Legacy Project Update - October 2012

 

  Legacy Project Update   ­

October 2012                                              

Jennifer Gregg, Dick Miller, David Robinson

 

Thanks to all for your patience and flexibility!

  

As all parishioners are too well aware, the Parish House is topsy-turvy with construction continuing at an exhausting pace upstairs, downstairs, around, under and above as we seek to have Guiding Ray, Auditorium, Guild Room, Choir and storage  space ready for occupancy and use on 1 November!  Ledgewood has been keeping the building stunningly clean and organized throughout; still, it is a construction site and that means noise and dust and, with the coming of Fall, chill.  During this time, the choir is rehearsing in the church; Guiding Ray is meeting in the Rectory; A/A and Alanon are holding some meetings in the church; The Boy Singers of Maine are rehearsing at an alternative site in September and October.  Thank you to ALL for your patience, your understanding and flexibility as we make every effort to sustain the pace of S. Mary’s programs during this construction period. .

   

Next up in construction:  Installing insulation under the floor of the church; focusing on Guiding Ray spaces in the Parish House and framing of the administrative/chapel wing.  Check Weekly News alerts for a “Topping Off” Celebration in early October:  Come for refreshments and watch the placement of the highest beam on this very special new wing!  Rectory repairs and upgrades have been completed; interior painting is underway and exterior painting will be completed in October.

   

Dick (and Beth!) Miller will be taking a well deserved vacation during the second half of October.  As many know, Dick has been spending 8-12  hours a day  at S. Mary’s supervising the construction and undertaking many repairs and upgrades himself.  We wish the Millers a relaxing and restorative two weeks away and we are blessed to have George Barrett fill in during Dick’s absence. 

 

And the Legacy Campaign – Let's finish this up!

  

We're Baaaacccckkkkk!  The Legacy Campaign Cabinet took a well-deserved summer break....also offering a well-deserved break for the Parish!  We are now refreshed and reinvigorated and ready to make the final push to close the approximately $130,000 funding gap remaining to fully fund this incredible project.  If that sounds like a large gap to you, just remember that the parish has raised over $2.8million already!  So let's take this parish the rest of the way!   There are still several parishioners who have verbally indicated their intention to give, and we naturally assume that many have been waiting to see the project begin and proceed before committing.  We look forward to hearing from and meeting with you all!

 

Wouldn't it be wonderful to welcome Father Ferrell having completed this campaign?  And do so as we have always done:  Coming together with each and every one of us giving according to our means, each and every one of us being a part of S. Mary’s future!    Let's do it!