A Schaefer pipe organ was added in 1949 and the main altar in 1982 by Fr. Peter Eiden who again redecorated after a Sat. evening fire destroyed the baptistery during bingo. Listen to those three bells – they're the real thing! Buildings reflect faith; the parish has given the Church over 12 priests and 30 sisters. On January 1, 1999, after 124 years, Sacred Heart united with Saint Patrick. If "the past is prologue," we’ll have a great future together. 
Great information about this historical building! I especially like the link to the abortion issue of today! It certainly is a well known topic in this country. I wonder how our culture affects our views on abortion? What would you say?
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