The last big hurdle to clear in our Cherish the Flame project, you may remember, was the kitchen renovation - and if you ask our Kitchen Sister, she’ll tell you they saved the best for last!
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Today we bring you some joyous and long-awaited news …
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It’s been ages since we last gave you an update on the progress of our Cherish the Flame project, hasn’t it?? Well, wait no longer … our Summer 2025 edition of From the Foot of the Cross will fill you in on all sorts of exciting details!
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We’ve shared some glimpses of some of the Chapter Room windows in previous posts, but now we want to give you a closer look - and share some of the fun hidden details that might go unnoticed at first glance!
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Progress on our renovations continues apace, and it’s hard to post updates before they are already “old news”! However, we thought you’d like to hear about our highly unusual Holy Week this year …
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The end of Lent, yes … but also the end of our building and renovation project!!
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This final phase of our Cherish the Flame project is slated to be complete near the end of April, and we’re seeing the transformation take place day by day. It’s not quite time for “before and after” photos, but enjoy some images of the progress!
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As we enter into this Jubilee Year 2025, the long-awaited final phase of our project - the renovation of our refectory and kitchen - has begun! On Thursday, January 2nd, a group of men with JMJ Construction arrived bright and early to seal off our refectory area with plastic sheeting and to begin the demolition phase.
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Back when we first heard the Lord’s invitation to consider a building and renovation project to help our monastic home better serve the needs of our community, one of the first places we decided to re-imagine was our recreation room.
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Dear friends, I bring to you glad tidings of a long-desired event … we have officially moved in to our new Holy Family Wing!!!
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We’re moving in to the Holy Family Wing this week (!!) and hope to have photos soon, but in the meantime we wanted to make sure you didn’t miss reading our latest newsletter!
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Window #1 commemorates the foundation of the Passionist Congregation in 1720, when St. Paul of the Cross made his 40-day retreat in Castellazzo, Italy, and wrote the first Rule. We couldn’t resist giving you a sneak peek at some of Donna Baldacci’s beautiful work in progress!
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With all the wonderful happenings of the Advent/Christmas season and the New Year, it’s been quite a while since we took time to update you on the progress of our Cherish the Flame construction. We can assure you, however, that our “silence” about the building project hasn’t been for lack of news to report!
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Our latest newsletter is hot off the presses and ready for your perusal!
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In the past two weeks, we have seen a major transformation take place in our monastery courtyard …
That’s right, the Holy Family Wing is finally rising!
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Two weeks ago, contractors poured the huge concrete slab that will become the floor of the new wing. Like always, we’ve been amazed by how much detail and thought must go into providing a firm foundation for our building.
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The past week has seen a lot of progress on our Cherish the Flame project! The cloister walkways are really coming along, and the doors and windows of the loggia have been installed. Even more exciting, the plans for the Holy Family Wing are complete and have been submitted to the local planning and zoning committee …
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Time is flying by, and it’s already late May! It’s been months since we sent our last edition of From the Foot of the Cross, sharing a year’s worth of community news. Now we present you with our latest newsletter, which gives an update on the progress of our Cherish the Flame project.
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Yes, you read that right! Through the generosity of an anonymous benefactor, our Cherish the Flame Campaign has been blessed with a SECOND $100,000 matching grant opportunity!
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It’s been quite a while since we gave any updates on the progress of our construction, hasn’t it? It seems like it’s about time we remedied that situation …
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