Restore, Refresh, Renew! 

Construction has shifted into high gear and significant progress has been made in many areas. 

The top priority and focus of our Strengthen Our Foundation project has been just that ... the restoration of our structural foundation. With that in mind, we are pleased to share news that "foundational" issues are nearly complete. Visibly, most of these repairs are now hidden below the surface of the floor, behind walls or above the ceiling and this progress is not easy to see. That said, the most complicated, uncertain and labor intensive areas of work on this project are now behind us.  These include: 

• installation of all new septic and drain lines

• foundation wall repairs

• vestibule floor reinforced

• two support columns in the Banquet room have been updated

• floor area under the alter and santuary area have been reinforced

• electric panel has been updated

• all floors have been surface grinded

• final floor crack repairs are underway in preparation for surface sealing and new flooring installation.

• technology cabling has been installed to all rooms

• new and improved speakers have been installed in the Banquet room

Next steps for the "restore" portion of the project will be focused on rebuilding the restroom and kitchen areas. This will provide a much more visible progress and status of our project.  

The second priority of our Strengthen Our Foundation project is about refreshing and renewing the appearance of our Church basement. From this perspective:

• walls have already been repaired and painted in the Music room, Banquet room, East classroom, stairways from ground level to the Music room and East Classrooms as well as the elevator entrance and hallway into the basement. 

• Ceiling grids have been releveled in these rooms and fitted with new acoustic ceiling tile. 

• New lighting has been installed in the Banquet room to improve its use for our parish community. This includes a "bright mode" for meetings, workshops, funeral luncheons, etc  ... plus an alternative "soft mode" using new can lights and wall sconce to promote its use as a venue for more formal events like wedding and anniversary receptions. 

Next steps over the next two months in this area of the project will focus on completing the restroom, kitchen, serving area and entrance to the basement. We think you'll be very pleased with the new fresh and inviting appearance!

Continue to explore the photo tab on this site to for updates of work completed to-date.

Project Status to-date:

Music Room (done)

• walls, entrance door, and stairway from ground level repaired & painted

• new ceiling grid and acoustic tile installed, new LED lighting

• room and closet contents cleaned, organized

South Closet (done)

• walls and foundation repaired and sealed

• new framing and smartboard installed

• new ceiling grid/tiles installed

• ceiling lights and electric panel updates completed

Banquet Room (in-progress)

• walls repaired and damaged wallboard replaced

• wall sconce lights added, electric & technology cabling installed

• wall painting complete

• support columns repaired & painted

• floor crack repair underway

East Classroom (in-progress)

• walls and heating registers repaired, working thermostat installed

• closet walls repaired and sump pump plumbing fixed

• walls, closet, stairway and elevator entrance hallway painting completed

• technology cabling for TV, projector, speakers and volume control installed

Serving Room and Restrooms (in-progress)

• restroom wall floor-plates installed (footprint of the rooms now visible)

• obsolete plumbing vents and piping removed from ceiling

• A/C relocated from Banquet room ... framed, ducted & electric installed

• new serving bar (cake and beverages) framing installed

• floor crack repairs underway

Next Steps:  July construction

• will now shift focus to the Restrooms, Kitchen and Serving room areas

• new flooring install to begin

Gift Registry:

Cash donations now exceed $85K with only 9 items remaining on our registry. 

Thank you! ... to all who have contributed so generously toward this parish project to-date through your volunteer labor and/or financial support. 

If you have not yet had the opportunity to participate, we prayerfully ask that you consider making a financial contribution or visiting the gift registry to help complete our project.