Make Room At The Inn

Week of 2-2-09

2009-02-09T11:44:00.003-05:00

This week has also been pretty interesting. We discovered another underground water pipe with our equipment! While grading the area between the church and school we hit the pipe supplying the church and the 2 first grade classrooms.

There sure is a lot of buried stuff that isn’t on the map around here. We had the water back on in an hour or two. Thanks to the folks at the school for being so understanding.

The preparation for paving is proceeding although we still have a few weeks before that will be done. Each area has to be edged, dug out and filled back in with shell rock as a bed for the new asphalt. While it’s all exposed we are installing conduit to each “island” for irrigation and electric (landscape lighting or Christmas lights).

Take a moment to look out the doors to the narthex and you can see that the block walls are complete and the fill for the floor is leveled out and near where it will be when finished. The size of the new narthex is a little easier to see now.

Don’t forget to check out the latest photos on line through the church website http://www.stjoesweb.org/ . Just click on and follow the “Make Room at the Inn” logo on the Home page and the Capital Campaign page.

Or just ask…

Peace, Ric Filer

Capital Campaign

2009-02-09T11:39:00.000-05:00

On behalf of St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church we would like to thank each and every one of you for your generous contributions to the Capital Campaign Fund. Your time, talent and treasure will go a long way to fulfilling our mission of outreach to the community by providing the facilities that are sorely needed in these challenging times. As the parishioners that came before us many years ago , you can be especially be proud to think that future generations will benefit from all that we endeavor to build today.

In early 2009 we plan to compete the Narthex remodeling and hopefully start on the next phase of our continued expansion. As you know, the ongoing cost of our building project continues. We hope for your continued support in 2009. May God bless you and may God bless St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church.

Jeff Nurge

Second Week - January 12th

2009-01-17T23:19:00.010-05:00

With renovation work there is almost always... Discoveries! The first week the doors and windows were removed, the wood framing was pulled off and the concrete floor removal was started. The floor was only supposed to take a couple of days, but we discovered that instead of 4 to 6 inches of concrete there was as much as 30 inches in some places! We also found the water line and one of the electrical cables with the concrete saw. As the paving people proceeded to lay out the project in detail (all those stakes and orange lines on the ground) we found that there were several questions that needed to be answered by our civil engineer. This resulted in a meeting, and some minor redrawing of the paving plan. Our General Contractor Rick Mouw needed to get involved but had the misfortune of a heart problem and is in the hospital! He and his new pacemaker are doing well, he says he'll be back at work Monday... Paving will be delayed but will not effect the completion date, shell construction is still very much on track to finish in time. Concrete floor removal work finished up and they moved on to the walls. This went more smoothly but sure looks like hard work. You can see that the roof is supported with extra beams and jacks until the wall is gone and a steel beam is installed.

Good news/Bad news. As the dissassembly work progressed we found that the roof leaks under the stained glass windows that we fixed last year had caused quite a bit of damage over the years. Also a small colony of carpenter ants had moved in. Patti Muranti's brother Tony sprayed and they moved out. All this will be fixed in the process of rebuilding - that would be the blessing part!
Please check out the pictures for this and previous weeks. Here is the link to the Week 2 pictures.

http://picasaweb.google.com/photos.sjecs/Narthex11209Week2?authkey=qI-PqRydr_Y#

Peace, Ric Filer

Week One - January 5th

2009-01-17T22:26:00.017-05:00

Well it’s finally happened! As I’m sure you noticed we have actually started to “Make Room at the Inn”!
Monday January 5th at 7am the crew from Mouw Associates arrived with trucks and equipment and started setting up. By the end of the day the barricades were in place, scaffolding was up and St. Joseph and baby Jesus had been carefully moved from their place in the circle.
Tad Knutson’s crew transplanted several trees both large and small to make way for the new paving. During the week the front of the church was pulled apart and the old carted away in anticipation of the new. The interior was walled off to protect the rest of the church during construction. The Narthex itself will be finished in about three months.
The paving work will take only about four weeks and for a while change our driving habits since the center of the campus is completely blocked off.
On Sundays you can enter from either Seacrest or Swinton and the parking ministry folks will help you find the best spot. If you want to visit the church during the week, the Swinton entrance will be the best by far.

