A Campaign for Seton Lake Ridge

Our Legacy of Faith, Foundation for Our Future

This campaign is an opportunity to address our building and grounds needs. More importantly, to create a campus atmosphere where all parishioners can participate in community and grow spiritually.
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Our Legacy of Faith, Foundation, for Our Future

Our goal is to raise $5.5 million from this campaign, and with a $2.7 million loan from the Diocese, we will be able to complete Phases II and III.

Please join us in prayerful consideration of the donation your family can give to make this effort a success. Please also take time to say our campaign prayer daily.

Campaign Prayer

Good and gracious God, we thank you for the abundant love and grace that you shower on our parish of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. We offer up all we are and all we do, for your greater glory and honor. Fill us, your humble stewards, with your goodness, generosity and love as we engage in this campaign to address the current and future needs of our growing parish family.

May your Holy Spirit keep our hearts and minds united in fidelity to the Church instituted by your Son. Strengthen our legacy of faith, to become a firm foundation for our future. We ask this through Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and your Holy Spirit, God forever and ever. Amen. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, pray for us!

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From our Campaign Leadership Committee and Pastor

"Our faith is our spiritual foundation, but our church building has a physical foundation too. We are supporting the Capital Campaign because it is critical that we have a safe, stable, place to worship with our families."
Mike & Amelia May
Mike & Amelia MayCo-Chairs
"This is an exciting time for the Seton Lake Ridge Community and exactly why we've accepted the invitation to be Honorary Co-Chairs for this effort. Now is the time to secure the best future possible transforming out almost 50-year-old parish facilities to provide prayerful and innovative space for our parishioners and our youth."
Paul & Brenda Zerkow
Paul & Brenda ZerkowHonorary Co-Chairs
"Seton Lake Ridge has been the foundation of our family's Catholic formation. What better way to pay that blessing forward than to help solidify a legacy of Catholic faith for future generations?"
Mike & Corrine Kosar
Mike & Corrine KosarCo-Chairs
"The past and present parishioners of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton planned and sacrificed to build our beautiful church. We support the efforts to enhance the beauty and functionality of our growing parish as a place to gather, worship, and profess our faith"
Dick & Marie Pelletier
Dick & Marie PelletierHonorary Co-Chairs
"We were pleased to have been a part of the building of our current church 26 years ago. Now in the time of its renewal, we are delighted to be blessed with such a great pastor who is also an architect. It is an exciting time to be at Seton Lake Ridge."
Dave & Mary Pace
Dave & Mary Pace
"It's not about us, it's about God using us and our gifts to bring others to experience His glory."
Andy & Rina Richers
Andy & Rina Richers
"As active participants in many community activities we are so excited by this campaign. This full plan will enable Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton to better serve those in need and it will position Seton Lake Ridge as a centerpiece of the community."
John & Patti Parente
John & Patti Parente
"We were members of the team who raised funds to build the new church in 1990. It is an honor to be part of this new Capital Campaign that will upgrade and keep alive what was started back then. While this is a way to show respect for what we have, it is also a gift for all who will worship and who will experience the feeling of community in our Seton Lake Ridge parish in teh coming years."
Joe & Judy Pevarnik
"This Capital Campaign provides future families an opportunity o truly be at home at Seton Lake Ridge. This became our parish home when we were relocated in 2013. As a military family, Seton Lake Ridge provided us a place to grow in our relationship with Christ."
Dave & Stephanie Brown
Dave & Stephanie Brown
"We are made for community. May God bless this capital campaign with success in ways that strengthen our faith community, deepen our relationships, and give us great opportunities to see Christ in one another."
Jerry & Vickie Zadnik
Jerry & Vickie Zadnik
"All things are possible with God."
Napoleon & Elizabeth Salayon
Napoleon & Elizabeth Salayon
"As Seton Lake Ridge parishioners since 1993, we remember when our beautiful new church was dedicated over 25 years ago. Unfortunately, our "new" church ow needs a makeover. We are proud to support our Pastor's efforts in this area."
Jim & Susan Gibson
Jim & Susan Gibson

Initial upgrades and improvements in the Church, Rectory and the Grounds

Church Lower Level and Narthex Renovations

    • Security of Fellowship Hall, meeting rooms and staff offices
    • New parish library/religious goods gift shop and possible pre-school
    • Renovate existing restrooms and add office bathroom
    • Reconfigure and expand front office reception area/supply/copy room
    • New flooring, painting and ceiling tiles for narthex area
    • Open main staircase with new railing 

