LETTER FROM THE PASTOR
For more than 150 years as a Jesuit parish, we have welcomed all those who seek a home where they could be fed from the bounty of God’s blessings and nurtured spiritually, intellectually and culturally. We have grown together as a family of faith, joyfully proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ by the manner of our lives. Now we are coming to the end of a new chapter in our history with the imminent completion of our new elevator entrance to the Church and to Wallace Hall, one of the major goals of our Your Parish, Your Home Campaign for the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola. 
We are very excited that it won’t be long now before we can become free of all remaining physical barriers that do not allow entry to our buildings for those with limited mobility. Your Parish, Your Home has provided nearly all of the funding to make all of the building of our Parish barrier-free, thereby allowing convenient access to the church, Wallace Hall, Parish House, and the grammar school. In addition to the elevator which will give handicap access to Wallace Hall and a level ramp into the 84th Street entrance to the church, the ramp to the parish house has already been completed, and significant upgrades to the security and safety systems each building are being completed.
I believe we would all agree that as a Parish, we have been blessed by God in countless ways and have found a home here. The conviction of our belief in the goodness of God compels us to open our home and share the bounty of God’s love with everyone who comes to our door. Please continue to join in support of Your Parish, Your Home so that all the buildings of the parish and the activities that take place within them are accessible to everyone. Together, we can accomplish the good to which we are called for the Greater Glory of God. — Fr. Dennis Yesalonia, S.J.
Essay by Margaret Maruschak
Have the stunning stained glass windows in our Church’s Kelly Loggia caught your eye yet? If not, you’re in for a visual treat and an interesting tale that involves the new Q line and the cities of Albany, NY and Munich, Germany and begins with the Franz Mayer & Co., a family-run manufacturing company specializing in stained glass design for more than 150 years.
For our Parish, however, the story really begins with Fr. Yesalonia nearly deleting an advertisement in his email for church salvage, then suddenly being inspired by some stunning stained glass panels of angels holding musical instruments that used to be part of a demolished Catholic church in Albany, NY. Fr. Yesalonia envisioned these panels might make a good fit for the loggia—a way to colorfully light the way to Wallace Hall, but only if the price was reasonable. It was. (Watch the video below to get Fr. Yesalonia’s first-hand account of what happened next.)
So what does all of this have to do with the new Q subway line? It turns out that the Munich firm, which designed the stained glass panels, also fabricated the mosaics for our city’s new 2nd Avenue subway line. It turns out that Munich’s Mayer company also has an office in New York and continues to design windows and mosaics. A coincidence? Probably not. Just ask Fr. Yesalonia.
Margaret Maruschak is a parishioner at St. Ignatius and serves on the capital campaign committee.
Capital Campaign Committee
David & Patti Hogan (Co-chairs)
Fr. William Bergen, S.J. **
Odessa & William Bourne **
Cynthia & James Braniff
Adele** & Robert* Cahill
Myong & Dr. Gene Caiafa
Hilary & Joseph Califano **
Judy & Didier Choix
Lou Csabay & Dr. Mike Makowsky
Barbara & Ben Denihan **
Vicki & Jeff Downey
Michael F. Doyle, FAIA **
Patricia Figge **
Bridgette & Marc Foley
Virginia & John Gildea
Bobbi & Herb Gstalder
Fr. Michael Hilbert, S.J.
Margaret Maruschak
Karen & Richard Moreau
Kathleen Walsh Murnion
Peggy & John O’Brien **
Ellen & Jim Riley
Mary & Winthrop Rutherfurd **
Fr. Dennis Yesalonia, S.J.
* In Memoriam
** Honorary Members
