Last week during Mass, I mentioned that, working with the Parish Council and Finance Council, we have realized that this is the year we will need to tackle some expectations that have been placed upon us as being part of the larger Church in the Archdiocese—to participate in the To Teach Who Christ Is campaign—as well as being part of the Village of Hoffman Estates—to install a fire prevention sprinkling system in the school to be in compliance with the village ordinance.

But it also compelled us to look at our current campus and identify important functional improvements to some of our buildings. Our buildings are used virtually every day of the year, and it’s where our community building and ministry takes place as we live the gospel.

We also felt it was important to include a way to reduce some of the debt we incurred in the church renovation, as well as to help our school students stay current with the trends in education that involve hands-on technology.

Click here to view the working plan. We are presenting it so that you can see what’s involved and have some time to think and pray about it. Then next weekend at the Masses, you’ll have a chance to complete a survey. Your insights will help us as we contemplate how to proceed from here. We’re taking it a step at a time.

So we’re grateful to you for taking the time to consider the plan and to pray it through. We do this work together, through Christ—with Him and in Him. And that’s what will help us as prepare for the 2020s. “We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.” (Phil 4:13).