Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parish Information Session
Spring 2015 Heating System Complete and Working Well Majority of Kitchen Work Complete New Roof Over Kitchen Area Estimated Cost of Work to Date - $879,500 Work to Date “Not to Exceed” - $863,126 Pledges to Date Cover What Has Been Done Remaining Needs: Debt Retirement, Exterior, Interior, and Parking Lot Improvements
OUR GOAL - 2014 VII. Parking Lot VI. Bathrooms/Interior Repair V. Exterior Insulation & Tile Replacement IV. Debt Reduction III. Roof Replacement (1/4) II. Kitchen Renovation I. New Heating Plant
New Roof Spring 2015 - planning to replace original roof as funds became available Jan 2017 - roof failure necessitates replacement as soon as possible Oct 2017 - loan secured and roof replacement completed
Parking Lot Resurfacing Summer of 2017 - Sisters of MSB replaced the east drive Combining the 2 projects was to our advantage Both the Diocese and the Sisters assisted financially with this project
Sound System Nov 2017 - sound system upgraded and refurbished due to deteriorating sound quality We are grateful that some donations have been received for this project
Light Upgrades 2016 Re-lamp Church and Gathering Place 2017 Re-lamp School and Offices Otter Tail Rebate with limited time frame Energy Savings Longer maintenance intervals
Phase II – Final Campaign Goal $235,000 Retire Old Debt $200,000 Roof $150,000 Parking Lot (DOC 50k + MSB 30k) $40,000 Sound System $50,000 Recent Projects (Primarily Lighting) ------------------------------------------------------------ $675,000 Campaign Goal Q&A Session After Mass
Assuring Cathedral’s Future: Phase II This process began in 2014 with an initial capital campaign which was extremely successful. Our hope is that Phase II will allow us to pay off all of our new projects and make us debt free!
Campaign Timeline Nov 17th & 18th – In-Mass Presentations/Q&A Nov 27th - Campaign Letters Mailed Dec 1st - Parish will begin receiving campaign gifts or pledges Up to 3-Year Pledges Pledge Envelopes - place in the Sunday collection or mail in In House – 100% of your gift stays here!