Work on restoring the church and parish floors has gone quicker than expected. The Guildroom was done at the beginning of the week, new blocks, scale and polish, all looking sparkling ready for this Sunday. In the Church the patch in the right hand side aisle which has been plain boarding for 18 years is now smart new blocks, and throughout the church loose blocks are being refixed and sealed. Underneath it we saw again the curious substructures. Can the curving wall really be the foundations of the apse of the pre-Constantinian basilica? The red pipes are the new heating system installed in 1999; the wires relate to the rewiring done in 2008 when the sanctuary was redecorated.
Next comes the temporary Newman shrine at the end of the same aisle to incorporate a portrait of Our Cardinal; the first design is being considered by the Fathers.
And in the meantime don't forget the amazing american extravaganza starting on 3rd July, full details elsewhee in this column and in the parish section of the website.
