Go! Light Your Candle...but first acquaint yourself with the lyrics and our baptismal call and what lies ahead if we say “Yes.” (Click the link for the lyrics to "Go Light Your World")
Parish Council Ends 2015 Term, Welcomes New Members, Thanks OthersThe Parish Council came to a close on 15 June for the summer and accomplished much over the past year while setting the tone for the coming year as we plan to improve and expand our mission of promoting our faith in the Word of God and in our actions as His disciples.Our thanks go to Tom Tanski, Parish Council President, who has ended his term as president but will remain on the Council. I want to thank Tom for his dedication and hard work and for his great enthusiasm on many projects CLICK TO READ MORE...
As we move forward with our renovations in the Church, we will need to bring the rear center wall, which will hold the stained glass window and the stonework, up to code and eliminate the reverberation which currently cannot handled the additional weight of the renovations. However, this is not simply an issue of making the wall secure for the renovations but that a structural engineer has determined that the wall as is, is unsafe—and that we have been lucky that there have been no issues with the wall to date due to its weak construction...CLICK TO READ MORE...
During May and June there will be opportunities for families to have their photographic portraits taken in Russell Hall. Each family that participates will receive a free portrait session, an 8x10 picture and a complimentary copy of the new Parish Directory. Opportunities will be available to purchase additional photographs in various sizes with a variety of frames, finishing options and related features. CLICK FOR MORE DETAILS!!!
So far the parking lot is on schedule, weather permitting and thanks to the great work and leadership by Hugh Caldwell and Mike Grappone. Recently a town official stopped by to review the status of the project and he very freely informed us how lucky we were to have Caldwell Excavating managing this project. That is the truth! As you can see the new parking lot lights are being installed as I write in both the new lot and the current lot. Lighting is important as previously we had only two stadium-style lights, now we will have 24 lights in both lots. The increase is due to safety and zoning. CLICK TO READ MORE...
This update is just to keep everyone in the loop as to what issues we are facing as a parish and what the avenues of recourse are that are open to us. As always, I appreciate your support by way of the Repair and Refurbishment Collection and want you to know that everything is being done to make appropriate and smart-headed, long-term decisions. PLEASE CLICK FOR IMPORTANT DETAILS!!!