1. Construction has begun on the Parish East crane. It should be complete this weekend.

2. Filling of Parish West (bringing it back to ground level) is about 60 - 70% complete. The existing dirt ramp will be removed at end of this week to allow remainder of fill to be placed.

3. This week piers for the grease trap vault were drilled as slab work for the grease trap begins.

4. Work to close in the basement wall progresses. When complete, it will greatly reduce noise in the sanctuary.

5. Work to bring temporary power to Parish East is underway.

6. Work on the mock-up (behind K-Bop) is in process. First inspections for waterproofing are expected before the windows are in place. The lead time for window and brick delivery is eight weeks. Delivery of other exterior materials are not an issue.

7. Installation of the alley water line is expected in about three weeks.

Please pray for the safety
of all involved in work on this project
and in thanksgiving for the creativity and vision 
that has brought us to this point on our journey
and will carry us to its successful completion.  

1. Sky bridge permit was submitted to the City of Austin for a completeness check.

2. The switch gear for the Austin Energy vault was released.

3. Join us in prayer for a resolution and for the success of either Plan A or HP's contingency plan to secure sufficient trucks to haul soil off-site. This activity continues all week and until all soil has been transported.

4.  AT & T continues to pull wire on our site.

5. More prayers, please as we expect the first delivery of rebar for the piers next week.

6. Erection of the parish crane remains on schedule for May 21.

1. AT&T and Hensel Phelps are coordinating as much as possible now that AT&T is present on-site to pull wire. Pray for the success of that coordination and collaboration. 

2. After inital challenges to schedule trucks, the excavation and haul off of old soil is now under way. 

3. Soil retention work continues on site.

4. Our second, the Parish, crane should go up on May 21.

5. Work on the mock-up work continues though final completion may be delayed due to difficulties acquiring some of the exterior materials. Please pray for the supply chain, it's a world-wide problem.

6. Pier work to begin after the now available trucks haul away all that soil.

1. Haul off of the first 4 ft. of soils is on-going and will continue throughout the week.

2. Parish East – temporary roofing is complete and it was reported that there were no water leaks during the storms over the last two days.

3. Austin Energy is on site and has started removing street lights in the alley and around the site.

4. Mock-up work has started.

5. Rebar has been ordered for some of the piers that will be installed first.

1. Work on the Parish West elevator cores is on hold waiting for rebar to be finished. Delivery of that material is expected this week. 

2. Parish East excavation and soil retention work will be ongoing this week and next week.

3. Also at Parish East temporary roofing is being installed on the lobby to prevent any further water intrusion.

4. Temporary power was installed and approved by the Austin Energy.

5. Street lights in the alley will be coming down soon.

6. Excavation haul-off starts next Monday.

7. Mock-up work is proceeding.

8. Parish East Crane expected to be erected on weekend of May 7.

1. No issues are expected as the aerial walkway permit process is on target for a completeness check submission on April 15. 

2. More water penetrated the men’s restroom in the lobby. Roofing work is set for next week.

3. Parish West - Slow rebar deliveries have created slight delays in the work on the tower. 

4. Parish East - Soil retention and excavation begin Thursday. 

5. Mock up of foundation is in process.

6. Parish East crane delivery now pushed to May 7^th.

Daily Mass will continue to be held in Antioch until further notice. 

1. We'll submit the sky bridge permit application in next couple of weeks. Approvals could take 6 - 8 months.

2. Delivery of materials to construct the mock-up are scheduled to begin arriving this week in the parking area behind our Guadalupe store fronts.

3. Gym floor salvage is adequate and sufficient to allow for re-use on the learning steps. Material will be delivered to subcontractor for continued work.

4. Rectory demolition should be complete by Friday. The remaining materials will be hauled away soon. Demolition of the Rectory basement is ongoing at this writing. 

5. Parish West activities include pier drilling in northwest corner of site.

6. Crane erection for Parish East is May 7, a delay on the timeline resulting from Rectory demolition complications.

7. Excavation to start next Monday, April 11, will be followed immediately by soil retention work.

8. Parish West fill begins mid-April and continues into early May.

1. Rectory demolition will be fully completed by 4/1. This means the tower crane installation for Parish East is now scheduled for 4/30. This delay in the schedule will not affect building turnover date of 6/1/2023 which is still on schedule.

2. Not unexpectedly, there was some minor damage to the roof and ceilings in the new lobby space, which are being repaired by Hensel Phelps.

