Category: st-andrew

Pigs have flown

Posted by Katja on 16 January 2007 | Permalink
Filed under accessibility, st-andrew, wheelchair use | 3 comments so far

I went off tonight, back to the inaccessible church (after much renovation), for choir rehearsal. My Beloved said, “You better pee before you go.”
I admit, I was skeptical. But children, I am here to tell you that after seven draining, gut-wrenchingly painful years, St Andrew Presbyterian Church of Boulder has a wheelchair accessible restroom.
So you [...]

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Pigs hanging around the runway

Posted by Katja on 16 January 2007 | Permalink
Filed under accessibility, st-andrew | No comments yet

St Andrew Presbyterian in Boulder still hasn’t managed to have its re-dedication Sunday – it’s been postponed several times.
My choir has resumed rehearsing there, so I’m going tonight. Since we’re channelling a Michigan winter, I called to ask if they had moved the handicapped permit spaces, increased the number of spaces, shovelled the curbcuts and/or [...]

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Pigs May Have Flown – News at 11

Posted by Katja on 5 October 2006 | Permalink
Filed under accessibility, religion, st-andrew | 9 comments so far

I have just been invited to sing at the re-dedication of Saint Andrew Presbyterian Church, re-opening after many months of construction.
Longtime readers may recall my frustration with this church – I am not a member, but my choir rehearses there, and will again once they are open for business. I have not had the opportunity [...]

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Bugged

Posted by Katja on 18 November 2003 | Permalink
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I can’t get this St Andrew thing out of my head. If I could hook up a battery to righteous indignation, I could power Manhattan.
I am, of course, reacting on an extremely emotional level. Out of the Frying Pan is trying to get a more logical handle on the motivation and rationale behind the church’s [...]

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The Communion of Saints, Part V

Posted by Katja on 17 November 2003 | Permalink
Filed under accessibility, disability, religion, st-andrew | 3 comments so far

Our story so far:
The Communion of Saints
The Communion of Saints, Part II
The Communion of Saints, Part III
The Communion of Saints, Part IV
A lot of email has flown around on this issue the last few days.
The church has decided to defer restroom renovations. They are launching (again!) a Capital Campaign for renovations.
I asked them to re-configure [...]

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The Communion of Saints, Part IV

Posted by Katja on 12 November 2003 | Permalink
Filed under accessibility, disability, religion, st-andrew | 4 comments so far

Lord, give me patience, and give it to me now!
Our story so far:
The Communion of Saints
The Communion of Saints, Part II
The Communion of Saints, Part III
With its $50,000, the church has managed to cut back two pews and put in one curbcut. No sign of any bathroom construction, and I’m trying to find out why.
In [...]

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