A Diocesan Vision for Renewal

When the Diocese of Tulsa’s Rural Outreach Program invited every parish to renew its sanctuary vessels—or order new ones—we knew something special was about to happen. Remote parishes dusted off chalices, ciboria, monstrances, and pyxes that had served a generation of priests and people. Their next stop: our Tulsa workshop.

Front-and-center in the photo below is a pyx—freshly replated, polished, and gleaming. We found the exact model in our 1969 catalog: we’d built this very pyx more than half a century ago. Now it’s ready for another fifty years of bringing the Eucharist to the sick and home-bound.

The items below were refinished for Sacred Heart in Wilburton, Oklahoma and Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. 

This is a true testament to the lasting quality of well-crafted church goods- we've always manufactured items that will be enjoyed for decades to come. Below are before photos of the items when received in our shop: 

Father Leo Medina posted showing the items that were refinished for Holy Rosary in Hartshorne, Oklahoma. 

Here are the before photos: 

Father Ketterer raised the money to outfit all the churches in the diocese to either purchase new sacred vessels or refinish them. During 2025, many of these churches have used the funds to refinish the sacred chalices that have been in those churches for generations. 

When you invest in new sacred vessels, trust a maker with a proven legacy. Choose pieces cast from metal thick enough to withstand multiple replatings—durability that lets a chalice serve generation after generation. Bargain-thin alternatives may look economical today, but they rarely survive even one refinishing, making them the costlier choice in the long run.

Thin metals will be eaten away enough that just refinishing once will not be possible. A good way to check your chalices and ciboriums, is to try and squeeze the cup area. If you cannot, the metal is thick enough to withstand several refinishings over the years are built to last at least a century. 

Whether your parish is discerning new chalices and ciboria that will out-last generations or you’d like to breathe new life into well-loved vessels already in service, our Tulsa metalware team is here to help.

From structural repairs and replating to custom engraving and turnkey replacements, we treat every paten, chalice, ciborium, pyx, and monstrance as an heirloom in the making—quite possibly one we crafted decades ago!

Entrust your sacred vessels to the craftsmen who have been serving the Church since 1929, and keep the beauty of your liturgy shining for the next century.