We have reached $652,150 in gifts and pledges to our Parish Capital Campaign to reconstruct our parish hall as of April 21st Our goal was $650,000. In addition the Archdiocese has been observing our effort and in order affirm and support us, the Archdiocese has given us a gift of $50,000. for repairs on our buildings. This will allow us to move forward to finish the remaining work that will stop water from getting into our church building through our bell tower. The one estimate we have on just that piece of work is $99,000. But that figure may go up or down when we finish a structural engineering study and put the work out to bid.
It was hoped that we could defer the work on the bell tower for a few years or do some work that would stop the water at least till we got a breather from the Capital Campaign, but looking at potential water damage and costs, it would appear at this point, that we will be spending a substantial amount of money to point the brick work, & secure all water intrusion on that tower. This of course has caused the parish building committee to take a second look at the list of things that we hoped to accomplish in phasel of our hail reconstruction.
I will keep you informed as we move forward. However, all that said, I am told by fundraising experts that for a parish in Brockton to raise over $650,000. in gifts and pledges ir a Capital Campaign in this economic climate is HUGE!!! Hurray for us!