On February 26-27 our parish will participate in a diocesan-wide Giving Weekend, inviting all parishioners to show their love for God by making a pledge to the Parish Share Program.

Parish Share supports ministries ranging from assistance to women with crisis pregnancies to providing payroll services that ease the administrative burdens of parishes and schools. It helps us act as One Body in Christ as we support ministry in places that we may never visit.

Please pray over what you will give. Text OneBodyInChrist to 84576 to receive stories about all the good things your donation in supporting. 

Envelopes are much more than just a mechanism to receive your generosity. They are essential tools for our parish operations and allow us to serve you effectively, and they are incredibly important for you as well. Here are just a few reasons for everyone to use their envelopes:

1. Participation in our Parish: Your use of the envelope when you come to Mass is the most direct illustration of your active participation.  The envelope does not have to be filled with money to be important.  By placing the envelope in our collection baskets, with whatever gifts you may be able to share with your Parish Family, we are able to reflect your attendance.  Attendance is the first item we are asked to use when setting up letters for Catholic functions, like sponsorship for sacraments, direct assistance requests, or enrollment in church programs.  Being a “Catholic in Good Standing” requires an illustration of attendance, and we know that all of our Parish Family deserves to be considered “good”, if not “amazing”.
2. Tracking Giving for Tax Purposes: You all give so generously, with your time, your talent, and your treasure to our Parish Family.  We want to ensure any giving you provide to our parish is properly accounted for, especially in the case of your donations.  By using the envelopes, we can properly account for those gifts and provide an appropriate letter at the beginning of each calendar year for your tax needs.  With the letters we send out each year, we want to make sure to properly provide your full giving amount.  That can only be accomplished if your donations are associated with your envelope number.
3. Mass Sizes: As many of you have noticed, we are blessed with a beautiful church that swells to capacity (and then some), especially during some of the busiest times of the year. One of the only ways we can plan for the growth of our Parish Family, and therefore provide Masses that fit our needs, is by understanding how many people are at each Mass.  There are many moving parts to these Masses, including how many Ministers we need for Communion and Ushering, how many hosts to order for the coming weeks, and how many chalices to place on the Altar, and we want to ensure a faithful and pleasant Mass that focuses on the Eucharist.
4. Information Changes: From phone numbers to name changes, sometimes the church is the last to know of a change to your information.  The envelope is a great way for you to pass on any changes to your contact information or any comments you may have.  That way, we can keep in touch with you as part of our Parish Family.