News about the “Beautiful Church on the Hill”
The process is going very well. When the agreement with the Christian Brothers for conveyance is completed, we will go ahead with a professional evaluation of the work to be done. See below about the building fund.
Visiting the Sick and Shut-ins
Our sister, Elisabeth Chisholm, and is not able to easily get to Church. Please keep her in your prayers. Please call her when you can. She would also appreciate a visit.
Gratefulness for a Gift
Last summer, the parish gave us (Father George and Matushka Deborah) a gift certificate for the French restaurant, “La Ferme.” At long last, we took advantage of this on Friday in the week of the Publican and Pharisee. The atmosphere and the food were wonderful (most especially the Onion Soup) and well worth the certificate. Many thanks again, dear people, for your thoughtfulness in giving us a very nice evening out.
Prayers needed
Father George is having an operation for a cataract in his right eye on Monday, March 16th. Please keep him in your prayers for a quick recovery.
Diocesan Conference 3/16/-3/18 in Jackson, New Jersey
The medical procedure Father George will undergo prevents him from attendance at the conference in New Jersey. The parish is to be represented by Father Deacon Damian Dantinne and Mark Strumpf. Keep these men on your prayers.
Purchase of Candles, Prosphora and Other Items
Please remember when buying anything from the church to record the item, quantity, and $ amount on the columned paper at the candle stand. Also indicate on the check memo line, or on a slip of paper with your name attached to cash, what a donation is for. By so doing, you will be helping our Treasurer immensely in the accounting.
Our Building Fund
We have a building fund. We hope and pray, that one day with God’s help, we will be able to restore and make useful the St. Joseph’s chapel and re-dedicate it to our patron saints, the Holy Apostles, to the glory of God. Eventually we hope to also build a parish hall and a larger new temple on the same grounds. To this end, we ask that our parishioners and friends keep this prayer in their daily prayers. We also ask that contributions targeted for the building fund be made, over and above our regular pledging, indicating so on the memo line of a check, or through a note attached to other means of giving. According to His will, may God grant us to see the day of the dedication of a new church.
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DOUBLE YOUR CONTRIBUTION
THROUGH OUR MATCHING GRANT!
Now through Palm Sunday, April 28,
Matching every dollar, up to $38,000!
Help us build our new Parish Hall,
and move to our historic Chapel Campus!
(Want to contribute to our General Fund?
Please scroll down ~ Thank you!)
From 'St John of Shanghai and San Francisco, Zealous Builder of Churches'
Everywhere he went he either oversaw the building of churches or supported the same with his attention and prayers... He wrote about the godly work of building churches:
"In building churches here on earth, we create for ourselves eternal habitations in heaven."
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Become a Church Builder! |
Since 2009 we have been restoring our beautiful chapel, gifted to our parish that year by the Christian Brothers. We have received and administered grants of approximately $400,000 so far, and continue to apply for the grants as they become available.
ALL DONATIONS TO OUR
BUILDING FUND
Are DOUBLED, up to $38,000
Now through Palm Sunday, April 28
