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Board of Trustees President Bonnie Lepoff |
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Saturday, 06 February 2010 |
 We are Growing
(Part Deux)
I just couldn’t think of a better topic for my conversation with you this month. The work to convert our RE and office space to more spacious RE space has already begun. The outline for the new doors between our expanded sanctuary and our new entry lobby were marked on the wall in mid-January and many memories and dreams were written in that space. The ‘wall-breaking’ ceremony happened on Jan 31. What fun to break through the dry wall and see more space beyond!
What else has happened? A lot!
The Arts and Aesthetics committee has
selected paint and carpet colors and new chairs. Floor plans have been
studied to make sure our sound equipment will fit in the new sound room,
the music equipment will fit in the new sanctuary storage room, the
doors, walls and storage areas in our new space will be the most usable,
and electrical outlets will be where we need them to be.
Rev Anya
moved into her new office on Jan 24 so the wall separating her old
office and the youth room could be removed. The youth have begun moving
their things to their new room on the mezzanine level in our new space.
Tim,
our landlord, is serving as general contractor for this work and is
keeping us informed on a daily basis of the work being accomplished.
There will be some adjustments as we work around walls coming down and
new ones going up, new carpet and tile being installed, and new paint
being, well, painted, but the workers will sweep and straighten up at
the end of each day, mindful that we use our space in the evenings as
well as the weekends.
Many things will have been moved by the time
you read this, but I know there will still be plenty of opportunities
for you to help with moving or rearranging Religious Exploration
supplies, kitchen supplies and equipment, furniture and toys in the
nursery, arranging our new storage rooms, and setting up our new chairs.
(Did I mention we’ll be getting new chairs?) It is exciting how much
there will be to do as we stretch and wiggle into our new space.
Our
formal dedication will take place on March 28th. We will have occupied
our new space for a whole month by then but we have chosen this date for
two reasons. We want to be settled in our new space and we want it to
be decorated nicely when we welcome visitors to join us in this
dedication. The second reason is March 28 is the end of our Stewardship
Campaign.
You will be hearing more about this year’s campaign soon so
I will just introduce the topic here. The theme this year is ‘Breaking
Down Walls.’ Those walls include the one between our current space and
our new space, the one that keeps people from Standing on the Side of
Love, the one that makes it hard for people of different races and
religions to work together, and the one that makes it hard for us to
talk about money. (I throw in that last one to ease you into the
Stewardship Campaign mode!) The campaign begins on Feb 27 with the High
Donor Recognition Dinner and ends with our ‘end of campaign celebration’
on March 28. Let’s make this dual celebration the best ever.
See you
in church!
Bonnie Lepoff
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