We Just Might Make It!

The race to finish in time for a flurry of activities in the month of June is on! With SJV School Graduation on the 6th, the Year of the Priest closing prayer service on the 7th and Confirmations on the 11th and 12th, it looks like we just might make it! Finishing touches on the crying room, meeting rooms and bathrooms downstairs are looking good. Painting and plumbing was happening all day on the inside and the parking lot area is being prepared for finishing. The ramp access work is continuing and the front outside gathering area is being prepped for pavers. This weekend should bring about final touches in the choir loft for pews and the new stained glass windows in the sanctuary. In addition, the main gathering area inside is expected to have its tile laid in place. Thanks for following along! Ps 136:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures for ever.

Mad Dash to the Finish!

Since the last post on Friday, there has been a flurry of activity inside and out to race to the finish line at the end of the month. Speakers installed, kneelers, hymnal holders, doors and woodwork all going on seemingly simutaneously on the inside. Outside, the entrance is transforming, the ramp is being completed and the brick entrance way is being prepared. In addition the final face on the front of the church is being readied for its final finish. Today, they were making final adjustments to the elevator, trimwork and prepping floors for tile. Stand back and see if we can make it!

Sleeping on the Job?

Not exactly... it's part of the pew installation, actually the kneelers, in this case. Most of the pews have been installed and bolted to the floor and kneeler installation is the next to last part to be completed. They're aluminum and light weight, so less noise. We'll all have to get used to that wonderful Catholic tradition of kneeling again! Last up will be the new holders for the missals and hymnals. A lot of other activity continues inside, with priming and painting, doors being hung and stained. More work remains in the choir loft and new addition upstairs. Ten days to go until the end of the month. Let's see if we can make it to the finish line. Thanks for following along! Ps. 127:1 Unless Yahweh builds the house, they labor in vain who build it.

Curbing and Painting

Concrete and curbing work on the outside, painting on the inside along with pew installation. We're at the 19th and there are 12 days left to the end of the month. I took a trip down into the basement today and I was amazed at how much storage space there will be. I actually lost my bearings at one point and stumbled upon a small door beneath one of the new stairways. I'm going to have to ask what that one is for! The latest pictures are included in the slideshow. Thanks for following along!

Ps. 126:5 Those who sow in tears will reap in joy. (JF Garden Prayer)

Pew Installation

More work in the santuary going on this week. Workers continue to assemble the pews and formal installation will begin in a day or two. They will be assembled first, installed, then the new kneelers will be installed. New missal and hymnal holders will be the last item to go in place. The new box windows will be installed next week and that should complete the interior, with some touch-up and finish work to be completed. The interior entrance doors are being re-finished to match the walls and pews and should also be installed next week. Over this past weekend, a lot of painting was going on, with most of the lower level rooms of the addition having been completed. Doors are hung in frames and have been installed in some openings. I am beginning to think we just might make it! Thanks for following along! Ps. 118:1 Give thanks to the Lord for he is good, for his loving kindness endures forever.

Our New Symbol

Our latest addition to the exterior, a shining beacon! The new cross on the Church is, in fact, made of copper. While it is not the high finish we can see on the new water channels at the roof line, it has been etched to reduce the shine on purpose. Each of the copper finishes we see up on the roof will oxidize in time, but what a beautiful sight! In this photo, we can see workers making the finishing touches to the installation that happened on Friday. Hope you got to see it over the weekend!

Workers Everywhere!

With this last visit, I sensed more activity than on any other. From the moment I arrived, with two workers on the upper roof preparing to install our Cross, to the men on stilts flying around the choir loft and new meeting room upstairs applying the mud to joints and screwheads, to the men re-joining the sections of pews. In addition there was activity out front, prepping some areas for the new curbing to take shape. We are at May 15th, the Feast of St. Isidore the farmer, halfway through the month... will we make it to the finish line?

Drywall and Sanding

Drywall is going up quickly since last week. Most of the first floor is completed and getting ready for painting and ceiling installation. The elevator is installed, minus all the finish work, of course. More drywall is being installed upstairs this week in the choir loft and the new, large meeting room. Also, more of the refinished pews are now on site, awaiting final installation. Some more air conditioning work to be done and then some final stained glass to go in and the sanctuary will be complete. It's a race to the end of the month!
Thanks for following along. Ps. 111:4 The Lord is gracious and merciful.

Drywall Going Up

And of course along with that drywall comes the dust created when the sanding occurs. Plastic sheeting is up to try and minimize the impact. The gathering area in the addition was first to be done, with the upper room next in line. The elevator is coming along and looks like it will be completed soon. More work for electrical and fire alarms will need to be done on that after the installation is completed. It's the 6th of May, so we have 25 days left to the end of May target! Thanks for following along. Ps. 106:1 Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures forever.