4th Sunday in Ordinary Time
January 31, 2010
"Today this scripture passage ids fulfilled in your hearing"
Luke 4:21
Dear Community of Saint Joseph’s; It’s finally happening! Saint Joseph’s is building an elevator in 2010! If you are new to the parish – here’s the story ……
Last year we began a major fund raising appeal for
an elevator to create access between the church and the parish hall/lower
parking lot. This undertaking was the
cornerstone of last year’s Bishop’s Annual Ministry Appeal. We raised $47,200 for the Bishop and $65,000
for the project. And, in this New Year
we received an elevator donation from one family of $70,000. With all of our contributions and gifts we are moving forward on
this endeavor with $135,000. The Catholic Community of Saint Joseph’s is a part
of the Diocese of Monterey that provides ministerial resources for our parish.
Each year the Bishop requests our support in the mission and ministry of the
diocese in a fundraiser entitled “The Bishop’s Annual Ministries Appeal”
(BAMA). All parishes are assigned a
goal that is based upon the parish’s offertory income. Funds raised in excess of this goal are
returned to the parish for it’s own use.
This appeal provides us with the capital to undertake major projects that
cannot be funded from our weekly collections.
In the past, your generosity to the Bishop’s Appeal has enabled us to
implement a multitude of projects including updating and improving our parish
sound system, refurbishing all the church pews and renovating our parish
restrooms. This year Saint Joseph’s BAMA assigned goal is
$44,600. The new parish elevator will
cost approximately $200,000. It is our
hope this year to completely fund our parish elevator as we begin construction
by raising a final $65,000. We are asking for the help of each and every
parishioner by giving your support to this year’s BAMA Fund Raising
program. We have enclosed a Pledge
Envelope for you to complete and return to our parish office or during our
liturgies in the next few weeks. We
thank you for your presence, your generosity and your prayerful support to
provide a church environment where everyone can access the hall and lower
parking lot with ease. With gratitude for your constant generosity~ Father Matt Pennington Andy Armanino Pastor Finance
Council Chairperson Hal
Rovick Saint
Joseph’s Youth Ministry BAMA Chairperson 2010