Greetings in Christ! I pray that God bless our fall season with great joy and lots of hot chocolate…
This weekend the Church asks us to look at the idea of stewardship: sacrificing for the good of our parish family. Our bulletin this week contains financial information (see below) and I want to thank you all for your generous giving to our Parish: It really is impossible for us to get God’s work done without your sacrifice and I want you to know I take your gifts very, very seriously.
We finished the last fiscal year with a small surplus, our family count is up, our October Mass count is up and we’ve seen a 4% increase in your giving for this last year. Beyond that, we found that we made a bit of a profit from hosting an entertainment tent at the Grand Blanc festival last year, thanks to so many of you generously volunteering to work it….wow!
We were able to get a lot done because of you: we installed AC in all our classrooms, finished the library renovations with money from last spring’s auction, made a lot of progress in the St. Joe hall and even got some work done on our Sound System.
In terms of the future, we’ve got our big Restoring the Temple campaign and we’re praying really hard for that. I am really blessed to be at two parish families that “get it” when it comes to giving; your generosity makes it possible for us to serve as best we can.
If you are wondering about ways to help, I’ve obviously got ideas there: PRAY! That’s always the first thing. Beyond praying, please consider giving to the parish if you do not currently do so. That makes a big difference. You can remember us in your wills, volunteer for any number of things that go on in our parish and check out our school website to see if there is a way to help there that appeals to you.
Online giving is super easy and the more of us that sign up for that, the better. If you haven’t considered that, please do.
I’m sure there are more ways to help, but that is what comes to mind.
I pray for you every day.
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