The parish office currently occupying the former convent adjacent to the school will soon be moving to a parish property at 205 Lafayette Street.  This home is located directly behind the church.  The move to the new location will occur by this summer.

The major reason for the move is to provide additional space for the school.  The school library will move into the current office space, thus vacating a classroom in the school.  This additional classroom space in the school will be used to help accommodate the expansion of our kindergarten program.

Services provided by the Chester County Intermediate Unit presently housed in the trailer adjacent to the school will also move to the existing parish office space.  Intermediate Unit personnel moving to the current parish office include a guidance counselor, a reading specialist and a math specialist.

The office space layout in the 205 Lafayette Street home will be similar to the space allocation in the current parish office. The parish secretary’s office and reception area will be the living room of the 205 Lafayette Street house.  The pastor will have a small office on the first floor to be used for meeting with visitors.

The new office location features an existing large one-room addition that will serve as a meeting room for small to moderate sized groups.  This meeting area is larger than the conference room in the present office and is located on the first floor, making it easily accessible to all parishioners.

The second floor of the new parish office will contain the primary office for the pastor and offices for the director of religious education and the parish business manager.

No major renovations will be needed to convert the existing parish office to school use or to convert the 205 Lafayette Street property for use as the new parish office.  Only cosmetic improvements such as paint and rugs will be associated with the move to the new parish office and the conversion of the existing office to school use.  Thus, the cost for making these advantageous changes in parish operations will be minimal.