Sacred Heart
Stained-Glass Window Replacement & Lighting
Upgrade Project


History
Over the past few months, a committee has been meeting to look at completing a project Sacred Heart Church began nearly 60 years ago. In 1965 plans were drawn and approved for a new mid-century modern Sacred Heart Catholic Church building. Prior to that time, daily and weekly Masses had been held in what is now the Holy Family School basement. When completed (to a point - due to lack of funding) the indebtedness for the church building was nearly $135,000.

There were a few unfinished major projects that were not completed due to that debt. They included compressors for air conditioning, acoustical materials, painting the basement and stained-glass windows. These projects, and many others (with the exception of windows), have been completed and redone over the years. However, permanent stained-glass windows to replace the “temporary” plastic windows still have not been done.

There were several reasons stained-glass windows were not done at that time:
• Majority of the church had been completed, with the thought that non-critical projects could be done as funds became available.
• Not wanting to go into additional debt, with the building debt of $135,000.
• June 1966 Tornado - the costliest US tornado at that time - which went through the Sacred Heart and Oakland neighborhoods.
• 1969 parish assessment of $45,000 for the Hayden West gym and annex.
• Increase in salaries alone for the 1971-72 Sacred Heart school year amounting to $35,700.

How would we pay for this project?
The project would be funded through a Capital Campaign which would include:
• Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) donation, can still make to SHSJ in 2024.
• Memorials for deceased family/parish members.
• Individual/family pledges over a specific period of time.
• One-time donations and special event donations.

Benefits:
The installation of stained-glass windows in Sacred Heart Church will:
• Complete a project many of our parents and grandparents began nearly 60 years ago.
• Generate energy savings (single layer of plastic vs. double layers of glass).
• Leave a lasting legacy for the future of our parish.
• Make a gift to future parishioners who have not yet been born and who will someday worship in our beautiful church.

In addition to stained-glass windows, we wanted to take the opportunity to upgrade our outdated lighting system. The existing system does not provide adequate cost-effective lighting. Energy rebates from Evergy will help defray the cost of new fixtures and energy-efficient LED lighting. These upgrades will greatly improve our interior lighting and save money on our overall energy costs.

The Window and Lighting Committee will select an Architect, General Contractor, Stained Glass Company and Lighting Design Team to complete the project. Father Tim, with the understanding of the Committee, has requested and received permission of the Archbishop to conduct a feasibility study. This is a required step of the Archdiocese and involves conducting a parish survey to measure the willingness of the parish to support the project with approval and financial resources. The feasibility study will be sent to parishioners at the end of January. More will be forthcoming when we have secured additional permissions. This will be a critical measure of what can be done towards the project.

Much has been done already in the research and planning of the project. But much remains to be done in the coming year. We hope to be able to share design concepts with you when they become available.

Sacred Heart Stained-Glass Window & Lighting Committee
Father Tim Haberkorn
Maureen Steinbock
Rose Herman
Dave Schmidtlein
Dan Konrade
Teresa Thomas
Earl Flower
Shawn McGarity
Pat Sheehy
Betty Eakes
12/24

Sacred Heart - St. Joseph Catholic Parish

Sacred Heart Church (SH)
312 NE Freeman Ave
Topeka KS 66616
785-234-3338

St. Joseph Church (StJ)
227 SW Van Buren St
Topeka KS 66603
785-232-2863

Pastor: Fr. Tim Haberkorn

Weekend Mass

Saturday SH 4:00 pm
Sunday StJ  8:00 am
SH 10:30 am

(Sept-May 10:30 am; Jun-Aug 10 am)

Daily Mass Schedule

Monday No Mass
Tuesday SH  8:00 am
Wednesday StJ  6:30 am
Thursday SH  8:00 am
Friday StJ  6:30 am
1st Saturday Only StJ  7:30 am

Reconciliation

Saturday SH 3:15-3:50 pm
Sunday StJ 7:15-7:50 am


Hall Rental

SH: Marilyn Riddle  620-757-0194
StJ:  StJ Rectory        785-232-2863

Sacred Heart Office Hours
T-W-Th-F: 8 am-Noon
Bulletin Deadline: 8 am Wednesday
SH Secretary: Therese Klein

St. Joseph Office Hours
M-W-F: 8 am-Noon
StJ Secretary: Teresa Thomas

Bookkeeper & Webmaster
Lisa Deghand

CCD
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Sacred Heart Church

312 NE Freeman Ave

Topeka KS 66616

785-234-3338

St. Joseph Church

227 SW Van Buren St

Topeka KS 66603

785-232-2863