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“Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” (Proverbs 16:24) July 9 - 13 Mon July 9 8:30am No Eucharistic Svc Tues July 10 8:30am No Eucharistic Svc Wed July 11 8:30am No Mass Thurs July 12 8:30am No Mass Fri July 13 8:30am No Mass Join Us for a Summer Study Pope Francis: Rejoice and Be Glad On the Call to Holiness in Today’s World Wednesdays, July 11 - August 8 at 7pm in the library Register: In the Parish Hall or call the office Booklets on the table in the Hall: Free sample Books for the study: Will be purchased in advance Facilitated by: Terri Nelson & Kerry Harrington Youth Ministry is still active during the summer! Applications are available for our Youth Migrant Project Mission (August 5-10, 2018). Applications can be picked up at the parish office or by the youth minis- try board. Please contact our local youth minister to see how you can get involved in our youth migrant project mission and other activities. Weekly Collection Including Weekly Online Giving **Information will be provided next week.** Book Club Part III Fr. Marc’s book club will meet Saturday, July 7th at 6:05pm in the conference room. We will use a new evocative-contemplative meth- od for an extended study of Henri Nouwen’s work “Open Hands”, a classic Catholic text on prayer and meditation in times of distress. Please DO NOT pur- chase the book, as Fr. Marc will hand out copies of in- dividual chapters for you to take home, pray and reflect with. Called to Serve as Christ How Do We Know This Campaign Will Sustain The Priest Pension and Medical Plans? The Archdiocese undertook an actuarial study which result- ed in the following estimates: A $40 million increase in Priest Pension Plan assets will yield an adequate return to fund pay- ments of pension benefits to 110 senior priests and administrative costs of the plan. Key assumptions and data supporting the goals for the priest pension and retired priest medical plan: 1. Number of retirees receiving benefits will be 110. 2. Funding objective is to provide adequate resources to pay benefits for existing and future retirees. 3. Pension benefit is $1,943 per month, per priest. 4. Retired priest medical costs are $800 per month, per priest. 5. The Archdiocese wishes to significantly reduce the billings to parishes and eliminate the portion of Annual Catholic Ap- peal goals which are annually earmarked for the pension and post-retirement medical costs. Annual amounts: A. $1.6 million in additional Annual Catholic Appeal goals. B. $950.000 ($9,400 per parish) in additional parish billings. Additionally, absent a successful cam- paign, these billings will increase by $600 per par- ish, per year for the foreseeable future. From July 23rd through August 31st we will be replacing the roof over the Office, Parish Hall, and the Kitchen. Please note, the dates for this five week project are subject to change. Certain areas of the church might be closed based on where we are in the project. For your safety please pay attention to all posted directional signs. Thank you. The restrooms in the Parish Hall are being equipped with ADA (American Disabilities Act) specific doors. Annual Catholic Appeal Goal: $83,792.00 Pledges to Date: $13,524.50 Number of Donors: 48 % of Goal Reached: 16.14%
