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Phase One: New HVAC in the Church, is now complete at a cost of $1 Million.
Phase Two: Interior Renovations were completed in the fall of 2025. 

Your generosity has helped us raise $ 2,059,968 with $2,321,170 pledged.
For those who would still like to donate, use the below GiveCentral link.
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Capital Campaign Committee Members:

John Markley, John Schmuff, Jim Hamilton, Jim Dougherty, Debbie Rouse, Thelma Sam, Siony Placiente, Linda Canestraro, Connie Savage

The total investment required to refurbish our church and replace the HVAC systems is $2,500,000,which we seek to raise through this campaign. The following projects will be addressed:

-Church Interior – $800,000
-New Flooring – replace flooring in church as well as install Brazilian Cherry around sanctuary, upper & lower
-Sanctuary Upgrades – Sanctuary, altar, tabernacle, reredos, tabernacle redesign, stone additions to altar, pulpit
-New Church Pews - Pews, seat cushions, & kneelers
-Church Windows – Paint interior frames and concrete
-Church Screens - 2 16 Ft. LED Screens
-Lighting - Retrofit Church LED Lights
-HVAC – $1,250,000
-In the Church, Office, & Residence Church Exterior - $300,000
-Steel Steeple – Refinish medal, clean, and paint
-Roof – Replace roof of church
-Windows – Exterior Plexiglass Cover
-Other Related Expenses – $150,000
Architectural & Engineering Fees
Contingency for overages
Campaign Administrative Expenses

OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING
Building on the Past, with Hope for the Future campaign offers a wide range of opportunities for giving. You can participate in the campaign by making a commitment that permits both flexibility and time to complete payment. Pledges may be fulfilled within a three-year period. We hope that most commitments will be completed within 36 months. However, we understand if you require a longer period of time.

WAYS TO DONATE
Cash or Check
You may fulfill your three-year commitment in the form of cash or check. Please make checks payable to St. Joseph Church- Fullerton.
 
Online Giving - Credit/Debit
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Matching Gifts
Many employers will offer to match your gift or pledge. Please
contact your Human Resources Department to see if St. Joseph
qualifies as a designated charity.
 
Securities
Appreciated securities, held longer than a year, can provide an
attractive means of giving. This type of gift permits a donor to
use the full value of the security at the time of donation as a
tax deduction, while avoiding the capital gains tax that would
otherwise be imposed if the security were sold. Donors may also
choose to donate stock in order to claim a loss, which may be
beneficial for tax circumstances. In either case, the stock must first
be transferred to the parish before being liquidated.
 
Gifts from Retirement Accounts
A qualified charitable distribution (QCD), also known as an IRA
charitable rollover gift, allows individuals currently participating
in a Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) to make an outright
gift of up to $100,000 from an IRA directly to the campaign
and exclude it from taxable income. One of the key benefits
of the direct charitable contribution from your IRA is that the
distribution counts towards your Required Minimum Distribution
(RMD).

Life Insurance
St. Joseph may be named as the beneficiary of a life insurance
policy or ownership of an existing policy may be transferred to the
parish.

Legacy Gift
A gift through your estate in the form of a bequest is a great
way to leave a lasting legacy. A bequest naming St. Joseph as the
beneficiary would allow you to make a larger gift that would benefit
generations to come. Please let us know if this simple gift giving
method is of interest to you.

Sanctuary Rendering

Music & Choir Rendering

INVESTING IN OUR FUTURE
The investments in our facilities at St. Joseph Church are vital to our future as a parish and larger faith community. We eagerly accept the challenges that face us as we become involved in this campaign, and we will strive to reach our goal through the support of our parishioners. Each of our situations and resources are unique, yet our collective success in this campaign will require all of us to give with a “sacrificial mindset.” I ask for both your prayers and your enthusiastic support as we continue to work together Building on the Past, with Hope for the Future.