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A Prayer for Our Capital Campaign
Loving Father,
our grateful hearts are filled with joy
as we remember your blessings.
We look forward in faith,
trusting your providence to guide us
by the light of the Holy Spirit.
Make us generous in your service
and direct our present efforts to build a parish life center
where your family of faith
may continue to flourish for generations to come.
Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
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SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN!
If you’d like to donate, either:OR
- write out and deliver a separate check to “Holy Family Catholic Church” clearly indicating “Capital Campaign” in the memo line.
Please make sure that any contribution to this campaign is above and beyond your regular support for the ongoing operations of our parish.
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STRETCHING Towards Our Stretch Goal: $5 Million
Please pray that those who have not yet made a sacrifice for this effort may do so and help us achieve our stretch goal of $5 million. We are now at approximately $4.9 million—thanks to your generous support!
God hears the prayers of the little children! We got walloped in October and November with extra cold temperatures but now I am optimistically hearing predictions for an early spring. The ground is already thawing and the weather forecast for the next two weeks is unseasonably mild. Our students have been praying for our new facility to be completed as soon as possible and the Lord seems to be answering them by clearing the way for construction to begin early!
Our contractor foresees bulldozers on site in early April. We have to wait for MNDOT to lift the heavy equipment restrictions on the roads, but then it is clear sailing. Pray that April and May are not very rainy so much progress can be made even before summer.
We will soon need to add prayers for the safety of workers as the heavy-lifting begins! This work will mean some discomfort with drop-off and pick-up for our students as school is in session. Let’s be sure to exercise our patience with one another especially in those morning and afternoon hours. Please be particularly attentive to showing courtesy to our neighbors during this entire process. Driving and parking will be challenging at times—don’t selfishly let your frustration ruin someone else’s day.
Pray also that we can close the gap to finish our fundraising efforts!
Thanks for all of your prayers and sacrifices so far—God is blessing our parish abundantly! ~ Fr. Joseph
This image is one of the new artistic renderings of what the exterior of our facilities addition will look like! See all the artistic renderings here.
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So, why do we need to keep raising funds to reach our stretch goal of $5 million?
What our plan currently includes:- Gymnasium/theater/event space
- New early childhood education center including two Pre-K classrooms as well as a new Kindergarten classroom
- Two beautiful parish meeting rooms—no more being stuck in the church basement or left out in the cold on a busy night when multiple groups are meeting!
- Bonus 1: Parish Library—moved from our wish list to a reality!
- Bonus 2: Extra classroom as well as breakout space for student tutoring!
What we still need to fund:- New: $120k Upgrade to full-size basketball court
- New: $??? Replace original 1950’s boiler system for the current school building with high-efficiency heating system for the whole facility—still getting pricing for this recently identified need
- $250k Convent renovation to make a home for the Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus—let’s show gratitude that our parish will have nuns again!
- $100k HVAC upgrade for church to install better temperature controls as well as expand air conditioning to include the vestibules and sacristy
- $??? Youth and young adult ministry space: pray for a new Nazareth House!
Please keep praying—we need everyone’s help to meet our $5 million stretch goal!
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THANKS TO OUR CAPITAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE!
The Campaign Committee has been working diligently since January 2019 to educate, inform, and inspire parishioners to make a commitment towards a new Parish Life Center. Through weekly announcements, Town Hall Meetings, and Home Gatherings, the Comittee has shared information about our vision for a Parish Life Center and how everyone can help turn this long-cherished dream into a reality.
Please contact the Campaign Committee Chair Bill Schroeder (763.498.3745) with any suggestions you may have.
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