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Parish Good Shepherd Fund
The Good Shepherd Emergency Fund is a fund that helps people who have a legitimate need but are “falling between the cracks” and not able to receive assistance from other agencies. Assistance from the good Shepherd emergency Fund is available throughout the year. Parishioners and non-parishioners may benefit from this assistance. Funds are dispersed at the discretion of the pastor and the parish coordinator of social services.
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Parish Giving Opportunities
A gift to Parish Giving Opportunities will be designated to help cover the expenses related to parish operations.
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Parish Endowment
To give a gift that keeps on giving has an appeal and benefit. The Parish Endowment Fund holds the principal amount with interest benefitting the parish on into the future. As Jesus is with us always until the end of the age, so in His manner this gift can continue as a source of support to the parish community for years and years to come.
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Pastor's Discretionary Fund
This fund is used as a way of funding unanticipated and urgent pastoral needs, programs and services that arise during the course of the year but are not included in our regular operating budget for the year. Recently, some of these items have included the installment of security systems at the entrances of our Catholic school campuses, purchase of computers to replace office and school computers that unexpectantly crashed, website development and the redoing of the school hall environment to accommodate the growth in our LifeTeen and Edge programs.
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School
School Endowment
While many of us enjoyed attending Catholic schools ourselves, many more are interested in supporting our own parish elementary school. There is a continual need between the just pay for our teachers and what the parents of young children can afford. A gift to our school endowment helps fill this gap for generations of young children. We can help them here with a good education in a holy environment. This is a good choice for estates and wills, as well as when you have a few dollars to spare.
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School Annual Appeal
In these challenging times, we are reminded that the dividends of a Catholic education prepare students in faith, knowledge, morals and discipline that lasts a lifetime. Our Catholic school provides good things for students and families through our high expectations and daily experiences of faith. Your support of our school is greatly needed to ensure the continued offering of a Catholic education. The blessings of our Catholic school benefit our entire parish community. Your gift, along with the gifts of other caring parishioners, will have an immediate impact on the lives of our Catholic school families. This year, over $120,000 was given in direct tuition assistance to 136 of our school students. A contribution would directly benefit tuition aid for the 2011-2012 school year and growth of the School Endowment Fund. There is no better way to invest in a child’s future and the future of our world.
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School Carrying a Child
Can you carry a child? The 2010-2011 school year has brought many requests for financial assistance at a higher level as compared to prior years. This is a direct result of the current economic times. Currently, $137,472 has been distributed to 136 children of our school families. These requests have exceeded the available tuition assistance funds by over $20,000. A significant amount of our parish families have seen a reduction in work hours or have had their jobs terminated. Covering the cost of tuition becomes an overwhelming task; our goal is to help as many families as possible to experience the positive impact of an affordable Catholic education. The total cost to educate a child in our school is $5,355. Any contribution to this request would be greatly appreciated.
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School Bridging the Gap
The total cost to educate each student in our St. Francis of Assisi School is $5,355. Tuition/scholarships and parish subsidy cover $4,265 of this cost and third-source funding makes up the “gap” of $1,090 per student. A donor has generously offered an additional gift of $10,000 – if $16,000 can be raised. Currently, $9,100 has been raised through donors at the International Food Fair. Your gift, in any amount, will greatly help to “bridge the gap” and meet the donor’s challenge.
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School Operations
A gift to School Operations will be designated to help cover the expenses related to school operations.
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School Tuition Aid
St. Francis of Assisi is committed to the principle that no student should be denied a quality Catholic education based on financial grounds. The ability to provide financial, tuition assistance relies on the generosity of our donors.
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Faith Formation & Sacraments
LifeTeen & Edge Programs
LifeTeen is for teenagers in grades 9-12. As teens are faced with many pressures and joys as they become young adults, LifeTeen helps provide a deep understanding of their Catholic identity, and offers many opportunities for teenagers to grow and nurture a close relationship with Jesus Christ through the Sacraments, particularly Confirmation, which high school students receive around their junior year.
Edge is a model of faith formation for middle school students that involves learning in small groups, experiential prayer dynamics, and includes opportunities for lock-ins, a yearly retreat, and social gatherings. EDGE seeks to deepen a middle school student’s understanding of their relationship with Christ, and our need for Him in our lives.
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Have a specific area of the Parish or School that is particularly important to you? Fill in that description here in the blank and we will be certain to designate your donation to that important cause!
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