Take a look at the illustration below. If you enter from Seacrest and park in either the school lot or on the grass you will need to take a bit of a walk to avoid the work area. If you enter from Swinton the access is easier, the walk is shorter and there are still two handicap access areas. During the week the Seacrest gate will be open all day but closed after school is finished around 6pm.
Tami Pleasanton and her staff have done a masterful job and risen to the challenge of redirecting the school traffic mornings and afternoons and the students all day long. Thanks for being so cheerful about the whole thing!

There are colorized drawings of this phase of the work posted at the back of the church and in the parish hall that may help you visualize what the finished project will look like. Here's a link to some drawings.

http://picasaweb.google.com/photos.sjecs/109?authkey=o1jyBsVpshw#

Here's a link to the first week's photo album.

http://picasaweb.google.com/photos.sjecs/Narthex1509TheFirstWeek?authkey=lJnwwwnI8Zw#

I’ve been blessed to be part of the process of bringing our plans to reality. I’m also excited and thankful to finally get underway. Please let me know if you would like a closer look at what’s going on and I’ll be happy to provide the nickel tour…

Peace, Ric Filer

Jobsite Photo Albums

2009-01-17T22:02:00.003-05:00

One of the duties we have taken on to save money is that of Jobsite Photos, I take hundreds every week. Here are links to all of them.

Ric

http://picasaweb.google.com/photos.sjecs/Narthex10908MeetWSchoolAboutTraffic?authkey=5MTMdP5q-yA#

http://picasaweb.google.com/photos.sjecs/Narthex121708HydrantMove?authkey=ODmKukeN1c0#

http://picasaweb.google.com/photos.sjecs/Narthex1209MovingDay?authkey=UNQhEQY1kAk#

http://picasaweb.google.com/photos.sjecs/Narthex1509TheFirstWeek?authkey=lJnwwwnI8Zw#

http://picasaweb.google.com/photos.sjecs/Narthex11209?authkey=0M2nr1VVumA#

From Small Beginnings

2008-12-17T23:07:00.014-05:00

It may be a small thing but yesterday and today the fire hydrant out front was moved and passed inspection by the city. The water was off briefly at the school while we learned what valve did what. (Oops.) The city of Boynton Beach is a normal part of the process and their engineer gave us a set of drawings of the underground water pipes. This contained an amazing amount of important location information. We now have almost as much on paper as Harry McDaniel has in his head…

The rest of the pictures are at http://picasaweb.google.com/photos.sjecs/121708HydrantMove#

By the time you read this we will have signed or be about to sign the contract with our General Contractor Rick Mouw Associates for the narthex project. Real start date will be the first full week of January. Our contractors will be doing their best to give us as much access as possible but while parking will be a challenge for a while, our parking ministry will be on hand to ease the pain. The whole circle area in front will have to be completely blocked for 3 or 4 weeks. We’ll also be using the transepts for entering and leaving. The shell and interior construction will take a few months but we have been promised it will be done by Easter.

If you caught the bulletin last week or the Carpenter has shown up in your mailbox, you may recall that we noted how we are all experiencing difficult economic times. (We probably weren’t the first place you heard it.) The vestry is taking a pragmatic approach to the management of the church’s treasure. The plan calls for building only as much as we can reasonably afford with the funds the congregation is able to provide. While most building projects are done using bridge loans (very short term loans designed to even out the highs and lows) St. Joseph’s doesn’t have a mortgage (long term loan) on any of its property. We are in better shape than most churches in our diocese. That’s a good thing and the vestry wants to stick with pay-as-you-go, especially now.

To that end we have asked our architects to divide the narthex and parish hall building into 3 phases that will let us more easily match our building project expenditures to our financial capabilities. It is certain to take longer to complete but it would be foolish to just charge ahead before we know where the money will come from. This approach will add some extra cost overall but makes good sense in light of the times.

This also means that we will have to live with the current parish hall for longer than we originally thought. We’ll need to consider how to make what we have last a little longer and work a little better for us. We'll need to look at issues such as where to find more storage, should we paint, replace some flooring and even some of our kitchen cabinets and more.

Prayer and Patience and all will become clear…

We welcome comments and value everyone’s input.

God's Peace, Ric Filer

FINALLY!

2008-10-29T22:18:00.003-04:00

Finally we have our PERMIT! The city of Boynton Beach ran out of questions and approved the Narthex project for us. I’ll post a copy in the Narthex for your viewing pleasure…

We have however decided to hold off on any significant disruption until after the Christmas holidays. We didn’t want to chance making it hard for people to come to Saint Joseph’s for Christmas. Not to mention that there will be a $10,000 plus savings in doing the inside and outside work together. We think careful stewardship is pretty important, especially in light of the current economy.

