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Capital Campaign Kick-Off Set for Church Construction
Restrictions under COVID-19 may have temporarily stopped the St. Mark Capital Campaign in March, but the Campaign has restarted and is again underway with the kick-off weekend set for Feb. 6 and 7.
“Building a Community to Worship as One” is the touchstone for us to freely offer our treasure so our parish family can come together in a church for the liturgy and other events. Currently, our 2,500 parish families have been gathering in the Parish Activity Center. However, that space had to be expanded, with seating also provided in the Religious Education Building. Inperson seating is limited to 50-percent capacity. Masses are available on livestream through the parish website at www.stmarkdenton.org.
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Taking part in the campaign is a prime opportunity to practice stewardship on behalf of our parish family, by freely offering our treasure.
“Simply giving is what stewardship is, at the heart of it,” says Joy Medley, Campaign Cabinet Chair and Director of Liturgy. “It is making it a home, and St. Mark’s is home.”
The goal of the campaign is to raise $6 million toward the church construction. A design is in place for the building, which will the first actual church building the parish has had since its inception 25 years ago. The total cost is $17.5 million — the campaign already has $6 million on hand. A loan from the Diocese of Fort Worth will also help with the cost of construction.
When the kick-off weekend arrives, everyone should have received pledge cards and a packet with campaign information. The last weekend in April is the commitment weekend, when all the campaign pledges are to be collected. Parishioners will have a three-year commitment to fulfill their pledges.
Although there are no campaign support activities scheduled at this time, the pledge packets will have a prayer booklet for parishioners to use at home to pray for the success of the campaign. The Rosary will be said before each Mass, and 50 hours of adoration also are planned.
“Being able to reach people is a problem,” Joy says of the campaign outreach. “Right now, the problem is not knowing what we will be allowed to do.”
Parishioners who have been working on the Capital Campaign have been renewing their outreach for pledges. The Cabinet members are: (back row, from left) Jack Kearny, Bret Curran, Rich Jedlowski, Greg Johnson, and Brett Walford; (middle row) Dennis Pettit, Dee Fincher, Kala Guidry, and Kim Bonfield; (front row) Tony Parra, Joy Medley, and Sharon Pichon. (Not pictured: Tim and Kathie Herr, Joe and Robin Davis, Leo and Jeanette Wehkamp, Deb Schmitz, Deacon Jim Galbraith, Mark Nejtek, Susan Gulig, Dan Kulle.)
This rendering depicts the completed church building. When it is done, it will be the first building for St. Mark’s Parish that is originally our own.
