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The Building Committee has begun to get organized. There has been a good response to our request for volunteers. Many of you have volunteered to help and please know that we WILL try to ask you to do what you have volunteered to do - it may not be for a while.
This is a long-term project that may take as much as five years. Many of the things that you have volunteered to do may not happen for a couple of years. If you feel left out and want to be more actively involved, let us know. There is plenty of work to be done.
Some things have to be done in sequence. The Environment and Liturgy Sub-Committee members have to get organized and trained before they can begin to plan the spaces that we need. They have to learn what ALL of the liturgies are and what is needed to support them before they can say that a space will allow the parish to participate in all of the different rituals. With all of the training and research to be done, we can expect this process to take 6 to 12 months or more.
Once the spaces are designed then the Structure Sub-Committee can really begin the actual design of the building with an architect. They can then accurately say how much the project will cost. While the Environment and Liturgy Sub-Committee is formulating its plan, this Sub-Committee will be looking at the site(s) for the church, planning for clearing off old structures, drainage, parking, utilities and many other physical investigations that can be done. They will interview architects and prepare their recommendations. They will also make plans for the renovation of existing structures to make them more usable in their new role. This Sub-Committee will do the actual supervision of the construction to insure that we get the best building for our money and that the building meets all codes and regulations.
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