Capital Campaign for the Community of St. Matthew 

Letter from Fr. Steve

Case Statement

Transition Team

Capital Campaign Office, Room 108 in School  •  Call 651-293-0697 or 651-224-6912 for more information.
Campaign Counsel: Jim Fennell: jfenn@st-matts.org  •  Campaign Secretary: Colleen Erickson.

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Progress Reports:  Bulletin 7/1/2001    Bulletin 8/5/2001    Bulletin 3/10/2002    Bulletin 5/19/2002    Bulletin 6/30/2002

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Bulletin Announcement 3/10/2002

 

St. Matthew's Church Elevator

Three sites have been investigated for the placing of the elevator in our church:
1.The entrance to the Social Hall and Church off the parking lot and entering the worship area through the door by the organ.
2.The main entrance of the Church and what is now known as the Bride’s Room entering the Social Hall through what is now the storage area behind the bar.
3.The main entrance of the Church and in what is now the storage room off the sacristy, entering the Social Hall at the Robie Street entrance.

Sites 2 and 3 appear to be the most cost efficient, although they will demand some relocation of storage spaces for parish uses.

The plan is to have the elevator installed in the summer months and ready for operation by Labor Day. It takes from 12-16 weeks for the elevator construction-in the meantime the site will be prepared and readied for the elevator installation.

The ramp at the main entrance of the church will have to be redesigned to meet state codes, and perhaps the wash room off the sacristy will be enlarged to make it handicapped accessible.

The cost of this piece of our project will be between $125,00 and $150,000 depending on the extent of renovation. This is more than the $100,000 that was originally projected.

The Saint Matthew Capital Campaign Transition Team will be meeting to determine the work to be done to the school building during the summer months.

I am grateful to all who have and continue to support our Capital Campaign, and I am eager to see the work begin!

S. Adrian

 

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