John Grott, left, and Edward Coney remove the protective shroud after securing in place the smaller of two gold-leafed copper crosses atop St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Mystic Friday, December 19, 2014. The 4-foot tall by 3-foot wide cross as well as the 5-foot by 4-foot cross atop the church's bell tower were removed by Coney's crew before Halloween and restored in his shop.

John Grott remounts the smaller of two gold-leafed copper crosses Friday atop St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Mystic. The 4-foot-tall, 3-foot-wide cross, as well as the 5-foot-by-4-foot cross atop the church's bell tower, were removed by Coney's crew before Halloween and restored in his shop.