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Saint Bernadette Catholic Church
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Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
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O God, protector and lover of the humble, You bestowed on Your servant, Bernadette, the favor of the vision of Our Lady, the Immaculate Virgin Mary, and of speech with her. Grant that we may deserve to behold You in heaven. Amen.
New Building Project
General Information
Our Faith – Our Families – Our Future at St. Bernadette’s“The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.”
Pope John Paul II
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1) The John Paul II Family Life Center
Social Hall – This space will truly serve our Mission Statement where we have committed to providing a community “where all are welcomed and the ever-expanding needs of our Parish are ministered to by one another”. Just as the current multi-purpose facility is flexible enough to serve many needs, this new space will be used for a variety of purposes. It will be a key component in bringing together different elements of the Parish for social events, banquets, large meetings, special holiday celebrations and overflow worship space. This space will accommodate up to 1,200 people. There will also be vesting rooms and rest rooms adjacent to a stage that will also serve as an altar when a larger worship space is needed.
Meeting Rooms and Classrooms – One of the biggest challenges our Parish Family has faced is providing Faith Formation classes for our children. These rooms will be a blessing for this program with individual classrooms for each grade and for use in the RCIA program, Junior Youth Group and Teen Youth Ministry. In addition, these rooms will be flexible enough so that they can be used as meeting spaces for our other ministries.
Atrium Classrooms – As with all of our religious education programs, the Atrium program is overflowing with students. The proposed plan provides for additional classrooms.
Kitchen – A large, well-equipped kitchen, adjacent to the social hall that will be used for social events.
Storage – There is currently not enough storage to meet the needs of Parish ministries. Storage space is necessary for equipment, supplies and items associated with faith formation and social events in order for the offices and our growing groups of ministries to properly function.
Lounge – A quiet area for meeting and use as a small library/Catholic resource center.
Nursery – A safe, nurturing place to leave a restless child to avoid distracting other parishioners.
Music – A room dedicated to rehearsal space with adequate storage and privacy.
2) Merging with our Existing Facilities
It is important that our Family Life Center is welcoming to all that come to celebrate the presence of God and proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ. The current proposal allows for a new gathering space that ties the existing facilities with the Family Life Center. This space will also work well if any future expansion of our worship space is needed.
3) Infrastructure
In order to support any expansion of our existing facility, it will be necessary to tap into the Town of Fuquay-Varina water and sewer system. This will require our community to be annexed by the Town.
CAMPAIGN FOR OUR FAITH, OUR FAMIILY AND OUR FUTURE
The campaign to support Our Faith, Our Family and Our Future is a tremendous initiative. It comes as result of the growth of our community of the faithful and our desire to support our mission statement showing that all are welcome and that their needs as Catholics will be ministered to.
We have worked very hard and asked for guidance from the Holy Spirit. The plan we are proposing will serve all our Parish Family – young, old; rich, poor; new Catholics, those returning to the Church and all the ministries that support our faith for the future. Our Parish has decided to move forward with this plan that makes the very best use of our current facilities, while building new facilities and looking toward a time where we may serve over 3,000 families. This is a critical project for Our Faith, Our Family and Our Future and it will require extraordinary sacrifice and support from each of us. You are asked to prayerfully consider the best possible commitment you can make to bring this project to fruition.
Not all of us can give the same support. Not all have achieved the same financial success. But we all can - and quite honestly MUST – give in proportion to our means. Many of us have prospered in recent times. We are all called on to support our mission of proclaiming God’s word and we are all called to minister to one another. And we are all called to Christian Stewardship – to return a portion of God’s many blessings back to him in humble service. We need leadership from those most able to support this campaign. We have already received assurances from construction trades who are members of our Parish to provide services at a reduced rate. Pledges can be paid over three years and will enable you to make the best possible contribution that you are able to. It will allow you to stretch, to lead, to be a good steward.
You are called today to be a leader in our campaign. Your support is vital at this time, not just for the gift itself, but to encourage all others to support this effort with the same vigor. You are asked to give at a higher level than ever before. Will you answer God’s call? Will you support Our Faith, Our Family and Our Future?
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