Knights of Columbus

I wanted to thank you and all of our great volunteers for the last successful work day.
I would like to announce the St. Phillips Fast Day of Service and Recollection sponsored by the St. Athanasius Maintenance Department.
All parishioners are encouraged to reserve the day and join us for recollection and service in the church and hall.
The program will include candle lighting for everyone’s intentions, festal readings, tropars, and carols.
Continental breakfast served at 8 am. Ethnic lunch at noon.
Our goals for the day include:

• Wash and wax church floors
• Wax pews
• General cleaning and cobweb chasing
• Bell tower renovations to closet on the first floor
• Sort and store books in choir loft
• Organize storage on second floor of bell tower
• Weather strip and seal doors to choir loft
• Put out salt and sand buckets

We ask all parish member who find anything on the parish grounds that needs fixed to put it on the list.
This announcement by Joe Kupec is approved by Richard Medwig, Maintenance Superintendent and endorsed by William (Fergie GiiterDun) Ferguson Assistant Maintenance Superintendent.

Parish Work Day Goals for December 4, 2010Read More

November 8 Update: The volunteer crew accomplished a lot during the Parish Work Day. For example: crayon marks removed in cry room, insulate storage closet in church, test snow blower and reorganize pews & many other things in garage. Meanwhile 2 people evangelized and sold baked goods at the Decatur High School Craft Fair.
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October 1, 2010
You are invited to the next St. Athanasius Work day and Ethnic Lunch sponsored by the Parish Maintenance Department.
We will start between 8 and 9 am with continental breakfast and coffee.
Lunch will be Soup (Borscht or squash), Country Spare Ribs in Sweet and Sour cabbage, Pyrohy, Spaghetti and Nut rolls and Ice Cream.
Here are a few of our goals for the day:

• Finish soffits on the garage to keep out squirrels
• Clean crayon marks off the cry room walls
• Insulate bell tower closets and install sheeting
• Cut Sheeting for sacristy closet and install shelves
• Put down flooring above the maintenance shop and move wood to the space
• Move appliances to be kept to the back room
• Move appliance to be sold to the front of the garage and photograph
• Photograph pews
• Stack pews
• Fill in holes behind the garage
• Cover stairs to the basement of the garage with 2 by 4s and sheeting.
• Bring extra garage door down from the rafters
• Seal openings in the brick with mortar.

As with every work day we will start by inviting everyone who comes to light a candle for their intentions.
Do join us for a wonderful day of fellowship as we build up Gods House.
Sincerely,
Joe Kupec
(Shop Steward)
This announcement authorized by Richard Medwig, Parish Maintenance Superintendent.

Parish Work Day Accomplishments – November 6, 2010Read More