Here is the March update on progress of Phase 1: 

Progress on Phase 1 Projects:

• 100% complete on Design Development documents.
• Updated exterior renderings and pencil drawings of each project can be found on our website on the “capital campaign” page!
• City of Shawnee Planning Commission: received approval on our site plan on March 16

I can hardly believe January is over and we are half-way through February! Things are moving quickly, and I am excited to share all that has happened since the beginning of 2026.

Progress on Phase 1 Projects

• Weekly meetings continue with Clark Architects, Straub Construction, and engineering consultants as we move from schematic design to design development to construction documents.
• Coordination with Archdiocesan staff to ensure all Archdiocesan requirements are met.
• Coming soon in March: Updated drawings!!!

Many thanks again to everyone who participated in our recent Feasibility Study. We have reached out to the Chancery to share the findings and are just waiting to hear back from them on a potential meeting date.

Please refer to this fact sheet for more details.

Over the past ten months, we have prayerfully listened and discerned, gathering insights from surveys, focus groups, and town hall meetings. Through this process, we’ve sought to understand your hopes and desires, while also reflecting on how we can use our 16-acre campus as faithful stewards of God’s gifts.

The Facility Master Plan Committee is excited to announce that the master plan for the entire Sacred Heart of Jesus campus is complete! Many hours of meetings and prayer went into the development of the plan, and we look forward to presenting it to the parish soon!

Happy Advent! The Master Plan Committee and SFS Architecture have been prayerfully and diligently meeting for the last couple of months to make sure the new Master Plan for Sacred Heart of Jesus is ready. We had some great Town Hall meetings in the fall to give everyone the feedback of the surveys that the parish filled out at large. Thank you to all who participated in those.

Q: What is the time frame for this project?

A: The Master Plan is expected to be completed by mid-December. In the second quarter of 2025, we plan to conduct a feasibility study with a representative group from our parish to gauge support for the plan. If the feedback is positive and we are in a good financial standing, we will then seek the Archbishop's approval to launch a Capital Campaign to fund the project.

Q: I've got the sense from talking to parish groups that the scheduling capabilities for meeting spaces may be as much of an issue as the actual space limitations themselves. Could group leaders be approved to have some self-scheduling capabilities? The way it was described sounded like the calendars were manually managed and you had to speak to someone each time your group wanted to meet or change time/location.

A: Sacred Heart utilizes an online event calendar for scheduling meeting spaces. While a staff member manages all space requests and updates, this makes sure that we are maintaining oversight to avoid any room conflicts.  

Q: What is the time frame for this project?

A: The Master Plan is expected to be completed by mid-December. In the second quarter of 2025, we plan to conduct a feasibility study with a representative group from our parish to gauge support for the plan. If the feedback is positive and we are in a good financial standing, we will then seek the Archbishop's approval to launch a Capital Campaign to fund the project.

Q: I've got the sense from talking to parish groups that the scheduling capabilities for meeting spaces may be as much of an issue as the actual space limitations themselves. Could group leaders be approved to have some self-scheduling capabilities? The way it was described sounded like the calendars were manually managed and you had to speak to someone each time your group wanted to meet or change time/location.

A: Sacred Heart utilizes an online event calendar for scheduling meeting spaces. While a staff member manages all space requests and updates, this makes sure that we are maintaining oversight to avoid any room conflicts.  

SFS Architects presented the survey results at a town hall meeting at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. The session provided insights into community needs and fostered dialogue among parishioners about future developments and improvements.

MASTER PLAN TOWN HALL PRESENTATION

SFS architects have conducted 5 different programming sessions with Church leadership, church staff, school staff, school parents and church ministry leads to review their survey results and receive further clarification for the best data.

Fr. Zarse is so thankful for all the responses received from the Facility Master Planning Survey taken earlier this summer! A total of 520 surveys were completed!