For the past several decades, St Brendan the Navigator has been striving to meet the needs of our growing parish. In 2016, we embarked upon a study to determine the most critical needs of our parish. These included significantly more meeting and ministry space, greater storage, renovated office space, a preschool ministry and a desire for liturgical space for Eucharistic Adoration.

From this study, we designed a stand-alone building to address many of these needs. Initial designs were presented to the community in the summer of 2017, followed by a feasibility study later that fall. Unfortunately, we quickly learned that the proposed parish center design was not financially feasible and would not address all the needs identified by our community. It was literally back to the drawing board. But we trusted where God was leading us, and He turned our initial disappointment into something great!

On September 25, 2018, St Brendan officially launched The ONE (Our Navigator Expansion) Campaign – a four-phased building construction and expansion campaign to better meet the needs of our vibrant community. Highlights include construction of an Adoration Chapel, additional meeting space, new offices and storage, a new Student Learning Center, a future early childhood education wing and renovation of existing space. Details of each phase can be found in the sections below.

It has been more than 20 years since our last major expansion and renovation project, and we are long overdue for additional space.  During this process we listened to feedback from our parishioners and ministry leaders and developed a plan that meets the needs addressed by YOU, our faith community.

Full parish and school support is critical to the success of this campaign. Per Diocesan guidelines, we need 100% of construction costs pledged and 50% of pledge funds collected to begin construction.  Should it take longer than expected to meet these guidelines, it’s very likely that the cost of the project will increase.

After determining that our original design was not feasible, we began looking at the campus as a whole and finding ways to make the best use of new and renovated space. The result is a four-phased approach that will allow us to address the highest needs first and allow us to complete future phases as funding allows.

Benefits of the Master Plan include:

• Lower cost alternative than 2017 design while still meeting the needs of the parish
• Creation of a comprehensive, well-designed master facilities plan
• Combination of new and re-purposed space
• Phased approached to address highest community-identified priorities first
• Reflection of our community-building mission by physically connecting parish & school spaces
• Creation of a clearly identifiable campus front entrance for visitors

“The ONE Campaign: One Faith, One Family, One Future” is a name that represents the unity and connection so valued at St Brendan. By including ONE (which stands for Our Navigator Expansion) in the name of this capital campaign, we are reflecting the spirit of St Brendan the Navigator Parish as well as the physical and symbolic connection of our school and parish facilities into one cohesive campus.

For new pledges, download the pledge card here.

NEW & EXISTING NAMED & MEMORIAL GIFT OPTIONS:

These gift opportunities provide a lasting symbol of your support. 

Adoration Chapel – $500,000

DiPietro Commons Renovation – $500,000

Davidson Road Meeting Room – $400,000

Wellnitz Hall Renovation – $100,000

Warming Kitchen – $30,000

Parochial Vicar’s Office – $30,000

St Brendan Statue Plaques – $10,000

Chapel Holy Water Font – $7,500

List current as of October, 2020

There are several ways through which you can make a gift or fulfill your pledge commitment while also maximizing your tax savings. A few options include:

• Stocks: One of the most tax-efficient ways to give is by contributing long-term appreciated securities, like stocks. There are two big advantages to donating in this way. First, since you are not selling your stock, there are no capital gains taxes to be paid when you gift the stock. The more appreciation the stocks have, the bigger your tax savings will be. The second advantage is that any of your stocks that were purchased over a year ago that have a current value greater than their original cost can be donated and become eligible for a tax deduction equal to the full fair market value of the stock, up to 30 percent of your adjusted gross income. Please see your tax advisor for more information.
• IRA Charitable Rollover:The IRA Charitable Rollover, or qualified charitable distribution (QCD), allows individuals who are 70 ½ years or older to satisfy all or a portion of their annual required minimum distribution (RMD) and donate up to $100,000 to charitable organizations directly from their IRA, without that donation being counted as taxable income when it is withdrawn. To qualify, contributions must come from a traditional IRA or Roth IRA, and they must be made directly to a qualified charitable organization.
• Donor Advised Funds: A donor-advised fund is a type of charitable giving where you donate a nonrefundable amount, either in cash or securities, to a nonprofit of your choice. The advantage to this type of giving is that you are able to direct the fund’s administrator as to which charities should receive the donations. You also immediately receive the maximum tax benefit from the IRS for your contribution, and you can set up the funds to continue in the future.

To fulfill a pledge using a gift of stock or appreciated securities for The ONE Campaign, please download the following forms, using the instructions provided on each form.

New Stock Instructions
Stock Power Form
Letter of Intent