You may notice that some things will still be starting to happen; some trees need to be moved and will have to be root pruned well ahead. That big ficus tree south of the narthex and Tad Knutsen met and Tad won…

As we keep learning (you saw if you were at Fr. Marty’s Italian Dinner last Saturday) our kitchen is a key element in the energy we get from St. Joseph’s. Our chefs, kitchen designers and architects have been doing some final meetings to make sure we get what we need and that perhaps the cleanup crew won’t have to stay so late doing dishes.

As we develop our plans and blueprints with our design team we are able to more accurately predict the project costs. This part of the process allows us to find areas where we can build smarter and save by choosing designs and materials that meet our goals AND our budget. We will continue to welcome input from all.

I’ll keep you posted.
Peace, Ric Filer

Blue Labyrinth - Green Lights...

2008-10-22T21:45:00.008-04:00

This will be a quick update. Most everything is in place for us to get started with phase I. We are just holding our breath, waiting for the City to hand us our permit.

If you will check the floor of the narthex you can see we’ve laid out the size of our labyrinth in tape. It’s an 18’ circle. You can also see a picture of a similar floor and samples of the porcelain tile we will be using. Blue for the field and a cream for the design.

To give you a little information about labyrinths, click on the Labyrinth Company’s History of Labyrinths page. http://www.labyrinthcompany.com/aboutlabyrinths/history.html

We have a couple of “green” experiments coming up. First is church lighting. Take a look at the LED light fixture we’ve installed on the front of the choir loft that provides the equivalent of a 100 watt bulb but uses only 9.5 watts! I’m not sure this is the exact fixture we want but it does show what an LED light can do. Instead of $15 a year to run, it would be less than $2.

Next is a wind power test station that we will be installing in front of the church. It will look like a small weather station on a pole. Florida is considered marginal for wind power but we are one of the highest points at 33’ above sea level at the church floor. Wind power is less expensive per KWH than solar and runs at night. It may or may not be workable but it’s certainly worth checking.

Peace,

Ric Filer

Latest on the Building Project

2008-10-15T21:42:00.019-04:00

I keep hoping I can report that we have our permit in hand but we’re still waiting. We all know that the Lord works in mysterious ways but it seems that the city of Boynton Beach does too. It looks like we will be unable to get started in time enough to finish the narthex expansion before Christmas. Sooo, in order to accommodate the holiday crowd, it seems best to divide it into two parts and get done what we can.

First we’ll do the paving and landscape needed, that CAN be done in just 4 to 6 weeks. The major disruption to traffic part, both for the church and the school, will last about a month. The landscape part will take a little longer but will be easier. Then, just after Christmas we’ll start the second half, the narthex itself.

An important part of this process will be working with everyone who will be affected to keep all this as painless as possible. Sam Mancuso and I met with some of the school staff, Rick Mouw (our GC) and the paving guy last week to get an idea how to help the school manage their pickup and drop-off traffic during construction. I also attended the school’s staff meeting Tuesday afternoon to explain, answer questions and reassure everyone that we can all work together to make this happen smoothly.

Still high on our list of concerns for this project is being “green”. That includes not just energy but Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. We will be using recycled asphalt for the paving and recycled concrete aggregate where possible to the maximum allowable by code. Also Jeff Nurge (Mr. Florida Friendly) is working with our landscaper to use as many Florida native, drought resistant plants as possible. That means less water for irrigation. We anticipate using a new power saving, long life LED light bulb for the majority of the narthex lighting and eventually re-lamping more of the church’s fixtures where appropriate.

The Tuesday morning Design Team meeting was long but interesting, Steve Placido of TSG Design met with us to talk about AV, acoustics and sound isolation. He will help us to keep the drum sounds from escaping Charles’ practice room and show us how Bill’s room can sound like the church so the choir rehearses true to their performance. One of his key philosophies is to make sure that we build smart and plan for future use. Sounds good…

As always, feel free to ask me or any of the vestry questions. If we can’t answer we’ll find out for you.

Peace
Ric Filer

Thanks For All the Ideas

2008-10-01T00:37:00.003-04:00

Almost all the input for the architectural design team from our user groups has been submitted. Thanks to all who gave of their time and ideas, we got some great ones. Thanks also to John McKague for his help. We probably won’t make everyone completely happy but we’re trying. The Kitchen has proved to be the hardest and is just about there. Our chefs will have a fantastic place to make their magic.

