July
3, 2005
The
Painters are Coming!
Vacation
I’m
taking two weeks vacation to an “undisclosed location” so
you’re all on your own while I’m gone!
I’ll miss the start of the painting project, but I’ll be
back to “inspect” before long.
When I get back I’m looking forward to meeting with folks for
“Sommer in the Summer”-- an informal conversation with your
friends and neighbors over dessert. You can e-mail suggested dates or
see me when I’m back after July 18th to set up a date.
Catholic
Ministries Appeal
Thanks to all who made a pledge in response to last week’s “encouragement”
by Soraya Navia. We’ll give an accounting in a couple of week
of where we’re at in the campaign. Right now every new dollar
given will come back to us in the form of a rebate once we reach our
goal.
e-mail Father Ralph:
Past Columns:
June19: Sommer in the
Summer
June 12: Great News Anoying
News
June 5: What's Essential
May 29: Setting Priorities
May 22: Painting Project
May 15: We are the Church
May 8:Mother of the Church
May 1: On Life and Death
April 24: Habemus Papam
April 17: The Spirit Abounds
April 10: Two men on a journey
April 3: He's baaack!
March 27th: Not the best
news...yet
March 20th: What are You
Doing For Easter?
March 13th: The Stench
March 6: To Tell or Not
To Tell
February 27: Dry Mouth Dry
Soul
February 20: Good to Be
Here
February 13: And he was
hungry?
Ash Wednesday '05
February 6: Ashes Already?
January 23: Catholic Schools
Week
January 16: Continued Charity
January 9: Migration
January 2:All is bright?
Columns from 2004
Columns from 2003
Columns from 2002
Last
Tuesday we met with the contractor who will handle the painting of our
church interior this summer. We are also able to arrange for the refinishing
of the floors and the pews at the same time. So here’s what’s
about to happen:
Wednesday, July 6th,
7pm Parishioner volunteers needed to put things away -- anything that
isn’t permanently affixed to floor or walls needs to be put into
storage. If you have some time and can help with storing things in the
basement, the attic or the garages, we need your help. Please call our
office (516)334-0021 and leave word with the receptionist to let us know
you’ll be here to help.
Monday July 11th: From this day on, weekday
masses (including funerals) will be moved to Our Lady's Chapel in the
school. The church will be closed from Monday through Friday so that the
painting and re-finishing can take place.
Weekends and weddings: We’ll
keep the regular weekend and wedding schedules in the Church. The contractor
assures us that scaffolding will be down during those times. Half the
pews will be shipped out (they plan to start with the back half) to be
refinished and we’ll use chairs in their place until they’re
returned. Then the other half of the pews will be taken and refinished..
So things will be a little different for a few weeks.
The whole job is to be completed
by the first week of September.
This project is being funded through the Millennium Fund, the fund that
parishioners contributed nearly $2million to over the past years. Again
I want to thank all those who contributed to this fund and to Ed Moritz
and the Millennium Fund Committee who oversee the investment so that we’re
able to draw dividends for projects like these. Most parishes would need
a fundraising campaign to refinish their church. The Millennium Fund is
a gift that will keep on giving into the next generations.
