The Diocese has embarked on a new capital campaign which is intended to fund the many needs across our diocese. These needs of the diocese are real and profound. You can read more about them here,
The diocese invited every parish to pledge to the campaign by reaching out to individual parishioners. The goal for St John's contribution for the Diocese portion of the capital campaign was $435,000.
Normally, the campaign proceeds as follows:
The primary objective is to aid us in constructing a
NEW EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTER
This is a sorely needed facility for our growing Parish!
Progress Report on the Education Center:
Reporte sobre el Progreso del Centro Educativo:
The following information on the plans for the new center was valid as of August 2018:
Site Plan (click to view PDF)
Floor Plan (click to view PDF)
CAD Rendering:
The current plan is to lay the foundation for the full education center now, but build out 50% of it with classrooms, leaving the remaining 50% open as a pavilion for sports, gatherings and other activities. Later the pavilion would be built out with more classrooms.
At St John's, we call this the "Youth Encountering Christ" campaign.
Why? Well, our youth are our future, and proper formation is essential to their well being and the success of Christ's church in reaching out to our troubled world.
Facilities for education and for outreach are essential in our efforts to pass on the faith to the next generation, and current facilities at St John's are woefully inadequate. We intend to use the assets generated from this campaign to start the process of providing for the future.
Take a look at this flyer that describes our goals in detail (update as of 2019/01/12):
Please pray about this, and be generous as our Lord has been generous to you!