Orange Be Gone!

Take a last and final glimpse at the orange color that remains in Holy Trinity for in early February the last remants of the bright, retro colored carpeting in the church will be taken up from the altar and the new flooring will be laid. The R & R committee is going with a hardwood floor surface on the altar. The 'engineered hardwood floor' was chosen because the floor will not move or buckle with the humid air coming up from the basement.

The ornate detailing on the ceiling above the altar has been completed. All the scaffolding in the church is now completely removed and all painting finished.

Here is another look at the ceiling and wall paint job on the altar. Also, the new crucifix donated by the Altar and Rosary Society was afixed to the reredoes and now stands front and center on the altar.

After mass today, everything in the body of the chuch was removed and the old carpeting was pulled up. Taylorville Home Source will lay the new flooring (all except the altar flooring) Tuesday and hope to be done by Friday.

The R & R project is starting to see the finish line! The only major interior work left to be completed is the laying of the new floors. A medium shade of taupe with speckles of neutral colors was chosen as the carpet for the body of the church. A more plush version of that carpeting will be laid in the reconciliation room. Also, an 'engineered hardwood' was chosen for the altar. The carpeting will be laid starting this Tuesday, January 18. The hardwood on the altar will be installed in early February.

Also of major note--the committee has successfully reached its goal of $130,000 in donations this week! A huge THANK YOU is extended to all donors and volunteers who helped make this dream a reality for our beautiful church!!!! However, the committee would still like to do some other much needed work to Holy Trinity. All extra monies coming in from now on will go towards exterior window and foundation repair. These hefty projects will begin in spring.