Summer 2025 Facility Improvements

We are working to remodel the main floor bathrooms and the classroom floor.

Detailed drawings here

June 10, 2025 Update

Dear Parishioners, we are excited to announce that we are embarking on a significant upgrade of our classrooms and main-level bathrooms this summer!  On Sunday, June 8, the Special General Assembly approved the project. We want to inform you about what will happen over the next several weeks and how it will impact community life.

AFFECTED AREAS

These areas will be closed all summer, starting Monday, June 16: the side entrance, the main floor bathrooms and utility closet, the entire classroom level, including the conference room and back mezzanine, the kitchen pantry and staircase to the parking lot, and the back landing across from the Hall entrance.

These areas will be closed for limited times during the summer: the offices and hallway (during weekdays only), the kitchen (during weekdays only), and the Church and Narthex (during weekdays only).

The back alley will be closed to all car and pedestrian traffic, as construction work will be occurring there, along with trash dumpsters for the construction debris.

The construction work should not impact church Services and Hall events currently scheduled.

CLEAN UP AND MOVE OUT

Ministries and staff have already begun cleaning out the classrooms, the conference room, offices, and various storage areas so that demolition can start on Monday, June 16.  If anyone is interested in any books from our library or trophies from the trophy case, please come to the Church Tuesday through Thursday this week to select what you would like.  Due to space constraints, we will be selective about which items are most significant and will be kept for the future.  All move-out activities must be completed on Friday, June 12.

HOW WILL THIS AFFECT COMMUNITY LIFE?

You will not be able to drive from one parking lot to the other. You can only enter the facility through the courtyard door, the Hall entrance, or through the Narthex. The only bathrooms available will be those downstairs in the Hall. On most Sundays, you will be able to walk from the Church through the hallway to get to coffee hour.  There will be a few weeks during the summer when you will need to exit the Church through the Narthex. There will be a few weeks when the kitchen will be closed during the week while we do plumbing work. There will be a few weeks when the outside sidewalk, located from the back parking lot to the patio, will be removed and replaced.

We will provide regular updates on both our website and via email.  Thank you for your patience and support while we proceed with much-needed updates to our facilities.

Prayerfully yours,

Father John L. Johns, Peter Gouris, Dean Dalson