Next, the 19 'facility-related' priorities that were agreed upon by the six Task Team leaders in late October 2000 will be considered. Voters in the Lakeview School District have approved 4.51 mills in bond issues. The parish has had pledge drives in the past, and some parishioners did not make full payment on their pledges. A pledge is 'morally' binding, not a legal contractual obligation. Parishioners have been asked to take time and prayerfully consider their personal stewardship gift.
Many situations occur in life that can affect an ability to honor a pledge.
It is our hope that good communication between the parish and the community will result in all pledges being fulfilled. In addition, new parishioners will be solicited for project contributions, which may offset any shortfall from uncollected pledges. From an administrative perspective, there will be a billing and follow up process in place to track all pledges. As the pledges come in to the parish, they will be specifically identified to the building project and accounted for as such.