Meeting Summary Announcement

Following a successful meeting with the Diocese on October 8, we have a few updates to offer the parish.
 
Firstly, Bishop McGrattan was very impressed by the collaborative work of our parish and committees in advancing the building of our new Church in Strathmore. This was due, in no small part, to the prayers, volunteering, and financial support that you have offered throughout this process. Furthermore, we can now report that we have the encouraging support of the Diocese for the continuation of this project to the next stage.

As for specific details coming from this meeting, we would like to announce the following: 

1. Bishop McGrattan has expressed his admiration for the architectural and liturgical design of our new Church and his desire to see this project come to completion. 
2. To move the project forward to the next stage, our parish now has the approval to have construction drawings drafted by the architecture and design team. These drawings represent the next phase in our building project, in preparation for the construction phase. These drawings will also enable us to provide a precise cost estimate for the project.
3. The Bishop has also offered the assistance of the Diocese, including his own time and endorsement, to promote and fundraise for our Church building project. 

We are committed to providing regular updates in the next few months. Please continue to pray for the building of our new church and stay tuned as we establish concrete next steps with the Diocese. The first of these steps will involve, as stated earlier, ordering the construction drawings and planning fundraising efforts that involve the Bishop and the Diocese. 

Finally, thank you to all parishioners who helped in various ways to get us to this point in our project. Also, a special thanks to all who offered novenas to St. Joseph over the past weeks for the success of our meeting. The holy carpenter of Nazareth certainly interceded for us!
 
It is exciting to see our project moving forward after so many years of prayer, sacrifice, and hard work!