I just got back into town last night and the first thing I did this morning was check out the progress on the church clean-up.
There has been a great deal of progress:
- The organ was moved out Last Thursday (5/13) and taken to Forbe’s for cleaning and storage.
- The pews are in Tuscaloosa cleaning and storage. Several where severely damaged.
- As you can see in picture above, our sound system was destroyed. A sound technician is working up a proposal for us to look at.
- The roofing company is determining how long it will take to fabricate replacement materials for the roof. (It is 3.5” thick tongue in groove planks!)
- This week the statues and the crucifix have been cleaned and the ceiling has been “ice blasted” to remove the smoke damage. They are staring on the walls today.
- Most of the vestments have been returned, but I have not had a chance to go through them to assess the damage yet. As you can see in the picture of the sacristy the fire was very close to the vestments and everything in the drawers, including all my very old vestments, were destroyed.
On an unrelated and happier note, there is a new fountain and agapanthus bed next to the front entrance to the office, and the Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine and the new St. Bede sign have been landscaped. These are just the latest in a number of efforts to beautify the grounds. These efforts by the staff have lead parishioners wanting to get more involved. The St. Bede Garden Club had its first meeting and 18 people were present. They are interested in helping keep the parish grounds beautiful. We have done a great deal of work in the past few years and I hope that the new Garden Club is going to take our grounds to a whole new level.
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