Our Lady of Fatima Newsletter - June 2024

Capital Campaign Fund Raisers Remaining on pledges: $68,118; Donations: $940,395*; (*Donations amount does NOT include the $200,000 realized from the sale of the Portland property) The Blue and White Banquet Saturday, June 8th! (details pg 11) As mentioned in the May bulletin, with the gate access upgrade, attention now turns to replacing the building’s exterior doors. The Building Committee is continuing to look at viable options, and should have a decision soon. This will not be inexpensive, and the Capital Campaign Committee would be happy to hear if anyone has ideas on fundraising activities, and are willing to spearhead it. A Word About Stipends As a matter of justice, our priests should be compensated for activities performed outside of bringing the Mass to us. Here are recommendations. ❖ Mass Offering: $20 (include intentions with payment and mail/give to priest or give to servers/ushers who will make sure Father gets it) ❖ Sick Calls: $25 ❖ Baptisms: $25-$50; server stipend optional ❖ Funerals and Weddings: $100; $10-$20 to each server ❖ Organist: $50. Choir: No stipend recommendation To reiterate, these are recommendations only and not required, but appreciated. Certainly be as generous as you are able to our priests and their helpers! Ladies Book Club: The next meeting will be June 12 . They are finishing “A Band of Brigands in 1793”. Contact: kristi.hamilton@thmail.io Teen Book Club: Meets on 4th Sunday after the 2nd Mass. (June 23) This month’s book is “The Magician’s Nephew”, which is part of the Chronicles of Narnia series by CS Lewis. Questions perrymatthew_@hotmail.com Men’s Book Club: The next meeting in June; TBD. They are completing and discussing Book 3 of CS Lewis’ Space Trilogy, “That Hideous Strength”. Contact jvdebartolo@gmail.com or mtmantim1@gmail.com

Church Collections

2024 Donations First Collections Mother of Lu Building Fund Priory (STB)

April

March $ 10,405 $ 1,069 $ 4,770

$ 10,841

$

713.25

$ 2,957 $ 1,240

$ 962.23 SSPX Quarterly April collection: $ 1,404.50

Average Sunday attendance for April was 265 Thank you for your support & generosity!

Follow Your Money The weekly 1st collection is earmarked for OLF expenses to do business, like utilities, operating expenses, general upkeep, etc… 2nd collections are earmarked for the following: ● 1st Sunday: Mothers of Lu, for our own pursuing a religious vocations. ● 2nd Sunday: HNS collection for the building fund. (this is our buffer) ● 3rd Sunday: Special collection - playground improvements. ● 4th Sunday: St. Thomas Becket Priory collection. ● 5th Sunday: SSPX quarterly collections. for improvement and development of its school and teacher training.

Join Fr. Pezzutti on the 50-mile Cataldo Pilgrimage to the oldest Catholic mission in Idaho Sacred Heart Mission of the Coeur d'Alene Indians in Cataldo. July 19-21 2024 To see all the details and register, go to: http://cataldopilgrimage.org/