Construction Update: July 22
UPDATE PRESENTED TO CONGREGATION ON JULY 22
How many of you have ever added a room to your house or remodeled a kitchen or bathroom? And continued living in the house at the same time? Then you know the excitement and elation that can result—as well as the disruption and inconvenience. You also know that any major construction project takes time—usually more than you anticipated—and requires patience, flexibility and a sense of humor.
Well, Providence is well into our remodeling project and we are experiencing both the excitement and the temporary inconveniences that occur before the project is complete. Witness that we temporarily are holding services here in the Fellowship Hall rather than the Sanctuary.
On behalf of the Session I wanted to do two things this morning: give you a quick preview of WHAT to expect in the next several weeks and let you know HOW to stay up to date.
First, WHAT IS HAPPENING? In the next few days and weeks, this is what you will see:
• Serious construction will begin—a fence will go up and we will no longer have access to the first two rows in the upper parking lot;
• The handicapped parking spaces will move to third row of the upper lot;
• At the same time, the current back entrance will be blocked and new entrance doors will go in at the front of this room [Fellowship Hall]--right over there on the Williamson Hall side; and
• Additional parking spaces will be added to the upper parking lot—to do that some trees will be removed and the area near the playground and back entrance re-graded.
Second, here is HOW to stay informed. Watch for the following:
• Periodic updates like this during the Service with volunteers available afterwards to answer questions;
• Reports in the Good News;
• Emails and status reports sent to the congregation;
• A message board in the Commons with pictures and more detailed information; and
• We have implemented a new feature on the Church Website called “Staying Connected” that we urge you to check out.
I would like to invite you all to participate in a groundbreaking ceremony immediately following the 10 am Service on August 5. Of course, as good Presbyterians we will have food and celebration at this important stage in the life of our Church.
Finally, and, perhaps most importantly, I am certain that the Holy Spirit will guide and aid us as we face the challenges of the coming months.
Thank you.
How many of you have ever added a room to your house or remodeled a kitchen or bathroom? And continued living in the house at the same time? Then you know the excitement and elation that can result—as well as the disruption and inconvenience. You also know that any major construction project takes time—usually more than you anticipated—and requires patience, flexibility and a sense of humor.
Well, Providence is well into our remodeling project and we are experiencing both the excitement and the temporary inconveniences that occur before the project is complete. Witness that we temporarily are holding services here in the Fellowship Hall rather than the Sanctuary.
On behalf of the Session I wanted to do two things this morning: give you a quick preview of WHAT to expect in the next several weeks and let you know HOW to stay up to date.
First, WHAT IS HAPPENING? In the next few days and weeks, this is what you will see:
• Serious construction will begin—a fence will go up and we will no longer have access to the first two rows in the upper parking lot;
• The handicapped parking spaces will move to third row of the upper lot;
• At the same time, the current back entrance will be blocked and new entrance doors will go in at the front of this room [Fellowship Hall]--right over there on the Williamson Hall side; and
• Additional parking spaces will be added to the upper parking lot—to do that some trees will be removed and the area near the playground and back entrance re-graded.
Second, here is HOW to stay informed. Watch for the following:
• Periodic updates like this during the Service with volunteers available afterwards to answer questions;
• Reports in the Good News;
• Emails and status reports sent to the congregation;
• A message board in the Commons with pictures and more detailed information; and
• We have implemented a new feature on the Church Website called “Staying Connected” that we urge you to check out.
I would like to invite you all to participate in a groundbreaking ceremony immediately following the 10 am Service on August 5. Of course, as good Presbyterians we will have food and celebration at this important stage in the life of our Church.
Finally, and, perhaps most importantly, I am certain that the Holy Spirit will guide and aid us as we face the challenges of the coming months.
Thank you.
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