Buy A Brick Campaign

My dear friends,

It is exactly 2 years ago that I shared with you the 3 STAGE vision for the Parish.  I am happy to announce that stage 1 has been completed. Works to the church include – Repairs to the roof, external awnings, painting, internal water damage, new lighting, and repairs to pavers. Works to the Presbytery and Parish Centre which include – Roof repairs and external awnings of the Parish Centre includes removal of asbestos, painting of presbytery external and internal, new presbytery bathroom, concreting, and fencing.

All of this could not have been possible without your support and generosity to the STAGE 1 Buy a Brick Campaign which raised over $55,000.  There was also a small team of individuals who gave vast amount of time to unpaid labour to save funds for additional project.  This band of helpers continue to support the parish and give me confidence to launch STAGE 2.

STAGE 2 is a significant project, it involves architectural plans, council/ certification approvals to extend the office space, provide storage for Parish Centre chairs and tables, build a compliant disabled toilet, and upgrade the Parish Centre with a new kitchen and media equipment.

How are we going to raise $200,000 for STAGE 2?  STAGE 1 took approximately 5 months to raise the $50,000 target.  With STAGE 2, we aim to begin to apply for Government Grants at the same time as fundraising.  This way doubling our efforts to achieve the outcome in a consolidated way. Our hope is to raise $100,000 from the parish and $100,000 raised in grant applications.

In STAGE 1 we launched the project with $1000 from a generous donor.  STAGE 2 we have another donor who has generously given $10,000.

There are continued challenges with the cost of building materials and the cost of living, however in prayer and with the continued hope in the spirit of generosity that I move forward.  Many parishioners who come to St Brigid’s find a welcoming warmth and friendship here.  While I have been the priest to commence these projects I follow a number of priest before me who have been part of the ongoing maintenance and vitality of the parish.  My task has been to plant seeds in the good soil and trust that God will continue the work with other priests and good leadership making the harvest plentiful.  A spirit of unification and collaboration working for His Kingdom.

Let us continue to work together to rebuild, restore and revitalise our beautiful parish.  I encourage you to support the STAGE 2 launch with prayer, thanksgiving and financially once again funding the Buy A Brick Campaign.

God’s abundant blessings,

Fr Albert 27^th August 2024

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