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| Dear Parishioners, Thank you to the 95 parishioners who are making phone calls on behalf of the Campaign for Catholic Education. When they phone your home, I know that you will be gracious to them. I am hoping that we can raise the target of $207,000 that has been set for us. Remember that everything we make over that amount will remain with our parish and will be split between our Parish school and our Religious Education program for children attending public schools. Special thanks to Dick Epting for all the work he did so that we could watch the video on Catholic schools. ANDERSON’S television in Redwood City graciously lent us the big screen television plus the smaller set. It was a generous donation and helped us tell the story of Catholic Education. Thank you ANDERSON’S. As of today (Columbus Day), we have reached over twenty thousand dollars from "advance" givers. My hope is that we can bring the campaign to an end within two weeks. Please forward your pledge card to the Parish with any initial payment. In the future, you will receive reminders from the Archdiocese as to when your next payment is due. Remember a $1,000 pledge over three years is less than $30 a month. Not much for such a great cause. It has been a busy several weeks since the end of summer. We have had a wonderful picnic, a great festival, a truly spiritual and social celebration of the 50th anniversary of our school, almost 100 volunteers to make a success of the Campaign for Catholic Schools, a large turn out for the RCIA program, over 150 participating in RENEW - the list goes on and on. It certainly shows the vitality of our Parish and the dedication of all of you to your Faith and to St. Robert’s. As your pastor, I want to thank you for all you do to making our section of the Vineyard truly fruitful. I must admit that I also hope that things slow down for a while! We have Advent to look forward to and then Christmas. Tempus fugit (TIME FLIES). Sincerely, |
