Please enjoy this three minute video that shows all 14 days of the organ removal process, shot with a time lapse video from the back of the nave. Although much of the packing took place in the side Chapel, you can still get a sense of the magnitude of the project,...
Organ Renovation Begins January 22, 2018
On Monday, January 22, the crew from Foley-Baker, Inc. will arrive at Christ & St. Luke’s to start the dismantling of our pipe organ. This is the culmination of four years of planning and hard work and the beginning of the renovation of our church interior. The crew...
September 2017 Report from the Steering Committee
Work will begin on the first phase of the Restoration, Rehabilitation and Renovation of the Church Buildings and Grounds involving the water intrusion repairs of the Church Building. E. T. Gresham Construction has been contracted to begin this work officially on...
August 2017 Report from the Steering Committee
Things are well on their way in terms of finalizing work that will preserve and improve the condition of the church building. We are going through the various steps to obtain approval from the department of Historic Resources, preparing contracts, working out the...
May 2017 Report from the Steering Committee
We hope that you had a chance to see the update presentations on our Master Plan given by Ray Gindroz and Mary Kay from Hartman-Cox. We now identified a series of Schematic design Packages in...
May 2017 Master Plan Update Presentation
On Sunday, May 7, Mary Kay Lanzillotta of Hartman Cox Architects gave the congregation an update on the latest design decisions for the Stewardship and Preservation of our Historic Buildings. The following video is a summary of this presentation. We welcome your input...
Master Plan Introduction
Christ & St. Luke's has embarked on an ambitious capital campaign and master plan that will restore our historic buildings and pass them onto future generations in better shape than before. After several years of prayer and forums for congregational input (including...
Grand Organ Refurbishment
After three years of preparation and research, a contract was signed in January 2017 with Foley-Baker, Incorporated, a pipe organ refurbishment company based in Tolland, CT. In 2018, the organ of Christ & St. Luke’s will be removed and brought back to their workshop...