Thanks to all the 4th, 5th and 6th graders who helped the B&G team rake up monkey balls from our sweet gum tree for our Spring lawn clean up.

On Sunday, March 24, the monkey balls and sticks on our lawn will be gathered up by our helpful 4th, 5th, and 6th graders during church to be disposed of so the grounds will be ready for spring grass care. If anyone could lend a hand to finish up after...

In addition to our Strategic Planning Projects to improve accessibility and aesthetics, we also have to keep up with ongoing maintenance projects. This month, we were able to repair a large crack in the planter box facing Halstead Rd. under the blue square glass windows outside the sanctuary. Some additional...

Our church is blessed with a large building and many closets and storage areas. Some of these are dedicated to specific programs, like the Music Room closet library, others are shared spaces. We have dedicated volunteers who try to keep closets in order, but we need everyone’s help to keep...

Work began this week on the installation of mechanized shades in the Sanctuary and manual shades in Parish Hall. A master panel will allow shades to be raised or lowered depending on outdoor brightness and those times of year when worship can be affected by strong sunlight. The darkening effect...

Although the weather changes from winter to spring to polar vortex and then back to spring again, it really is winter and snow and ice are always possible. Please use caution when parking or using sidewalks. We have a contractor who plows and salts, and our custodians add ice melt...

As Winter approaches, please use caution when parking or using sidewalks. We have a contractor who plows and salts, and our custodians add ice melt as needed; but there still may be ice patches or slippery spots. We keep buckets of ice melt at all entrances; feel free to toss...

One of the most exciting repairs we can experience here in the building is when we replace HVAC units on the roof. A crane, lots of helpers and the joy of a new, efficient system can make things lively around here. Our office HVAC failed inspection at a recent service...

On Monday, November 12, our volunteer grounds team planted 100 Daffodil bulbs that were donated to the church by Nancy Flanagan. It should be a bright spring!

Recently we had some work done in the parking lot to mitigate puddling and ice formation in the winter. You can view some photos, here. We may never completely eliminate frozen spots in our parking lot, but we hope these improvements will make the lot safer for everyone.  

There have been complaints about cold breezes from the air conditioners in the Sanctuary. September 5 & 11 Jim Weddell and Ray Iannuzzelli investigated the 4 AC vents. They were able to readjust downward slanted louvers to be horizontal or slightly upward slanted, and eliminated the cold breezes in the...