GIFT! Give In Faith Today!
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"As a body is one though it has many parts, and all the parts of the body, though many, are one body, so also Christ.” 1 Cor 12.
This verse captures our parish. Each family is a vital part to our success.
On behalf of the GIFT Comittee, I want to thank all those who have made a financial commitment to the future of Holy Cross by donating or pledging to help with the $6,100,000 goal!
You can see our construction progress on our vestibule and bell tower, which emphasizes our commitment to expand. We can fail when over 50% of our "body's" parts are not fully engaged.
We are pleased to report that donations and pledges continue to be received by the Holy Cross GIFT Committee. As of July 3, 2018, We have raised additional cash and pledges of $17 thousand for the month, bringing our total cash and pledges to $3,085,288 or 50.58% of our total Phases 1 and 2 budget of $6,100,000.We need everyone’s love, prayers, support and financial commitment to continue moving forward. It is up to all of us, especially those who have not pledged, to raise the remaining construction costs of our expansion of over $6,100,000!
Pledges can be made online at www.holycrosscc.org/GIFT or you can follow the links above GIFT Campaign. Donations can also be made to the GIFT Campaign using the envelops in the pews, which can be placed in the collection basket.
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Holy Cross Catholic Church Capital Campaign
” Give in proportion to what you own. If you have great wealth, give alms out your abundance; if you have but little, do not be afraid to give alms even of that little.” Tobit 4:8
This scripture holds a message that we don’t often want to hear, but needs to be said at times. All too often, we allow others to take the lead, or volunteer, or serve in the church, or help with the projects while we sit back and enjoy the benefits. We feel justified because we don’t have enough time, or we don’t know enough about how to do something, or we don’t have enough money to do what is being asked of us. Let us remember we all have something to offer. It is up to us to use what God has given us in large and small measures.
As ordinary time resumes, let’s make an effort to make these EXTRAORDINARY times by sacrificing and giving in proportion to what we own. As of May 2018, we have $3,015,000 of the $ 6,100,000 needed thanks to the faithful who have given.
We need your prayers, pledges and donations to the GIFT Campaign as we continue Phase 2 of our building renovations. Our goal is to reach $4,000,000 by the feast of Holy Cross. Please do what you can!
“Each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.”1 Peter 4:10 -
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Q&A
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, as we begin to prayerfully consider participating in the capital campaign to benefit the building fund, a few questions have been asked by several parishioners. Why do we need a capital campaign? How does a capital campaign work in conjunction with the weekly offering? How long is our campaign? A capital campaign is needed when the weekly offerings are not sufficient to cover the cost of improvements needed for the church to benefit the parish community. It is a good time to examine your overall giving level to ensure you are fully supporting the parish with your weekly offering through tithing which is 10% of your income. Capital campaign pledges are in addition to what is given weekly. In our diocese, it is customary to ask parishioners to give the same amount to the capital campaign each week that they give in the weekly offering and to contribute this incremental amount for 3 to 5 years. Our campaign is 3 years for phase 1 of our building project.