Divine Mercy Parish

318 Division St.
Bellevue, KY 41073
(859) 261-6172

St. Bernard Parish

401 Berry St.
Dayton, KY 41074
(859) 261-8506
Rev. Martin Pitstick, Pastor
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Capital Campaign

PRESERVING OUR SACRED HERITAGE

Scroll Down for Roof Construction Updates

 

 

 

Above is a one minute video of our First Friday Young Adult Candle Light Mass with a 20 voice choir that took place on March 1, 2019.  There where over 150 young adults in attendance.

Our CAMPAIGN BROCHURE details our needs and shows pictures of the damage.  It outlines the historic significance of our parish, provides our financials and how we intend to meet these needs.

Our  CAMPAIGN THERMOMETER can be seen by viewing our latest parish BULLETIN, which tracks our progress.

Contribute online or set up automatic online payments to help in Preserving our Sacred Heritage by clicking the donate button.

There is a small fee charged to the parish for online contributions (2.75% for credit cards and 0.9% for using your checking account online).

Or you may mail a check (write “roof” in the memo) to:

Divine Mercy Capital Campaign
318 Division St.
Bellevue, KY 41073

Please consider filling out a PLEDGE SHEET to send in to our parish office.  If you start with what you can give this year and then consider if you could make a similar gift each year for the next 4 years, this enables you to make a 5 year pledge that can help us reach our goal more quickly.  We need to have all of the money raised through pledges (with half in cash on hand) to begin each phase.

You may also enjoy watching a 16 minute historical video of Sacred Heart Church: dmsbcatholic.com/divine-mercy/history/

THANKS and PRAISE be to GOD! And a heartfelt THANK YOU to all of our generous donors! We have now completed and PAID for the First Phase of our capital campaign to Preserve our Sacred Heritage. Now we turn to our Interior Restoration.

Please continue to pray for our campaign to “Preserve our Sacred Heritage.”

PHASE ONE: ROOF & BELL TOWER (costs updated as of 10/13/21)

          Estimated Total for Roof & Bell Tower    Click to see ITEMIZATION        

$1,170,968

WE HAVE REACHED OUR GOAL FOR PHASE ONE!!!

Now that we have paid for the roof and bell tower (Phase One), all future donations for this campaign will go to Phase Two (Interior Restoration). Or, you may designate your gift to Phase Three (handicap accessibility).

PHASE ONE CONSTRUCTION VIDEOS: ROOF AND BELL TOWER

   Check our our Facebook Group for the Roof and Bell Tower Copper:

   https://www.facebook.com/groups/sacredheartsteeple 

PHASE TWO: INTERIOR RESTORATION (cost estimates being gathered)

          Mold & Mildew abatement (guestimate) $20,000
          Scaffolding to paint interior (guestimate) $100,000
          Estimate for plaster repair (guestimate) $45,000
          Estimate to paint interior (guestimate) $120,000
          Organ repair (guestimate) $90,000
          Lighting (guestimate) $30,000
          New Sanctuary & Aisles Flooring (guestimate) $150,000
          Restore Sacred Art / Columns (guestimate) $30,000
          Front Door closer mechanisms (guestimate) $9,000
          New kneelers (guestimate) 25,000
          Acoustic panels for clearer sound with less echo (guestimate) 30,000
Total for Interior Restoration (Guestimate) $649,000
Money collected as of 1/6/22 for Phase Two (after paying for Phase One)

$100,000 is reserved for our sanctuary floor. 

$212,373

Check our our Facebook Group for Interior Restoration:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sacredheartinterior

PHASE TWO (INTERIOR RESTORATION) VIDEOS

PHASE THREE: HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY (cost estimates to be gathered)

 

APRIL 2020  Scaffolding began going up around church and they have begun removing the old slate as of Monday, April 27. The scaffolding for the bell tower required a special engineering study and some additional costs due to the complexity of the work….

MARCH 2020  Bellevue’s skyline will soon be changing!  We have awarded a contract to Imbus Roofing to replace Divine Mercy’s roof and copper bell tower. Work is expected to begin in March, 2020.

The copper on our 128-year-old church was put on about a hundred years ago.  When we put new copper on our bell tower this spring, it will take decades for it to change to the current light green that has defined Bellevue’s skyline for many years.

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