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'Capital
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A LETTER FROM FR. JOE |
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March 2005 |
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Dear Friends of St. Francis: |
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Twelve years ago, the
generosity of the parishioners of St. Francis of Assisi allowed us
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to raise nearly $1 million
to restore and upgrade many of the buildings that serve our |
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parish
family.
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As a homeowner or apartment dweller,
you can appreciate the fact that after a while |
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your home needs paint, bathrooms need
updating, roofs need to be repaired, and |
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electrical systems need to be brought
up to code. I want you to think of St. Francis |
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as our home, and
our home is in need of some very necessary improvements. |
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The attached information
lays
out for you just what has to be done if we are to keep our |
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home in good shape. As you
can guess, these improvements require funding that we are |
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unable to finance through
our ordinary collections. That is why we will be conducting a
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capital campaign in 2005,
entitled Restoring for our Future. Our goal is to raise
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$1,000,000 over the next
three years. |
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During the following six
weeks, I will be asking each and every parishioner to consider
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making a pledge to help us
restore the buildings that allow us to do so much for one |
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another. Please look
over the attached information and see what your means will allow
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you to contribute. Over
the next couple of weeks, we will also be conducting |
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information sessions.
This is an opportunity for us to get together and discuss the |
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needs of the church
in-depth. |
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In the meantime, thank you for your
continued support. Your generosity continues to |
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amaze me.
Please pray that
Restoring for Our Future will help guarantee that future.
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May God bless you all. |
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Sincerely, |
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Father Joseph C. Doyle |
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Pastor |
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