Dear Blessed Sacrament Parish,
I hope you are all enjoying the Easter Season and the arrival of warmer weather. I write this letter to inform you of some changes that we’re about to initiate on the campus of St. Matthew. The Rectory, located at 675 Tolland Stage Road, will shortly be up for sale. Since our parish needs only one Rectory and it is unwise and unsafe to leave the building empty, our parish pastoral and finance councils along with Bishop Cote and his finance board agreed to put the house up for sale. The proceeds of the sale will be used to give our St. Matthew Church hall a much-needed renovation which will include addressing the issue of the asbestos flooring, lighting, sound, electrical and technological upgrades and beautifying the gathering space. Both of our church halls are used frequently, and both need to be spaces that are safe, welcoming, attractive, and functional. I look forward to the changes ahead. All money received from the sale of the rectory will be used for renovation projects on the St. Matthew campus.
The Rectory is a beautiful house and it provided a wonderful home for St. Matthews’ priests. I thank everyone who was involved in the building and maintenance of the home. May God continue to guide and bless our parish as we move ahead as a parish and as a family.
Peace,
Fr. Rick