You know it isn't the repairs but the way everything is done and then asked if its okay. His title is "temporary administrator", not "remodeler extraordinaire". All of these repairs should have either been put to a vote or the parishioners at least told, not done and then asked for donations to pay for it.(I'm referring to the sanctuary here). I was married at St. Anthony's and the comments on the beauty of the altar and front of the church were overwhelming by people who were there or saw our wedding pictures. Oops I digress. The point I'm trying to make is that most people in the parish are on fixed incomes and can't always come up with the big money at mass or when renting the hall or school (for parishioners???). Being told the Lithuanian groups and social hall aren't really parish functions so you need to pay for anything using the facilities of St. Anthony's, even though St. Anthony's is officially known as a "Lithuanian National Parish". So when we mention the wine racks etc., we just don't want to be financing all these perks for a "tmporary administrator". By the way it's ST. ANTHONY'S RECTORY not newman house !!!!!!!!!!
Hey that sounds like a good name for a new show ...."Remodeler Extraordinaire" a travelling Catholic priest will come to your dead, dying parish and revamp the sanctuary (where Jesus lives...oh and try to use that as his excuse!) spend all of your secret trust fund money that you had previously used (with the permission of the AB)for social events and then leave you with a beautiful sanctuary for Our Lord Jesus Christ to live and reign as one God forever and ever.
I bet even the Protestants will like this show.