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About The ProjectsOur Turn to Preserve. Our Promise to Innovate -
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A Generational EndeavorOur Turn
Our campaign has two key aims. First, we must complete an unprecedented Preservation effort to address the slow, weather-related damage to the church’s exterior that will critically threaten the building’s structural integrity if left unaddressed. Our goal, however, is not simply to preserve our building for the next century but also to nurture the faith lives of the people it will hold for years to come.
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A Call from Our PastorOur Turn to Preserve, our promise to innovate
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I am excited to share with our entire faith community these projects for Preservation and Promise, which are the result of expert consultations, conversations with many parishioners, and much, much prayer. By restoring our magnificent church and securing funding for ongoing faith formation, social ministry outreach, and innovation, this once-in-a-generation campaign will help ensure that our parish remains vibrant and relevant and that our “beacon on the hill” stands tall for the century ahead.
Our significant progress toward our $25 million working goal is a great testament to the generosity of our parishioners and to the work of many faithful volunteers. But we need the support of every parish family to reach our total goal – both our efforts and our need are unprecedented in scope.
I am always grateful for your generosity to St. Ignatius Parish and for your willingness to meet the great needs we see in our city and beyond. I commend this project to your prayers, and hope you will begin now to envision how God is calling you to have an impact through our Preservation & Promise efforts.
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A San Francisco Legacyour turn to Preserve
Our magnificent church is the legacy of a dynamic and continuous Jesuit presence in San Francisco from the city’s earliest days. Each generation of our community has adapted, persevered, and bequeathed a rich heritage that we honor, while adapting to be a light to our community in our own time.
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An Inside Lookour turn to preserve
Our restoration projects will address urgent needs throughout the church, stopping damage and decay now
before it threatens the building’s structural integrity. We will also make improvements to help ensure our building is safer, greener, and more accessible for all. See a brief video with highlights, and sign up to join a tour below.
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What Your Gift Preservesour turn to preserve
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Funds for interior projects will allow us to:
- Restore all church windows and skylights, including stained glass windows;
- Build additional restrooms and other upgrades to make our building more accessible to all;
- Install a state-of-the-art fire alarm system;
- Begin urgent restorations to the church organ;
- Restore church pews and replace kneelers.
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Funds for urgent exterior renovations will allow us to:- Restore and repair wear and damage to the cladding on the church’s spires, roofing and masonry;
- Replace completely the building’s exterior lighting systems to fully illuminate the church.
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A Dynamic Parishour promise to innovate
During the Covid-19 pandemic, St. Ignatius Church has striven to provide a spiritual lifeline to parishioners both here in the Bay Area, while offering digital services and ministries to people across America and around the world. Here are some highlights from the past year.
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Guided by the Holy Spiritour promise to innovate
Throughout the course of the global Covid-19 pandemic, despite the challenges of providing health and security in the church, access to worship and ministries online, and administration of sacramental rites to parishioners, St. Ignatius was able to come together as a parish to provide nearly all of these, with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit.
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Fulfilling the Promiseour promise to innovate
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campaign Funds will allow us to:- Strengthen our advocacy and direct service to “the least of our sisters and brothers” (Matthew 25);
- Endow funds for Faith Formation and Social Ministry, allowing us to hire a new Director of Social Ministry to coordinate our ministries and form key local, regional and global partnerships
- Fund innovative new programs and spaces for more effective outreach to our community;
- Comprehensively upgrade our hardware and software platforms to meaningfully integrate our “virtual parishioners.”
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Laying a Cornerstoneour turn to give
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To Preserve: $18 Million
- Restore spires, cladding, roof & masonry
- Restore all 125 church windows
- Install new fire alarm system
- Replace exterior lighting
- Renovations for accessibility, improved ministry spaces, and additional restrooms
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To Promise $7 Million
- Expand staffing and program funding for a transformative, sustainable
social justice ministry
- Upgrade physical spaces, hardware and software platforms, and provide new staff training to incorporate our “virtual parish”
- Create a permanent, sustainable funding
source for Faith Formation to ensure we engage future generations Restoration of church organ, pews, and kneelers
- Expand staffing and program funding for a transformative, sustainable
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“Whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:6-9
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