Polar Plunging Priests took on the feat to raise funds for replacement of downtown church’s front stairs
As part of a fundraising effort to replace the front stairs of a downtown Sudbury church, two Catholic clergy members and a parishioner plunged into the icy waters of Lake Ramsey Feb. 25.
Pre-COVID, the quote for the stairs project was $350,000, but that has increased to $600,000 to $700,000, so an ambitious fundraising campaign is needed. The polar plunge event looks to have brought in $80,000 toward that goal. “We're doing this for our parish, but also because we believe in our community,” Bishop Dowd said. “This is something that's captured the imagination of the community. It's not about a building, it's about people and the community we share so we're really happy to have done it.”Father Raymond Akor, the pastor for Christ the King church, took the polar plunge on the eight-year anniversary of his arrival in Canada.
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