Christmas 2021 Giving Fund

Fr. Francis Di Spigno, OFM,
Pastor

Letter from the Pastor
Christmas 2021 Giving Fund
Dec. 2021

Dear Fellow Parishioner and Friends of St. Francis Parish and Center,

Last year I wrote to you explaining the financial situation of the parish and center and your response was tremendous.  We collected $317,000 because of your great generosity!  Wow!  You surpassed every expectation I had ever imagined.

Between your response, some cutbacks, and careful management by our directors, the parish ended the fiscal year with a surplus of $198,699.21. That was great news!

People are coming back to Mass but still not like it was before Covid. Our Sunday collections continue to struggle to meet our budgeted needs.  We are in a different situation than we were last year at this time but we are still in need of your help to meet our expenses in this fiscal year.

As of last Sunday, Nov. 28th, our Sunday collections were $178,127.83 behind our budget schedule.  Last year’s surplus is almost gone.

The parish finance council and I have been working on ways to build a financially sustainable future for our parish but at this point I do need to reach out to you once again to ask for your help. 

Any contribution you can make to our Christmas 2021 Giving Fund is most appreciated.  You will see the form outlining the different levels of support in today’s bulletin.

If you wish to make a contribution in memory of someone who is deceased, or in honor of someone who is living, their names, along with yours, will be enrolled in our Christmas 2021 Perfect Light Society.  The names of those enrolled will be listed in our bulletin and our online social media outlets and you and your intentions will be remembered at all of our Christmas Masses.

Please be assured of my prayers and gratitude, along with those of the other friars, Fr. Andrew, Fr. John, Fr. Kevin, Fr. Steve, and Fr. Scott, as well as Sr. Pat, and all of our parish and center staff. 

I again thank you for your generous response last year and kindly ask you to consider contributing to this year’s Christmas 2021 Giving Fund.  Thank you for your support and your belief in the mission of St. Francis Parish and Center.

May God continue to bless you with peace and all that is good.

Sincerely,

Fr. Francis J. Di Spigno, OFM

Pastor