Below is a schedule of BAGC Work Days. For more information on the committee, please click here. The work days occur on a Saturday (generally the 3rd Saturday of each month), from 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM. If you are interested in participating, please e-mail bagc@stjohns-jp.org.
2010
August 31st - THIRD SUMMER WORK *EVENING*: This is our third summer work evening (starting at 6 PM), to allow for the fact that everyone's schedules get a little more hectic on weekends when there is so much sun and fun to be had. The tasks for this evening will be to repair tiles in the Parish Hall, and to repair the downspouts on the exterior of the church. Food and drinks will be provided. If you are interested in participating, please e-mail bagc@stjohns-jp.org.
July 20th - SECOND SUMMER WORK *EVENING*: This is our second summer work evening (starting at 6 PM), to allow for the fact that everyone's schedules get a little more hectic on weekends when there is so much sun and fun to be had. The task for this evening will be to put up wallboard in the basement of the Rectory, to protect the wiring that is there.
June 22nd - FIRST SUMMER WORK *EVENING*: This is our first summer work evening (starting at 6 PM), to allow for the fact that everyone's schedules get a little more hectic on weekends when there is so much sun and fun to be had. Tasks for this evening will include as much as can be accomplished (and accommodated by the weather) of: installing rail road ties and adding dirt and seeding by the stairs in the Pine Village area; cutting the wire beneath the tree, adding dirt and seeding; installing the drain pipe by the Alveston Street door. If rain, then plastering and repainting the water damaged areas in the Pine Village classrooms; Changing lights, if there are enough to change.
May 22nd: This work day will focus on outdoor work. Weeding, mulching, and spraying (non-toxic) the walk to kill the weeds . Additionally we will be digging a small ditch to bury a hose for a pump and a small landscaping project near the sacristy entrance.
April 24th: With the warm weather coming we will focus on a few things outdoors: cleaning the gutters, dealing with the water issue outside of the basement secondary exit, and a few other tasks, depending on the turnout we get.
March Work Day: There will be no work day this month, due to scheduling conflicts and vacations.
February 27th: We will be focusing on materials and labor needed for covering the damaged arch, working on the door hinges and polishing the brass in preparation for Easter.
January Work Day: No work day this month.
2009
December Work Day: In December there will be no offical work day, but all those who normally help out with them (as well as all other parishioners!) are urged to sign up for time slots to help sell trees at the Annual Christmas Tree Sale. For more information, please click here.
November 21st: This "mega" Work Day will be used to do a giant raking of leaves outside, and to clean all but the very highest gutters in the Church. We really need LOTS of volunteers for this one! Pizza will be provided to reward everyone for a job well done.
October 24th: This work day will entail smaller tasks around the church, like changing lightbulbs and minor maintenance.
September 26th: For this work day, volunteers are being asked to contribute their time to make the Annual Yard Sale a smashing success!
August Work Evening: NOTE: The final Summer evening "work day" that was planned for this month will not be taking place, due to the confluence of vacations that is occurring in August. But stay tuned for the resumption of our regular work day schedule starting in September!
July 15th (Weds.): This is the second of our Summer evening "work days", which will start at 6:30 PM and go until it gets too dark to work. Tasks TBD.
June 17th (Weds.): This is the first of our Summer evening "work days", which will start at 6:30 PM and go until it gets too dark to work. Tasks include digging up the lawn on the Roanoke Ave. side of the church to add in piping to re-connect all of the sprinkler zones; spraying the brickwork and pavement with a vinegar solution to control weeds; and doing some other weeding.
May 30th: This workday will focus on general maintenance around the church, including some weed control (totally environmentally friendly) in the walkways, organization of our workroom area, and possibly some painting.
April 25th: This workday will focus on yard work.
March 28th: Tasks to beautify the church in preparation for Easter (brass polishing, etc.).
February 28th: This work day will consist of basic maintenance and tidying around the church. We will probably be focusing on cleaning up the back hallway downstairs and working on making the area a bit more orderly. We will also tackle changing lightbulbs in the Sanctuary.
January 24th: The focus of the January Work Day will be to clean-up and organize the Parish Hall and back of the church.
2008
November 15th: This "mega" Work Day will be used to do a giant raking of leaves outside, to clean all but the very highest gutters in the Church, to winterize the guild room, and perform other tasks to help prepare the Church for the cold. We really need LOTS of volunteers for this one! Pizza will be provided to reward everyone for a job well done. Please contact bagc@stjohns-jp.org for more information, and meet outside the church at 9:30 AM to begin work.
June, July, And August Work Evenings: During the Summer our Work Days turn into Work Evenings, since so many people tend to go away on the weekends. The dates this year are Wednesday evenings starting at 6:30 PM, on June 18th, July 23rd, and August 27th. Some of the tasks that have been proposed are: weeding, possibly painting the outside doors, and changing light bulbs (but we're open to other ideas that people have as well).
May 3rd: We need lots of hands for this Work Day. We will primarily be working on sprucing up the lawn and outside of the church (raking, cleaning gutters, mulching, planting), but we also may focus on doing some cleaning and maintenance inside depending on the number of hands we get. Bring a rake, if you have one, and any other gardening tools. We want the church looking good for the Bishop's visit on May 10th. Pizza and soda will be provided.
April 12th: This work day will be the culmination of the prior work in April (see below), with the actual painting of the "mural" room. A sprayer will be used for the ceiling, and rollers/sprayer on the walls.
April 11th, Evening: This work evening, from 6:30 PM till as late as people can stay, will continue the work started during the previous week, with the hope of having the room completely prepped and taped in anticipation of April's main work day on April 12th.
April 5th: This work day will continue the work started on April 2nd (see below).
April 2nd, Evening: This work evening, from 6:30 PM till as late as people can stay, will be used to start to prep the "mural" room for repainting. Tasks to include cleaning, spackling, spot-priming, and taping.
March 15th: This work day will be used to do tasks around the church to prepare it for Easter. Come and help out!
February 9th: This work day will be used to migrate the Sunday School back down into our new basement space from the Parish Hall. Come one come all, because many hands will surely make light work for this one!
January 12th: To usher in the New Year, this will be a low-key Work Day. Changing light bulbs, putting plastic on the Guild Room windows, and other small tasks will be on the docket.
2007
December Work Day: In December there will be no offical work day, but all those who normally help out with them (as well as all other parishioners!) are urged to sign up for time slots to help sell trees at the Annual Christmas Tree Sale. For more information, please click here.
November 17th: This "mega" Work Day will be used to do a giant raking of leaves outside, to clean all but the very highest gutters in the Church, to winterize the guild room, and perform other tasks to help prepare the Church for winter. We really need LOTS of volunteers for this one! Pizza will be provided to reward everyone for a job well done. Please contact bagc@stjohns-jp.org for more information, and meet outside the church at 9:30 AM to begin work.
October 20th: This Work Day was used to clean up the church in preparation for the 125th Anniversary Celebration. Tasks included those both indoors and outdoors.
September 15th: Cleaned up the basement area in "Middle Earth" (otherwise known as the Mural Room), so that the contractors could remove all material that we wanted to get rid of.