Our Church Is Being Refurbished
Friends,
I would just like to bring to your attention a couple new things that you might have missed in our parish.
- On the front of our church on San Pablo Avenue, we have a wooden statue of St. John the Baptist. In the course of time, the wind, rain and sun beats down upon this large wooden statue. Mario Navea took down the statue, refurbished it, filled in the cracks and re-finished St. John. It looks like a new creation, and it is appropriate that our patron looks down on all of the people of God traversing San Pablo Avenue.
- In the patio and fountain area near our gym, we have a wooden deck. Like all exposed wood, we had a lot of dry rot and weather damage. We are replacing this decking with a new product that will hopefully last a long time and provide a safe and sanitary deck for both our church and school use.
- Lastly, take a look at the small vestibule in the front of our church. We have developed a beautiful shrine for our statue of St. John baptizing Jesus. We have some nice votive candles for your use. We are not finished with the vestibule, but this is a fine addition to the on-going beautification of our church. As we read last week in the words of Isaiah: “…….my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples.”
Fr. John Maxwell
