The Trees

If you attended Mass today, then you probably noticed something different about the construction site where our new sanctuary will rise. There are some trees missing.

We miss them too. If there were any way to preserve them, they would still be standing. The way the building codes required us to use the lot's footprint forced us to sacrifice some of the beautiful hardwoods that have sheltered us for so many years.

But if you look carefully, you may see that those tree trunks are stacked neatly to the side. The church has plans to reuse the wood from these majestic trees. We will build a cross from them, for one, and there are plans to create other projects from this wood.* Reusing this wood means that we will have to pay for it to be kiln-dried, milled and more. But we thought it was important for our parish to reuse and recycle these trees, since we were forced to remove them during construction of our new sanctuary.

This isn't the only recycling we are doing as we are "Making a Place at the Table." We have stories to tell you about the stained glass windows, the stations of the cross and more.

For now, you're welcome to give us your feedback on the construction so far. We'd love to hear your thoughts.

*Edited to update: Not every tree will be able to be used for church projects.