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March 16, 2008
Total collections needed for the month of March $76,057.70
March 1 & 2 $23,061.92 March 8 & 9 14,477.95 Children Favors for Family & God $ 2.26
OFFERTORY COLLECTION YTD
Budget thru 2/29/08 $ 532,403.90 Actual thru 2/29/08 525,336.55 Net thru 2/29/08 ( 7,067.35)
Tuesday, March 18th:
Monday, March 17th: Scrip Volunteer Schedule for
Easter Mass Schedule:
Taos Rummage Sale March 28th & 29th.
You must advertise for your own sale.
FINANCIAL PROBLEMS - We have the following bills which must be paid on a
monthly basis and have been falling short on our weekly contributions which
have been forced the carryover of many of the bills from month to month.
Payroll $50,000 Diocesan Assessments 6,000 Parish portion on Health Ins 11,215 Property Insurance 2,500 Approx. recurring Employer Social Security 3,700 Utilities 6,000 monthly bills $75,815. Employee Retirement (403B) 1,400 Monthly General Bills 4,000. We ran short by $21,000+ from last year which we have had to make up in addition to our present budget. Most of the income is from the weekly collections. We sincerely ask our parishioners to dig a little deeper to help us out with our cash flow problems. We also have a large percentage of our parishioners who contributed nothing toward our parish income. There is no better time to begin contributing than during this Lenten season.
Crafters and vendors needed for a “Craft & Vendor Show” to
raise money for St. Francis Xavier School playground structure. Show will be
April 6th at St. Francis Xavier School. For more information contact Glenda
Prenger at 619-0684 or Julie Wilbers at 291-6893.
Encounter With God's Call, held April 12-14, 2008 at Conception Seminary College is a discernment retreat for young men 16 and older who are considering the vocation to the Priesthood. This is an excellent opportunity to meet the Seminarians as they share their stories of responding to God's call. This visit is free. Please contact your Pastor or Rev. Joe Corel, Diocesan Vocation Director, at (573) 635-9127 / E-mail: followme@diojeffcity.org for more information.  EASTER MEMORIALS: Easter
season is quickly approaching, and we are planning ahead for decorations.
You can donate an Easter Memorial for the decorations in a loved one’s name.
The names will be published in the Easter Bulletin. The cost will be $15.
Donations need to be in by March 16th. You can drop it in the collection
basket or at the parish office marked "Easter Memorial." Divine Mercy Sunday, the first Sunday after Easter, we will come together to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet in church at 3 p.m. All are welcome, please come and pray with us! Call Georgene @ 395-4310 if any questions. 4th Dayers: Please set aside an hour of your time to pray for the Team and Candidates on the Spring Men's and Women's Cursillo Weekends. A schedule of prayer times for each weekend is being developed. Please contact Keith and Mary Jo Henke at 395-4262 or Dena Brand at 573-782-3757 or at alanddena@embarqmail.com for more information or to schedule your prayer hour. This prayer hour can be in the 4th Day Palanca Chapel on-site of the Weekend, your own church/chapel, your home, wherever you can spend the hour in prayer If anyone from the St. Francis Xavier class of 1978 is interested in helping plan a classmate reunion this year, please contact Deb (Sandbothe) Klebba at 496-3168 regarding meeting on Friday, March 14th, at her house in Osage Bend. Details about the reunion will be distributed later. Taos Parks & Rec is offering an Adult Kickball League on Thursday nights starting April 3rd. Call Jeff @ 619-5939 for more information. Come join the fun June 29th, 1st Annual Knights of Columbus 2 Man Scramble Pasture Pool Golf Tournament. $80 per team, food and drinks provided. Limited number of entries. For info. or to register call Bruce Temmen @ 395-4156 or 690-7232. St. Francis Xavier 8th Graders will do the Stations of the Cross March 19th, at 7 p.m. JR. HIGH DANCE - The "Angels of Hope" Relay for Life Team will sponsor a Jr. high dance on March 21, at McClung Park, 1115 Chestnut St., from 7:00 - 10:00. Area 6th, 7th, & 8th grade students are invited to attend. The cost is $5.00 and we will be having a raffle ($1.00 per ticket) with awesome prizes. Proceeds to benefit Relay for Life, American Cancer Society. Come join “Gals with a Goal” if you want to get back in shape and loose some weight. Call Mary lea at 455-2427 for more information. Meetings are every week on Wednesday and run from 5 – 5:30 p.m. for weigh in and 5:30 – 6 for the meeting. We have had a great success and would like for you to join us. Attention all Blair Oaks Graduates! Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Blair Oaks Foundation for Education Alumni Banquet Saturday, April 5, For more information or if you would like to assist in planning this event contact Lori Lamb 395-4287, Shawnna Forck 395-4329, Rachel Collett 632-6780, Sheila Prenger 395-4204 or visit our website: www.blairoaksfoundation.com We want to thank all candidates that agreed to run for Pastoral Council. Congratulation to the new Pastoral Council members; Jean Decker, Jane Knaebel, Luke Sandbothe & Ross Temmen. Thanks to Ron Rackers, Roger Ready, Paul Katnik & Mary Hoffmeyer for serving on the Pastoral Council and all their hard work and dedication. Also, congratulation to the new School Board members; Brice Ready & Darren Haslag. Thanks to Missy Dorge & Daryl Wilbers for serving on the School Board and all their hard work and dedication.
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