Consider this… Thankfulness and Progress!
I wanted to write one last column to thank each of you for your amazing generosity and kindness as I move on from helping out at the New St. Mary’s. The dinner, beautiful words, prayers, cards and gifts were overwhelming! Thank you from the bottom of my heart! Just remember to keep it all going! You’re a great parish and will be an even stronger family! Thanks too for the wonderful support of the horse pull last weekend. The weather was amazing, the chicken bbq great and the horses were wonderful to see again on the parish grounds.
Lastly, I wanted to share with all of you the work that has been done, or is scheduled to be completed in our parish. At the parish work days more work was accomplished than can possibly be listed here, from pew repairs, to garbage removal, to repairing siding, cleaning out old books, organization and cleaning, to many other tasks. We can be proud of what was accomplished!
The following other work is underway:
1. Carpets cleaned at EAWS — took place on Monday, 5/22
2. Doors replaced on parish hall at EAWS …
3. Modifications to sound systems at EAWS and AWS …
4. Front entrance doors to EAWS are to be repaired soon — estimates were received and approval given …
5. Parish sign at AWS was repaired and now lights are up again …
6. Outdoor lights and timer repaired in front of church /rectory …
7. Bathtub will be replaced in the rectory in AWS, as (a hole was cut in the side of the tub) …
8. All the drains around the church were roto-rootered for runoff water flow (AWS) …
9. Shingle garage roof at AWS (date TBD) …
10. Shingle shelter roof at EAWS — needs contractor – (date TBD) …
11. Carpet in the AWS church will be replaced — it is scheduled for August …
12. Wall in the basement in the back hall that has water damage will be repaired, and the water damage on the wainscoting in the main hall will be repaired …
13. Carpet in the back classrooms and hall under the rectory will be replaced — scheduled for August …
14. The plaster repairs in the AWS church by the sacristy door will be repaired and painted — scheduled for August …
15. Work on the high altar will take place and should be completed in August (this was originally part of the centennial plan for SSPP in 2007, but was never completed because of a change of pastors) this will also include some repainting/freshening up of paint in the sanctuary at AWS …
16. Front steps to the church at AWS to be replaced – the project needs to be approved by the Diocese because of cost — a bid was received just last week. IF … all goes well, this could happen in August/ September …
Lots has happened — and it’s all possible because of your support and generosity. Thanks to all who have helped coordinate this. If you would like to contribute to one of these projects, simply make a check out to St. Mary’s with maintenance projects in the memo line.
God Bless and keep smiling 🙂 Fr. Bryan
Based on Fr. Bryan’s letter from the bulletin of May 28, 2023.
