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In January 2005, we committed ourselves to the future of St. Bridget Catholic Church. We built our church addition to meet the needs of our quickly growing parish. This included additional worship space, expanded gathering space, licensed kitchen, welcoming entrance, office space, meeting space with partitions, youth ministry area, basement storage and future expansion, sprinkler system and building security.
The total cost of the project was $4,000,000. During the Growing in Grace capital campaign, $2,000,000 was pledged and paid over a three year period.
In July 2008, we took the next step of our commitment; to retire the remaining debt of $2,000,000 on our building project. Currently, 541 families have pledged $1,387,000 during the Continuing the Promise..Securing our Vision capital campaign.
One of the greatest gifts of our parish is the spirit of generosity demonstrated by parishioners offering their time, talents and financial resources for the good of others. It is our hope that all members will benefit from each other's spirit of generosity and find opportunities to grow closer to God in our church home.
Please enjoy the gifts from the stewards who came before you and consider your gift for those that will follow you by completing the Pledge Letter of Intent. Giving options for the Continuing the Promise..Securing our Vision capital campaign:
- Use your weekly envelopes and mark the second column titled, "2nd Capital Campaign."
- Complete an Electronic Funds Transfer form to have gifts automatically transferred from your bank account and return the form to the church office.
- Give gifts of stock and receive tax benefits.
- Give on-line (coming soon).
Contact Ric Johnson for more information, 715-425-1879 ext. 104.
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Campaign Prayer:
"Dear God, we the people of St. Bridget's, thank you for all the blessings you have given us as a parish family. We are thankful to all who have gone before us, who have built this church, school and welcoming community. We are thankful for all who made possible our beautiful new church addition. We recognize we are the stewards of this legacy. We pray to you in thanksgiving, for all we have been given. We ask for your guidance in realizing our own obligations and opportunities, in building up this wonderful parish family. As we join together in worship, community life, Christian education, and service to those in need, remind us our mission as a parish is centered in Jesus Christ, to bring the good news of salvation to the world. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen.
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