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Map showing 15.3 acre plot of the future Saint Aelred Catholic Church
A parish Church is a particular place where The LORD throws his banner down to earth, declaring it His once again: "THE earth is the LORD'S, and all that therein is" (Psalm 24:1). He sets this particular track of land apart for His Divine Worship, restoring its original purpose through the offering of The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. It is where we practice now what we shall do for all eternity. It is a portal between heaven and earth, holy ground, where any and all can approach the Holy of Holies, the very Sacred Heart of Jesus, to find grace in times of joy and in suffering. The parish church is a sacramental: an outer sign of an inner reality, that God dwells amongst men as our Divine Friend. The parish church is a Divine Society, one where "community" is held together by communion with the LORD and all His saints. The parish church, therefore, should be beautiful, a meet and right offering for the God who is Beauty-Itself, an offering of our lives for the God who became Man, that we might become like God.
Goal: Raise $75,000 for the Land Fund
☒ Land Cost: $400,000 (15-16 acres)
☒ Church Land Fund: $250,000
☒ Donor will match up to $75,000 of parishioners' donations
☒ Have a Contract drawn up and signed to purchase land
☒ Land Clearing Stage I: for camping, festivities, etc.
☒ Academy Park Day and/or Camping Trip on the Land
☒ Master Plan
☒ Easter Octave, Whitsunday, & Corpus Christi festivities on land (in progress)
☒ Geo-tech
☐ "Porch Power" at the Land for events
☐ Feasibility Study
☐ Start Blueprint & Civil Engineering Design
☐ Launch 3-Year Capital Campaign
☐ Raise 50% of Total Project Cost (required to start construction)
☐ Land Clearing Stage II: for entire Master Plan
☐ General Contractor acquired
☐ Bluelprints 50% complete
☐ Blueprints 80% complete
☐ Blueprints 100% complete
☐ Start Construction
PHASE I: PROGRESS 100%
PHASE II: PROGRESS 55%
Goal: Acquire Architect & Site Plan
PHASE III
Goal: Clear Land, Blueprints, & GC
PHASE IV
Goal: Build initial Church (long term Parish Hall)
Select "Land Fund" from the drop-down menu. If you wish to donate to the Capital Campaign, please wait for the official launch soon!
MASTER PLAN
Nothing in these plans in set in stone, until the buildings are actually set in stone. Details may and will change based on Providence, circumstances, etc.

YE OLDE "DG"
441 TO CURRENT SAINT AELRED
GOLDEN PANTRY
HIGH SHOALS
EAST
COTTON FIELD

1ST BUILDING: 1ST CHURCH
(EVENTUAL PARISH HALL)

1ST BUILDING: 1ST CHURCH, FRONT VIEW
(EVENTUAL PARISH HALL)

Our current feasibility study and coming Capital Campaign are funding this building.
1ST BUILDING: 1ST CHURCH, SIDE VIEW
(EVENTUAL PARISH HALL)

Our current feasibility study and coming Capital Campaign are funding this building.
1ST BUILDING: 1ST CHURCH, INTERIOR VIEW
(EVENTUAL PARISH HALL)

Our current feasibility study and coming Capital Campaign are funding this building.
SECOND STAGE: ACADEMY / PARISH HALL BUILDING
(EVENTUAL ACADEMY)

2ND BUILDING: ACADEMY / PARISH HALL
(EVENTUAL ACADEMY)

2ND BUILDING: PARISH HALL / ACADEMY, FRONT
(EVENTUAL ACADEMY)

2ND BUILDING: PARISH HALL / ACADEMY, SIDE
(EVENTUAL ACADEMY)

2ND BUILDING: PARISH HALL /ACADEMY INTERIOR
(EVENTUAL ACADEMY)

PRELIMINARY SKETCHES FOR A FINAL CHURCH



A FULL PHASE PLAN IS IN PROGRESS. OTHER ITEMS SEEN ON THE MASTER PLAN INCLUDING THE GRAVEYARD, PARKING, GARDENS, OFFICES, ETC. WILL ALL BE PLANNED ACCORDINGLY. CHECK BACK HERE FOR UPDATES.
Updates from Saint Aelred
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