Allison at the Duncan Center gave me a tour of their kitchen the other day. Their needs are somewhat different than ours but it’s about the same size as ours will be and has a lot of the same equipment we are interested in. (Some we may not be, i.e. large hot/cold and beverage lines in the main room although we could consider smaller portables for these later.) Their chef says he’d like more storage both refer and pantry as well as more prep space. We’ll do our best. They have something we didn’t think about but probably can’t fit now; it’s a bathroom for kitchen staff. That way when nature calls they don’t have to stroll through the event dressed in spaghetti sauce…

Here’s a link to some pictures I took there. http://picasaweb.google.com/photos.sjecs/DuncanCenterKitchen?authkey=PrRb6E_4pag#

The Tuesday morning team meeting happened again (if I’m at a team meeting it must be Tuesday…). Today we had civil, structural, MPE, (mechanical, plumbing, electrical), engineers, general contractor, energy consultant and 3 architects and (oh yeah) me. These meetings are really productive with lots of exchange of ideas and keep everyone focused and on schedule. They also help solve problems before they get out of hand.
We continue to discuss solar hot water, solar cell arrays, LED lighting and other ways to be as green as possible.

We are closer to starting the narthex; we expect the permit within the next two weeks or so. There will be a fair amount of pavement work out front and we will probably have to use the transept doors for a few weeks and alter our parking habits. (I prayed for patience and the Lord sent me a renovation…)

The fichus tree south of the church and next to the classroom building unfortunately has to go. Tad Knutsen’s company will be removing it and grinding the stump this week. We’ll be redoing the pavement and making it wider there, the disabled parking will get closer to the building and we’ll install a paver sidewalk.

As usual all questions are welcome.
Peace, Ric Filer

Everything You Wanted to Know but were Afraid to Ask...

2008-09-24T09:59:00.006-04:00

NEW NARTHEX
Final flooring materials and lighting fixtures will be chosen this week for the narthex expansion. If you’ve been to the Duncan Center Chapel you probably recall the beautiful polished granite floor and labyrinth. We plan to install a similar floor to welcome all at our entry.

We have answered all of the city’s questions regarding our permit and expect it will be granted within a few weeks. Ground breaking as soon as possible after that.

You may notice that we have cut some access holes in the exterior narthex soffits and walls to confirm the current construction and to know how to connect to it. This has led to some discoveries, one being deteriorated wood under the high stained glass at the front of the church. This was caused by old water leaks that were fixed during the roof repairs and new cross installation earlier this year.

NEW PARISH HALL
Attention all church staff and ministry leaders - Your final input for the Parish Hall building, offices and meeting rooms needs to be completed with Ric this week, by 9-26-08.

A title search was completed last week with the help of Reeve Bright to confirm the legal description, existence and location of all recorded easements on our property.

We’ve ordered further surveys of some of our underground utilities by Ground Hound using ground penetrating radar, vacuum excavation and remote pipeline video observation. We’ll make sure our buried pipes are still in good shape. (If Jimmy Hoffa is down there we’ll find him!)

Final adjustments and additions are being included in the latest survey by Carol Baxter’s firm, O’Brien, Suiter & O’Brien.

This week alone we have had presentations by Nuvox on high capacity ultra reliable internet & phone service, William Andrews our energy consultant on solar cells, solar hot water and super efficient lighting, and Farnes Computers, our current IT provider regarding our computer support before, during build and for our move to the new building. Each one of these folks will be expected to improve service AND save us money in the process.

A few days ago Jeff Nurge (our resident Florida Friendly Plant expert) and I met with our landscape designer Dave Bodker. We plan on maintaining the feel and flow of our current garden area around the columbarium but refreshing some of the greenery. Jeff’s forte is to select plants that require little or no irrigation and minimal maintenance. Jeff is REALLY into being green…

Please continue to check the website http://www.stjoesweb.org/ for updates that happen more often than weekly. Or just find Ric or one of the Vestry and we’ll be happy to fill you in on the latest…

Peace,
Ric Filer

Building Fund Update

2008-09-17T22:45:00.001-04:00

On behalf of St Joseph’s Episcopal Church and the Bridge Team we want to thank all who made commitments to the Capital Campaign Building Fund for their continued contributions. We also wish to thank those of you that gave a onetime contribution to such a worthy project.

