Week 25 - Milestones

I am happy to announce that we have our parking back -- bigger and better than ever!

The first coat of asphalt was laid this week over the new main lot in front of the church, as well as the dropoff circle area. While the crews finish up some of the surrounding work ahead of the final coat, we will be able to use the temporary surface for our church functions.

This is a major milestone, as it means our parishioners, who have been so wonderful about accepting a bit of a walk during the parking crunch, can now park nearby to avoid the cold (or hot) weather that's to come.

Speaking of milestones, they will start to arrive close together from this point on. As you can see in this week's photo album, rough electrical is almost complete, and the windows are going in around the building. Come Monday, the technology and security system folks will be starting to run their wires. Drywall appears to be a mere two weeks away, as are the shingles for the roof. As we look toward each milestone, we draw that much closer to completion.

Of course, accomplishing all these milestones means the bills will start to arrive closer together as well. With the next Capital Campaign Drive going on, and fundraisers such as the Fall Cash Bash (which is tonight), we work towards the milestone of having the building paid for. Like our parking milestone, this financial milestone will mean less of a burden for our parishioners.

Although it seems like a long way off, just as we did with the construction, our parish family will tackle it -- one milestone at a time.