Saturday: After 8:00 am Mass
The Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
As you know, while our parish meets most of its ordinary expenses, for about 10 years we have been running a deficit in paying our parish assessments and our insurance premiums to the Diocese. As of June 30, 2022 our accrued payables to the Diocese totaled $1,185,589, which included unpaid parish assessments of $716,400 and unpaid property and liability insurance premiums of $469,189. Even though our Mass attendance has not reached pre-COVID levels, largely as a result of two increased giving campaigns that we ran during the COVID pandemic, we are now in a position where we are regularly paying almost 50% of our current payables to the Diocese.
It’s a good start. In the Bulletin I have stated that our weekly expenses are about $12,500. A more accurate way of stating this would be to say that we need our weekly offertory to be about $12,500 if we are to meet all of our current expenses, including Diocesan assessments and insurance premiums. As you can see from the summary that is printed in the Bulletin each week, we fall significantly shy of that number virtually every week. There are a number of ways of addressing that shortfall without imposing any further on the generosity of those who are already giving generously.
We are very close - within $3,000 - of meeting our $74,000 goal for this year’s Bishop’s Appeal. Many thanks to the 200+ families who have contributed or made pledges to date. That being said, we have about 500 families who regularly attend Sunday Mass.
If you have already contributed for this year, we thank you for your generosity. If you have not, please prayerfully consider what you might be able to comfortably contribute. Every little bit helps. If every registered parishioner gave just $40, we would meet our goal. Because of the generosity of those who have already contributed, if every regular Mass attending family who has not yet donated this year gave just $40, we would meet our parish goal. For your convenience, envelopes have been inserted in this week’s Bulletin. They can be placed in the collection baskets, mailed to or left with the parish office, or mailed directly to the Diocese. To make giving a little easier, you can make a pledge and then pay it over time. Thank you in advance for your generosity. God bless
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Thank you for your generosity.
Giving online is quick and secure with ParishSoft. You can make a one-time donation or setup your recurring Sunday donation in one place. Giving online, especially recurring donations, helps us better plan for the future and minimize administrative work processing cash or checks. But however you choose to give, we thank you for your commitment of treasure to the parish and your faith.
If you give online and no longer use the weekly envelopes, please let the parish office know. However, if you still want to drop something in the basket on Sundays, please feel free to drop an online giving card.
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Please be advised that, pursuant to new directives regarding the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the faithful participating in Mass are no longer required to wear masks. Furthermore, as of this week of June 5th / 6th , the church will return to full capacity for seating and all pews will be opened for seating except that the section of pews immediately in front of the Marian shrine will be designed for those who would prefer to keep a greater distance.
When discerning whether to obtain a COVID-19 vaccination, please see this helpful statement issued by Timothy P. Broglio, Archbishop for the Military Services, USA.