Although we are very close to breaking ground for the Narthex, we continue work on the Parish Hall/Administrative building project that will commence early next year. That being said, there are upfront Architectural, Engineering and Consultant costs of which we are currently paying out now. For those of you who have committed to the Capital Campaign Fund that have yet to make your contribution, now is the time to catch up.

St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church is blessed and proud to have each and every one of you involved and committed. With God’s help these outward additions to the structure of our church grounds will reflect the love we already feel inside each and every day.

Peace,
Jeff Nurge
Capital Campaign
Bridge Team Chairperson

Design Team Meeting

2008-09-10T00:33:00.006-04:00

Our weekly design team meeting was held Tuesday morning. This will continue to happen throughout the 2 year span of our project. The meeting is held at our architect’s office. The team usually consists of our Principal Designer Jess Sowards, Richard from his office, Rick Mouw our General Contractor, Dan & Andrew - Mechanical Plumbing & Electrical engineers from Thompson & Youngross, Bob Selinsky our Structural Engineer and myself as the church’s representative. Among the others that are invited to participate as their specialties are required are our Interior Designer Debra Hutchenson, our Landscape designer Dave Bodker (with Jeff Nurge’s help), Joe Pike our civil engineer or William Andrews our energy consultant. And more!

This Tuesday’s topics ranged from confirmation of utilities easements to electrical service needs, from the number of toilets (potty parity – ask me) to kitchen design to roof structure and exterior lighting. We will probably be required to build a “four hour wall” between the church and the parish hall to meet fire codes. We are working with the city building division and the fire department on this.

Also since the total building will be capable of holding many hundreds of our parish family, those we know and those we haven’t met yet, we will be hiring a Threshold Inspector. Florida Code requires that a duly licensed professional serve as an inspector on larger projects termed "Threshold Buildings" whose definition is, in accordance with Florida Statutes, any building which is greater than 3 stories or… blablabla ... and an occupant content of 500 people or greater (wow, that’s us!). This person works just for us and is a special (certified) inspector to perform structural inspections to confirm that our building is safe, to code and what we are paying for.

Plans are being developed to accommodate essential church activities while we are building. A trailer may be in the office staff’s future… The challenge of storing all the stuff we are now tripping over to someplace where we can still access it should be interesting. Phone, computer and internet services need to be as near seamless during the transition as we can make it. There will be a couple of presentations at the next vestry meeting; one will be by Jim Farnes on our computer and new phone systems.

The other presentation will be by William Andrews our energy consultant, to explain some of the ways our building can be sustainable, green and occupant and environmentally friendly. Along these lines we’ll also be talking to the folks at EcoDecor, specialists on green interiors. As someone who has driven a hybrid car for the last 8 years this stuff is a particular interest of mine.

Please feel free to stop me and ask questions. I’m more than happy to fill you in on how we are going to… Make Room at the Inn.

Ric Filer
Ric@StJoesWeb.org
561-248-1355

IT TURNS OUT...

2008-09-02T19:22:00.005-04:00

It turns out that the narthex project is moving a little slower than originally planned. Between personnel changes at the architect’s office and summer vacations… disappointing but I guess we shouldn’t be too surprised. Things ARE happening though. The City of Boynton Beach has approved the overall site plan and we are waiting for them to approve the narthex plans for permit. Can’t start without that.

We are in the part of the process where Rick Mouw our General Contractor gives blueprint sets to subcontractors for their estimates. Together we choose the best from each trade to perform the work based on, among other things, price and qualifications. Several of our parish family have submitted. Bids have been received for paint, landscape, plumbing, electrical and pavers. Some mechanical, roof & asphalt bids are pending.

We are also continuing work on the details of the parish hall. For example the green energy and sustainability options we are examining.

Builders’ risk insurance is an important consideration on our project, especially with the storm exposure we have in South Florida. Of the quotes we have the one provided by our regular church insurance provider is the lowest by a significant number.

You may not have heard that the Diocese Building and Loan committee (Archdeacon Bryan Hobbs who preached for us a couple weeks ago is a member) had approved our plan a while back. The name of this committee includes the word ‘Loan” because it’s not uncommon for churches to ask the diocese for financial help. They were extremely pleased and impressed (and we should be proud) that we had worked out those issues ourselves. Hence the reference in the Archdeacon’s sermon that we are paying for this project, it was a nice compliment.

