Building Committee 2

Tuesday evening was the second meeting of the building committee. It was once again held at the parish residence. The meeting again began with a prayer and then some updates. The Finance committee will meet for the first time in August. The meeting will begin discussions on an operations budget and the formation of a capital campaign.
Liturgical ministries are forming now to be ready for Masses (beginning Sept. 7). We have secured a cantor/vocalist & accompaniment for masses so we will have music during our celebrations. As for other mass needs: our altar is complete (but does need staining); The processional cross is being finished; and, we have additional altar linens being made for use at mass. So, things are proceeding nicely as the 7th approaches.
The building committee continued it's discussion on a master site plan and will be sending out request for proposal's (RFP's) to 4 or 5 local architects. It was determined that there is a wealth of talent locally to help us develop our campus and, it makes troubleshooting easier if there is someone in town to deal with any issues.
There was also a short presentation on church styles. There are many options to consider in arranging a church that can seat 1500 people (min). Styles such as a more contemporary amphitheater or in-the-round configuration. Or the more traditional cruciform (a cross shaped sanctuary). Also to be considered is some sort of hybrid combining different configuration. I have posted a couple of examples to the left for all to see.
The committee will meet again in approx. 3 weeks to review the progress of the RFP's and hopefully meet with an architect or 2. In the meantime, continue to pray for the guidance of the Holy Spirit in this amazing challenge before us all.
M

Poll Results

First, I want to thank everyone who was able to participate in the poll. I will have polls posted in the future and hope we continue to have strong turnouts. 61 total votes were cast over the course of the week. Here are the reuslts:

When asked what you think the church property MUST have 20 years from now...

K-8 School received 3 votes (4% of total)
Preschool/Daycare received 2 votes (3%)
Parish Library received 2 votes(3%)
Multi-Purpose Bldg. received 24 votes (39%)
Admin. Bldg. received 6 votes (9%)
Courtyard received 10 votes (16%)
Just build it received 13 votes (21%)
Other received 1 vote (1%)
We had a few comments left on making sure we built a green friendly complex with plenty of shade trees and drought resistant landscaping.
Thanks again to everyone who participated.
MGD

Were you able to make it....

....to tonight's general info meeting? WOW, what a nice crowd. The first half of the meeting was housekeeping. Here is the info that was shared, if you couldn't make it. Some you might know, some you might not...
The parish office is now open. The hours are Mon-Fri 9AM-2PM (and by appointment). The office telephone # is (661) 587-3626. Christine Nguyen is the office manager and is there to help Fr. Perry and answer your questions.

Fr. Perry's new e-mail is pkavookjian@setoncatholicchurch.org Please discard the hotmail address you may have had. There is a parish website being developed however, it is under construction and not available yet.

The building committee has met, the finance committee is being formed as are other ministerial teams. Please keep checking back for info on the progress of these committees.

If you are interested in registering for the new parish, please e-mail Fr. Perry to give the appropriate info.

Sacramental Life:

Masses will begin Sept. 7, 2008 @ Frontier H.S. Performing Arts Center at 9AM & 10:30AM.

Confessions are available by appointment w/ Fr. Perry (Tue-Fri). Give the office a call to schedule.

Adoration will likely begin once masses have begun. There is a small chapel at Fr. Perry's house that will be available for Eucharistic Adoration during office hours. Stay tuned for more info.

Sacraments for the sick can be arranged by contacting the office. If you are in need of anointment's, communion or any other home bound need of the sacraments, please call to schedule time.

Baptisms, weddings and funerals must occur in one of the existing Bakersfield churches. Contact Fr. Perry for the appropriate paper work.

Religious Ed./Youth Ministry's will continue at the existing parishes. Contact your local parish for details and registration info.

Time For Your Ideas...

OK, we're a few days into our poll, and I appreciate the input thus far. My intention was always for this site to be interactive. So, in addition to our poll, I'd like to start seeing some of your ideas. I share all of the info and feedback with Fr. Perry so, I'm sure he'd like to see your thoughts as well.

You are free to put your name with your thoughts or just comment anonymously. However you choose, lets start sharing ideas about what we want our parish to be. Leave us word on any topic you think is relevant. Anything from ministries you'd like to have, to padded vs. non-padded pews. I want to hear them. Please try and keep the comments as brief as you can without loosing necessary detail. You can also continue leaving your poll comments here.

Thanks for all your continued prayers and support. I look forward to reading your thoughts.

M

Building Committee

On Tuesday, the first meeting of the building committee took place.
The discussion that took place was to define the job of the committee? Fr. Perry noted that the roll of the committee should be to discern the needs of the parish. Visualize and set goals. Education in liturgical matters. Collaborate with a liturgical consultant/architect. Much of the evening was spent trying to create a long term vision. What will the needs of the community be 20 years from now and what will the property accommodate.

As a parish, we all need to be considering what our families will need in terms of the parish community. What are the space requirements of these needs.

I have posted a poll at the top of the page(as you can see). These are just some ideas of what we can do with the property; keeping in mind that a Sanctuary is obvious and central to the project. If you have additional thoughts or ideas, please leave your comments by first voting OTHER on the poll and then leave your comment by clicking the comment link below this post.

To our friends in Fresno (@ the Newman Center), you built that beautiful multi-purpose building on the campus there. I would love to hear your comments. Please feel free to vote and add your comments.

Thanks to all of the committee who were able to attend the meeting and thanks in advance for all of YOUR ideas and thoughts. Your contribution will be very important in the months (and years) to come.

A small milestone

Some time late last night or early this morning, this blog surpassed the 1000 hits mark. I never thought this was going to be more than a few interested parties checking in to get the latest info. Thanks to everyone for the support and prayers. SEACC is going to be an amazing project. We will need your continued prayers and support and we will do the same for you.

If you would like to add any prayer requests, I'd be glad to set up a section on the blog for those intentions. Hey, 1000 hits is a couple months, somebody's prayin'!!!

M

Actually...

It does help if one knows HOW to read a calender. The SEACC general info mtg. will be held at St. Phillip's on MONDAY JULY 14, 2008 @ 7PM. I hope everyone can attend. Sorry for the confusion.

M

Progress

Just to keep everyone up-to-date; there will be a meeting of the building committee next week. An overview of the original master plan and discussion on a liturgical consultant and arcitect will be on the agenda. I will post a review of the meeting as soon as the details are available.
MGD