Capital Campaign Update - February 2021 - Moving Forward with Phase II
Thank you to everyone who have participated and are planning to participate in our Capital Campaign through pledges, prayers or both. Our goal, throughout this project, has been to build-up our community, to strengthen the personal connections that unite us together as a parish family, and to provide new ways to grow closer to Christ Jesus. Please join me in praying for God’s continued blessings on our parish. -- Fr. Dave
Through the increased generosity of many of our parishioners, friends and neighbors, we have continued to receive generous new pledges and increased pledges even during this pandemic. This parish has always exceeded and continues to exceed everyone’s expectations of what we would be able to raise for our Capital Campaign “Continuing To Renew All Things In Christ”. Most of you remember that our professional fund raising company, Guidance In Giving, told Msgr. Funk and I we should only expect to raise 3 million dollars and no more. We currently have raised almost 4.4 million dollars in pledges and almost 3.6 million in cash. This Parish is AWESOME! We have a current balance of $51,443 left to go to complete Phase 2 of our Capital Campaign. We are very confident we will receive the necessary pledges in the next couple of months and have asked our architect, John Eberts, to review our blue prints, make any updates to these, and to return to me the copies needed to submit them for a new building permit from the City of Reynoldsburg so we will be able to move forward. Sullivan Builders has been informed and are reviewing all cost estimates from all sub-contractors for any increases in material costs. Phase II will bring a new Adoration Chapel, also tripling the gathering space in the back of the Church to greet friends before and after Masses, a remodeled Quieting Space, a New Choir room, a New Bride’s Room, new Bathrooms, and a Kitchenette. The need for additional pledges and pledge increases continue to complete Phase II. For those of you who are making an additional pledge or increasing your current Pledge on Faith Direct, please remember to call 614-866-2859 or email John Beyer jbeyer@spxreynoldsburg.com to let me know so I can add these to our numbers. Faith Direct only reports monthly information on what is being deposited in your name. They do not inform St. Pius X on pledge increases. If in doubt, please contact me to confirm. The entire Phase II project is focused on building-up our parish: as a community of friendship with Christ, and as a communion of faith in Christ, with every person valued, and every family involved. We are extremely proud and thankful for all of you that have made a pledge and continue to honor this commitment to St. Pius X Church & School by continuing to pay on your pledge until it is completed. On a personal note, I want to thank all of you that have supported this parish and I during these last five years’ fund raising efforts. During all of the countless planning/construction meetings in 2010-2015, all the fund raising meetings and the many campaign receptions we all attended, this parish has always supported these efforts from Deacon Charlie Miller, Msgr. David Funk and Father David J. Young. We are truly grateful for everything all of you continue to do for our parish.
From all the Staff here at St. Pius X, Father Dave and I, Thank you.