As of 11/24/19 we have $1,199,271 in pledges towards our $1,500,000 goal and have collected $678,497 in donations and payments.
Haven’t pledged yet? Please consider pledging. One time donations or donations made over time. Contact Kathy DiMare to set up your Pledge. Kathy can be contacted through our Kittery office at 207-439-0442 or by email Kathy.dimare@portlanddiocese.org
The commitments made to the campaign will be a tremendous investment in the continued spiritual and physical growth of our parish and will help ensure that our properties and our parish will continue to thrive for future generations.
Projects include:
At St. Raphael’s interior lighting in the church has been upgraded to LED. The worship space is now brighter! The fresh air system has been automated to cool the church at night during summer months. The hall support pillars have been remolded. The front exterior has been restored included framing around the stain glass windows. Water no longer enters the building.
Remaining projects:
• Add air conditioning utilizing existing air ducks. Compressor and new air handler needed.
• The flooring in the church and the hall was replaced August 2019. Also new wainscoating was installed over the paneling and the entire Hall was painted.
See before and after pictures here.
• The kitchen needs a air hood and fire suppression system over the ovens, grill, and burners.
• Repair & paint the inside front wall and wall behind altar.
• Repair/replace exterior fascia boards and gutters on church.
• Repair and secure stain glass windows on each side of the church.
At St. Christopher’s Heat/AC pumps have been installed.
Remaining Projects:
Replace Narthex floor.
Replace several Hall windows.
Other Projects:
Install additional hand railings along side walk between hall entrance and front doors.
New Church & Hall flooring.
Remove drive-through at Chapel and expand parking.
6/1/19 - This project is moving forward. Install Chapel sign.
At Star of the Sea Church *The electric service into the building was upgraded in2018. The "max'd out" circuit panel has been upgraded allowing additional outlets and power for our music ministry. The organ has been repaired and the speakers have new amplifiers replacing old transister style.
* A number of exterior shingles and trim have been replaced. (Annual work)
* The remaining electrical wiring throughout the church needs to be replaced.
* The existing forced hot air heating system needs to be modified to bring in cool fresh air during summer months.
6/1/19 - The lower fans on each side of the church have been replaced and rewired from the basement. Outlets on each side of the church were included.
At Star of the Sea Hall some of the exterior walls and roofing (holes) have been repaired. (see before and after pictures). The fascia boards and exterior siding were replaced summer 2019. New windows are needed. The interior seperator curtains need to be removed. Exhaust fan needs to be installed. The hope is to complete restoration and utilize the space for church and local events. If you are interested in helping bring this great space back to life call Bill Green 207-712-6165.
At Our Lady of the Angels hall, and classrooms were not built when the church was built in 2012 due to lack of funds. $3.3 million was spent to purchase ten acres, site work, and built the church and a cape style house. The house has served as the office and Faith Formation class rooms. The basement has served as storage, a class room, and it is "Penny Sale Basket Making" ground zero. The plan in 2012 was to add these areas in the future. When this happens the house will accomadate two retired priests.
August 2018 the Finance Council created a construction budget of $800K from the Capital Campaign plus $75K from Our Lady of the Angels savings accounts to cover other costs.
All parishioners were invited to be part of a Building Committee. About a dozen parishioners started meeting in September 2018 to start planning an addition. At the initial meeting parishioner John Destefano explained that he would be donating his time to help guide the Parish through this process. John is the owner of Destefano Associates
http://destefano-associates.com/
The committee voted to name John Destefano and Parish Business Manager Bill Green co-chair persons.
Several Architects were identified which were approved by the Diocese. They received an RFP that included information below. The top two firms, Lassel in South Berwick and Hamilton in New Ipswich, were interviewed on 10/24. The Committee voted unanamously to recommend Lassel to the Diocese.
Next several needs were intified. They included a Hall with ability to seat 150, a full commercial kitchen, four class rooms for our Faith Formation Program, a small Chapel for weekday Mass to save heating costs in the Church, and an office.
Lassel architects guided the process of developing these areas seperatley and then putting them all together and presented several directions to proceed. A direction was determined and needed changes were identified. At the 12/19 meeting updated plans were presented along with the first renderings of elevations and what the addition would look like conected to the church.
Final plans were approved by the Diocese and released to five approved contractors on March 19th.
Designs can be seen here.
4/11/19 Bids were opened at Lassel's office on April 11th. The lowest bid was Pine Brook Construction of Kittery at $1,039,000 ($239K over budget) and the highest was $1,384,000. We are working with Pine Brok to reduce costs.
Pine Brook Construction was asked to propose cost reduction options on numerous items including eliminating the Chapel. Due to current costs minimal reductions were offered by sub-contractors. It was decided that all major components of the project will stay included. Approximately $53,000 in cost reductions will be approved.
6/5/19 The Building Committee and representitives from the Chancery unanamously approve to move forward with construction. Construction costs plus architectural and engineering costs will total approx. $1,086,000.
This total cost is $209K over a budget of $877,000. (Capital Campaign $800K plus $77K savings)
Up to $200K of this overage can be added to the existing loan if needed. The current loan is $812,000 at $4,300/month with approximately 27 years remaining. The additional amount will increase the monthly loan payment amount $800.
Additional Pledges will help close the gap and reduce this cost. New Capital Campaign Pledges will go directly towards this amount.
Initial Project Outline
The objective is to add a facility for parish gatherings, faith formation, and community building functions. Funds available for this project are $800,000. The Finance Council identified an additional $75,000 at their August meeting to be used towards this project. Those funds include $15K remaining from the initial Capital Campaign which raised 1.2 million to build the church and $60K from the Diocessan wide Campaign held several years ago.
Objective:
- Assembly of up to 150 persons for functions. Also, for overflow at Holiday Masses and funerals.
- Commercial Kitchen
- Four enclosed classrooms (12 students plus a teacher)
- One office (Priest plus two for consult)
- Chapel (Integrated in the space)
- Storage
- Expansion potential
- Raised stage/presentation area
Time line:
RFP Out to approved architecture firms 10/3
Proposals Due 10/12
Interviews 10/24
Award 10/25 - Awarded to Lassel Architects South Berwick
Design to Permit Nov/Dec/Jan
General Contractor Bid Feb
Construction Start 4/01/19
Completion 9/01/19
At the Rectory and Parish Center in Kittery a new roof has been installed on the Rectory. Several bathrooms have been upgraded in the Parish Center and rectory.
* The second floor windows need to be replaced in the Parish Center.
* The shifting portion of the building needs to be addressed.
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