Hard to notice that anything is going on from the outside, but wait until you see the inside! I got to spend some time today with Marco from Milan Restorations and got to see some of their craftsmanship really starting to take shape. From the fully restored upper altar and Crucifix areas (reredos) to the placement of the Tabernacle in the wall below the Crucifix.
Over the years, the Church has designated no official location for the Tabernacle, only that it must have a place of prominence and reverence. Many churches opted to move them off to the side (as we did), giving the people a place to stop and spend some time more directly with the Blessed Sacrament. This is changing somewhat and the location of the Tabernacle for our Church has been reestablished as being the center of our attention. Much of the woodwork is complete, including the ceiling areas where they had to box in the sprinler systems. A combination of light and dark stains is very appealing to the eye and had me looking everywhere for the details.
The ambo in this picture is being refinished and the flame on the front will be highlighted to stand out better against the stain. By the way, that's not it's final position. Not seen in this photo, our original altar that we have seen removed from our weekely Mass celebrations is being prepped for refinishing. Based on Marco's description of the work , we won't recognize it once it's done.
Thanks for following along. Blessed be His glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory! Ps. 72:19
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