Update as of 1/1/2026
PHASE I – School HVAC System, COMPLETE – INSTALLED Summer 2025
•Phase I Project Budgeted Cost: $2,000,000
Highlights Include:
- Complete HVAC System
- Individual Room Control
- Uninterrupted learning environment
- High Intensity Allergens Cleaner
- Energy Efficiency
- Reduced Absenteeism
- Time of day week programming
- Complete school integration
- Faith Formation Offices included in upgrade
PHASE II – Parishioner Service Center
Our Parishioner Service Center is the heart of daily ministry at St. Michael, the place where families come in moments of joy, sorrow, and faith. Strengthening this space means strengthening how we care for our people.
New Center would include:
- Welcoming Entry
- Family Meeting Rooms
- One Level Access. ADA Compliance
- Administrative Offices
- Good Samaritan Service Office
- Improved Sacristy
- Ministry Support Spaces
- Energy & Technology Efficient
- Enhanced Security
- Private Meeting Space
A Unique Legacy Opportunity
As part of Phase II, families have the opportunity to participate in our Exclusive Stained-Glass Window Sponsorship. These seven contemporary, biblically inspired windows will line the new connecting corridor — a beautiful, prayerful space linking the church, day chapel, and parish offices. Sponsoring a window is a meaningful way to leave a legacy of faith for generations to come.
Every Gift Moves Us Forward. Want to make a Gift, Pledge or have Questions? Email us at gift@stmichaelparish.life or call 219-322-4505.
Together, just as those before us built for us, we now build for those who will follow. Thank you for your prayers, generosity, and belief in the future of St. Michael Parish.
Update as of 4/6/2025
Great News! Your generous pledges and dedication to our Growing Into the Future Together campaign has made it possible to begin the air conditioning of the school building, our first goal.
The work will commence on June 7 and be completed on August 1st. Our general contractor, Larson Danielson, has assured us the construction schedule is adequate to complete the work in the time allocated.
All the AC units will be installed above the roof to prevent damage or even theft of equipment. Each unit in the system serves one classroom. If any unit develops a problem only one classroom will be affected. Each room captures fresh air from outside for heating and ventilating filtering the air and monitoring it to keep dust and particles out of the room. This will help to reduce allergy issues, etc. In addition, provision has been made to ensure a temperature balance between sunny rooms on the south side of the building and shaded rooms on the north side.
The second goal of the GIFT campaign is the building of a new handicapped accessible Parish Administration Building that is safe for all who volunteer, visit and work for the parish. Since February this year GIFT monies for the second goal have been growing at the anticipated rate. We are on schedule and your continued dedication is needed to keep us on track. We thank you for your pledge and your continued attention in fulfilling that pledge.
Finally, there is a special opportunity involved in this second goal. Fr. Connolly, the beloved pastor of this parish responsible for our beautiful church building, once commissioned stained glass windows for the now closed St. Catherine of Siena Parish in Hammond. St. Michael’s acquired those windows before the property was sold. The goal is to reinstall these custom-made stained-glass windows in the new construction to preserve Fr. Connolly’s legacy. Please see the Wiseman Table for more information on how you can make this happen.
If you have any questions or are seeking additional information about our selected contractors, subcontractors, equipment, or operations, please come to the G.I.F.T Wisemen Table. Or, if you have missed the opportunity to make a pledge to ensure the completion of the new Administration building stop by the Wiseman Table and we will be able to assist you.