Holy Spirit Catholic Parish, North Ryde

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Holy Spirit Catholic Parish, North Ryde
Draft Development Plans Site Master Plan
Update

• Presentation to
• Holy Spirit Parish
• 30th August 2009

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2009.Where are we?

• Holy Spirit is a growing and dynamic parish.
• One of the larger and more active parishes in the
  Archdiocese of Sydney.
• Parish and School numbers continue to grow as
  more families move into the area.
• CSMA has long term commitment to the Archdiocese
  to provide for the pastoral needs of the parish
  community.
• So..we need to plan for future needs
• Pastoral
• Financial
• Physical

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Why do this?.....

• Pope John Paul II issued an Apostolic Letter,
  Novo millennio ineunte, calling for a pastoral
  plan for the Church as it enters a new era.
• The Pope urged all Catholics to "start afresh
  with Christ".
• He called for "new pastoral initiatives", which
  are to be "adapted to the circumstances of each
  community"
• This vision is to form part of the parishs
  pastoral plan in response to this call by Popes
  JPII and Benedict XVI.

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What is needed.

• A long term plan to provide for the financial
  needs of the parish community for the next fifty
  years.
• What are these needs?
• Growing operational costs of the parish
• Growing maintenance costs for parish/school
  property and aging buildings.
• Resources to provide for large capital
  expenditure in future years to meet the future
  pastoral/educational needs of parish and parish
  school.
• Resources to provide for outreach as part of the
  parishs social justice/mission objectives.

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Stage 1 2009-2010

• Construction of new school/parish Hall.
• Funding as part of Federal Governments Building
  the Education Revolution program.
• Construction to begin Sept 09 with completion by
  April 2010.
• Car park to be relocated under the new hall.

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Stage 1 continued

• Conversion of old classrooms fronting Coxs Rd
  into new Holy Spirit Parish Pastoral Centre.
• Classrooms were always planned to be handed back
  to parish under CEO master plan for school.
  (classrooms being relocated to current school
  hall completion by Dec 09).
• New Holy Spirit Parish Pastoral Centre will
  encompass
• New parish offices/pastoral resources
  rooms/meeting rooms.
• New parish run coffee and gift shop (means for
  parish outreach to community and also provide
  income to parish for pastoral activities)
• Volunteers required to work in shop and for
  management committee

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Stage 1..continued

• Additional space for Holy Spirit Out of School
  Hours Care in ground floor of old school
  administration block if required.
• Loan from Archdiocese of 250 000 required to
  meet the cost of immediate capital expenditure in
  parish
• These costs include
• - conversion of Coxs Rd classrooms into
  new Holy
  Spirit Parish Pastoral Centre
• - Installation of new sound system in
  church
• - Renovations to Presbytery

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Stage 2.2010-2011

• Establishment of Long Day Care Centre.
• 90 place centre for 0-5 year olds on Marilyn St.
• Managed by operator on behalf of the parish
  (operated under current Archdiocese guidelines
  concerning Child Care Centres).
• Benefits
• Attract additional enrolments to Parish School
• Provides parents with an additional educational
  component in the care of their children
• Forecast to provide large ongoing income stream
  for parish

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Stage 2..continued

• Challenges for Parish and School
• Will involve reconfiguring of playground space.
• Will require approval/funding from the
  Archdiocese (initial indications from Chancery
  are positive). Loan required 2 million
• Strict approval process from RCC and DOCs
• Potential concerns from neighbours.
• Overcoming these will require support from entire
  parish/parish school

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Stage 2 continued.

• Centre to be managed by childcare provider on
  behalf of parish.
• Provider chosen by parish under guidelines from
  Archdiocese re Catholic ethos etc..
• Majority of operating profit to be retained by
  parish.
• Preferred operator is
• Early Childhood Learning Centres (ECLC)
• They run several successful centres in the area
• Burns Bay Cottage Lane Cove, Allambie Heights
  CCC, Possums in the Glen (Belrose), North Wyong
  ECC.

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