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January 6, 2014Issue 16 |
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| Campaign Exceeds 50% of Overall TargetThe Campaign reached a milestone this week, with over $32.5 million raised toward the goal of $65 million. Many blessings have come from this effort: generous gifts of time, talent and treasure offered by both priests and parishioners; opportunities to learn about the love that people have for God and their Church; and stronger parish communities that come together to build God’s kingdom on earth in the Diocese of Charlotte. This is particularly impressive since 22 of the Block 1 parishes have not yet finished their campaigns and many of the Block 2 parishes are only in the planning phase of their local campaign. Exceeding 50% of the goal before introducing the Campaign in over 50% of the parishes is very exciting and is a strong indicator for continued success in 2014. Congratulations and thank you to all of our pastors, leadership, ambassadors, and donors. We hope you had a blessed Christmas and Happy New Year! |
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* Retired, but pastor when campaign was conducted. |
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| Block OneOur Lady of the Lourdes in Monroe has raised an additional $52,490 in commitments from parishioners. The parish has achieved 132% of its original goal and has raised over $1,000,000! Fr. Benjamin Roberts is thrilled by the constant generosity and support of his entire parish community and looks forward to using the funds to beautify the campus.At Holy Cross in Kernersville, Fr. Paul Dechant and the dedicated Ambassadors worked tirelessly to share the pillars of Forward in Faith, Hope, and Love with each parishioner. Over 36% of the parish community has shown their support to the Church and their Catholic brothers and sisters throughout western North Carolina by participating in this historic initiative.The Leadership Team at St. Matthew in Charlotte welcomed over $80,000 in additional commitments. Over the next several months, the Leadership and Ambassador Teams look forward to educating each parish family. St. Matthew continues to be blessed with extraordinary parishioner growth and looks forward to utilizing the local share of the funds receivedto provide additional space needed for their growing parish.Immaculate Heart of Mary (High Point) celebrated achieving their first benchmark of the campaign by surpassing one million dollars raised. One donor commented that this effort offered an amazing opportunity to consider the sacrifice of tithing to the Church. Fr. Vince Smith extends his gratitude to all the volunteers who have shared their time and energy toward achieving this success. Immaculate Heart of Mary has currently raised $1,022,236 (58% of their diocesan goal) and looks forward to continuing to share the effort with more parish families.Over the past several weeks, Fr. Fred Werth has been educating the St. Andrew the Apostle (Mars Hill)and Sacred Heart (Burnsville) parishioners about the good works of Forward in Faith, Hope, and Love.Through personal visits with parish families and holding Commitment Weekends, thirty-two St. Andrew the Apostle families and twenty Sacred Heart families have answered Fr. Fred’s invitation by committing $90,070 (79% of goal) and $66,000 (57% of goal), respectively. Fr. Fred feels that these families have demonstrated the meaning behind true sacrifice and is humbled by their generosity.
Fr. Martin Schratz and Fr. Robert Williams at Immaculate Conception in Hendersonville received a transformative gift of $100,000 towards the Forward in Faith, Hope, and Love effort. The parishioner who made the commitment felt inspired by the campaign’s leading commitment to Catholic education, in schools, universities and Faith Formation programs. |
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