Dear Friends in Christ,

After nearly five months worshipping in the Bloom Music Center, work is finished, and we now return to the nave! Few parishes are blessed to have such commodious and reverent “swing spaces” as we have. The Music Center—with its high ceilings and rounded window facing the mountains—served amiably as we worshipped there these summer months, and it certainly evoked the space to which we are accustomed. But we give thanks that we are now returning to our spiritual home. A tremendous amount of work has been undertaken in the last months, and we are enormously grateful to all of the firms, individual craftspeople, parish staff, and parishioners who gave of their time and talent to this work!

The Rector, Wardens, and Vestry would like to thank the following people and institutions especially:

For seismic and structural remediation of the south façade,
Bob Vint, Vint & Associates, Architects
Eric Means, Means Design and Building
The National Fund for Sacred Places
Arizona State Parks’ Heritage Fund and the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area

Foam roofing of the entire church and adjacent roofs, drainage remediation, rebuilding of the parapets, and stucco repair on various historic walls,
Eric Means, Means Design and Building

Refinishing of the Communion rails, modesty boards, windowsill, and other woodwork,
Steve Kiesel and Donna Keating of Harwoods New-Life

Structural repair, cleaning, and sanding of the main altar,
Bill Donges with the assistance of Christopher Bentley, Pam Baygents,
Quentin Anderson, and Pam Henderson.

Refinishing of the main altar and restoration of the 16th-17th-century Christ panel,
Jon and Linda Brandon, Conservators

Art restoration, including the 16th-century Anna Selbdritt Group,
Timothy Lewis and Matilde Rubio, Conservators, of Tohono Restoration

Artistic Advising,
Rachel Adler, Director of Collections and Registration, and Dave Brown, Chief Preparator,
Tucson Museum of Art

Restoration of the historic tin sconces,
Eric Means, Means Design and Building

Restoration of the historic tin candlesticks,
Dino Alfaro, Antigua de Mexico

Chancel Floor Project,
Ken Hinkle, Project Manager | Rogo’s Finishing Touch, Inc.

Wiring of the new platform and altar,
Ken Hinkle, Charlotte Hinkle, Steve Reith, and Bill Starr

Refinishing of the metal pew brackets,
Matt Bonaimé and Vintage Metal Services

Pew spacing and setting,
Ayden Carrell and Leo Penn, with the assistance of
Jeff Hall, Richard Chuchla, and Michael Linton

Project management of roof projects and other work
John Waszczak

Organ tuned by
South Mountain Organ Works

Additional work by
Greg Silva, Emily Swartz,the Creation Care Commission, the Garden Guild, and the Altar Guild, and their respective officers.

With special thanks to
Rosario Antelo, Jay Hartline (staff), ClearViews Junk Removal, and great many other vendors, tradesmen, craftspeople, and professional cleaners.

The Rector, Wardens, and Vestry are especially grateful to The National Fund for Sacred Places, Arizona State Parks’ Heritage Fund and the Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area, The Hampson Albert Sisler Foundation, parishioners Jane Prescott-Smith and Jeffrey Hall, the Board of Saint Philip’s Preservation & Endowment (P&E), and the Capital Campaign.

Finally, none of this would have been possible without the extraordinary dedication, skill, and flexibility of the parish staff, especially Mike Italiano, Director of Facilities, and James Clarke, Facilities Associate.

For any names we may have omitted, we beg your indulgence.

Yours, faithfully,

—Fr Matthew