St. Elizabeth's Feasibility Study |
St.Elizabeth's Feasibility Study
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Our Past …
As the city of Salina continued to grow to the south, it was recognized that a third parish was needed to meet the needs of our Catholic community. In 1981 the parish was formed on property the diocese had purchased years earlier, on the southern edge of the city. In its early days, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton members met for Mass in a local theater or a neighboring church. A “temporary church” was acquired when a building was moved onto the property in 1981, and officially dedicated in 1982. This new space allowed for worship space on the main floor; a kitchen, meeting space and classrooms in the basement; and the priest’s quarters on the second floor. The growing parish increased the need for more religious education space, so the priest’s quarters were converted into classroom space and a house in the neighborhood was purchased for the priest’s residence.
The new church, reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, was dedicated in January 2007. It was connected to the old church, which had been renovated into a new parish hall and kitchen. Along with the new worship space, a Eucharistic Adoration Chapel was built with its own entrance and 24 hour access. A debt of $1.4 million was acquired by the parish to build the new worship space. Through the generosity of many people, this debt will be paid off soon!
With continuous growth and increased parish activity, it was determined in 2009 that the parish hall kitchen was too small and money was raised to renovate the kitchen. In 2010 a small maintenance shed was added at the west end of the parking lot and in 2014 a wall dividing the worship space from the gathering space was added.
Although a relative young parish, St. Elizabeth’s continues to grow and provides a space to learn and worship. Many of our parish families have been a part of our beginning and witnessed and supported our efforts as we work to meet the needs of our members and grow in our Catholic faith.
Our Vision…
As we have done throughout our short history, we continue to enhance and enrich our parish campus, which will bring us closer together as a faith family and lead us to a deeper relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. These enhancements will provide facilities that all members of our parish can utilize, making our parish more accessible and efficient.
When the new church was built there were approximately 380 families in the parish with about 270 children under the age of 18. Today there are approximately 630 families registered with about 450 children under the age of 18.
In 2016 a committee of volunteers was formed to look into the best use of our current space and what renovations might be helpful. After interviewing all the various groups in our parish we compiled a long wish list of what our parish facilities could look like. With the help of a local architect we have arrived at the initial basic design of where we hope our parish will be in 10-15 years. We know that this journey will be long, but with God’s help, we will continue to evolve into the parish that God wants us to become.
Phase I estimated $1.4 million
* Elevator and stairs
* Renovate basement classrooms, bathrooms, kitchen (for PRE, Bible Studies, Small Groups, Adult Classes, Retreats)
* Cry room expansion
Phase 2 estimated $400,000
* Renovating parish hall kitchen, office area and old rectory on second floor.
As the city of Salina continued to grow to the south, it was recognized that a third parish was needed to meet the needs of our Catholic community. In 1981 the parish was formed on property the diocese had purchased years earlier, on the southern edge of the city. In its early days, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton members met for Mass in a local theater or a neighboring church. A “temporary church” was acquired when a building was moved onto the property in 1981, and officially dedicated in 1982. This new space allowed for worship space on the main floor; a kitchen, meeting space and classrooms in the basement; and the priest’s quarters on the second floor. The growing parish increased the need for more religious education space, so the priest’s quarters were converted into classroom space and a house in the neighborhood was purchased for the priest’s residence.
The new church, reminiscent of Frank Lloyd Wright architecture, was dedicated in January 2007. It was connected to the old church, which had been renovated into a new parish hall and kitchen. Along with the new worship space, a Eucharistic Adoration Chapel was built with its own entrance and 24 hour access. A debt of $1.4 million was acquired by the parish to build the new worship space. Through the generosity of many people, this debt will be paid off soon!
With continuous growth and increased parish activity, it was determined in 2009 that the parish hall kitchen was too small and money was raised to renovate the kitchen. In 2010 a small maintenance shed was added at the west end of the parking lot and in 2014 a wall dividing the worship space from the gathering space was added.
Although a relative young parish, St. Elizabeth’s continues to grow and provides a space to learn and worship. Many of our parish families have been a part of our beginning and witnessed and supported our efforts as we work to meet the needs of our members and grow in our Catholic faith.
Our Vision…
As we have done throughout our short history, we continue to enhance and enrich our parish campus, which will bring us closer together as a faith family and lead us to a deeper relationship with our Lord Jesus Christ. These enhancements will provide facilities that all members of our parish can utilize, making our parish more accessible and efficient.
When the new church was built there were approximately 380 families in the parish with about 270 children under the age of 18. Today there are approximately 630 families registered with about 450 children under the age of 18.
In 2016 a committee of volunteers was formed to look into the best use of our current space and what renovations might be helpful. After interviewing all the various groups in our parish we compiled a long wish list of what our parish facilities could look like. With the help of a local architect we have arrived at the initial basic design of where we hope our parish will be in 10-15 years. We know that this journey will be long, but with God’s help, we will continue to evolve into the parish that God wants us to become.
Phase I estimated $1.4 million
* Elevator and stairs
* Renovate basement classrooms, bathrooms, kitchen (for PRE, Bible Studies, Small Groups, Adult Classes, Retreats)
* Cry room expansion
Phase 2 estimated $400,000
* Renovating parish hall kitchen, office area and old rectory on second floor.
* Moveable wall in parish hall (allowing 2 meetings at same time).
Phase 3 estimated $4.5 million
* Building new parish hall, meeting rooms, more basement classroooms, choir and nursery rooms.
Phase 3 estimated $4.5 million
* Building new parish hall, meeting rooms, more basement classroooms, choir and nursery rooms.