After years of discussions and planning, the Vision 2020 construction project has finally begun! A team of individuals from Casavant Frères, the organ builder, are working hard at this very moment removing all 1,287 pipes, pipe chests, wind lines, and bellows from the organ cabinet. You can see from the pictures below that the organ is currently strewn all over the church! By Sunday morning all will be neat and tidy and the organ will be packed up and ready to be sent to Canada on a very large truck Monday morning.
A few workers from Delphi, the construction company, have been building some temporary walls and doors to block off the elevator so that work on removing the existing one can begin next week. And please note,
THE ELEVATOR IS STILL OPERATIONAL AND WILL BE USED THIS SUNDAY!
This is an exciting moment in the history of this church and we will keep you informed of all that is happening.
Faithfully,
Joe
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