Green St Joes?

2008-08-14T16:25:00.007-04:00

We are still very much interested in making this a “Green” project and sustainable building. Solar hot water will cost no more to install but almost nothing to own! More efficient inside lighting and LED/solar lighting out will cost slightly more up front but will allow a quick payback and, after a few years, cost only a small fraction to operate. Air conditioning is a big portion of our utility bill but by making some smart decisions with window quality and placement, landscape shading, building insulation and other passive options as well as choosing the most efficient machinery we can afford we can be pretty “Green” here, too.

One area where we can take big steps is in roof-top solar cells to provide a large portion of our energy needs. This helps us not only with electricity directly from the sun but, by using less from FP&L, we drop to a lower billing rate. This route will require a significant upfront cost but will qualify us for large federal and state grants. After a payback period of about 8 years, we get another 25 years of “free” energy from the sun!

We need help in affording this one in the form of a short term loan. This could be structured as a business venture with financial advantages for both the church and her partner. There are churches in the area that are already following this path. If this sounds interesting, please contact Ric Filer at 561-248-1355 for more information.

Soon... soon.

2008-08-14T15:38:00.007-04:00

Just in case you were wondering when you would see work start on the narthex; the answer is - not yet but soon. Plans have been submitted to the city for approval and are being given to various subcontractors for quotes.

We have long needed more easily accessible bathrooms, with two being added to the narthex we won’t have to walk past the altar if nature calls anymore… One of the things still to be decided is the floor. We are looking at various materials that include a labyrinth like the one in the Duncan Center Chapel. Lighting, light colors and more windows will make the room seem brighter and more welcoming. You will see a big difference not only on the inside but in the landscaping and circle in front. The circle will move east, get slightly larger and there will be a paved sidewalk in front of the church.

We'll keep you posted.

Ric Filer

Project Team

2008-07-10T14:49:00.007-04:00

Project Team

Phase One, the Narthex Expansion is well on the way and will be obvious within just a few weeks, Phase Two, the new parish hall building is close behind.

Over the last several months we have attended many meetings with our architects, engineers and general contractor as well as St. Joseph’s staff and parishioners to make sure we get not only the best design for our ministries’ needs but one that is practical and affordable. We have also been in touch with an interior decorator and the same company that produced the labyrinth in the chapel at the Duncan Center. Soil borings and perk tests have been performed and an “As Built” survey was done. Our design for the narthex is ready to present to the city for approval. 75% drawings have been produced and will be going to the various sub-contractors for bids. We expect to have Building Permit Approval for the Narthex Expansion by early August and start construction shortly after. Along with the new narthex and bathrooms will come some changes in the circle and landscaping in front of the church, the driveway and parking on the south side.

The parish hall project has been developing in parallel but a couple of months later than the narthex. Many of the things we are doing will apply to both areas. We plan to submit the parish hall construction documents to the city in late September and receive the permit by mid November but probably won’t start construction until after Christmas. The new building should be ready by the summer of 2010.

One aspect that is particularly exciting is the prospect of making this an environmentally responsible building. This was one of the Presiding Bishop’s concerns voiced during her visit to South Florida a few months ago. Some things require only a decision with no additional up front cost like solar hot water or the proper placement of widows and choice of materials, but still produce a savings. Other items we are considering like a photovoltaic array on the roof and LED lighting require an initial expense but have a reasonable payback period and will produce great savings later as well as making us good stewards of the world that God has entrusted us with.

If you would like more project information or have suggestions please contact me at Ric@StJoesWeb.Org or 561-732-3060.

Ric Filer

Bridge Team

2008-07-10T14:42:00.005-04:00

Bridge Team

Today, we are well on our way to making our leap of faith into the foundation of our future. As of the end of June 2008 we have 223 committed parishioners for the “Make Room at the Inn” Capital Campaign for a total pledge amount of $2,905,309. To date over $550,000 in stocks and cash have been deposited to the Capital Campaign account. A tremendous start given we are only a few months into our three year journey! All of us at Saint Joseph’s should take this time to express our gratitude to the Lord for providing us a place to put our faith in him and one another. These new facilities that we are about to build will come at a time of great need for us and our community.

For questions on stock contrubutions or any aspect of giving to this campaign please contact me at JeffREM@bellsouth.net or call 561-732-3060.

Jeff Nurge