"We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us." Winston Churchill 9/12/60. Our churches speak to our entire beings. We must keep their messages clear and true.
| We need five different chapels. | Mount Assisi Chapel | |
| Can we help our 1920s chapel support our current liturgies? | Mount St. Francis Chapel | |
| Our focus shifted from architectural objects to people in action. | St. Nicholas Church | |
| Our budget has been cut 90%. What can we still do? | St. Benedict the African Church, West | |
| What we build we want to use all the time, not just on Sundays. | St. Bernard's Church | |
| We will pass to our children what our ancestors passed to us. | St. Mark's Episcopal Church | |
| Our process has divided us. Our renovation must bring us together. | St. Luke Church | |
| Our retreat chapel must support diverse peoples and their diverse liturgies. | Holy Spirit Retreat Chapel | |
| We've built three temporary churches. It's time for our permanent church. | St. Monica Church | |
| We come from many places to become one people. | Divine Providence Church | |
| We're small but GROWING FAST. | St. Elizabeth Seton Church | |
| We'd like people in our new chapel to experience the park across the street (6 lanes of trucks, busses, and cars). | St. James Hospital Chapel | |
| Our unused convent chapel will become our Perpetual Adoration Chapel. | St. Daniel the Prophet | |
| Our needs are great, but our budget is small. | St. Agatha Church | |
| Our summer population is twice the winter's populations. | St. Joseph Church | |
| Our villages are separate and our church is cut into two. | Our Lady of the Ridge Church | |
| We want to turn our temporary church into a effective church. | St. Rita of Cascia | |
| The center of our unused 1952 convent will become our place for smaller liturgies and private devotions. | St. Alphonsus Chapel | |
| How can our original treasures support our new liturgies? | St. Matthias Church | |
| Our chapel and church should be brought into conformance with Vatican II. | St. Mary's Church | |
| Our temporary church (future gym) will become our permanent church. | Our Lady Mother of the Church | |
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| Our 1957 A-frame now must support our inclusive liturgies. | Mary Seat of Wisdom Church | |
| Our carpet replacement project has grown! | St. Thomas Becket Church | |
| Make our new church as intimate as our basement church. | Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church | |
The linked pages show some of the ideas and solutions that arose from the church builing processes in which the communities and we engaged. The headlines hint at additional stories.