CAMPAIGN CONNECTIONS
News about St. Bart’s Building and Redevelopment Campaign

March 2019
BREAKING GROUND, CHANGING LIVES
Six years of planning, praying, and transformation of our parish community take an important next step forward--the first major work to redevelop our campus for the future.

Phase 1 starts in late April, and we'll celebrate together with Bishop Katharine on May 5th following the 10:15 a.m. service. This work remodels and re-imagines rooms in the administration building into updated and flexible sacred space and multi-use rooms. This important milestone is made possible using funds from campaign pledge payments already received. Thank you!
We’re all excited and grateful to be putting these faithfully pledged funds to work--implementing our master plan that redevelops the campus and supports our mission to reach out to our neighbors and welcome them into our spiritual home.
The current Youth Room will be remodeled into an intimate Chapel, designed for small weddings, memorial services, and chapel time for our preschoolers. In keeping with the priority of building space that can be used for a variety of purposes, the Chapel will offer seating configurations for different uses, including worship, musical performances as well as 1100 sq ft flexible meeting space for ministry teams and community partners. An arrangement of seating in the round in the new chapel space will accommodate 65 chairs; lecture style seating can accommodate 100 like our current North Parish Hall. The new design also incorporates the adjacent courtyard, which will be updated to provide even more seating that – with the chapel doors flung open – can accommodate 140 people for concerts and worship services. And the courtyard will include a labyrinth and meditative space for quiet reflection.
Also included Phase 1 scope, the conference room will be remodeled into a new multi-use space for our Youth activities and all-purpose meeting room. This 1100 sq ft meeting space also adds a new small residential-style kitchen, ADA compliant restrooms, and additional space to support ministries and the numerous community groups that rely on St. Bart’s for their meetings and work. 

We expect Redevelopment Phase 1 to be completed this summer in time for dedication as part of our annual St. Bartholomew’s Day celebration on Saturday, August 25.
MISSED ANNUAL MEETING?
TRY A FORUM
Our Annual Meeting in January was a time to look back on 2018, ahead to 2019, and bring everyone up to date on the redevelopment campaign and design plans. If you missed the meeting and want to see the redevelopment presentation, or if you have questions about the campaign, we are holding open sessions March 17 and 24 at The 9am Forum . During the Forum sessions, we'll go into detail about Phase I beginning in late April and discuss more about Phase II (new upper parking lot in place of our current Parish Hall) and Phase III (new Parish Community Center).

Campaign and design team representatives will facilitate discussion, answering your questions, and listening to your important feedback. Because this is St. Bart’s - All Are Welcome, and all questions and ideas are welcome too.

Take a look at the 2019 Annual Meeting redevelopment presentation by campaign co-chair Judy Macemon which gives details on where we started and where we are headed.
How to Give?
We have made excellent progress on this plan, and we will complete each redevelopment phase as we have funding available. Reaching our goal takes support from each of us to provide for our church to grow and reach the community for many years to come. We continue to ask parishioners to prayerfully consider supporting this campaign. Making a pledge is easy, and we want to talk with you.

There are multiple ways to make a pledge to the campaign, and some donation options also provide tax advantages for charitable giving. 
CAMPAIGN GIVING
Thank you so much to all St. Bart’s parishioners, our preschool families, and community members who have generously pledged financial support for our vital and – yes – challenging redevelopment project.

Our campaign goal is $8 million. To date, we’ve received $5.781 million in pledges – nearly 75 percent of the total! – and have $2.3 million in the bank and earning interest. This is remarkable! Receiving these funds allows us to begin Phase 1 and to continue planning and getting the necessary permit approvals for the additional phases of the project. Many thanks to all who have participated at whatever level.

While work on the campus redevelopment is getting underway, we are still actively seeking pledges and contributions to finish the work. 

If you have not made a pledge, it’s not too late! Please prayerfully consider participating in this project. Our plans have been designed by your fellow parishioners. We know this ambitious project is inspired by the work of the Holy Spirit in our community, touching and calling us to make our faith real and tangible for our community.

Making a pledge is a personal decision for each family. Our goal is to have 100% participation in our parish community, and reaching our goal requires pledges of all sizes. Our campaign team would love to meet with you to discuss the vision for St. Bart’s next 50 years and to pray with you about a pledge to support the campaign. You can also make a pledge online, or contact the redevelopment team , (858) 487-2159.
STAYING CONNECTED
Look for more news about each building phase and the campaign in future newsletters. We are committed to keeping everyone informed and continuing to build momentum for our redevelopment project at St. Bart’s. If you have any suggestions, questions, comments – we want to hear from you!

Campaign Chair Judy Macemon
Campaign Treasurer Bill Angus
Architectural Committee Co-Chair Mark Davis
Campaign Communications Greg Moran