3. Hensel Phelps is actively working on getting the plumber back on site to complete work at the sanctuary to get water back to the level two sinks and bathrooms.

4. Borings to inform the pier design for Parish East are planned to be completed by the mid next week (will likely be a noisy activity). Given the proximity of this noisy activity, it may be worthwhile to continue to have daily mass at MLK through completion of that work.

5. Austin Energy's temporary power work for Parish East is nearly complete.

Late Breaking News!
Daily Mass will be celebrated in Antioch in the
Ministry Center until further notice. 

1. Rectory demolition complete April. The tower crane for Parish East is now set for installation on April 30. This delaywill not affect scheduled building turnover date of June 1, 2023. We're still on schedule.

2. Not unexpectedly, the roof and ceilings in the new lobby space suffered some damage during the demolition which Hensel Phelps is repairing. 

3. Hensel Phelps is actively working to get the plumber back on site to restore water back to the level 2 sinks and bathrooms.

4. Borings to inform the pier design for Parish East should be complete next week. This is a very noisy activity. Recommendation: continue to have daily Mass at the Ministry Center until that work is done. 

5. Austin Energy temporary power work for Parish East is nearly complete.

1. Another huge milestone is in our rearview mirror! We received the building permit for Parish East. We can begin to build in service to our mission.  

2. The terrible storms that wreaked havoc across Central Texas on Monday (March 21) slowed transport of the heavy equipment needed for the Rectory demolition. The consequence of that delay is that we'll celebrate daily Mass and this Friday's Stations of the Cross in the Ministry Center where we'll remain through sometime next week. The silver lining - our virtual audience notes they've felt closer than ever to their in-person companions after seeing their faces more clearly in the smaller space. Masses on Saturday & Sunday will be in the Church.

3. Fill material for Parish West may arrive as early as April 1, sooner than the previously estimated April 4 date. Join us for Stations of the Cross and the KC Fish Fry to see where we're at day's end. 

1. On the Aerial Walkway - our Site Development Permit (under the small project process) application is in the works. We'll be ready for a "completeness check" by April 1, 2022. No foolin'!

2. We've received the building permit for the Tower which includes our Parish West components, the gym, rectory, and other spaces. 

3. We've suspended our endeavors to salvage the rectory limestone - we couldn't recover sufficient material, and the process was overly time and labor intensive. We tried. 

4. Rectory demolition calendared for March 21-23 requires that there's no access to the Church during that time by anyone unless escorted by construction personnel. Daily Mass will be in Antioch.

5. Piers for several of the tower’s shear walls are set in place.

6. With tower crane footing in place, this weekend will see the crane assembled.

7. The convoy returns! A parade of trucks will fill the West Side on March 31st.

1. Still no heat in the Church, please dress in layers for comfort. 

2. Parish West - The drilling for tower cranes piers began, with shear wall pier drilling starting tomorrow.

3. Parish East – Salvage of the rectory stone started, and they're beginning to pull the parish east foundations.

4. Parish West - Completed soil retention wall along the alley. No problems were expected from the small amount of groundwater observed.

5. Parish East – The rectory demolition target completion date is March 25. Sawing to separate structures begins next week, with major demo the week of March 21. Therefore, it is likely we will need to relocate daily Masses on March 21-23. 

From the parking garage - It is truly a fascinating thing to watch the heavy equipment at work- dump trucks arriving empty and departing full from around the site, lifts moving up and down salvaging stone from the rectory facade, excavators dropping huge blocks of old foundations onto other blocks to break them apart! Amazing!

1. Wonderful news! The second tranche (tranche? a portion of something, especially money) of parish financing closed this week! With today's favorable interest rates within parameters modeled, we're in good shape. 

2. Our Parish Site Development Permit (SDP) was approved on Thursday, March 3, 2022. This is a big milestone in the project and worth celebrating. The SDP allows a seamless transition into the next phase of construction work. The tower site already has its SDP. 

3. Tower crane license agreements are finalized. They allow construction of the two tower cranes. One crane will be on the east side of the alley, the other on the west side.

4. Salvaging limestone from the Rectory for re-use on the lobby exterior north wall is slated for March 7 - 18.

5. Excavation, of Newman Hall and Paulist Hall remains, continues through March 11.

6. Tower crane installation begins March 19.

7. Rectory demolition is scheduled for March 21-25.

8. Site Development Permitting for our aerial walkway begins on receipt of the main Parish SDP. It's expected to fall into the “small project” permit process, which may expedite processing.
    

   Thanks for Your Prayerful Support!

   Please don't stop praying.