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FAITH CENTER UPDATE

The project team has made enormous progress since our Fall update.  Despite a few significant weather events, construction has continued at a steady pace and the Faith Center is really taking shape.

Structural Components & Exterior Finishes - Structurally, the building was well along by year end with all of the structural and light gauge steel framing completed.  The roof elements (flat areas and the mansard) have been completed and are weather sealed.  The installation of the roof slate is about 75% complete and should be finished by the end of February.  The exterior pre-cast is completed and the brick work is nearing completion -  weather permitting, it should be completed by end of February/early March.  The exterior glass installation is also expected to be finished during the same timeframe.  Installation of the exterior millwork is right on schedule and being coordinated closely with the masonry and the glass work.

Mechanical & Electrical Systems - The rooftop mounted HVAC units have been installed, wired and plumbed for natural gas.  The air handling and duct-work is nearing completion.  SCG installed a new gas regulator/meter and we returned to gas service as of 2.19.13.  The new units will be tested, adjusted and put into operation once the the building is fully enclosed.  The rough electrical installation is well along and on schedule as is the insulation process - fiberglass batting has been installed in the roof structures and we are about to begin application of spray foam insulation in the exterior walls.

Interior Framing & Finishes - Most of the interior framing (light gauge steel) has been completed with the balance to be done as we progress on with the interior finish work.  Our priority is to complete the interior of the two new side hallways (leading from the main church to the center) and the exterior porticos so that we can restore access through both side doors for daily and Sunday mass.  A new ADA-compliant restroom has been completed in the rear of the church, which replaces the old restroom at the west side entrance.  That old restroom has been demolished and is being remodeled into a new reconciliation room as part the hallway renovation.  There will also be a second reconciliation off of the new chapel in the Faith Center.  Once the building is temperature-controlled, the interior finish work can proceed at full speed.

All of the project partners (AV Tuchy Builders, Doyle+Coffin Architects, Mike Giaquinto - our project manager, all of our sub-contractors and service providers) have been doing great work on behalf of our parish family to bring this project to completion.  We are within sight of the finish line, sometime late Spring!  Please keep them in your prayers and thank you for your faithful support.

St. Pius X Building Committee

Pastor’s Message

Dear Parishioners,

PENTECOST: BIRTHDAY OF THE CHURCH
Holy Spirit, Paraclete, perfect in me
the work begun by Jesus. (Pope John XXIII)  Pentecost culminates our fifty-day celebration of the Easter mystery. The first Sundays of the Easter season focused on the Risen Jesus as the embodiment of the Paschal Mystery. These last Sundays transfer the focus from Jesus to ourselves as his disciples. All that Jesus was and did, the Spirit empowers us to become and do.
The first reading from Acts narrates the Pentecost account in powerful terms: “strong, driving wind,” “tongues of fire,” “speak in different tongues.” These are God’s actions undertaken on our behalf.
John’s Gospel, on the other hand, promises the coming of the Spirit in gentler, relational terms: as teacher and One who comes to remind us of what Jesus has taught. The emphasis is not so much on God’s power as on our receptivity to God’s indwelling presence, word, and commandment which enable us to be faithful disciples. God’s power in the Spirit gives birth to a new relationship of love and divine indwelling. In fact, we are able to love and keep commandments because we have been given the Spirit. The Spirit’s dwelling within us is the Father’s and Jesus’ love and the precondition for why we continue Jesus’ mission. The Spirit is our “soul’s most welcome guest,” and our “strength.” The Spirit is the source of the disciple’s life and mission. Filled with the Spirit, the disciples are able to love as Jesus loves and to keep his commandments and word as he desires. The Spirit is the power planted within us to remember, to understand, to ultimately fulfill the mission Jesus entrusted to us. Here is the import of Pentecost: divine indwelling, outfitting for mission and way of life.

                       Faithfully yours in Christ,
 Reverend Michael F. Dogali
 Pastor


 


Rosary for Healing and Peace

Every Friday at 9:00am

Join us in thanksgiving and petition for personal intentions and for the various needs of the Church and of the world.  


PARISH OUTREACH….DID YOU KNOW

St. Pius X Parishioners bring non perishable food to the church and leave it in the wooden boxes in the usher’s room in the front foyer.  Parish volunteers deliver the food to Blessed Sacrament and St. Charles Parishes in Bridgeport as well as The Thomas Merton Center in Bridgeport and Operation Hope in Fairfield.  If you would like to participate in this ministry, then please bring your food donations at anytime and it will be delivered weekly.  Thank you for caring and sharing!
 

ST. PIUS X YOUTH GROUP NEWS

Hello Everyone!
  My name is Spencer Tripp and I am so happy and excited to be the new St. Pius X Youth Group Minister! I am currently a sophomore at UCONN and am studying mechanical engineering. I attended St. Joseph High School in Trumbull where I actively participated in tutoring Bridgeport inner city youth as well as volunteering at countless food and clothing drives. This past weekend I had the pleasure of running the annual St. Pius X Mother's Day flower sale in order to help fund the youth group mission trip this year! It was a huge success and I was also very fortunate to meet many wonderful parishioners as well as getting to know the youth group members who volunteered their time to help.
 I look forward to bringing the Word of the Lord to our parish youth in a fun and engaging way and to also inspire and guide the young teens in the teachings and love of Jesus Christ. I am eager to meet everyone and I thank you for your already warm hospitality and making me feel right at home in this parish.
 I would like to leave you with an inspiring quote from Pope Francis about the importance of youth in the Catholic Church.
"Dear young people, You have an important part in the celebration of faith! You bring us the joy of faith and you tell us that we must live the faith with a young heart, always!”
(Pope Francis addressing the youth during His Palm Sunday Homily)

Thank you!
Spencer Tripp

HARVEST NOW

WE NEED YOUR GREEN THUMB!
Harvest Now is a project whose goal is to bring fresh, healthy vegetables to families who might otherwise struggle to afford them.  Volunteers grow extra vegetables in their home gardens and drop them off at the Connecticut Food Bank right here in Fairfield -- easy!  Our St. Pius X volunteers had an abundant harvest last year -- let's do it again!  When you are organizing your garden this spring, please add a few plants or seed for those who would otherwise go without.  For more details, please contact Sheila Duffy, (203)256-5822, slduffy@optonline.net

St. Pius X Prayer Line

Petitions and thanksgivings may be emailed at any time to StPiusXPrayerLn@aol.com . Prayer line partners commit to daily prayer in any length, form or fashion for daily intentions that are received.