Joyfully we can report that through the generosity of over half of our parish households, we recently crested $11 million in pledges and cash contributions toward our goal. We are paying our construction costs as we go. However, at completion, the final bill will come due. This is where we need your help.
Our Campaign Cabinet members have been in communication with twelve parish families — who have already given once — to give new “Challenge Gifts” of $1.3M to inspire all our parishioners to help us to get over the top. We now stand at $12.3M gifts and pledges toward our $13M goal.
Here is how you can respond to the Challenge Gifts:
● If you have not yet contributed, please make a pledge to help us reach our goal. Pledge forms are available at the parish website (Pledge Here) or you can contact the parish office.
● If you have already given, consider extending your pledge by an additional year or make an additional one-time contribution.
● If you are over 70.5 years of age, consider directing part of your IRA’s Required Minimum Distribution as a tax-free donation to our campaign.
Your gift is not about equal amounts as other parishioners, but equal sacrifice. You are invited to give at a level that makes sense to you and helps us meet this goal, while still contributing to the normal offertory which keeps all our ministries moving forward.
Please pray for the success of our capital campaign so that we can continue to expand our mission to proclaim the hope of Jesus Christ in our area of the Lord’s Vineyard here at Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church.
~ Fr. John Kerns, Pastor, and the Campaign Cabinet
