Restroom renovation begins Jan. 7

      Note: Weekday Masses will be held in the parish center this week!

     Construction to upgrade the three restrooms located at St. Bernard’s church entrances will begin on Jan. 7.
     The new restrooms will allow access to parishioners of all physical abilities.
     “I don’t think they have ever been done,” said Steve Hoff, a member of the parish’s facilities committee, who is overseeing the project. “They don’t even really meet code … the women’s room especially.”
     Hoff, who works in construction for Flad Development, which is the firm that built the church about 60 years ago, said the project includes:
· The men’s restroom, located off the University Avenue entrance, will be renovated;
· The old bubbler in the vestibule will be upgraded to a water cooler;
· The women’s restroom, located at the chapel entrance to the church, will be renovated to meet current building codes and expanded to include space from the old cry room;
· The cry room will become a family bathroom and seating area; and
· All three bathrooms will get new flooring, tile, lighting, toilet enclosures and fixtures.
     Ryan’s Renovations is the contractor, who was selected to do the work.