We are filled with great gratitude for to the very generous response of St. Mary parishioners to the To Teach Who Christ Is campaign, which began in 2016. This campaign has now formally concluded, although final pledge payments are still being made. We were greatly blessed in that the campaign exceeded our $2.35 million goal: $2,601,770 was received from 589 families!
After the Archdiocesan Education and Formation target was met, the balance of $1.9m was used to retire our construction debt (in combination with a 3-to-1 match from the Archdiocese) and to fund several large parish projects. Among the major improvements and repairs at St. Mary funded by this campaign:
- Repaved the parking lots and driveways at the main and little churches
- Created a reserve fund to repave the Education Center lot and driveway when needed
- Upgraded exterior lighting to LEDs
- Upgraded worship space and narthex lighting to LEDs
- Replaced the heat exchangers in our roof top HVAC units
- Upgraded IT technology
- Replaced the sound system electronics in the church
- Replaced the phone system in the parish offices
- Installed a new entrance sign.
We are extremely grateful to all those who have been so generous. Your sacrifices enabled us to address our obligations from the past and to move boldly into the future as we address new needs. We cannot say thank you enough. We would not have been able to achieve any of these remarkable and important goals without the generous commitment of our parishioners to the campaign! Thank you also to the dozens of parishioners who served on the campaign committee and worked so very hard to make To Teach Who Christ Is such a great success!