Legacy Project Update - January 2013

Legacy Project   Update - January 2013                                                         Jennifer Gregg, Dick Miller, David Robinson

 

The Construction

      On Track for a March 2013 Finish!

   The campus  remains a beehive of activity, with the installation of the refurbished Mother Window in the church, perimeter fencing defining the Guiding RAY playground , buffering fencing along upper parking lot facing Waites Landing, defining the Foreside Road driveway exit and most particularly, work in all parts of the Parish House, up, down and sideways!   As a result of all this work in December, we are delighted to welcome the Choir back to healthy, dry and renovated spaces on 2 January 2013, with a huge "thank you" for their patience and flexibility over the last four months. We also are thrilled to welcome the Boy Singers of Maine back to S. Mary's in January. 

    For all, there is something new to see every week, so we invite you to take advantage of personal tours offered by your Building Committee members:  Dick Miller (after the 8am service) or George Barrett, Chuck Horton or Jennifer Gregg (after the 10am service.)    We LOVE doing these tours!!

     This month, the focus in the Parish house will be on "finishing work" downstairs and continued progress in the Administration/Chapel wing.   Upstairs,  the most obvious work will be on the floors:  laying  new flooring in the auditorium and refinishing the existing  auditorium and the kitchen wood floors.  This refinishing  and curing  process will take at least two weeks to complete, during which we must avoid walking on the floors in question.  We will most certainly keep the parish apprised of the exact timing of all this and work with all to keep the obvious disruption to a minimum.  We thank all in advance for your continued patience and understanding. 

 

    The Campaign continues to make progress with gifts from 208 individuals and second gifts from 48!   Every single gift helps us close the funding gap, which is now down to$108,033.  This may seem like a daunting figure, but please remember that  we have already raised $2.8 million in pledges!  We WILL get the rest of the way, and we will do so one pledge at a time, with each parishioner participating, giving the best gift that their circumstances will permit.   If you have not yet pledged to this incredible effort, please consider joining your parish family.  Please don't hesitate to reach out to Jennifer Gregg (781-2665) or Beth Shaw (781-3366) with any questions or concerns. 

      And thank you to all who have taken such care to pay their pledges in a timely manner!  In December, our credited payments totalled  $1,764,474.65, keeping our finance charges to a minimum!