$7.1 million pledged

$2.9 million deposited

What happens next?

INITIAL GOAL PHASE

• We have reached our initial pledge goal of $6,700,000. 
• Our initial deposit goal is $3,500,000. Once we reach this goal, we will be able to begin the process of designing and construction-bidding.

DESIGN PHASE

• Once we reach our initial pledge and deposit goals, we will begin the design phase. This includes designing the specifics of the building project (e.g. materials, furnishings, spiritual themes, color schemes, etc.) as well as archiving all the objects in the existing worship building. This phase is completed in collaboration with the Archdiocese Building Office, Office of Worship, and Archbishop's Office. 
• This is such an important part of the process that we want to make sure we do it prayerfully and thoughtfully. This phase will take approximately 12-18 months.

BIDDING PHASE

• Once we reach the end of the design phase, we hope to surpass our goal of $6,700,000 on deposit. We will then put the schematics out for contract bids, in collaboration with the Archdiocese Building Office. 
• Once we approve a bid from an Archdiocesan-approved contractor, we will then move to Construction Phase I. 

CONSTRUCTION PHASE 1

CONSTRUCTION PHASE 2

• The celebration of our final Mass in the existing worship building
• Removal of all objects and furniture from the existing worship building
• Demolition of the existing worship building
• Construction of the new church
• Furnishing of the new church

CONSTRUCTION PHASE 3

• Renovation of the Courtyard Rooms
• Any additional renovations to the Family Life Center
• Planning the first Mass to dedicate our new church

MARCH

• We began the Public Phase of our campaign with our Kick-off Gala. 
• We announced that we reached $5,300,000 in pledges and $1,900,000 in the bank from 100 parishioners/families.

APRIL

• Fr. Jared gave an update regarding the multitude of reasons why a capital campaign is needed.

MAY

• We reached $5,000,000 in pledges and $1,200,000 in the bank from 132 parishioners/families

JUNE

• We reached $5,200,000 in pledges and $1,700,000 in the bank from 150 parishioners/families

AUGUST

• We reached $5,300,000 in pledges and $1,700,000 in the bank from 200 parishioners/families

SEPTEMBER

• We entered the last 100 days of our campaign!

OCTOBER

• We celebrated our Operation Homestretch Rally, officially beginning the last 100 days of our campaign. 
• We announced that we reached $5,500,000 in pledges and $2,200,000 in the bank from 247 parishioners/families. 
• We also announced a matching pledge of $500,000 if we attain $6,200,000 in pledges. 

NOVEMBER

• We completed our Operation Homestretch Survey, to determine the status of parishioners’ pledges and gifts, as we are in the last two months of the public phase of the campaign.
• We announced that we reached $5,600,000 in pledges and $2,443,000 in the bank from 288 parishioners/families. 

DECEMBER

• We entered the last 31 days of the public phase of the campaign.
• On December 7, we announced that we reached $5,667,000 in pledges and $2,475,000 in the bank from 309 parishioners/families. 
• On December 14, we announced that we reached $5,910,000 in pledges and $2,671,000 in the bank from 317 parishioners/families.
• On December 21, we announced that we passed $6,000,000 in pledges, less than $200,000 away from reaching our initial pledge goal.
• On December 28, we announced that we passed $6,100,000 in pledges, less than $100,000 away from reaching our initial pledge goal.

FEBRUARY

• The Pacesetter Phase began. Parishioners hosted 20 small receptions with Fr. Jared. Additionally, Fr. Jared held 40 one-on-one meetings with parishioners.

APRIL

• We completed our campaign packet materials with help of the Sainte Chapelle Studios design team.

SEPTEMBER

• Roof and structural defects were made evident by Hurricane Francine.

DECEMBER

• We received 70+ pledges from Saint Luke parishioners towards our campaign goal.

JANUARY

• We created a general proposal for the scope of work needed to alleviate deferred maintenance for the Church, courtyard rooms, and Family Life Center.

FEBRUARY

• We conducted interviews for architects and campaign consultants.
• We hired Sainte Chapelle Studios as our architects.
• We hired Frank Donaldson of the Institute for School and Parish Development (ISPD) as our campaign consultant.

MARCH

• We gathered a Capital Campaign Steering Committee to discuss and plan the feasibility study. 
• The question at hand was whether or not Saint Luke parishioners would support one of the following options:

  • Option 1: Renovate/remodel existing church (approximately $3.7 - $4.8 million)

  • Option 2: Construct new church (approximately $5.8 - $6.7 million)

APRIL

• We held 13 input-listening sessions of parishioners with various ministries, after Sunday Masses, and on other occasions. In these sessions, we garnered feedback regarding the direction of the campaign.

MAY

• We created a Q&A document to help answer the questions that were most prominent in our input-listening session discussions.

JUNE

• We initiated a survey at weekend Masses on June 3-4. We received 756 surveys back. 

JULY

• We held one-on-one interviews with 59 parishioners to receive feedback on the possibility of a capital campaign. 

AUGUST

• With the help of ISPD, we completed a feasibility report using the data from the input-listening sessions, the in-pew survey, the one-on-one interviews, and a financial data analysis. We shared the results with the parish.
• The recommendation from ISPD was as follows:

"Having already received archdiocesan approval, execute plans to build the new church at an approximate cost of $5.8 million to $6.0 million. Funding would come from the following sources: Capital Campaign: $5,600,000 and $5,900,000; Gifts in Kind: Approximately $250,000. Begin campaign organization."

NOVEMBER

• We received approval of the new plans for our capital campaign by the archdiocese.
• We opened up a donor-advised quasi-endowment fund with the Catholic Community Foundation, to ensure our accounting would be legally protected. 

DECEMBER

• We began organization of the Pacesetter Phase of the Campaign.

JUNE 

• The Pastoral and Finance Councils proposed to move forward with fundraising towards capital projects.

NOVEMBER

• We submitted a letter to the archdiocese in order to request the opening of a capital campaign account.

JUNE

• Our Finance Council began to compile a list of all necessary capital expenditures.