We consecrate to Your glory, O God, this work of our hands
& We Praise You for Your Benevolent Blessings on the Sacrifices of Your People BUILDING UP OUR LEGACY CAMPAIGN Liturgy of Thanksgiving & Celebration

ALL PRAISE & GLORY TO GOD!

Let us not forget how we got here ... our mothers and fathers for over 100 years had built up the legacy of Saint Patrick’s Church and Saint Mary’s School with faith, prayer and sacrifices.

Let us not forget what we set out to do ... Both the Church and School had a dire need to be brought up to speed with the 21^st century world. After several town hall meetings, pulpit addresses, bulletin information, and letters as well as discussions with the Parish Council, Finance Council and Development Committee, a vote was taken to gratefully build up our legacy for our future sons and daughters for the next 100 years and more.

Let us not forget who is ...

I remember talking with Alice Marx, our business manager and Dorothy Tomjack, our Development Director on the hope and the scale of the proposed project. “How?” they asked, and we all agreed, “we walk by faith, work like crazy, and always remember that God is in charge!”

Our Legacy Campaign was launched on the wings of prayer and faith that the Lord who provided for over one century of blessings would indeed provide for future generations again, according to His will.

		In six short weeks, the bulk of the contacting was completed, 360 number of donors pledged a total gift of over $1.2 million!!! Saint Paul’s words to the Corinthians 2000 years ago come to life in our community’s campaign, ^“Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. ^7Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. ^8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that always having all sufficiency in everything, you may have an abundance for every good deed.” (2 Corinthians 9:7)

With this tremendous gift comes tremendous responsibility. With the collaboration of the Finance and Pastoral Councils, Don Peters, an alumnus of Saint Mary’s, was chosen as our architect (Peters and Associates) and under closed bids, RaDec Construction Company from Hartington, under the able direction of Kelly Lehr, was chosen for the project.

Superb talent to get the job done ... RaDec & Don Peters and our own talent, Dorothy Tomjack, Alice Marx, and Clint Morrill have been God’s invaluable gift and guide to me over these last crazy, hectic, calculated, mind-boggling, inspired and dogged days of planning & construction.

Special Thanks to:

Archbishop Elden F. Curtiss

Pastoral Council

Finance Council

School Board

Building Committee

Campaign Committee

St. Mary’s Booster Club

St. Patrick’s Altar Society

St. Mary’s Home & School

Clint Morrill & Ross Crumly

Clark Gaughenbaugh

Nick Dannenbring

Roger Waldo

Ed Boyle & Marilyn Ross

Architects, Peters & Associates

TierOne Bank & Bob Shald

RaDec Construction Co.

Campaign Sub-contractors

All Donors, Volunteers, Well-wishers

	All coming together … In August 1909, the parish and school gathered for the blessing of the foundation stone. In this the 100th year to date, with volunteers giving their time and talents and stre-ee-ee-eetching every donor dollar to the Nth degree, ... we gather together again with Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss & Fr. Paul Hoesing to give thanks and seek God’s continued blessings on our parish and school at this liturgy & open house. Every fund-raising campaign is an adventure. We are profoundly grateful to all those who have supported us, to those who have prayed and continue to pray for our parish & school, who volunteer their time and expertise and to those who have contributed financially. Once again our heartfelt thanks to one and all. LET US CONTINUE TO BUILD UP OUR CATHOLIC LEGACY IN O’NEILL AND ‘LET OUR SOULS MAGNIFY THE LORD FOREVER.’
All coming together … In August 1909, the parish and school gathered for the blessing of the foundation stone. In this the 100th year to date, with volunteers giving their time and talents and stre-ee-ee-eetching every donor dollar to the Nth degree, ... we gather together again with Archbishop Elden Francis Curtiss & Fr. Paul Hoesing to give thanks and seek God’s continued blessings on our parish and school at this liturgy & open house. Every fund-raising campaign is an adventure. We are profoundly grateful to all those who have supported us, to those who have prayed and continue to pray for our parish & school, who volunteer their time and expertise and to those who have contributed financially. Once again our heartfelt thanks to one and all. LET US CONTINUE TO BUILD UP OUR CATHOLIC LEGACY IN O’NEILL AND ‘LET OUR SOULS MAGNIFY THE LORD FOREVER.’