It is coooold outside and that reminds us that Winter is upon us and Christmas is a time of great wonder and joy. It is time for all Assembly members to dig deep and help the Assembly raise money for HOMELESS VETERANS and DIOCESAN SEMINARIANS.
To put a face on our seminarian support, here is a photo of last year’s class. If you look close you will see our very own Fr. Nicholas Rapkoch. Our seminarians are not paid and a check for a small stipend from our Assembly may be what gets one or more home for the Holidays with their family!
Homeless vets in our area receive warm parkas and personal items gift cards from us. We have been doing this for a number of years and one member benefactor has kick-started our Annual Coats for Homeless Vets fund with $100 and is looking for matching funds or new contributors.
We hold an Annual Assembly Raffle to raise the funds for these important programs. It is how we share the opportunity with our parishioners who might need a little encouragement to donate to our project. They can purchase a raffle ticket for $5.00, but we encourage their generosity by giving them an extra raffle ticket if they buy four tickets for $20.00.
Many of you may feel that you don’t need a raffle ticket. But, as mentioned, we know that most of you would give out of the goodness of your heart for this very important project. You can take the tickets and give one or more to others or place them in your family stockings. Just imagine if your young adult were to win! They would have cash to buy a gift for themselves or a person of choice.
Sorry, we are not mailing tickets out to all members. We are getting smarter and distributing at the Narthex after all masses on the weekends of November 11-12 and December 9-10. Tickets will not be available at the November or December Assembly meetings. They were cancelled.
You can also order day or night online using this QR Code. It is a simple linkup, completion of an order form, and charge to your Visa or MasterCard. We use Square.
Scan the same QR code to make a generous donation, help a friend make a donation, and share the opportunity with family.