Site Work, Connector Plaza, Outreach Center, and Columbarium

  • New campus plaza connector with grand staircase, handicap ramps, seating risers, benches & statuary
  • New main site signage with lighting and directional/informational signs throughout campus
  • Replace “railroad-tie” retaining walls throughout property
  • Repave and striping of parking lot, new tree islands, curb and gutter, wheel stops and lighting
  • New main church entrance vestibule
  • New screen fencing for trash and HVAC equipment
  • New maintenance equipment shed
  • New perimeter path with stations and rosary walk, benches and bollard lighting
  • New columbarium

IV: Church/chapel painting, flooring and seating

V: New Seton Parish Hall

Frequently Asked Questions

The original Capital Campaign was kicked-off in October or 2021, the extended Campaign in October of 2023 in an effort to reach our new overall goal of $5,500,000. For those who are able and willing, the original three year pledge redemption period has been extended for an additional two years.

Phase II – Narthex, Bathrooms, Lower Level of Church – Construction starting June 2022 with an estimated completion of Fall 2022.

Phase III – Plaza, Outreach, Parking Lot, and Columbarium – Assuming all approvals are completed (approx. 12-16 months for Diocesan, County and Neighborhood), construction anticipated to start Winter 2025.

  • Parish leadership committees (Pastoral, Facilities and Finance), representing our diverse parish population, have been working on priorities and project-lists for the past four years.
  • Town Hall meeting, March 2020 – Father Bashista discussed all the projects identified by parish leadership and based on parishioner input and discussions at the Town Hall meeting, developed a priority list of project.
  • phase I of the Master Plan was approved in Fall 2019 with construction completed in Fall 2021.
  • Father Bashista presented to the Diocesan Building Commission an overview of the total Master Plan and the conceptual design of Phases II and III.
  • Plan and projects have been communicated through the Bulletin, Pastor’s Column, website and word-of-mouth.

Except in unusual circumstances, the Bishop would normally have a Pastor remain in place once a capital campaign has begun and through construction.

Due to existing conditions of erosion, upper slipping into lower, grass in the parking lot, and the handicap ramp,.

While pledges are good-faith offerings, circumstances may change and your pledge amount may need to be adjusted. This is completely understandable and we will work with you to adjust your pledge.
We ask that you start your pledge start as soon as possible. We do request that pledges start by January 2022, unless circumstances dictate otherwise (RMD-QCD distribution, etc). Extended or adjusted pledges could start anytime, but normally no later than January 2025.
  • Cash or check, with “CC2021” marked on the envelope/memo line, can be dropped in the mail, offertory basket or at the Parish Office.
  • Faith Direct – whether you already use Faith Direct for your offertory or not, you can set up a specific regular withdrawal from your bank/credit card via Faith Direct.
  • Stock or sale of real estate – please contact the Parish business manager, Robert Yates (703-494-4008 ext 127) to find out the best way to submit stock or other real property transactions. These are handled by the Diocesan brokerage firm.
  • IRA – if you are 70-1/2 or older, you can use your required mandatory distribution (RMD) as payment for your pledge. If you are do not yet need to take an RMD, you can still set up your IRA to send the pledge amount(s) to Seton Lake Ridge. Please contact the Parish business manager, Robert Yates Gildersleeve (703-494-4008 ext 127) or [email protected], for further information.

Going through our Faith Direct portal, you may make a one-time gift or through a credit card. In this way, the Church does not have your credit card number – protecting you and the Parish from fraudulent charges on your card.

The Plaza addresses critical erosion problems, handicap accessibility issues, and site security concerns. These are projects which have been deferred for far too long. The delay has increased the overall cost to remember these issues. Further delay will exacerbate the problems and increase the cost of the solutions.

When we held the Town Hall meeting, safety and security were considered number one priorities, especially for our Faith Formation classes.

The priority list is based on long-term deferred maintenance issues which must be addressed.

  • Phase IV – Church and Chapel updates to include new pews in both, new flooring, painting and general clean up – estimated at $900,000.
  • Phase V – A brand new Seton Hall to allow for increased meeting/class space, full-size kitchen and gymnasium – estimated at $12.5 million.

A columbarium, which Bishop Burbidge recently approved for Parish properties, allows for the above-ground reposition of cremated remains.

Individual niches will be sold, averaging$7,500 each, to cover the cost of construction, the perpetual maintenance/upkeep of the site, as well as allowing for a positive revenue stream.

There are no Catholic cemeteries available to our parishioners within the County or the Diocese.

Parishioners and close family members who have secured a niche and have chosen to be cremated. Cremation must be arranged through a funeral home.