As we move into Fall I wanted to take a moment to recap what projects have been completed over the last year and a half, and let you know what upcoming projects will be taking place at our Parish.

You likely all noticed a portion of Ardmore had been blocked off the last 3 weeks, as we completed a full tear off of the roof on 3 of the 4 main roofs which included the main school building and auditorium.

Prior to that we also replaced 95% of the church roofs, including the shingled pitched roof.

Early in the spring we started the full replacement of the lights in the church.

We had a lengthy delay in the project as some of the fixtures we received were broken in shipping.

After a 3-month delay, we have the new fixtures and expect completion of that project in the next few weeks.

Moving to the end of 2025 and into 2026, the next phase of projects we have consists of replacing the HVAC System for the church and the gym.

The plan was to have this completed back in May but the unit they shipped was the wrong unit.

We are hoping that we will get the new unit in the next few weeks and can get them replaced prior to winter starting.

In conjunction with the HVAC replacement, we are also redoing the west Sacristy roof the unit sits on.
This will bring us to 100% church roof replacement as we move into 2026.

With the roofs of the church being done we are looking to have a portion of the ceiling tiles in the rear of the church replaced along with some patching and repainting of sections of the walls and ceilings by the saints and stained glass that suffered a lot of water damage over the last several years.

Also, by spring of 2026 we look to replace the roof on the rectory to stop the leaking our Priests have been experiencing over the last several years.

Finally, our principal Dr. Hillmann, our Facilities Manager Mark Brun and myself have met with an architect to begin planning our new playground for the School and Parish.

The plan is to turn the Moody Parking lot into a playground and green space that all of the Parish and our school kids can benefit from as a place to exercise during lunch and gather and socialize after Mass.

Our goal is to have this completed by the start of school year 2026, if all falls into place perfectly.

We are excited for all we have accomplished so far over the last couple of years and we look forward to all we are going to accomplish around the Parish Campus as we move into 2026 and beyond.

Thank you for your support of our Parish and continued patience as these projects do require some maneuverings and adjusting from all of us as when we come to Church and School.

God Bless,
Michael Parilla
Operations