St' Thomas Aquinas

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St. Thomas Aquinas
You Talked We Listened Did We Get It Right?
Facility Master Plan Presentation

• December 8th 9th
• After Every Mass

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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish
1. What We Heard
2. Phased Development
3. Timeline
4. Feedback
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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish

• Tomorrows Parish
• Evolving church community
• Evolution of Staffing

• Committee Guiding Principles
• Create a Faith Filled Lifestyle
• Grow the Parish and the People
• Within by Helping Them Encounter
• Jesus Christ and Grow the
• Discipleship in Him
• Connect the People to the Parish
• Within the Parish
• Develop a Master Plan to guide
• facility changes

• Facility Committee Formation
• Committee formed by Fr. Dave
• Implementation of Tomorrows
• Parish We Will statements
• Interviewed selected professional
• A/E services firm

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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish

• 1. We Will evaluate our worship space to improve
  active participation in liturgies.
• We Will create a comfortable welcoming
  environment around weekend liturgies.
• We Will identify and continue to accomplish
  building repairs and maintenance.
• We Will re-evaluate all Parish buildings and
  increase their accessibility to our physically
  handicapped parishioners.

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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish

• Complete Facilities Evaluation
• Accessibility review
• Infrastructure assessment

• Town Hall Meetings
• Sought individual input
• Asked what works and what doesnt work?
• You know what? We listened to everyone who
  responded
• Documented responses

• Operational Evaluation
• Program effectiveness
• Facility adequacy for programs

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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish

• Programs Support Space
• Deteriorated entries
• Energy efficiency problems
• Program offices location problems
• Mechanical/Electrical
• improvements needed
• Need for meeting space
• Roof replacement needs
• Need for improved connection of
• spaces
• Security Improvements

• Worship Space
• Need for gathering space
• Needed Mechanical/Electrical
• improvements
• Need for sound sight improvements
• Worn finishes

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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish

• Worship Space
• Sanctuary Remodel
• Lobby/Gathering Space
• Sight Sound upgrades
• Church Mechanical/Electrical
• Improvements
• New restrooms
• ADA compliance

• Programs Support
• New Entries
• Energy Improvements
• Rectory
• Program Offices
• Security Improvements
• Mechanical/Electrical
• Improvements

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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish

• Worship Space
• Parish Hall Addition
• Kitchen/Serving

• Programs Support
• Music/Art Addition
• Program Relocations
• Connection of Buildings
• Parking/Drive Restoration

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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish
Future Direction

• Tomorrows Needs
• Respond to Existing Ministries Growth
• Respond to Future Ministries

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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish

• Phase 1 2008 - 2009 (1-2 years)
• Phase 2 2011 - 2014 (4-7 years)
• Phase 3 2019 - 2024 (12-17 years)

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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish
Phase I
4.5 - 5.5 Million
Immediate Needs

• Worship Space
• Sanctuary Remodel
• Lobby/Gathering Space
• Sight Sound upgrades
• Finish Upgrades
• Church Mechanical/Electrical
• Improvements
• New restrooms
• ADA compliance

• Programs Support
• New Entries
• Energy Improvements
• Rectory
• Program Offices
• Security Improvements
• Mechanical/Electrical
• Improvements

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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish
Sanctuary Remodel
Mechanical/ Electrical Upgrades
Finish Upgrades
Phase I
New Entrance
Sight/Sound Upgrades
Flexible Gathering Space
Energy Improvements
New Rest Rooms
New Entry
New Entry
Meeting Rooms
New School Office
Program Offices
Lobby/ Gathering Concourse
New Elevator
Energy Improvements
Classroom Remodel
New Rectory
Pre-School Day Care
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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish
Phase II
3.0 - 4.0 Million
Program Enrichment

• Worship Space
• Parish Hall Addition
• Kitchen/Serving

• Programs Support
• Music/Art Addition
• Program Relocations
• Connection of buildings
• Parking/Drive Restoration

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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish
Phase II
Parking/ Drive Restoration
Parking/ Drive Restoration
New Connecting Concourse
New Entry
New Entry
New Rotunda
New Hall w/Kitchen
Music/Art Addition
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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish
Phase III
Future Direction

• Tomorrows Needs
• Respond to Existing Ministries Growth
• Respond to Future Ministries

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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish
Phase III
Future Ministries
Expansion of Current Ministries
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St. Thomas Aquinas Parish
Sanctuary
Programs Support
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