Construction

July 18 - The paneling is coming off the walls near the altar. The altar will be dismantled by marble specialists, and eventually reconstructed in a new, more prominent location.
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July 18 - The stained glass windows are protected throughout the building, as well as the permanent statues. And this altar will remain.
July 18 - The carpenters are preparing the upstairs and downstairs for the process of asbestos abatement. The entire floor will need to be moved because there are asbestos tiles that were simply covered up during the 1981 remodeling process.
July 18 - The chandeliers are being removed and placed in special boxes the carpenters are making. They will be cleaned and electrically upgraded.
July 16 - The choir loft minus organ and chairs
July 16 - Putting up scaffolding to remove the light fixtures which will be re-lamped for better lighting.
July 12 - Our old kitchen is gone, so that a new kitchen may take its place.
July 12 - The hall waiting for asbestos abatement. The ceilings will be higher than they were and the rest of the space will have a more practical design, as well as many safety features.
July 2, 2025. The church is emptied of pews and preparation for asbestos abatement begins.
July 2, 2025. The parish hall is being prepped for asbestos abatement.

New Mass Protocols During Construction:

During construction, as we are displaced from the church, we will not have a proper place for a tabernacle on church grounds. Therefore, the presider will consecrate only the needed amount of Communion hosts at each Mass. Please read on to see how this will be accomplished at each Mass.

Weekend masses in the our lady of the lake school gym
Our Saturday 8:30am daily Mass, and the Saturday 5pm, and Sunday 7:30, 9:00 and 11:15am Masses will take place in the OLL School Gym (see full schedule on page 2.) Parking and Entrance: Parishioners may enter either through the main school entrance and proceed down the hall to the
gym or enter through the rear gym entrance at the corner of the building adjacent to the playground. Handicap parking will be added to the gym entrance area. (There is also an elevator to get from the main entrance level down several steps to the gym level.) Please use all caution when driving in the parking lot since there will be more people walking through the lot to get to Mass.

Special Instructions for Holy Communion—Weekend Masses
For weekend Masses in the school gym there will be a table near each entrance where a liturgical minister will be a stationed. Those desiring to receive Holy Communion at Mass will tell the minister the number of hosts needed (i.e., how many people in your
party are receiving), and the minister will place the appropriate number of unconsecrated hosts in the ciborium. There will be a separate bowl and small pyx with low gluten hosts (for those who are medically gluten intolerant.) Similarly, please tell the liturgical minister if you need to receive a
low-gluten host. All hosts will be brought up to the altar during the offertory.

Weekday masses at christ church episcopal parish

Our daily Catholic Masses during construction will take place at Christ Church Episcopal Parish, 1060 Chandler Road, Lake Oswego—just two blocks west of Our Lady of the Lake. Parking and Entrance: Please park in the main parking lot entering from Chandler Road, not 10th Street (lower level.) The church’s main entrance has a handicap ramp, walk through the peaceful garden, and enter the lobby. The church proper is directly in front of you (see photo.) Daily Mass schedule remains the same (see page 2).

Special Instructions for Holy Communion—Daily Masses
For Monday through Friday Masses, there will be a table set up inside the entrance of Christ Church with a bowl of unconsecrated hosts, tongs, and a ciborium. There will be a separate bowl and small pyx with low gluten hosts (for those who are medically gluten intolerant.) Attendees desiring to receive Communion at Mass should transfer one host per person to the ciborium (or low gluten pyx), which will be brought to the altar at offertory before Consecration. For safety, please use the tongs—and not your fingers—to transfer the host. The sacristan or Eucharistic Minister will be nearby to assist if you have any questions, or if you need to have someone place the host for you. This process will also be used at the Saturday 8:30am Mass in the OLL Gym.

The main parking lot entrance is closed. Please use the secondary (southwest) parking lot entrance or enter off the east alleyway (recommended for handicap parking access).
Please be extra cautious when driving in the parking lot as there will be more people crossing the lot (as opposed to using the sidewalk).
Handicap parking spots are located near the Gym entrance.
You are welcome to park along the surrounding streets.
The blue dotted line shows you the walking routes to the Gym. You can either go through the main Parish Center doors and proceed to the Gym, or enter directly from the south corner doors.

July 18 - The paneling is coming off the walls near the altar. The altar will be dismantled by marble specialists, and eventually reconstructed in a new, more prominent location.
'

July 18 - The stained glass windows are protected throughout the building, as well as the permanent statues. And this altar will remain.
July 18 - The carpenters are preparing the upstairs and downstairs for the process of asbestos abatement. The entire floor will need to be moved because there are asbestos tiles that were simply covered up during the 1981 remodeling process.
July 18 - The chandeliers are being removed and placed in special boxes the carpenters are making. They will be cleaned and electrically upgraded.
July 16 - The choir loft minus organ and chairs
July 16 - Putting up scaffolding to remove the light fixtures which will be re-lamped for better lighting.
July 12 - Our old kitchen is gone, so that a new kitchen may take its place.
July 12 - The hall waiting for asbestos abatement. The ceilings will be higher than they were and the rest of the space will have a more practical design, as well as many safety features.
July 2, 2025. The church is emptied of pews and preparation for asbestos abatement begins.
July 2, 2025. The parish hall is being prepped for asbestos abatement.
Materials and scaffoldingare collected in the fencedconstruction site.
The kitchen and hall areas have been cleared in preparation for asbestos abatement.
The kitchen and hall areas have been cleared in preparation for asbestos abatement.
Last Monday, workers transported our pews to long term storage.
Grant Construction put up fencing around the construction area.
Construction is officially begining as we put up the chain-link fences.

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