Introduction of Lorraine Klemz Consulting, Inc.

St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church will celebrate 100 years as a parish in 2024. In anticipation of this significant milestone, there is an opportunity to update the worship space which hasn’t been renovated in over 15 years. The projects being considered include refurbishing the pews, painting the church and replacing the carpet and tile with terrazzo flooring. In order to continue to plan with prudence, we have retained the services of Lorraine Klemz Consulting, Inc. to assist us over the next three months with a Campaign Readiness Assessment.

There are three methodologies that will be utilized to garner parishioner sentiments regarding the future of St. Joan of Arc, including personal interviews, vision group sessions and a parish survey. All of these will take place during October and November of 2022. Every family will have a chance to participate in at least one of these three ways to ensure that every voice is heard. From this process, plans will be formed and finalized to address our parish needs.

For those of you who have not yet met Lorraine, I would like to share some of her background and qualifications. Since 1999, Lorraine has managed and directed Capital Campaigns in the Archdiocese of Chicago and the Diocese of Joliet with goals ranging from under $1 million to $15 million. She recently completed capital campaigns with St. Mary Immaculate Parish in Plainfield, Holy Family Parish in Shorewood and Immaculate Conception Parish in Elmhurst. Lorraine earned a Master’s degree in Educational Administration and Leadership from Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois and holds an Illinois Type 75 General Administrative certificate for grades K-12. She received a BA in Communication from Loyola University of Chicago. In 2017, Lorraine received the Damen Award from Loyola University of Chicago for raising more than $100,000,000 for Catholic organizations in the Chicagoland area.

I thank you in advance for your thoughtful and prayerful participation in this process.