June "Thought of the Month"

I will not mistrust God, though I feel myself weakening and on the verge of being overcome with fear. I trust God shall place a holy hand on me and in the stormy seas hold me up from drowning.

St. Thomas More

May "Thought of the Month"

Nothing happens to us except by God’s will and permission- death or life, sickness or health, riches or poverty, even the wrongs done us by friends or relatives or anyone else. Not a leaf falls from a tree without God’s consent.

St. Catherine of Siena

St. Elizabeth's Shelving Project

The Joes recently spent some time at St. Elizabeth's constructing some storage to help keep the rooms organized and efficient.

Here are some photos of the process!

April "Thought of the Month"

Imagine the vanity of thinking that your enemy can do you more damage than your enmity.

St. Augustine of Hippo

March "Thought of the Month"

We cannot be saved by seeking just our own individual salvation. We need to look first to the good of others.

St. John Chrysostom

Lenten Project 2016 Update - St. Bridget Parish Hall Basement

Another update on some work of the St. Bridget Youth Group, Parish Staff, and The Joes a couple of weekends ago as part of Lenten 2016 Projects. Great job by everyone involved! 

Organize & Remove Clutter

With the help of the St. Bridget Youth Group, leaders, and Parish staff, items in storage were identified and sorted. 

Along with The Joes, the Youth Group Junior High students sorted and reallocated of many items that were no longer needed at the Parish.

Some went to Goodwill and Restore of Habitat for Humanity. The excess filled a 20 cubic yard dumpster and helped to clean out the basement space.

3 rooms full of items were reduced to less than 1 room of items organized for all Parish Groups.

Paint the Mechanical Rooms

The basement space is punctuated by 3 small rooms, each housing a furnace and mechanicals. The youth group prepped and painted each room with dramatic colors, befitting the character of the space. 

They intend to add casual furniture, rugs, and other activities to the space.

Each room painted was 12’ high and 22’ in length, requiring careful trim work and floor taping.

Create a Giant Blackboard

Along the North wall of the basement, the Joes built a 2 x 6 stud wall 8’ x 24’ in size.

Drywall board was installed and prepped for coating material consisting of primer and 2 coats of ‘blackboard’ surface. 

The board area will be trimmed with rough sawn cedar and ready for ‘chalk’ by March 1^st.