St. Anthony of Padua parish makes available its facilities for its Church and School activities. All facilities are the shared assets of our entire Church and School. As good stewards each individual or group that uses the facilities are accountable for its safe and responsible use.  Responsibility for scheduling and assigning use of the facilities lies with the Facility Manager and the Business Administrator. In order to provide a good experience for all parties please contact the Facilities Manager (Mr. John D'Antoni 281 296-2800  JDANTONI@STAOPTW.ORG) as early as possible in the event planning cycle and keep him informed of all changes as they become known to allow the best planning and support for your events.

* All activities on the parish grounds must be scheduled with the Facility Manager. Unauthorized individuals or groups may be asked to stop their activity until they are properly approved. The head of each group conducting unapproved activities will be notified of the omission and reminded to obtain prior approval for the event.  Repeated failure to obtain event approval will be escalated to the Pastor for appropriate action. This may include loss of usage privileges.

* The Facility Manager will confirm or deny Facility Use Requests via e-mail or phone within two business days. Verbal conversations regarding facility use with parish staff or ministry leaders will not be considered a Facility Use Request. Facility requests must use the proper form and be acknowledged by the Facility Manager or, in his absence, the Business  Administrator, Robert Rios  281 296-2800 RRIOS@STAOPTW.ORG

* Decorations and food and beverage set up and clean up are the responsibilities of the group using any space. Decorations set up and take down activities must be scheduled the day of the event. This includes completely cleaning the kitchen area if used, wiping down tables and chairs and a quick pick up / sweeping of the floor. General meeting rooms and especially school classrooms must be left the way they were found.

* Request Forms for recurring meetings may be submitted for meeting up to 12 months August through the following July. However, any significant change in the schedule requires a new Facility Use Form. E-mail notification to the Facility Manager regarding a 1 time meeting cancellation is acceptable. However, changing a routine meeting from one day in a week or month to another is not allowed without the express permission of the Facility Manager or Parish Administrator.

* Groups or ministries desiring Nursery coverage must schedule this with the Nursery Coordinator Katie Kozak, 281 296 2800 or KKOZAK@STAOPTW.ORG The Nursery Request form can be submitted in written form or on-line. Nursery coverage is not guaranteed, it depends on staff availability.

* Bulletin Announcements of events using parish facilities will not be placed until a Facility Use Request form is on file and the event is officially scheduled.

*Posters or flyers may not be displayed on parish property without written permission of the Business Administrator.  Promotional items will normally only be displayed on the parish bulletin boards prior to an event and on free standing easels the day of an event. No posters / flyers may be taped to the columns, windows or walls of parish buildings.

* A weekly schedule of events and room / space assignments will be posted on the bulletin board inside the Parish Life building and on the exterior bulletin boards located along our walkways. Updates will be made on Monday for the weekday events and Friday for the weekend events; last minute changes may not be reflected on these postings. The weekly schedule of maintenance personnel will also be posted.

* The head of each authorized ministry or group must approve each request prior to the approval of the requested activity.