"Embrace the Vision…Build Our Future" Campaign
St. Perpetua Catholic Church is embarking on the implementation of a Master Plan to carry our parish through its next 50 years. The comprehensive plan addresses all elements of our parish facilities – educational, religious, and recreational. While the educational needs will be addressed in the first stage, the plan also includes necessary design and preparatory work for the religious and recreational construction and renovation projects to follow.
Approximately $4,000,000 is needed to complete Goal I. Since past school fundraisers have already enabled us to set aside approximately $1,000,000 for these projects and we have borrowed another $1,000,000 from the Diocese, our fund raising goal in this effort is $2,000,000.
GOAL I – Education
(a place for our children to grow in faith)
1. In this effort, St. Perpetua school will add nearly 13,000 square feet via construction of a two-story addition. It will begin where the current 7th & 8th grade classrooms are and extend into the adjacent hill (approximately 30 feet will be excavated).
The Second Floor, termed the Learning Center, will consist of the Technology/Computer room, the Science/Art room, the Teachers’ Lounge, which would open to the new parish outdoor Amphitheater, and the new school Library.A Technology/Computer room – This space will provide for the instruction of thirty-six students simultaneously; currently, computer instruction is held in a room in which just half a class may fit. This room will be available for adult computer classes during the summer months.
Science/Art room
The Teachers’ Lounge & Patio will be a 600 square foot area with individual work spaces for the teachers, in sharp contrast to the small common room currently available. This Lounge will open to the outdoor Patio, adjacent to the new parish amphitheater, which could be used for assemblies, outdoor Mass, and rallies.
A new Library – This modernized room will have a reader’s platform and seats for 40 children. It will be wired for such uses as computers and television.
2. The focal point of the addition’s First Floor will be two remodeled classrooms, housing our 7th & 8th grade students. A Conference room, Counselor’s Office, the Teachers’ Workroom, and a Catering area will also be downstairs.
Grades 7-8 will be established at the end of the corridor
The Conference Room would offer the opportunity for group meetings and related gatherings, while the Counselor’s Office will provide space when more private dialogue is needed.
A new Teachers’ workroom - which includes the copy and fax machines as well as related items - is necessary, since the current space is cramped and inadequate.
Although not a commercial kitchen, the Catering area will have a refrigerator, freezer, microwave ovens and warming drawers. It will be used for the school Hot Lunch program and will also be available for school fund raisers, catering, and special occasions such as Popsicle Day and Doughnut Day.
As a result of these additions to our campus and the related room changes, several additional meeting rooms will be available. New rooms will be constructed in the second story, and the current library will become vacant. This additional space should help relieve the strain on our existing facilities, providing additional gathering space for our parish, school and religious education communities.
Although nothing definitive has been established, among the items proposed for the existing library is a Youth Room. Currently, the junior high program and teen youth ministry of our parish gather in the Hall for their activities; providing this segment of our worship community with a designated space would demonstrate our commitment to our teenagers and young people, who are our future.
3. In addition to addressing the needs of our educational facility, funds raised in the campaign’s first stage will be applied to initiate our subsequent stages. By raising "seed money" in the first stage, we will optimize the time spent preparing for our religious and recreational projects. Specifically, this "seed money" would be directed to the following costs associated with establishing our new home of worship. Some of these costs include:
Architects design & drawings
Planning department study & review
Geotechnical studies
Land Use permits & processes
***The following are to be addressed, in the sequence listed, after the projects in Goal I are met***
GOAL II – WORSHIP & SERVICE
(a place for us to pray and serve god together)
In the second phase of "Embrace the Vision…Build Our Future", we will direct our attention to the Worship & Service facets of our parish life. Our primary focus will be building a new church to include a Gathering Plaza, entry arcades and associated landscaping. This new home of worship will be a unifying site for our parish community. During this phase, we will also convert the existing Church into a functional gym and auditorium (the comprehensive renovation will take place in the next stage).
GOAL III – RECREATION
(a place for us to play together and grow in fun and friendship)
The final stage of our parish Master Plan will focus on complete renovation of our Multi-purpose Hall/Gymnasium. When finished, this full renovation and upgrade will provide us with a facility for parish gatherings, school and CYO athletic events, banquets, stage performances, and similar activities. During this phase, we will also reestablish our school athletic fields (which will be displaced when building our new church) behind the school buildings below Sweet Drive.
By undertaking our Master Plan as outlined, we are proceeding in a fiscally responsible manner. At the same time, we will also optimally utilize the time needed for design and approval of our religious and recreational projects.