[Magdalen] Coffee Hour arrangements (was Re: Heather Cook)

[Scott Knitter]

One winter we tried saving on heating costs by having weekday Masses
and Offices in a chapel that was set up in the narthex. We stuck to
this all winter, and I think the results were disappointing: not much
savings. But that might be because of a faulty meter--some years later
we threatened to sue the gas company for giant overcharges they blamed
on a leak that no one could find, and then it was shown our meter was
farkakt. We got a big refund plus a goodwill amount.

Anyway, the narthex chapel was an interesting experiment. The one
thing I didn't like was when a stranger would enter during Mass and
then go right back out after being startled by the fact that Mass was
just inside the door rather than in the church.



On Sat, Nov 7, 2015 at 8:18 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
> From: James Oppenheimer-Crawford
>
>> Oh tish tosh!  The place is already heated, so having the coffee hour
>> there
>> is no significant loss.  The gain in other respects is well worth that
>> tiny
>> cost, if indeed there is one.
>
>
> Why is it heated? is everything on one system/thermostat?
>
> Hasn't the Building and Grounds Committee studied this and looked the
> cost/benefit? Or do the gifts of B&G member lie elsewhere?
>
> I suppose a parish with unlimited resources could skip the discussion.
>
> Can you name any?
>
> Cheers,
> Jim
>
>
> James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
> *“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
> except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy
>
>
>



-- 
Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA