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TO SEE THE LATESTThe ANEW campaign offers the opportunity to accommodate and inspire growth within our community and our faith through the ministries that enrich our worship. Our new Hall and Annex will provide enhanced space for our many ministries, liturgy, school curriculum and enrichment programs, athletics, events, and more.
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For years, the parish struggled with what to do about our aging Parish Hall and Annex.
They are the original church and original school, the beginning of our parish life and much-loved buildings.
The memories run deep and will always be part of who we are.
Our heavenly Father blessed us with founding families whose insight and love built those original buildings.
They brought our Catholic faith to many generations of parishioners. Many of us benefited from the efforts
of those first families. Unfortunately, the original buildings are no longer viable as instruments of faith or community or service. We now have the opportunity to do for the future
what those families did for previous generations and for us.-
We hope to strengthen an active and meaningful campus that connects our school, hall, and church.
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The space needs to allow for multi-purpose use. Each year we have to accommodate Mass overflow, a range of performances, parties and receptions, and athletics. This requires an easy changeover from one setting to the next. We want to ensure the environment in the hall is simultaneously elegant, inviting, and functional.
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We need an accessible and central commercial kitchen for key ministry programs and our school.
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Our hall must be suitable for the ministries that drive the spiritual life of our parish.
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Storage is a priority - for everything that supports our campus.
OUR CAMPAIGN PRAYER
Loving Father, thank you for your faithful guidance of our beloved St. Bede Parish.
We are grateful for the many gifts You have given and for Your gentle loving care.
You blessed our founding families with a building that served many generations and many purposes.
We now ask that you help us honor those families by blessing our efforts to build a new Parish Hall
- one where we can gather to worship and pray, to enjoy each other's gifts, to pursue the work of our ministries
and that will serve our faith community for generations to come.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, who reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen. -
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THANK YOU FOR HELPING US TURN $250,000 TO $500,000...
thanks to an anonymous donor's $250,000 Matching Gift Challenge!
If you have not yet made your ANEW pledge, there is no better time than now.IF YOU HAVE ALREADY PLEDGED AND HAVE THE ABILITY, PLEASE CONSIDER ANOTHER PLEDGE.
ALL PLEDGES ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE AND CAN BE PAID MONTHLY OVER 5 YEARS.
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GIFTS OF ANY AMOUNT MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AND ARE APPRECIATED!
ALL GIFTS ARE TAX-DEDUCTIBLE AND CAN BE PLEDGED OVER FIVE YEARS.SEE BELOW ILLUSTRATION OF SUGGESTED GIVING LEVELS PAID ANNUALLY OR MONTHLY OVER FIVE YEARS
TOTAL PLEDGE PAID ANNUALLY PAID MONTHLY
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VISIONARY
($1,000,000 and up)LEADERSHIP
($500,000–$999,999)LEGACY
($250,000–$499,999)INNOVATOR
($100,000–$249,999)
CHAMPION
($50,000–$99,999)PATRON
($25,000–$49,999)PARTNER
($10,000–$24,999)SUPPORTER
($5,000–$9,999)BENEFACTOR
($2,500- 4,999)FRIEND
(Up to $2,499)
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There are many ways you can contribute and make a difference to St. Bede.
In addition to outright donations and pledges, we also accept gifts of Stock, Securities, Planned Giving, and Matching Gifts.
Visit our Ways to Give page at the link below to explore your options.
WAYS TO GIVE
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ANEW FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
HOW AND WHY WAS THE DECISION MADE TO BEGIN NEW CONSTRUCTION VS. A REMODEL?
- An initial parish-wide survey was conducted and responses overwhelmingly supported new construction.
- Subsequently, both new construction and remodel options were thoroughly explored and vetted.
- Based on the costs and limited functionality inherent in a remodel vs. new construction, we were asked by the Archdiocese to provide a new build proposal.
- Based on the above, new construction was recommended and approved.
HOW MANY ST. BEDE MINISTRIES WILL THE NEW PARISH HALL BUILDING/SPACE SUPPORT?
- St. Bede Parish's 45 ministries include those that serve St. Bede Church and School, as well as related community ministries, and range from service, prayer, liturgical, and pastoral organizations and ministries.
- Upon completion of the 2018 feasibility study, the capital campaign committee thoroughly evaluated capacity and adapted the new building designs to accommodate our parish-wide needs.
WHAT IS THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE NEW PARISH HALL COMPARED TO THE EXISTING BUILDING?
- The Hall within the new Parish Hall itself is 5,228 sq ft. compared to the existing Parish Hall’s 3,434 sq ft.
- The new Kitchen is 1,173 sq. ft compared to the current Kitchen’s 702 sq. ft.
- The square footage of the new building as a whole is 14,746 sq. ft., compared to the 17,738 sq ft of the existing building.
- It is critical to note that the footprint of the new building is much more efficiently designed to accommodate our current and anticipated future parish-wide and community needs.
- The rooms in the new building have been intentionally designed as multi-use rooms, with flexible technology, wiring and capabilities.
- We now have additional use of the School Education Center rooms as well.
- The new spaces are developed to utilize both indoor and outdoor spaces to accommodate all of our ministries and needs, both now and in the future.
WILL THE NEW SPACES AND BUILDING BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL/RENTAL SPACE FOR THE LARGER COMMUNITY?
- St. Bede has always welcomed the La Canada community to utilize our campus, and some local groups may occasionally host functions on site. Our first priority of the new spaces and building are for the needs and use of our St. Bede community. They will not be used as rental spaces for outside commercial events, etc.
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