Construction Update & Centennial Debt Reduction Drive
We are fast approaching the completion of our fourth and final year of the Sacred Heart Church Today Tomorrow Together Capital Campaign. On behalf of all Sacred Heart Church parishioners, we now take this opportunity to say “Thank You!” to the more than 625 families that have so generously pledged and/or given more than $3,226,000 towards improvements to this beautiful Sacred Heart campus. Our collective and very successful efforts have enabled us to far surpass the original $3,000,000 campaign goal.
The construction of the Gathering Center is moving along quickly. Sacred Heart will dedicate this new addition in March of 2023, 100 years after our original church was dedicated. This new Gathering Center includes many amenities, including an accessible covered drop-off area, accessible bathrooms, an accessible confessional, a bride’s room, a large gathering area, a holding kitchen, and a new Blessings Gift Shop. Although we anticipated inflation over this process, the unexpected events during the last 30 months have resulted in tremendous inflation during construction. Because of this, we now anticipate a $600,000 debt when our addition is dedicated.
We now introduce the Centennial Debt Reduction Drive for Sacred Heart Church. This Drive helps to commemorate the 100-Year Anniversary of the Dedication of Sacred Heart Church in 1923. Can you help us by making a pledge or donation to retire whatever debt we will incur because of our building project?
Would you like to sponsor part of our Gathering Center at Sacred Heart? Click here for our latest Gathering Center Sponsorship information. This is your opportunity! Outlined are various Gathering Center features that can be sponsored in the following ways:
In your family name
In honor or in memory of a loved one
In partnership with other families or as a combined effort with extended family, friends or organizations
Feel free to contact Bobbie Vidmar in our parish office if you have questions at (309) 762-2362. We will honor requests on a first-come, first-serve basis.
As we have tried to do each month, please enjoy the following to show you the continued progress of our Gathering Center. Not only will you see the progress outside with our new windows, and the east ramp that has been poured, but look at what is happening INSIDE the Gathering Center. You may not be able to tell what each room is yet, but they are moving along. Click any image to see a larger version!
