Father David Means, pastor of Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish in Chamois and Assumption Parish in Morrison, stands beside the sculpture he created for the Catholic Charities Center in Jefferson City. He made the sculpture by woodturning a large maple log with two branches in his woodturning shop near the Chamois rectory.
Father David Means’s his wood-turning sculpture, titled “Open Hands, Open Hearts,” which he created for the Catholic Charities Center in Jefferson City.
Father David Means stands next to a wood-turning sculpture he created for the Catholic Charities Center in Jefferson City.
Fr. Means stands outside his workshop, next to a sign containing a quote from St. Francis Assisi.
Fr. Means examines works in progress in his woodturning workshop.
Father David Means turns a piece of wood in his workshop near the Most Pure Heart of Mary Rectory in Chamois.
Father David Means, pastor of Most Pure Heart of Mary Parish in Chamois and Assumption Parish in Morrison, shows examples of his handiwork and demonstrates his technique for using wood-turning equipment to transform ordinary pieces of wood into unique artworks, including the “Open Hands, Open Hearts” sculpture he created in 2021 for the Catholic Charities Center in Jefferson City. (28 photos)