December 2, 2001
A Grateful Thanks
Thanksgiving
blessings
During he past two week’s I’ve lived in the busiest place
on earth -- the steady stream of people who came to donate food, turkeys,
their time and financial contributions was so uplifting. There was hardly
a day when I walked out of the rectory and didn’t get caught up
in this constant life of charity. There are so many people to thank
but in a special way I thank God for our Outreach Coordinator Joan Psotto
and the Thanksgiving Food Basket Coordinator Diane Cavallaro who worked
so tirelessly to see that over 500 families were well fed with food
& love this Thanksgiving.
Cool
Way to Pray
If you’d like to try out a new interactive prayer site online,
go to the St. Brigid’s home page and click on the “Church
Interactive” link. Lots of people tried it last week.
Away
at College?
If you know of a St. Brigid parishioner who
is away at college, you can help us stay in touch through our parish’s
weekly “letter from home”. Send in their name and e-mail address
just click here.
Today’s
Bible Quote
“They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears
into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation”
-Isaiah 2
Technology
Ministry
If you’d like togive your time and expertise at helping our parish
connect its telephone systems or develop its computer networking or
work on its website, you can let us know by filling in our
online
form
El
Salvador Trip
If you’d like to see the parish’s mission trip to
El Salvador online, you can see photos and a travelogue by
clicking here.
Want
to e-mail Father Ralph?
Past Columns
Nov
24: The Grinch Who Stole Advent
Nov 18:Let Me Count
the Ways:
Nov 11:Plenty of
Rooms
Nov 4: Treat, Definitely Treat
Oct 28: Figuring
It Out
Oct 21:Prayers for
Our Time
Oct 14: Warring Words
Oct 7: Getting more
from the Word
Sept 30: Saying Goodbye
Sept 23:
Gray Days
Sept 16: This
Week's Tragedy
Sep.9: Summer Vacation
Sep
2: I Used to be an Embryo
August 26: Holy
Walking
August
19: Just Like Family
Aug
12:Incredible Forgiveness
August 5: Diocesan Doings
July
29: On A Mission
July 22: Piecing Together
July 15th: Unpacking St Brigids
July 8th: Happy to Be Here
July 1st : First Words
Over and over people told stories of Marie’s love of the parish, her dedication and her ability to make the parish financial resources go a long way. In fact, Marie oversaw the financial operations from the time the parish had a $1.2 million deficit to the present where $1.5 million has been raised in our Millennium Fund.
I want to add my thanks to all those who have thanked Marie for her hard work, dedication and love for our parish. And as she said at the mass, “I leave as business administrator but I don’t leave being a parishioner”. And I’m most grateful that Marie will still be part of the parish life here at St. Brigid’s.
For the past few months, Marie has worked with our new business Manager, Tony Owen. The transition has been very smooth and I’m so grateful that Tony has accepted this position in our parish and he has been developing our financial and management programs very well.
I probably should put a word in here about the Millennium Fund since many parishioners have already expressed suggestions on how we should spend the money. However, there is no money to spent yet. The way the fund works is this: We are to raise $2million in the Millennium Fund. Once this target has been reached, we can then use only the interest generated by the fund to pay for a variety of parish improvements to building, grounds, and programs. Until we reach this goal, none of the money is available. So, if you’ve made a pledge to the Millennium Fund and have kept up on your contributions, THANK YOU! We’ve collected $1.5 million thanks to you. If you’ve made a pledge but haven’t made your contribution lately, this would be a good time to help us out by sending in your pledge payment before the end of the year. (It’s tax deductible.) And if you haven’t made a pledge, would you consider doing so at this time? The sooner we reach our goal, the sooner we’ll be able to use the funds to continue to the work of our parish.
Come Visit Our Online Tour of our Youth Group's Trip To El Salvador!
For the Record..
See Father's Ralph's first spoken greeting to the community at St. Brigid..
Italian Mass
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Haitian Mass
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