St Mary's update on restoration as of Feb 14, 2025

Cleaning up and getting ready for MARCH 1st!  

LOTS of cleaning happened this week and the new floor and the new cabinetry has been installed in the Sacristy!  

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. 
• The walls and ceiling have been sanitized. 
• The walls and ceiling have been painted.  
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  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. 
• Hardwood floors in the Sanctuary have been installed.   
• Choir loft floor was stripped, sanded, resealed and polished. 
• New lighting in the Sacristy has been installed. 
• New flooring has been installed in the Sacristy  
• New cabinetry has been installed in the Sacrsty  
• The entire church has been cleaned AGAIN
• The back altar, statues, tabernacle and pews have been unwrapped and cleaned  
• The storage attic has been reorganized  

Here are a few tasks which are being worked on:  

• Replacement drapery panels for the Sanctuary are being made. 
• A new organ has been ordered. 
• Some of the furniture has been returned from the storage area. 
• New carpet for the aisles will be layed.  
• New area rugs for the Sanctuary have been ordered.   

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/.../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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Additional photos can be found in the posting to Facebook -> 

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