Building the Kingdom of God Updates

Building the Kingdom of God (BTKoG)
Campaign Updates

May 19, 2023

Hall Rd Campus Update
Although the Hall Rd. Campus did not sell to the first interested buyer, the campus will soon be listed for sale by Church Realty. We are asking all of our parishioners who use our campus to please be cognizant that the Hall Rd Campus will need to be kept in “Open House/Tour Ready” condition at all times. We need to be ready to receive potential buyers at a moment’s notice, so they can tour the property. For this reason, we ask everyone who uses our campus to make sure they clean up after themselves, leave the meeting rooms and social hall in default setting (unless directed otherwise), do not leave materials/items behind. If you have assigned storage, please ensure that items are stored in their designated areas.

Please keep us in prayer as we continue our efforts to sell our Hall Rd Campus to help lessen the amount of the loan that we will have to take out to pay for the construction of the Family Life Center (multi-purpose building at Riverstone Ranch). It is our hope that we will be able to negotiate our stay at the Hall Rd campus until our building is move in ready, however, we must be ready to follow what God has planned for us. We Are St. Luke!   
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Actualización del Campus de Hall Rd
Aunque el Hall Rd. El campus no se vendió al primer comprador interesado, el campus pronto será puesto a la venta por Church Realty. Estamos pidiendo a todos nuestros feligreses que usen nuestro campus por favor sean conscientes de que el campus de Hall Rd tendrá que mantenerse en condiciones de “Casa Abierta / Tour Ready” en todo momento. Necesitamos estar listos para recibir a los compradores potenciales en un momento dado, para que puedan recorrer la propiedad. Por esta razón, les pedimos a todos los que usan nuestro campus que se aseguren de que limpien después de ellos mismos, dejen las salas de reuniones y el salón social en la configuración predeterminada (a menos que se indique lo contrario), no dejen materiales / elementos detrás. Si ha asignado almacenamiento, asegúrese de que los artículos se almacenan en las áreas designadas.

Por favor, manténganos en oración mientras continuamos nuestros esfuerzos para vender nuestro Campus Hall Rd para ayudar a disminuir la cantidad del préstamo que tendremos que sacar para pagar la construcción del Centro de Vida Familiar (edificio multipropósito en Riverstone Ranch). Es nuestra esperanza que podamos negociar nuestra estancia en el campus de Hall Rd hasta que nuestro edificio se mude listo, sin embargo, debemos estar listos para seguir lo que Dios ha planeado para nosotros. ¡Somos San Lucas!

January 1, 2023

Dear Parishioners of St. Luke,
I received an email from the archdiocese this morning (1/17) informing us that Life Church has decided to buy another property instead of ours. I think our next step is to thank St. Luke and St. Joseph for their help, and to re-dedicate ourselves to good stewardship—which means making a serious, concerted effort to renew our parish spiritually, emotionally and financially. We need to come together, pray together and  work together to build our new home. The ancient Hebrews wandered in the desert for 40 years before finding theirs.  With St. Luke, St. Joseph and the Holy Spirit to guide, strengthen and inspire us, I think we can beat that.

My thanks to all of you who worked so hard on this project, and who work so hard and gladly to serve the people of St. Luke every day.  Let us take to heart the words of Psalm 27:

          Wait for the Lord with courage; Be stouthearted, and wait for the Lord.
More details to follow.
 

Estimados feligreses de San Lucas,
Recibí un correo electrónico de la arquidiócesis esta mañana (17/1) informándonos que Life Church ha decidido comprar otra propiedad en lugar de la nuestra. Creo que nuestro próximo paso es agradecer a San Lucas y San José por su ayuda y volver a dedicarnos a una buena administración, lo que significa hacer un esfuerzo serio y concertado para renovar nuestra parroquia espiritual, emocional y financieramente. Necesitamos unirnos, orar juntos y trabajar juntos para construir nuestro nuevo hogar. Los antiguos hebreos vagaron por el desierto durante 40 años antes de encontrar el suyo. Con San Lucas, San José y el Espíritu Santo para guiarnos, fortalecernos e inspirarnos, creo que podemos vencer eso.

Mi agradecimiento a todos los que trabajaron tan duro en este proyecto, y que trabajan tan duro y con gusto para servir a la gente de San Lucas todos los días. Tomemos en serio las palabras del Salmo 27:

Espera en el Señor con valor; Esfuérzate y espera en el Señor.
Más detalles a seguir.

Rev. Douglas Guthrie
Pastor

 

August 19, 2022

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When we received permission to start a Capital Campaign in 2019 to begin Phase 2 of our Riverstone Ranch Campus, we needed an architect that could carry out our vision. Three architectural companies were interviewed, and Studio Red was chosen. During the month of November 2019, architects Trung Doan and Sheila Rowley, met with over thirty staff and ministry leads to understand their needs for offices, storage and meeting spaces. They took this research into consideration to draft the plans for our future multipurpose building, The Family Life Center. This multipurpose building would serve as our offices, meeting rooms, social hall and temporary worship space until we are able to begin Phase 3 of our Master Plan (note: the exact buildings for this phase will depend on our financial status at that time).

Then in 2020, COVID hit and everything shut down, including our plans for the Capital Campaign. We made it through those difficult times and at the beginning of this year, we began looking at the plans again. Last month, we received a pleasant surprise, as a non-denominational congregation approached us about purchasing our Hall Road Campus. That inquiry led to a meeting on August 12, 2022, with Cardinal DiNardo and the Archdiocesan Building Review Commission, to ask for permission to sell our Hall Rd Campus and kick off a Capital Campaign for Phase 2. We were granted permission to proceed and were told by the Cardinal and the Building Review Commission that they were supportive of our future plans.

So, what are the next steps?

We will need to have an official appraisal of our Hall Rd Campus. Our campus is owned by the Archdiocese, so all arrangements for the appraisal and (hopeful) sale, will be done by them. We’ve been told that the appraisal process may take 30-45 days to complete. If an agreement can be made with the potential buyer’s realtor, the proceeds of the sale of our campus would go towards the construction of our new multipurpose building.

We are in the planning stages for our Capital Campaign Kick-Off that will take place the weekend of October 15th/16th, which is on our Feast Day. We will be sending out more information/updates as things develop.

Let’s get excited! It will take all of us, with the help of our Lord Jesus Christ, to make this happen. St. Joseph is our patron for the Capital Campaign, so we ask him to guide us to do whatever the Lord wants us to accomplish. Not for what we want, but for help to understand God’s will for us and our future!
St. Joseph and St. Luke, pray for us…We Are St. Luke!