The Construction
The Parish House – We'll be ready for SPARKLES!
Ledgewood Construction have pulled out all the stops and have assured us that the Mother Window will be reinstalled in the church and that the Auditorium, with its new bathrooms, the connecting hallway and the Guild Room will be in presentable order for the Sparkles fair on December 8th and the Sparkles Concert reception on December 16th. Whew! All those paint cans and scaffolds will be gone in time to decorate and welcome the community through our doors for their (and possibly your!) first close looks at this construction project. Given the expected traffic during SPARKLES and Christmas weeks, we are opting to defer all flooring work in the Auditorium until January 2013. As such, Father Nathan's office will remain in the trailer adjacent to the administration trailer throughout December.
In the meantime, Ledgewood continues working through its "punch list" for Guiding Ray spaces where our children are happily ensconced in their safe, healthy and beautiful new spaces. Work will move ahead in earnest in December on the Guiding Ray "Arts and Crafts" and the Choir rehearsal rooms and the hallways running the length of the Parish House, upstairs and downstairs.
Although there have been some bumps in the scheduling road, Ledgewood is still forecasting a March 2013 finish to this construction project—on schedule given the fact that we started a month later than we had hoped. Let us keep them in our prayers! Exterior painting and landscaping work will then resume as soon as weather permits in the spring.
The Campaign continues and, thanks to some recent pledges, the gap has shrunk to approximately $120,000. We are heading in the right direction! With each of us doing what we can, we will close the remaining gap! Remember, pledges can be paid over 5 years—you decide both the level and the schedule of payment that is good for your circumstances. If you have not yet formalized your pledge, please consider joining the rest of your S. Mary's family in building our future!
Jennifer Gregg, Dick Miller and David Robinson
