Every fall parishioners are asked to prayerfully consider their stewardship in support of the many ministries and programs here at Our Lady of Guadalupe through their time, talent and treasure. In the next few days you will receive your stewardship of treasure renewal letter from Fr. Kevin. 2020 has been a most difficult and challenging year for our parishioners, our parish, and our community. Given this, as well as the recent completion of the Annual Catholic Appeal, and Called to Serve as Christ campaign, we are asking your permission to rollover your parish financial support pledge from last year to 2021. If you consent to renew your 2020 pledge for 2021 – you do not need to do anything. If you would like to make changes to your pledge (or you did not make a pledge last year), simply fill out the enclosed pledge card you will receive and mail it to the parish. You can also make your pledge online. We ask that you respond by the end of November as we will begin the rollover process the first of December.   

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ at OLG,

I write to you not only on behalf of myself, but also on behalf of the Pastoral Council here at OLG, to extend to you our sincerest invitation to participate in one of the upcoming “Fireside Chats” we have planned for the parishioners and households at OLG as we move toward and into Advent and the start of the new Liturgical Year.

As we all know from our experience of the current COVID-19 pandemic, one of the greatest challenges has been to stay in touch with and connected to those we care about and to remain positive in the face of all the constraints, limitations and losses with which the pandemic has confronted us. In addition, while the current trends indicate increases (“surges”) in the numbers of COVID-19 transmissions throughout our nation and our state, we all are still hoping and praying that a vaccine will be developed and made available, at least relatively near future, and that with continued efforts at containment, prevention and care, we can finally begin to make effective progress in overcoming the pandemic, and in restoring some increasing degree of normalcy to our lives, our families, our schools, our businesses and our parish.

With this in mind, I invite and urge you to participate in one of our approaching Fireside Chats at OLG, so that we might check in with you as to how you are doing in the face of all the challenges confronting us, and to begin to dream, discuss and discern how we might continue helping one another to move forward at OLG in as positive and hopeful a manner as possible. How are people doing? What are the challenges and difficulties we are facing? What are the hopes and dreams you have for the near and longer-term future of OLG? What suggestions and ideas do you have for how we might effectively face and respond to all of this as a parish community of faith?

I hope and pray that you will honor and assist us with your participation. Sign up now for one of the upcoming zoom sessions starting December 5th.