Summer Projects

This is an annual appeal that runs from July 1 through September 1, to fund a specific project to enhance or provide capital improvements on both parish campuses. The project is identified by the pastor and Finance Council. This appeal reduces the parish's reliance on investment income or savings to keep our facilities well maintained, and supplements the weekly collection.

Summer Project 2023

Our Summer Project this year is a continuation of two projects begun last year:
 

• The restoration and insulation of four stained glass windows, installed in 1939 in the nave of Our Lady of Sorrows Church has been extended to include four additional windows (two in the choir loft and two above the sanctuary). The deteriorated condition of these windows has caused water damage.
• The installation of security measures at both churches.

Only with your support are we able to maintain and enhance our two campuses. The Lord bless you for your generous support of this annual appeal that runs through September.

Update on the 2020 Summer Project

I am so very grateful to all those who contributed to this year’s Summer Project.  As you may recall we are looking to a two-year plan that would involve replacing the school boiler at Our Lady of Sorrows and the Air Condition units at St. Anthony Church. 

I am very pleased to report that the installation of the new boiler is in its final stages. Next year, we shall install the new AC units.  [We shall be sure this project is not done during the hot summer months!]  

Below is a report on the revenue and expenditures of the project:
 

          

See this year's Summer Projects

The appeal will run from July 1 through September 1

I hope that you find these projects worthy of your support. It will greatly defray our reliance on parish savings. Please use the special "Summer Project" envelope sent by mail or a regular envelope clearly marked "Summer Project." Return your gift by mail, the collection basket, or in person at the parish office. (Inclusing your name and address will help us credit the gift for tax purposes.)

Thank you for your consistent generosity that helps support the mission of our parish and the care of its physical plant. We do not undertake may major fundraising efforts, so our summer appeal is very important. Please consider a sacrificial gift of at least $100? Of course, any gift you decide to make is most welcome!

You can make contributions to the Summer Project online!

Of course, you can always use the envelope provided and return your contribution in the Sunday collection, or by mailing it to the Parish Office. (If you have misplaced the envelope, you can use a plain envelope clearly marking it “Summer Project” and including your name and address to help us credit the gift for tax purposes.) However, if you prefer, you can make your contribution online:
 

• If you are already registered for online giving, simply check the box for "Summer Project" when you make your gift.
• If you have not already registered for online giving, check out the Online Giving page under the Stewardship tab. There you'll find a link to the Guide to Online Giving and a page that provides answers to some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQ), as well as a button to access the Online Giving site for our parish.

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Summer Projects, 2020

Over the last eight years, our annual summer project has proven to be a great help to maintaining the two campuses of our parish. This year our project goal is different in that we are proposing a “two-year plan” since we are eyeing two necessary and rather costly upgrades:
 

• the replacement of the school boiler and
• the air conditioning units of St. Anthony Church.

Both have reached an “age” that require extensive repairs and the parts needed to make them are very difficult to obtain or no longer available. We have been advised that it would be wiser to replace them. New units would be energy efficient.

Our finance and pastoral councils have endorsed the idea of dedicating funds of both the 2020 & 2021 Summer Projects to help finance these expensive and necessary projects. Funds raised over the next two years will be set aside until the work must be done.

In past years, I suggested a gift of $100 but I realize many parishioners are dealing with financial hardships in this COVID-19 time. Any gift you can make would be most welcome. The appeal runs from July 1 through September 1. In the next few weeks, you should receive details of the appeal in the mail.