This brochure contains initial proposals to consider for our 125th Anniversary Capital Campaign. Please look over the proposals
and the drawings. If you would like to see the drawings in larger format they will be on display at the back of church. We will be
asking for your feedback via the parish survey during the month of October.
St. Francis Xavier Parish
Campaign Readiness Assessment - Informational Document for Discernment
At several points in the Prophetic Planning document it references the need for repurposing space and building new space to
accommodate the ministries and people served by St. Francis Xavier Parish. The recent Master Planning process dove further into
these space desires and needs, generating the following possibilities for the parish to embrace and move forward in bringing to
reality.
All of the options for enhancements include a renovation and repurposing of our existing Joyce Hall and Gymnasium complex.
This includes new ceiling, lighting and floor treatments as well as improvements to the stage in both facilities. The existing Joyce
Hall kitchen will be updated to a clean, new “warming kitchen” more suitable for Parish purposes. In the case of the gym, a
Taraflex floor is contemplated. This up-to-date flooring material will provide an excellent playing surface and will allow for more
flexible use of the gym space for plays, Masses and large gatherings without the need to lay a protective tarp. A lift to the
balcony as well as to the gym stage, safer electrical feeds for the drama program and light dimming controls are also
contemplated.
Also included in each of the options are two new offices in the lower level of the rectory, the renovation of a rectory bathroom,
and minor modifications to the attached garage so that it can double up as a space for youth ministry and a point for Food Pantry
distribution.
Option A
Renovation/repurposing of
Joyce Hall and existing
gymnasium; addition of
offices in Rectory;
multi-purpose gathering
space connecting Church
and Education Building; new
core of bathrooms servicing
Joyce Hall and repurposed
gym; addition on the
south-west side of the
Education Building
providing secure access to
the Education Building and
a new elevator.
$4.75 MM
Option A — Main Floor Plan
Option A envisions a
flexible, multi-use gathering
space connecting the Church
and the Education Building.
(See Option D for details). In
addition, new handicapped
accessible bathrooms are
contemplated in the basement
and on the first floor, servicing
the larger groups using the
renovated Joyce Hall and
repurposed gym/auditorium.
An addition on the southwest
side would provide secure
access to the Education
Building and an elevator
servicing all floors. (No new
classrooms are included in this
option). A new playground
with simple equipment for
younger Parishioners would be
situated to the east of the
addition.
Option A — Basement Floor Plan
Option B
Renovation/repurposing of
Joyce Hall and existing
gymnasium; addition of
offices in Rectory; addition
on the south side of the
Education Building
providing secure access to
the Education Building, a
new elevator, a new Media/
Information Room and 6
additional classrooms.
$6.23 MM
We envision that this addition
would provide secure access
to the Education Building, a
new elevator accessing all
floors , a media/information
center and sufficient
classrooms to consolidate
East Campus grade-levels
into our main Education
Building. Such a
consolidation would save the
Parish approximately
$100,000 in direct costs,
mainly rent, annually.
Option B — Main Floor Plan
Configuration of the second
and third floors of the new
addition will be identical.
Option B — Second & Third Floor Plan
Option C — Main Floor Plan
Option C
Renovation/repurposing of Joyce Hall and existing gymnasium; addition of offices in the Rectory; multi-purpose (gathering space/fullsized gym) addition to the south of the existing Education Building; addition of new attached rectory garage.
$3.55 MM
We envision that this space would be used as additional gym space to accommodate the athletic programs of the Day School, Youth Ministry and
Adult athletic programs. Contemplated as a multi-use facility with a Taraflex floor, the new space would be suitable for large gatherings. The
facility would be accessible through a secure, vestibuled entry on the Waiola side. Handicapped access to this 5,380 square foot facility would
be from the south lot. As the new gym would impede access to the current attached rectory garage, a new attached garage is needed.
Option D
Renovation/repurposing of
Joyce Hall and existing
gymnasium; addition of offices
in Rectory, multi-purpose
gathering space connecting
Church and Education Building.
$ 2.34 MM
Option D — Main Floor Plan
We envision that this flexible
space between Church and the
Education building would be used
for gathering and fellowship after
Masses, by small groups including
Day School and Religious
Education classes desiring a more
intimate setting for liturgy, prayer
or scripture study, by children
during Mass for the Liturgy of the
Word, by a bride and her
attendants, by a grieving family for
visitation immediately before a
funeral or by our talented
musicians for a small concert. It
would also provide an enclosed
connection to the Education
Building where larger gatherings
could take place in a renovated
Joyce Hall or repurposed gym/
auditorium. This approximately
2,400 square foot addition would
be designed to be handicapped
accessible and in keeping with the
architecture of our beautiful
Church.
Option D — Basement Floor Plan
Our Commitment to the Archdiocesan Campaign, "To Teach Who Christ Is"
The "To Teach Who Christ Is" campaign is being conducted at every parish in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Our maximum
commitment is $909,000. This spring, we approached Cardinal George and asked that funds raised in this effort be allocated to
specific projects so that parishioners would clearly see where dollars would be applied. We were granted our request and I share
that all dollars raised in this effort will be applied as follows:

$750,000 will be placed on deposit in a trust fund for St. Agatha Parish. It is anticipated that this amount would then generate
$35,000 a year in scholarships for St. Agatha School.

$159,000 will be directed toward Ascension-St. Susanna Parish in Harvey for its much needed capital projects.
Existing Capital Needs in Our Parish
In addition to the proposed new projects for the St. Francis Xavier campus, the parish has other items that would require funds
beyond the regular operating budget in order to attend to them appropriately. The projects are as follows:

Repair and preservation of stained glass windows $80,000

Organ completion
Reserve for additional repairs and maintenance
$90,000
$1,463,000
(Includes fire alarms, roof replacements for school rectory and sacristies/Church, masonry repairs
and a provision for Mechanicals/HVAC/Plumbing)
The information in this document is provided to parishioners and friends in hopes of offering information regarding parish needs
and items to work toward our vision for the future. During the upcoming months, the parish will be engaged in a campaign
readiness assessment to learn of your thoughts and feelings on all of the aforementioned areas. With the input of parish families
through interviews, vision groups and a parish wide survey, all information gathered will be reviewed as decisions are made to
move forward in pursuing a capital campaign and bringing these projects to fruition.
THANK YOU
Thank you for your thoughtful consideration of the options outlined in this brochure.
Please watch for the survey of your opinions which will be available on-line and in the Church in the near future.
Your collective wisdom is important as we move forward implementing this stage of our Prophetic Plan.
Our Journey of Grace:
Together We Can Make a Difference