About 20 stalwart parishioners braved the weather to watch the final struts placed on the administrative/chapel wing...no small feat for Ledgewood Construction as the elements made for a risky work environment. But they were undaunted! Within an hour, the final strut was installed and Legacy Building Project co-chair Dick Miller, along with an assistant, placed a tree on the top-most beam! Check out the photos!
The practice of "topping off" or "topping out" a new building can be traced to the ancient Scandinavian religious practice of placing a tree on the top of a new building to appease the tree-dwelling spirits of their ancestors that had been displaced. The practice migrated to England with Scandinavian immigrants and took root (no pun intended...) there. Today, a "topping off" ceremony is often held to commemorate this milestone in the construction of a building. And this is some milestone!!
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Jennifer A. Gregg
(207) 781-2665
(207) 650-1462 (c)
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