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A New Church with Parish Education Facilities |
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Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church and School is located in the nations’ 6th fastest growing town of Wake Forest, North Carolina. The parish has experienced explosive growth from both a working Hispanic population migrating northward and a retiring Anglo population migrating southward. The parish must build the facilities necessary to care for its 3,100 families and a 300 family annual growth rate. The case elements of the site plan include a traditional church and a school on a 42-acre site. |
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 St. Catherine of Siena Parish is true to its heritage as followers of St. Dominic, known as a beggar preacher.
The parish is an active contributor to the local and global community. We provide assistance to the poor in the form of grants for electric bills and prescription medicine on a weekly basis.
The parish is actively involved in direct assistance to the poor through its many sponsored and cooperative ministries including: Woodcuts, the Poor Box, Church Net, Lending Hands, Tri Area Ministries, Birth Choice, Koinonia Foundation, Hispanic Reading Program, Tuition Assistance Program, Job Placement Assistance, Catholic Parish Outreach, St. Joseph Ministry and the Annual Giving Tree.
In addition, we offer scholarships to struggling families at our school; we strive to support all of the families who have suffered the loss of work through financial support and through assistance in training and preparing them for re-employment.
Our school students send aid to Haiti, provide fresh water wells for children in Africa and send toys to the children surviving in war torn Iraq. We assist the Latino population with reading enhancement classes and work to form the bonds of community among our neighborhood program. Our primary focus is the spiritual care of over 10,000 souls who come to deepen their relationship with God and who search for ways to care for others. The investment in the campus infrastructure is critical to this rapidly growing population. It can effect real change in the lives of many people today and in the generations to come.
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Dominican Heritage as Educators |
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Long known for excellence in education, St. Catherine of Siena models itself in the Dominican tradition of “Caritas in Veritate”, Charity in Truth. Now celebrating 11 years of Catholic Education in Wake Forest, the St. Catherine of Siena School and Early Childhood Center provides a continuum of excellent education from early childhood to a traditional K-8th grade school. The school partners with the parish and community to provide generous scholarship assistance through [arish grants. Helping young minds know and love God, leads them to a greater awareness of their inherent dignity and their responsibility to care for others. Children are engaged in projects that raise their awareness of global needs. |
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Many of us enjoyed a beautiful church or school growing up without considering who built it. We all know, but seldom stop to remember that it came from the sacrifices of many people before us. Building a church is a community effort and a generational gift. That church of your youth was always there, permanent and strong, communicating that your faith was important and that God loves his people. This is why a church must be well built. It must communicate and teach the faith of a loving God. Every detail has the opportunity to affect others, to comfort the sorrowful, strengthen the weak, lift up the lowly and helps those in need. Building a church brings hope to all as they are reminded that God dwells with them. |
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