The Building Team Members. Left to right: John Gillespie, Dwayne Miller, Karla Pitre, Fr. Dat Hoang, Dave Moss, and Jeff Polzer. Not pictured: Deacon Randy Graham

We have approval from Cardinal DiNardo to move forward with our Capital Campaign to fund building our new Church.

Over the summer, six engagement sessions were held with parishioners to share the design principles we are following and gather input as to exterior and interior preferences. The Parish Survey for gaining design and funding input from parishioners was also issued and completed by nearly 1,100 families. The insights from the survey were invaluable in conducting a Feasibility Assessment to determine the parish’s desire and capacity to build our permanent worship space. The results of the survey will be published in September.   

The Building Team and Jackson & Ryan Architects have advanced conceptual design work to the point where we are able to establish a concept-based budget. We have recently gone to the Archdiocese and Cardinal DiNardo with the results of our Feasibility Assessment and preliminary cost for building the church to ask for approval to proceed with design and commence the Capital Campaign. One of the requests the Cardinal made was for us to study two options:

1. Build a church to seat ca. 1,700 persons, which can be expanded later to accommodate 2,000 persons, versus
2. Build a church now, which can seat  2,000 persons. The results of this study have also been shared with Cardinal DiNardo.

We hope to have decisions by October, which will provide the clarity needed for proceeding with this incredible project. Communications will be made once we have this clarity.
 

Submit questions and suggestions: buildingteam@saintfaustinachurch.org
 

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