Fr. Maus shared the news through social media posts this morning, October 18:  The upper level bathrooms off the gathering space are now open and ready for the weekend Masses.

Please visit our Faith Formation page to read about the start dates for our Faith Formation and Youth programs this year, which are affected somewhat by construction.

You may register for Faith Formation, Confirmation, sacramental preparation and youth groups on this page.

Click here for the combined calendars of classes and activities.

Dear Parishioners,

The trusses are in place on our new parish center addition!  It is easier to envision what the finished project will look like now.  Soon the roofers will be here and those working on the interior will be protected somewhat from wet weather.  The Parish Center should be substantially enclosed sometime this month.

The bathrooms and the conference room in the upper level are on track to be opened to the public this month.  These were built within the outlines of the former single bathrooms and parish offices.  We look forward to opening the new conference room for OCIA classes, general meetings, weekend offertory counting, temporary Faith Formation space, and more.  The bathrooms and conference room will be a great blessing as construction continues on the new parish offices on the upper level and new meeting rooms/classrooms on the lower level of the Parish Center expansion.

On the lower level, the former St. Anne and St. Joachim classrooms on the north side of the classroom hallway were removed for construction and will be expanded upon to include Faith Formation offices, a large double meeting room/classroom, a triangular youth room/meeting room, another classroom/meeting room, a mechanical room, and much needed storage space.

The other three classrooms that existed prior to construction (the St. Joseph and St. Dominic rooms on the east end of the classroom hallway and St. Gabriel, which has been a combination classroom and Faith Formation office, on the south side of the hallway) will be painted by volunteers this month and opened by November 1, so that Faith Formation classes for our younger students will be able to commence with enough space for the children. 

We have already begun our Confirmation preparation classes and have kicked off our First Reconciliation program, but these are the beginning dates for other youth programs:  November 2 - Sunday age 4 through grade 5 classes; November 5 - Wednesday grades K-5 classes and Middle School Youth Group; November 12 - grades 6-8 classes; and November 23 - Teen Catholic for high school.

As you have likely seen when you have come to Mass, the walls and roof beams are in place for the new Our Lady of Grace Food Pantry.  We await windows and other materials to enclose the structure so that more interior work may take place. 

Again, we wish to thank all of the contractors and their employees who are working so diligently to bring these plans to completion.  The extra space in our Parish Center and the new Food Pantry will serve generations of parish students, adults and families, as well as countless members of our community.  Please continue to pray for the safety of the workers.  Also, pray that, through the intercession of Mary the Mother of God during this month of the Most Holy Rosary, the construction workers will be drawn closer to Our Lord as they use the skills He has given them in their work on this project for His Church.

If you have not yet made a pledge or gift toward this effort, please consider making one in the near future.  You may do so by visiting our parish office in the temporary trailer in our parking lot, by putting your gift into the Sunday offertory, by choosing the online giving option on our website and looking for the Vibrant Vision fund, or by calling us and asking about gift options.  We appreciate every donation of any amount as it brings us closer to meeting our parish family’s financial obligations toward these expansion efforts which will enable us to reach out to even more families with the love of Jesus Christ.

Sincerely in Christ,

Fr. Adam Maus

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