Dear Shelia and Tony,
Just over a year has passed since we opened the Community
Life Center and
Vincent's Center, and it has been an exciting year. I wanted
to let you know of some of the wonderful things that have
taken place here, thanks to your generous gift to the Capital
Campaign.
The parish has hosted, for the first time
ever, Friday Fish Fry's during Lent. They have been well attended,
and given folks who maybe passed each other in mass, a chance
to visit and get to know one another. It has been a great
community building opportunity, and because of its success
we have now begun to offer get-to-know your parish Spaghetti
Dinners on Friday's this fall. They have been a great way
for our parishioners to get to know one another.
Our St. Vincent Center, thanks in great part
to you Tony, is open daily and serving our parishioners and
neighbors in need. It is well staffed by volunteers and case
managers, and continues to provide needed assistance and food.
Every month we now have the space to offer
a family mass and let the kids gather in front near the altar
to hear God's word. After mass, the children and their families
can enjoy some social time with donuts and juice, and the
pitter-pat of children's shoes running around is loud, but
not unwelcome.
Our 8 ' grade girl's basketball team won their
division for our region. I think it is the first time ever,
and due in great part to the wonderful gym facilities that
we have for our school children. Volleyball is going on now,
and we have hosted payoff and regional events that could have
never taken place on our campus without our wonderful new
buildings.
Our Holy Trinity School recently hosted its
90th Anniversary celebration in the new Community Life Center.
Over 750 alumni and friends attended, all happily eating Bar-bque
in the new facility. Many persons told me how they wishes
they had something like this when they attended the school,
some back to the 1930's. It has taken a long time, but in
my opinion it was worth the wait! And again, we could not
have done that without your hard work!
I wanted you to know that your gift of support
to the buildings has been enjoyed and appreciated by many.
Thank you for your faith in our parish. I wish you and your
family a great holiday season.
God Bless,
Suzy WIlliams
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