also necessary to keep the building warm during the bitterly cold Arctic winters to prevent structural issues from developing, and to protect the interior artwork. That summer volunteers helped reinsulate the church's wall. During winter 2013–14 the church also worked to reduce its fuel consumption from to 80 (). That led to some cost reductions, but the church was still looking for additional funding, hopefully through selling advertising to local businesses in community calendars. Services The church holds Mass on Sunday mornings and weekday afternoons Tuesdays through Fridays. Those services may, however, be canceled if the priest is traveling to minister to other Catholics in the delta region. Catholics seeking absolution can do so a half hour before Mass, by appointment, or even if the priest is available at the rectory. At Christmas the church holds a concert where carols are sung in the local First Nations language of Gwich'in and the Inuvialuktun dialect of Inuktitut, the Inuit language, as well as English. In recent years a choir made up of Filipino immigrants to the area has joined in, singing in Tagalog. See also List of Catholic churches in Canada List of round churches Midnight Sun Mosque References Notes Citations Bibliography External links Church website Roman Catholic churches in the Northwest Territories Roman Catholic churches completed in 1960 Inuvik Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Grouard–McLennan Church buildings with domes Round churches 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in Canada