Dear People of
Christ Church,
This week, I'm passing on a building update from senior warden Jonathan
Duce...many thanks for all the hard work, Jonathan!
As you've probably
noticed, our tower is looking significantly shinier, and the lift is gone! Our
engineers from Simpson Gumpertz & Heger have submitted six field reports
since April 15th.. Each report documents the progress of our tower
repairs. The most recent report states that the cross is securely in place at
the top of the spire and repointing at the spire is complete. A lot of
attention has been paid to detail such as the ochre color of sand to match the
ochre color of the original mortar in the as closely as possible. The final mix
is made up of: 5 parts East Hartford yellow sand, 1 part East Hartford Red
sand, 1 part Iron Clad gray ("buff") cement, 1 part lime.
The final work to
be done on the outside was to repair the roof stone slabs at the tower stairs.
Interior tower work starts next. Our mortar and cross stabilization was paid
for by our CPA (Community Preservation Act) grant for historic preservation
from the city of Waltham, which will also cover the majority of the interior
roof work. Our own capital campaign funds have gone to the project oversight
from SGH, to be sure everything is done to spec.
Another capital
campaign project is to improve handicap accessibility. This spring, the
vestry voted to engage Perry Brothers Construction to rebuild the sacristy
bathroom (and resulting sacristy re-design). The paperwork is now slowly making
its way through the city permitting process. Once the permits are in place work
will begin. We have been told that it will be a 4-5 week construction timeline
once the crew gets started.
The generosity and
faith on the part of everyone at Christ Church in contributing to the capital
campaign has been an inspiration; if you haven't yet made a pledge, please see
the full write up about the work to be done here. Our final tally was $311,220 in commitments, from 45
individuals and families. Our average pledge was close to $7,000 divided
over five years...you are amazing givers! Since we met our first
campaign goal, 85% of funds now stay at Christ Church with 15% going to wider
mission
Thank you for your
gifts, and for your patience!
Blessings,
Sara+
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