Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
I’ve got two important updates for your attention.
First, don’t forget that you are cordially invited to our pre-Advent Parish Mission: Restored with John Edwards and John Finch, Friday evening and Saturday morning, November 20-21. John Edwards will share the powerful story of how the Lord absolutely turned his life around and saved him from total ruin. John Finch, Catholic artist, worship leader, and songwriter has a powerful gift of using his talent to help people encounter the Lord Jesus. Registration is free, but please do register so we can provide adequate hospitality. Information on registration is here in the bulletin and E-News. At the end of the mission, we will be commissioning and kicking off a new Men’s Ministry for the parish.
Second, we are nearing the end of this year’s Archbishop Annual Appeal. Recall that the Annual Appeal provides for the functioning of the offices and ministries of the Archdiocese as a whole, hence all parishes are called to participate (think of the Vocations Office, the Metropolitan Tribunal, the GA Bulletin, intercultural ministries, Respect Life ministries, soup kitchens, college Catholic Centers, the administration of the Archdiocese, etc).
I offer my profound gratitude to the 312 donors who have provided a staggering 88% of our parish goal, and I want to invite those who have not yet given to participate.
Take a look at the breakdown of these numbers.
Our goal this year is $186,809.50. Divided equally among the approximately 1,300 families we have registered here at All Saints, that’s $143.70 per family.
Again, 312 families have participated so far, meaning close to 1,000 of our families have not.
Because of the generosity of the few, at this point $25 per remaining family would get us over our goal, every dollar of which overage comes straight back to the parish.
It would be amazing to see 100% participation, revealing All Saints’ acknowledgement that we belong to the larger Church, the Universal Body of Christ in this little corner of the Kingdom of God in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. If you are able to support, you can give online by clicking the button below.
Praised be Jesus Christ, now and forever!
All you holy saints of God, pray for us!
Peace in Christ,
Fr. Michael Silloway
Pastor