Why Ongoing Maintenance is Crucial for the Future

This beautiful five-acre campus is essential to our mission to form loving disciples who will transform the world. As time passes, these facilities deteriorate and require maintenance to preserve their as-built state. That’s why it’s essential to support ongoing maintenance to ensure that these spaces remain functional, beautiful, and safe for future generations.

1. Stimulates Positive Experiences · The condition of our parish can make or break the experience. Imagine visiting an art museum where the paint is peeling off the walls or attending a live event where the acoustics are poor. These situations detract from the overall experience and can lead to people distracted in their place of worship. However, with regular maintenance, we can ensure these facilities remain in top shape and continually provide inspiring experiences for visitors.
2. Enhances Longevity · Ongoing maintenance, although it can be costly, saves time and money in the long run. Routine upkeep helps prevent major repairs and replacements from being necessary, thus prolonging the lifespan of the facility. Overall, a little investment in ongoing maintenance goes a long way towards ensuring these spaces remain functional and operational in the future.
3. Boosts Community Pride · We all feel a sense of pride when we see our parish flourishing. Well-maintained public spaces and facilities can foster pride and a sense of ownership in the community. When visitors come to our town, they get a lasting impression of who we are and what we stand for. By supporting ongoing maintenance, we send a message to the community and the world that we care about preserving our spaces.
4. Encourages Investment · Preserving the as-built state of facilities strengthens the value of these spaces and encourages more significant investment. Donors are more likely to fund and support facilities that are well-maintained and have long-term sustainability plans. This can lead to more significant opportunities to grow our facilities, enhancing them further for our ministries.
5. Helps Preserve Heritage · History gives meaning to our lives and can help us understand where we come from. Many places hold cultural, historical, or architectural significance that can be lost if they’re not appropriately maintained. By supporting ongoing maintenance efforts, we help preserve our heritage for future generations to enjoy and appreciate.

Our facilities play essential roles in our lives, contributing to our collective well-being and enriching our experience. Preserving them in their as-built state needs ongoing maintenance, and this is crucial to ensure they remain functional, beautiful, and safe for generations to come. By supporting ongoing maintenance, we contribute to creating positive experiences, enhancing longevity, boosting community pride, encouraging investment, and preserving our heritage. It's the responsibility of everyone to support the consistent maintenance of our facilities, which have provided us with so much for so long.

When you give to St. Monica, you may always designate a portion of your gift to either Needy or Maintenance. These are vital designations—select those designations in the drop-down, enter your designation in the "Comments" field, or use the special Needy & Maintenance envelopes that mailed to you every other month. Thank you!