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Hamptons, it has gotten a lot of media coverage. “This has rejuvenated our church and put us on the map,” said Chris Tucci, who was on the housing project committee. Retired special education teacher Karl Rosenberg, 74,


has lived in the complex since May. The self-professed “born-again agnostic” occasionally attends worship at St. Michael because he finds “evidence of human love and sharing here.” Rosenberg, who also takes advantage of the food pantry hosted at St. Michael, said the senior housing is exciting. “This is the type of altruistic love that people talk about,” he added. Emily Cullum, 85, said she felt like the luckiest per- son in the world when she got the call that an apartment was hers. She had been living in a nearby town with her daughter, and while the situation was fine, she yearned to have her own place. “I just love it,” said the former busi- ness owner. “It couldn’t be more comfortable, peaceful and quiet.” Cullum, a Roman Catholic, has a ground-floor one- bedroom unit, which includes a patio overlooking green space. Second-floor units have small decks. The project, which consists of modular units, looks


like any nice condo complex and suits the location well. The attached units are sided with natural cedar shakes, typical of the Hamptons house style. A community room has a recreation area and kitchen with granite counter- tops and high-end appliances that were bought from a homeowner who was remodeling his house. Cullum was recently planning to cook an Italian meal for 10 people in the community room since her apart- ment can’t seat that many. Rent for apartments is approximately 30 percent of a resident’s income, after all medical bills are paid, said Foster, who is vice president of the nonprofit organiza- tion that oversees management of the complex. She doesn’t feel overwhelmed with management, however, because she said everyone in the congregation steps up to help. “My ministry is still a vow-oriented [word and sacrament] ministry,” she said. And for the future, St. Michael has a ministry, she added, rather than closing and selling the church build- ing. She urges others to do something similar. “We’re the model,” she said. 


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