Rebuild to Serve Capital Campaign Kicks Off: Strengthening Our Foundation for the Future

Bill and Debbie Wolfe were one of the original founding charter members that made St. Philip Neri Catholic Church become a reality. They have been here from the beginning, from when St. Philip Neri Catholic Church was just an idea, then a mission church, and now, its own parish. The Wolfes are excited about the chance to expand the existing St. Philip Neri campus and grow our ministerial footprint through the $6 million capital campaign — Rebuild to Serve.

The campaign funds will help build a new Fr. John Giuliani Parish Center on the existing location, and a new two-story building that will house the Child Development Center on the first floor and a Future Activity Center for parish use on the second floor.

Bill hopes parishioners will be generous toward the campaign and consider the bible verse from 1 Peter 4:10, “As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.”

“Since this parish was established, we’ve been outgrowing our campus,” Bill says. “I hope that our parish family will continue living our mission of caring and giving and take the steps needed to enable our parish community to continue to evolve and grow.”

Bill serves on the Property and Facility Committee and has managed our parish technology. He remembers when the parish was worshiping in other churches and parishioners hauled the missalettes around in their vehicles.

“Since our beginning, we continue to be challenged adjusting to the rapid growth we continue to be blessed with, and meeting the needs of our growing faith family,” Bill says.

In turn, Bill acknowledges there are many people to thank for where St. Philip Neri Catholic Church is today.

“I’m so in awe of the leadership of this parish,” he says. “I’ve just been a small part of this. A lot of great people have done so much for this parish community.” Now, Bill looks forward to a successful Rebuild To Serve campaign to ensure that our parish continues living out our mission of continuing the ministry of Christ and meeting the needs of our faith community now and for generations to come. He feels so blessed by his faith and this parish community. Growing up as a Southern Baptist, he found a home when he became Catholic.

“I love the traditions of the Catholic Church,” Bill says. “It meant a lot for me to join the Church and for the Church to accept me in.”

Please be generous in your support of the capital campaign — Rebuild to Serve.

Bill and Debbie Wolfe