"First of all, every time you begin a good work, you must pray to him most earnestly to bring it to perfection."
- prologue from The Rule of Saint Benedict
1. In the spring of 2019, we began formal in-person visits in Phase I of the capital campaign, Legacy From Tradition: Onward Together. By December 2019, completed projects included the remodel of some dormitory rooms in Main Building to eight classrooms. These rooms began being utilized in the second semester of the 2019-2020 school year. Total in gifts and pledges at this point was $1.6 million. Some exploratory work in Wardlaw Hall followed in early 2020 and then in March 2020, with the transition to virtual learning caused by COVID-19, demolition was underway in Alumni Hall.
2. As you move through the pages of the campaign, you will see that the work is now complete in Alumni Hall, the accessible ramp for our guests and other projects are in progress. Our heartfelt gratitude to all who have helped us to reach this important level in Legacy from Tradition. And we continue Onward Together!
3. As we close in on the halfway point of our campaign total, we pause to thank all who have joined us in the endeavor and ask God to richly bless you for your generosity. We look forward to partnership with many more individuals on this journey for the future of Subiaco. We are excited to show the projects completed to campus visitors at any time! Simply call us when you might be passing through and we will arrange for someone to show you around!
4. Climbing the bell tower of Subiaco Abbey has always seemed intriguing to many. The thrill seems to far outway the risk involved. Fortunately, our benefactors are more interested in seeing how this Capital Campaign is scaling the bell tower than they themselves! Happily we report significant movement over the last several months and thank God for the blessings we are receiving from those who trust and believe in our mission.
Because of the kindness extended to us in the early months of this ministry advancement, we have already been able to complete an initial phase of work necessary for the modernization of the academic spaces at Subiaco Academy.
Click below on FIRST STEPS FORWARD for more information about the collaborative effort to advance the ministries of
Subiaco Abbey and Academy as we go ONWARD TOGETHER.