We have received word that through an anonymous benefactor we have a matching gift of $10,000 for the new rectory project through the end of the year. That means any gift given will be doubled up to $10,000 until the end of the year.
Please help us spread the word by sharing this on your wall -- and consider making a donation before the end of the year! Special thanks and many blessings to our anonymous benefactor!
Friday, December 13, 2013
Monday, December 2, 2013
December 2013 Bulletin:
Rectory Project: Next Steps
Lead article from the December 2013 bulletin, online now!
Dear friends in Christ,
Thank you for the pledged support you have extended to the Knights of Columbus as we move towards building our priests a new rectory. My apologies that many of you have not been contacted since you signed up at either the parish festival, the polka band fundraiser, or after mass during the fall, but we have been waiting for some things to be solidified before we sent out an update.
As it so happened we have decided to break ground in April 2014, which will allow us more time to consolidate resources and to raise awareness and funds for the project. As the scriptures relate in Luke 14:28, “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?” We have thus taken our Lord’s cue and begun to focus our attention on obtaining what we need to make the building of our priests’ rectory a success.
In order to make communication easier, clearer, and quicker we have created a website that will include regular updates on the project as well as let the community as a whole know what we are still in need of to build the rectory. You can follow the project and get more information on what you have signed up for by visiting www.stmrectory.org. The site includes more complete renderings of the planned rectory, current donation needs, and a pavers fundraising campaign, which enables donors to leave a permanent, personal message for our priests as part of the project.
God reward you for your generosity to ensure that our priests have a home that is comfortable, safe, and allows them to rest from their labors in the vineyard, both now and for generations to come.
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| Artist's rendering of the new rectory. |
Dear friends in Christ,
Thank you for the pledged support you have extended to the Knights of Columbus as we move towards building our priests a new rectory. My apologies that many of you have not been contacted since you signed up at either the parish festival, the polka band fundraiser, or after mass during the fall, but we have been waiting for some things to be solidified before we sent out an update.
As it so happened we have decided to break ground in April 2014, which will allow us more time to consolidate resources and to raise awareness and funds for the project. As the scriptures relate in Luke 14:28, “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?” We have thus taken our Lord’s cue and begun to focus our attention on obtaining what we need to make the building of our priests’ rectory a success.
In order to make communication easier, clearer, and quicker we have created a website that will include regular updates on the project as well as let the community as a whole know what we are still in need of to build the rectory. You can follow the project and get more information on what you have signed up for by visiting www.stmrectory.org. The site includes more complete renderings of the planned rectory, current donation needs, and a pavers fundraising campaign, which enables donors to leave a permanent, personal message for our priests as part of the project.
God reward you for your generosity to ensure that our priests have a home that is comfortable, safe, and allows them to rest from their labors in the vineyard, both now and for generations to come.
Brother Jim Shovelain
Rectory Project Volunteer Coordinator
Sunday, November 3, 2013
November 2013 Bulletin:
What Makes Us Catholic?
Lead article from the November 2013 bulletin, online now!
Have you ever wondered what makes us Catholic? With all the happenings around the world today, do you ever second-guess your faith from time to time? I sometimes sit and think, “Am I living the Catholic life? Do I make the right decisions? Am I a good leader in my home?” … for my most important job is to help my family reach heaven. I can directly affect this by the choices I make and by leading by example.
As I look around this community, I see so many other great examples. We have six seminarians from this area, and if you dig deeper, you see that their fathers are Knights.
We have a great youth program at our churches, and when you see the children involved, most of their fathers are also Knights. You can see the positive influence that the fathers of these children have had on their lives.
Read "Nine Things That Make Us Catholic" by Thomas H. Groome, online at www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac0904.asp.
Have you ever wondered what makes us Catholic? With all the happenings around the world today, do you ever second-guess your faith from time to time? I sometimes sit and think, “Am I living the Catholic life? Do I make the right decisions? Am I a good leader in my home?” … for my most important job is to help my family reach heaven. I can directly affect this by the choices I make and by leading by example.
As I look around this community, I see so many other great examples. We have six seminarians from this area, and if you dig deeper, you see that their fathers are Knights.
We have a great youth program at our churches, and when you see the children involved, most of their fathers are also Knights. You can see the positive influence that the fathers of these children have had on their lives.
Read "Nine Things That Make Us Catholic" by Thomas H. Groome, online at www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac0904.asp.
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