St. John Paul II underlined the Church’s conviction that “work is a fundamental dimension of man’s existence on earth.”
This conviction is found in the first pages of Genesis: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it.”
Saturday, March 16 and Saturday, April 6 (8am – 5pm)
SJE Parish Campus Cleanup Volunteer Work Days.  Matthew 25:40
VOLUNTEER PAPERWORK
signed and properly filed in parish office is required.  It will be a team effort to get ready for these days of service.  
Sign-up and complete all volunteer paperwork before and after Mass this weekend.
TOP 10 LIST FOR PARISH WORK DAYS (SATURDAYS MARCH 16 & APRIL 6, 8am – 5pm)
1.  #1 Priority… Please finish painting all the old church (family life center) outdoor furniture.
(see image to the right)
 If possible, re-paint (BLACK) all the railing going up old church stairs and around the patio.
2. Paint the two cemetery benches white. 
3.  Remove unnecessary items from 2nd Floor of Old Church (Family Life Center) in preparation for June 2019 Interior Renovations.
4.  Clean up, rake, and spread grass seed on patch of land between old church and our neighbors.
5.  Power Wash front entrance of Church – white brick has black stains. This will need to be done Thursday, March 14 in the afternoon. 
6.  Strip/Sand down with a power sander front wooden door of church – stain anew and apply new coat of protective clear gloss.   This someone would need to start Friday mid-morning in order to put clear gloss on Saturday mid-morning, so it is ready for 5pm Mass Saturday.
7.  Power wash and, if necessary, paint sides of church white. 
8.  Clean up old playground area.  Rake clean and spread new grass seed.
9.  Finish painting trim in parish office bathroom, plus paint parish office meeting room new closet doors.
10. Clean, Purge, and properly organize Parish Hall Closets and Kitchen area for better communal “One Church; One Family” use.
That’s the TOP TEEN VOLUNTEER WORK LIST for Saturday, March 16 and Saturday, April 6, 2019!  A real labor of love that will make our Campus Shine for Holy Week and our Lord’s Resurrection Easter Sunday!
I’d like to arrange another volunteer work day Holy Saturday (April 20 – 8am – 2pm) to prepare for the Easter Vigil (a very organized Cleaning and decorating inside of the Church – 8am – 2pm; priority – polish sacristy, altar sanctuary, and handicap access wood floor).
Thank you for offering your time & talent to care for our parish campus.
Your priest and servant in Christ,
Fr. Richard Sutter
Parochial Administrator
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (Waynesville, NC)
and Immaculate Conception Catholic Mission (Canton, NC)
234 Church St.
Waynesville, NC 28786