Maintenance Committee

Religious stained glass window depicting a man with a halo, holding a hammer and a wooden cross, with lilies in his hands, with a church and sunset in the background.

To honor and serve God by maintaining a safe, welcoming, and sacred space for worship and community life. Guided by Catholic values of stewardship, reverence, and hospitality, our mission is to provide regular and proactive care for the church facilities, ensuring they are well equipped to support the spiritual, educational, and social needs of our congregation. Through our work, we seek to reflect the dignity of God’s house and create an environment that fosters prayer, fellowship, and service to others.

What we do:

The Maintenance Committee may not be the most spiritual activity the Church offers, but it is nonetheless a good use of your time, an act of charity, and a way to grow in fraternity with other good Christians.

Members include architects, engineers, handy man or women and anyone good with a drill. Contact us for more information.

The members of the committee are Bill Taylor, Brad Parkinson, Christian Inauen, Dave Donahoe, Glenn Miller, Joe Howerton, Joe McGartland, Kis Kubica, Mike Troyer, Patrick Gilmore, Steven Mitchell, and Vince Toscan.

Needs:

We are always looking for volunteers. We especially are grateful if you are good with your hands, and a self starter as there are many projects we work on throughout the year.

Contact Us

A wooden crucifix of Jesus Christ on a stand in front of an altar with six tall, gold candlesticks and candles inside a church.

This crucifix stand was built and donated by Mike Troyer. The crucifix is the one from the social hall, to be used at the Good Friday service. Mike volunteered to make this stand because in the past we had used a cinder block with a cloth over it to hold the crucifix. Mike is a member of our Maintenance Committee and worked very hard to create this beautiful stand and even stained the wood to match the crucifix. Thank you, Mike.

Ongoing Projects

1. Bell tower repair.

2. Addition of gutters on the west side of the church - this is to stop the erosion at the foundation of the church and prevent structural damage to the church.

3. Heat cable on the Southwest side of the bell tower- this is to prevent ice damming.

4. Solar panels

Future Projects

1. Church roof replacement- a quote for the replacement in June of 2024 in the amount of $ 89,152.00, and this does not include the cost of removing and then reinstalling the solar panels.

Close-up of a gray shingle roof with evenly spaced rectangular shingles.

Completed Projects

1. Bell tower TPO membrane roofing replacement

2. Dead valley roof repair

3. Repair south side transept lighting. Kris Kubica is shown direct wiring a fixture to remove the ballast.

A person operating a lift inside a building with stained glass windows.

A person in safety glasses and a hat working on electrical wiring on a high ceiling, standing on a mobile lift labeled 'United Rentals' inside a room with beige walls and a small square window.

Empty outdoor balcony or terrace with dirt marks, a black chair, a water bottle on the chair, and some equipment or pipes along the wall.

Open hatch on a flat rooftop showing a rectangular opening with a wooden interior, surrounded by grey metal framing, with a power cable running across the rooftop surface.

Empty laundry room floor with a tangled rope and a hook, brick wall background, water meter on the wall.

Corner of a roof with gray shingles and a white flat surface section.

A metal pipe is connected to a wall-mounted box on a concrete floor outside near a brick wall.

Close-up of a damaged, cracked concrete surface with a piece broken off, revealing darker material underneath.

A person working on electrical wiring while standing on a lift inside a room with cream-colored walls and a high ceiling.

Empty rooftop with some dirt and debris, a coiled rope, a clock on the wall, and a black chair.

This is a photo of the South West valley next to the bell tower. This valley is what roofers call a dead valley. A dead valley refers to a low sloping or flat area where two roof planes meet, leading to water and debris accumulation due to poor drainage causing leaks and damage. We used the leftover TPO membrane from the bell tower roof instead of shingles to repair this valley. This is because a dead valley will allow water to wick up under shingles, and TPO will withstand standing water. This repair stopped the water leak in the basement next to the Adoration Chapel.

Photos of the bell tower before the roof replacement. The photo with the ladder shows the water stains on the walls from the roof leak. The roof was replaced with a new TPO membrane that typically lasts 20 years.