Father Patrick Schumacher, pastor of St. Joseph Church in Mandan, stands in front of the newly renovated $1.2 million church interior of St. Joseph. Submitted photo

St. Joseph Church will be holding public tours of its newly constructed interior on Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 2 and 3. Tours will be held after the Oct. 2, 4 p.m. Mass, at approximately 5 p.m., and after the Oct. 3, 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Masses, at approximately 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. The tours will include the burial site for Father Daniel V. Collins, St. Joseph Church pastor from 1894 to 1909, and complete Biblical descriptions for the sanctuary murals, ceiling and wall inscriptions. The tour is open to the public.