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Our Plans

Church Bell Tower

Our first priority is to repair our bell tower to ensure it will safely stretch to the heavens for generations to come as a symbol of St. Rita’s unique heritage and service to God.

  • We plan to repair the roof and bricks and fix the cross on top. The cross  will be slightly lowered to increase its structural integrity.
  • These repairs will allow us to reopen the walkway and driveway below the bell tower to our covered drop off. Our entrance will again be open and welcoming to all.

Church Building

Maintenance and improvement projects will be gradually tackled.

  • Exterior brick and masonry tuck pointing and sealing.
  • Repairing some of the damaged stained-glass windows. 
  • Refinishing our church pews and kneelers.

Church Grounds

  • Our church sign will be refurbished.
  • The parking lot will be resurfaced and fixed to stop water from leaking into the tunnels and buildings. 

Family Life Center

Updating the Family Life Center will make it usable for parish and community activities for years to come. This will also make it an attractive rental space to produce revenue for our church. Our plans include:

  • Repairing the Family Life Center's damaged exterior brick, mortar, and masonry surfaces.
  • Installing a new, cost and energy efficient heating and cooling system.
  • Installing more cost and energy efficient windows and light fixtures.
  • Rejuvenating the space by cleaning out unnecessary storage, remediating asbestos, updating ceiling and flooring tiles, and repainting the interior.
  • Reconfiguring, refurbishing, and repurposing rooms to make the space more useable and attractive for meetings, activities, and events.

Pre-School Building

Prayerfully, the parish has accepted an Archdiocese plan to demolish our old pre-school building. This will result in improvements and modifications to the site that will include:

  • Salvaging and repurposing the original limestone portal. It will become the entrance to the remaining west
    pre-school annex building.
  • Salvaging the original etched glass panels, fireplace surround, and other key historical items.
  • Replacing the lanterns that were originally on each side of the limestone entry portal.
  • Installing a brick paver walkway between the new open space and the expanded parking lot area.
  • Modifing the annex interior to serve as the future St Rita Historical Center to house our artifacts.
  • Bringing all HVAC, electrical and lighting systems up to current code.