MESSAGE FROM THE PASTORAL TEAM

FAITH IN OUR FUTURE CAMPAIGN

In January 2009, the four parishes, St. Francis Xavier, St. John the Baptist, St. Mary – Dover and St. Robert Bellarmine, become part of Wave III of the Faith in Our Future campaign which began in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee in the fall of 2007. This three-year campaign is a comprehensive, archdiocesan-wide capital stewardship campaign aimed at achieving the following objectives:

• Generate endowment, direct ministry, and capital funds to strengthen parishes and archdiocesan ministries in Catholic education and faith formation
• Further the education in and practice of stewardship
• Continue to implement the strategic plans of parishes and the archdiocesan Church

All contributions in this campaign will be held in the Faith in Our Future Trust for the specific use and purposes set forth in the campaign and for no other purposes. It is important for parishioners to know the funds are protected from any lawsuit settlements due to the nature of the Trust established. Parish goals are established based on last year’s offertory contributions. 60% of the funds raised in each parish will be directed to parish ministries; 40% will be retained by the archdiocese to support overall parish ministries, Catholic education and faith formation initiatives across the archdiocese. If a parish goal is exceeded, the percentage shared with the parish increases.

Each parish must individually develop and publish for it’s parishioners a specific plan on how the money returned to the parish will be spent. Parish leadership has been working with the Pastoral Team to develop a specific plan for each of the parishes on how the funds will be used to support faith formation and/or Catholic education.

If you would like to be a part of your parish’s Faith in Our Future Leadership Team, please contact one of your council members or either of us on the Pastoral Team. Click here for a description of the leadership roles available to you. Training for parishioner leaders is tentatively planned for Thursday January 22, 2009 in the evening.

For more information on the overall Faith in Our Future campaign for the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, you can go to www.faithinourfuture.org for more detail on the Trust and overall archdiocesan campaign.

Click Here to read the Pastoral Team's message.

Faith In Our Future Garden Parties at St. Mary's and St. Robert's