St Mary's update as of Jan 31, 2025: new speakers installed as part of the restoration work being done

St Mary's Parish update (1/31/25)

WE HEARD YOU AND SOON YOU WILL HEAR BETTER WHEN ATTENDING MASS!  

New speakers (and more of them) have been installed in our primary worship space. Each central column will now hold a speaker. 

 

The damage caused by the smoke was extensive. Great progress has been made. 

Here is a list of some of the work which has been accomplished:  

• The walls and ceiling have been cleaned. 
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  The walls and ceiling have been sanitized. 
• The walls and ceiling have been painted.  
• New electrical wiring has been installed. 
• New overhead ceiling fans have been installed. 
• New sound equipment wiring has been installed. 
• Work on putting down new flooring has begun. 
• Many of the church furnishings have been cleaned. 
• The scaffolding has been taken down and removed. 
• New speakers have been installed. 

Here are a few tasks which are being worked on:  

• New hardwood floors are currently being laid in the Sanctuary. 
• The choir loft floor is being sanded and restored. 
• Replacement drapery panels for the Sanctuary are being made. 
• The Sacristy has been gutted and is now being rebuilt. 
• A new organ has been ordered. 
• Some of the furniture has been returned from the storage area. 

Though insurance will cover many costs, it will not cover the replacement and restoration costs of everything in our church.  

The St. Mary Parish Fire Fund has been established to help us restore our church.  

If you are able to give online, please use the following link:  

https://www.osvhub.com/stmarysfranklin/giving/funds/saint-mary-parish-fire-fund 

If you prefer to give by check, please make your check payable to St. Mary Parish (mention the St. Mary Parish Fire Fund).  You can mail it to; St. Mary Parish, 1 Church Square, Franklin MA, 02038 or drop it by the Rectory.  

Thank you in advance for your kind and generous financial support of this effort. 

May God continue to bless you.

🎯Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2 are the target dates for our first Masses in our primary worship space “upstairs.”

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