As you probably have noticed since the creation of the Alleluia Fund in May of 2021, many updates and improvements have been happening here at The Church of St. Michael & St. George. The Alleluia Fund is an ongoing fundraising campaign to provide money for projects outside the Church’s regular operating budget. Funding for the projects helps us continue to strengthen both our physical and spiritual Episcopal identity. We strive to preserve and improve our church building as we expand our efforts to welcome and minister to our parishioners and to our community for generations to come. If you have questions about contributing to The Alleluia Fund or other stewardship efforts at CSMSG, please reach out to Alexis Posnanski, Director of Stewardship and Giving at 314.721.1502, ext.4044 or aposnanski@csmsg.org. Thank you for sharing God’s abundance with CSMSG!

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COMPLETED IN 2022

• Phone system

• Landscaping

• IT improvements

• HVAC improvements/repairs

• Church roofing systems

• Interior drains

• Exterior doors

• Tuckpointing

• Various plaster repairs

• Various painting

• Rectory gutter and painting repairs

• Check-in system for church school

• Purchased camera & video camera recording equipment

• Narthex window & plaster repair

• Sound improvement for processional/recessional microphone

• Outdoor outlet for food trucks

DEFERRED & NON-BUDGETED/URGENT IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED IN 2023

• Soft seating for the library

• Repair of irrigation and planting of grass seed

• New portable stage

• Guttering repairs over the Nave

• Carpet installed in Great Hall and wood polished and restored

• Completed application of a special polish to the wood in the Nave and St. Mary’s Chapel

• Plaster repairs in the Tower and Andrew’s office and purchased new dishwasher

•  Lateral Sewer Repair under School Playground

• Fire Alarm Panel installed for building

• Camera system repaired and back on-line

• Window restoration and repairs

• Brick work following Clayton’s sidewalk replacement

• School roof repairs

• CAT5 network cable upgrade

• LED lightbulb upgrade in church

• Re-stripping and restoring church aisle tile

• St. Mary’s ceiling plaster repair and painting

• Installation of a hallway TV monitor

• Tuckpointing repairs

• Plumbing repairs

• HVAC Unit Replacements

• Wydown exterior stair repair (school’s main entrance)

• Landscaping projects for clergy residences & church grounds

CURRENT NEEDS – PRESERVING OUR PAST

• Building engineering reports for all properties to create a preventative maintenance program

• Website redesign/ IT projects

• Update indoor lighting to LED for the entire building

• HVAC improvements

• Window wells and framing

• Window sealants

• Stripping and cleaning of Ellenwood Narthex entryway

• Correct efflorescence on limestone on the building

• Bathroom refresh

• Plumbing & carpentry work for Great Hall ceiling leak

FUTURE MAINTENANCE- BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE

• HVAC improvements & preventative maintenance

• Window screens

• Pew repair

• Pew cushion cleaning

• Carpeting for the main church aisles

• Carpeting replacement for Svedrup room

• St. George’s Chapel- plasterwork/declutter/floors, walls and windows

• Church Organ replacement

• Various carpentry projects

• Kitchen deck removal or repair

• Repair for sheds and outdoor storage

• Bathroom redesign

• School window replacement

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