New Rectory Building
When I arrived in Benicia two years ago the overwhelming request from parishioners, school and staff was “We need more space,” and I quickly came to the same conclusion myself. Our parish, school and office spaces are already maxed out, and as we continue to grow our ministries in effort to serve the community, developing our space is our top priority.
To help us meet our need for space, the first step is building a new rectory directly across the street from our current ministry center. Once the Dominican priests move across the street into a new space, 3,000 square feet of the current rectory space, upstairs from our parish offices, would be immediately available to create three meeting spaces, five offices and storage space.
In addition to providing more space for parish use, the new rectory will allow us to minister to our elderly priests who have served us over the years. The new rectory is designed to be more user friendly for our elderly priests by taking advantage of the changes in elderly care that have been adopted since our current rectory was built over 60 years ago. Also, a detached rectory will grant the priests a prayerful space by not living where we also minister to the public.
This project helps us meet the needs of this dynamic parish as we are today. Would you please consider a gift to help us reach our goal?
God Bless,
Fr. Jerome Cudden, O.P.
What we are accomplishing:
-Supporting additional ministry meeting requirements and grow with the needs of the parish community.
Check out a video tours of the construction progress here:
What Parishioners Have to Say About the Project?
thanksgiving for the graces my family and I receive in our lives, I make my offering for our rectory. I pray to the Holy Spirit to guide us in its construction from inception to end and to guide each of us with our generosity towards this project. Amen.”
~Anonymous
“We first heard rumors of St. Dominic’s proposed building project and how costly it would be. We wondered, “Is a new rectory necessary? We thought, “Seems like a lot of money.” Then we attended a meeting where Fr. Jerome displayed the Plan and explained how he had acquired the property directly across the street from the Adoration Chapel – an ideal location for a new rectory. Father explained the living situation of the priests and how crowded and make-shift are some of the facilities for the school and for the parish office. There is a need for additional classroom, meeting and office space. St. Dominic’s is a vibrant community and lots is going on day and night.
It is time to build a new Parish Rectory. We have the land to build it on. We have the details planned and ready to break ground.
We have the leader who has the courage and stamina to put into action an idea that has been in place for many years. We have a large number of parishioners who are willing and able to support the leader in this project. Let us put our resources together and reach out to those other members of the parish who may not have known of this project. Talk to family and friends who may be willing to open their purses to contribute their share in helping our growing community. “
~Rosalinda V. Ursua