Mass from Sunday Nov. 8 - good to be back in the church
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It's good to be back in the church. Here are a couple of pictures from 10 AM Mass today.
The adult schola cantorum:
Becky and Nick Scherer's twins were baptized today:
The Schola Cantorum sang Michael Lawrence's O Sacrum Convivium at Communion:
Father Louis's homily focused on the Year for Priests on the day after the ordination of Father Letona:
The adult schola cantorum:
Becky and Nick Scherer's twins were baptized today:
The Schola Cantorum sang Michael Lawrence's O Sacrum Convivium at Communion:
Father Louis's homily focused on the Year for Priests on the day after the ordination of Father Letona:
Labels: church-floor-project, Homilies, Schola Cantorum
Church Floor Project - Day 34
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The volunteer cleaning crew came to the rescue once again to get the church ready for Masses this weekend, even though construction is not quite finished. Scrubbing of tiles and wiping down of pews and cleaning every possible surface started Friday evening in the sacristy and continued Saturday morning into the afternoon in the church.
The Loaves and Fishes medallion on the sanctuary floor was clean enough to snap a photo.
The new floor and refinished pews (well most of them anyway) had their debut at the 4 PM Mass.
Here's a closer look at the sanctuary set up for Mass tomorrow AM:
In the meantime Saturday night finds the crew busily installing the pews that just arrived this evening, as well as the book racks. Modesty panels will be coming next week to go in front of the first row of pews. The first row will be shorter, allowing a wheelchair area on the inside ends of the first row.
This week the crew will finish installing floors in the choir loft and on the stairways, put a carpet runner on the main choir loft stairway, install shoe molding around the baseboards in the church, and fix up some uneven tiles and other odds and ends.
Because of the ongoing work, Wednesday Eucharistic adoration will be held in Kolbe Hall from 8:30 - 5 PM. Hopefully the regular 24 hour schedule will resume the following week.
The Loaves and Fishes medallion on the sanctuary floor was clean enough to snap a photo.
The new floor and refinished pews (well most of them anyway) had their debut at the 4 PM Mass.
Here's a closer look at the sanctuary set up for Mass tomorrow AM:
In the meantime Saturday night finds the crew busily installing the pews that just arrived this evening, as well as the book racks. Modesty panels will be coming next week to go in front of the first row of pews. The first row will be shorter, allowing a wheelchair area on the inside ends of the first row.
This week the crew will finish installing floors in the choir loft and on the stairways, put a carpet runner on the main choir loft stairway, install shoe molding around the baseboards in the church, and fix up some uneven tiles and other odds and ends. Because of the ongoing work, Wednesday Eucharistic adoration will be held in Kolbe Hall from 8:30 - 5 PM. Hopefully the regular 24 hour schedule will resume the following week.
Labels: church-floor-project
Church Floor Project - Day 32
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Today the crew reassembled the newly refinished pews.
In the evening floor committee members Mark Krutza and Gary Glodoski assist Church Interiors foreman Patrick Blank in marking the locations for the pews to be reinstalled.
Reassembly was still in progress, with installation about to begin. The next (and final) shipment of pews is due in any time now. The crew hopes to have everything completed by the end of the day Friday.
In the evening floor committee members Mark Krutza and Gary Glodoski assist Church Interiors foreman Patrick Blank in marking the locations for the pews to be reinstalled.
Reassembly was still in progress, with installation about to begin. The next (and final) shipment of pews is due in any time now. The crew hopes to have everything completed by the end of the day Friday.
Labels: church-floor-project
Church Floor Project - Day 31
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The first shipment of our refinished pews arrived yesterday afternoon.
You can now really see the detail in the carvings on the ends of the pews. You can also see that these used to be painted.
The waterjet medallions in the aisles got a once-over with the scrubber, so you can see their clean faces for the first time since they were installed.
From the choir loft:
One last look at the tile floor before the pews are installed:
You can now really see the detail in the carvings on the ends of the pews. You can also see that these used to be painted.
The waterjet medallions in the aisles got a once-over with the scrubber, so you can see their clean faces for the first time since they were installed.
From the choir loft:
One last look at the tile floor before the pews are installed:
Labels: church-floor-project
Church Floor Project - Day 29
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The medallions are all installed and grouted, and Monday the tile installers were cutting the interesting pieces of tile that were needed to fill in the aisle around the medallions. The grout color for the medallions is gold toned, which picks up the color of the lettering and the tile used for the borders in the medallions. It almost looks as though the pieces of tile were outlined with brass. The photos don't quite capture this effect... you'll have to see it in real life.
Pews will start arriving today (Tuesday) along with more workers to install them, and Thursday the second load of pews will arrive. Baseboards are stained (as seen above on the left) and ready to be nailed in. Once the main church's tile and pews are finished, the carpet in the confessional is next. Last on the list is the hardwood floor for the choir loft and stairways. The end is in sight!
Pews will start arriving today (Tuesday) along with more workers to install them, and Thursday the second load of pews will arrive. Baseboards are stained (as seen above on the left) and ready to be nailed in. Once the main church's tile and pews are finished, the carpet in the confessional is next. Last on the list is the hardwood floor for the choir loft and stairways. The end is in sight!Labels: church-floor-project
Pew Refinishing Photos
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The pews are being refinished in Ohio at Ridgeton Restoration (which is also a division of Church Interiors).
Below you see the process of stripping off the old finish. The stripper comes through a hose that has a brush on the end.
Pew ends after the stripping process:
New stain is applied to the pews:
Pew ends stained and waiting to be sprayed with clear coat:
Below you see the process of stripping off the old finish. The stripper comes through a hose that has a brush on the end.
Pew ends after the stripping process:
New stain is applied to the pews:
Pew ends stained and waiting to be sprayed with clear coat:
Labels: church-floor-project
DAY 27 Church Floor Project
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Saturday began with an army of volunteers giving it their all to clean the church. The layers of dirt were thick, some of it dating back to before this project began. The summer of road construction could not have helped either.
Some repairs were done on the sanctuary tile to even it out with the gold tile, the borders were almost finished in the vestibules, but most of all it was all about medallions for the PM part of the day.
Sunday work continues, including the last three medallions. There is still a good deal of work to be done, but the plan is still to be back in the church by next weekend.
Some repairs were done on the sanctuary tile to even it out with the gold tile, the borders were almost finished in the vestibules, but most of all it was all about medallions for the PM part of the day.
Sunday work continues, including the last three medallions. There is still a good deal of work to be done, but the plan is still to be back in the church by next weekend.
Labels: church-floor-project
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