As mentioned last week, as we approach the end of our fiscal year we are making an appeal for a special second collection to help meet our budgeted goals for our weekly collections. This special second collection will take place the weekends of June 8-9 and June 15-16.
This has become especially important this year because, in addition to normal operating costs, we are also trying to offset some unexpected expenses that came our way:
An unexpected number of occasions for snow removal.
Roof repairs to address the main leak in the church.
Air Conditioning repairs from last summer, a disruption in heating the lower level this winter, and just recently another fix to the air conditioning unit that cools the main church.
If we meet our budget, it will help us absorb the unexpected costs. As of April 30, we are about 15% below our budgeted amount.
We are very grateful to everyone who supports our parish week after week. And we are also grateful to so many families making the additional sacrifices to complete our 2020 Vision. So we thank you for considering this special appeal, which will also help our parish a great deal.