Tearing Down the Parish Office

Yesterday the parish office was torn down. The original plan was to tear down the building before out current church was built. But because we didn't have the money to build a new rectory, it was moved a turned north of the church. It first housed priests like Fr. Steinhausen and Fr Pat Henry. Now, over 30 years later, it is time to transition the space into parking.

It was great to have Papillion Sanitation on hand hauling the debris away as it was loaded.

Bob Roth has been overseeing this event. Bob said that one of the first projects he was a part of was tearing down houses in Omaha so I-480 could be built. He said he got so he could tear down five houses in one day -- though they were smaller than this one.

Open House at the New Office

Wednesday night, at a joint gathering of the Parish Council and the Finance Council, Fr. Damian and and Fr. Vogel did a blessing of the new parish office.

There will be an Open House at our new parish office after the two Masses tonight as well as after the morning and noon Masses tomorrow (Sunday.) Come take a look!

We Weren't Robbed

The parish office we've used since

 1982 looks pretty empty now.

It's because we've moved to the new office. It's part

 of Phase One of the Pave the Way campaign.

We're still getting things in place, but

 we should be back to normal soon.

Starting the Move

A table in Fr. Damian's office was one of the first items to be moved yesterday.

Because of some work being done to the floors and overall preparation, items couldn't be moved into offices yet, so they were brought to the conference room for now. This will make the moving on Tuesday a little quicker.

We'll resume Tuesday morning at 9:00 a.m.

Step by Step

We're getting more and more of the First Phase of our Pave the Way project done. In a few weeks we'll be able to start moving into the new parish office.

Office Construction Continues

Fr Damian has been in to see how construction on the new office has been coming along.

 Here's a previous picture of one of the offices...

 ... and the current view.

 This is in the reception area which was an addition.

This will be the new conference room.

 These shelves/cabinets from the current office have been removed ...

... and are being installed in the new office building.

Everything is coming along very well.

Converting a Home to Our Office

The "Yellow House" just east of the church is being remodeled into a parish office. The Long Term plan calls for an office to one day be built which attaches to the church. To do that right, however, would likely cost over two million dollars. So this "temporary" office is being set up so it can last for a few decades. This will allow us to address more immediate concerns such as a new community center and gym. 

The two pictures above show the interior of the house when we took it over.

The room being built to the left will be the new copier room. The building will have seven offices including three up these steps.

Above is a picture during construction looking out the front door. But this doorway will no longer lead to the exterior.

Instead it will lead to a handicap accessible bathroom (shown in the pictures immediately above and below.)

 On the north side of the building, space is being built for the main entrance and reception area.

It's coming along very well.