FATHER JIM'S JOTS - St. Elizabeth Church - Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time - November 3, 2024

St. Elizabeth Catholic Church

Thirty-first Sunday in Ordinary Time

November 3, 2024

FATHER JIM'S JOTS

November is designated as Black Catholic History Month.  Let us take time this month to reflect on the lives of Black Saints, the Saintly Six and of the contributions of Black Catholic to the Church and our communities.  This Sunday we are introducing the "Saintly Six" Banners.  The Saintly Six are Venerable Pierre Toussaint, Venerable Mother Mary Lange, Venerable Henriette Delille, Venerable Fr. Augustus Tolton, Servant of God Julia Greely and Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman.  These six men and women are exemplars of our faith and holiness.  We will be learning about them and reflecting on their lives during the next few weeks.  Click here to view our website which has a page dedicated to collecting information about all six of them.

As of last week, we have started the quiet phase of our capital campaign - Our Campaign for Tomorrow.  Over the next few weeks, I will be making home visits.  If you are interested in meeting with me at the Parish Office or at your home regarding the capital campaign, please get in touch with me.  Our Campaign for Tomorrow will be running until the start of Lent; all information regarding the campaign will be updated on our website here:  stelizcc.org/our-campaign-for-tomorrow/

Lastly, in the month of November we have the Book of the Dead available during Mass.  During our meditation hymn or before or after Mass, I welcome and encourage anyone to come up and write the names of your loved one(s) who have passed before us in memory of them.  This will be available all month.

Blessings to you and yours,

Fr. Jim Arsenault 

  

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FATHER JIM'S JOTS - St. Elizabeth Church - Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - October 27, 2024

St. Elizabeth Church

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

FR. JIM'S JOTS

As many of you know, we have been preparing to launch a parish-wide capital campaign to raise funds to build a new Parish Center.  Well, the time has come!  We received final approval from the diocese to move forward with the building project, so today I am announcing the start of our parish campaign called, "Our Campaign for Tomorrow."  Our goal is to raise a minimum of $500,000.

With the assistance of Greater Mission, a Catholic fund-raising firm, we are moving forward with the campaign.  It will move through several phases beginning with a Leadership phase, moving to Gathering and Participation phases.  Every household in our parish and some beyond will be asked for their support and to participate in a gathering.  The campaign will be based in prayer and asking for a best sacrifice.  Since we are asking for a best sacrifice, through the intercession of the Holy Spirit, all gifts will be confidential as the best sacrifice for every household is different.

We will keep everyone informed about the progress in each phase and when you are invited to participate in a gathering at someone's home or here at the parish, we hope you will make every effort to attend.  I cannot do this alone and have reached to a small group of parishioners to serve as a Campaign Cabinet, but even with their help, it is your help, participation and generosity that will help us reach our goal.

More information regarding the start of this phase of "Our Campaign for Tomorrow" can be found HERE.  All information regarding the Capital Campaign will be archived on our website.  To view any of this information and the prayer for the campaign, please visit:  stelizcc.org/our-campaign-for-tomorrow/

Blessings to you and yours,

Fr. Jim Arsenault

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