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• ANNUAL CATHOLIC APPEAL - BROCHURE - RESULTS

"Stewardship is an expression of discipleship. Disciples who practice stewardship recognize God as the source of all they have and are and will be. They know themselves to be recipients and caretakers of God's many gifts. They are grateful for what they have received and eager to cultivate their gifts out of love for God and one another."
(Stewardship: A Disciple's Response, Pastoral Letter of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)

HOW TO DONATE TO SAINT TARS

• Monthly donation envelope packets are mailed to registered paishioners. You may register at the rectory by meeting with one of the priests.
   
• You may make regular monthly automatic donations using "Give Central". This service can direct a uniform monthly donation either from your bank account or credit card directly to us. You may sign up for this plan at https://givecentral.usag-inc.com/?locationid=88. We encourage you to seriously consider this electronic giving option. You save checks. We save envelope mailing. You can still give to all collections. It’s a win-win situation!
   
• Give a Memorial Gift in honor of a deceased loved one. This can be done through the Parish Office. Envelopes are also available at Malec and Colonial Funeral Homes.
  At the time of a family member's death, if you would like memorials to be made to Saint Tarcissus Parish / School, please instruct the Funeral Home to use the following in the Death Notice: "In lieu of flowers, a memorial gift may be made to Saint Tarcissus Parish / School."
   
• Remember someone with a Leaf on our Memorial Tree or a Plaque on our Memorial Boards in Church. The Memorial Tree is in place for those who would like to memorialize a loved one. We ask for a memorial donation in the amount of $500 for an inscription on each leaf on the tree. If you prefer, there are also the Memorial Boards on the entrance door walls of the vestibule. These plaques can only list one line. We ask for a memorial donation in the amount of $300 for each of these plaques. Anyone interested in memorializing a loved one in either of these locations is kindly asked call the parish office for more details. You may also memorialize or honor someone with a Brick in our new Prayer Garden. Please contact the rectory for details on either of the above options. See Our Parish / Parish Prayer Garden - Brick Sale for more information.
   
• Have you ever considered honoring your parish when it comes time to make or amend your Will or to choose beneficiaries for your Life Insurance policies?
  This is a wonderful way to leave a legacy and give a gift that will help to perpetuate the Catholic faith in our local Faith Community.
  You may designate a specific dollar amount or allocate a percentage for the parish after you have remembered your family.
  If you would like more information about how to make a gift through your will, please call the Archdiocese of Chicago Office of Planned Giving at 312-655-7848. They will give you details on how to ensure that your contribution is given specifically to our parish as you wish.
  When using an attorney or other professional in making charitable gifts to the parish or school please insure that the gift has the following designation: “The Catholic Bishop of Chicago, a corporation sole, for benefit of St. Tarcissus Parish/School”. Additional information can be obtained by calling the Archdiocese Department of Stewardship and Development at 312-655-7848 or by visiting: www.archchicago.planyourlegacy.org/index.php.
   
• Make a contribution to our School Education Endowment Fund. This Endowment was established to help ensure our capacity to educate our young people well into the future. Donations for the Endowment may be directed either to the School or Rectory Office.
   
• Consider purchasing a Brick in our Parish Prayer Garden, which will be established in the Spring of 2008. These bricks can be donated in honor of someone or in memory of a deceased relative or friend. See Our Parish / Parish Prayer Garden - Brick Sale for more information.

Here are the results, as of July 22, for our parish’s participation in the 2010 Annual Catholic Appeal:

Donor Count	364
2010 Goal	$40,514.34
Amount Pledged	$39,407.07
Amount Paid	$31,822.07
Balance Due	$7,585.00

If you have not yet filled out a pledge form please do so. This will help us to reach our goal, and once we exceed that, to receive a rebate from the Archdiocese. We are only $1,100 in pledges away from reaching our goal! You may find blank forms on the table in the vestibule. If you elected to pay your pledge over a period of months, please remember to pay the invoices from the Archdiocese as you receive them.

Thank you for your generous support and timely payments of your outstanding balances for the 2010 Annual Catholic Appeal. If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Jim Madura

“…they left everything and followed Him.”
Luke 5:11

Annual Catholic Appeal Brochure in Adobe Reader (pdf - 416 KB)

Many of our parishioners have received a mailing from Cardinal George. He ask that you make a pledge to the 2010 Annual Catholic Appeal.

The Annual Catholic Appeal is the largest philanthropic source of financial support for ALL of the Catholic schools in the Archdiocese. In addition, it funds services that are of great help to the ministries here in our parish. For example, Appeal funds support recruitment, education and formation of lay ministers and deacons, continuing education and ongoing spiritual formation of priests, and training of volunteer religious educators to conduct parish religious education programs.

This year, the theme of the Appeal is, “…they left everything and followed Him.” This familiar phrase from the story of the Apostles walking away from their livelihoods and their worldly possessions to follow Jesus is a familiar one. But, how often do we reflect on their example as it applies to our lives. At the core of discipleship is the practice of stewardship. Stewardship is the recognition that all that we have is a gift from God and we are obligated to return a significant portion of our gifts to assist in his work. Our gifts are to be given in gratitude for what God has given us. A gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal helps to provide education, services, and ministry to thousands within and outside of our Archdiocese. Please remember that the Annual Catholic Appeal campaign is much different than a one-time special collection. It is a pledge campaign where you can make a gift, payable over five months.

Sometimes it is difficult to envision how one pledge can help an organization the size of our Archdiocese, how it can make a real difference. But each pledge does make a difference because all parishes participate in the campaign and the gifts of many enable our Archdiocese to deliver needed ministries and services.

If you received your pledge form in the mail, please complete it and mail it back or bring it to Mass.

Also, when our parish reaches its goal of $40,514.34 in cash, 100% of the additional funds received will be returned to us for use in our parish.

Please prayerfully consider a pledge to the 2010 Annual Catholic Appeal.

Feel free to call with questions or concerns!
Parish Office
773-763-8228 or e-mail at mail.sttars@sbcglobal.net