ear Parishioners and visitors,

As we are in the beginning stage of a Capital Campaign to enable our parish to build a new Parish Center at the Our Lady of Guadalupe site and to renovate and beautify St. Ann Church, it seems like the perfect time to express my sincere thanks for all of your past generosity. In time, talent, and treasure, you are so very generous. It is your goodness, the living stones that make our parish such a special place. It is only because of you that we can continue to do the good work of the Church and to expand ministries or to begin new ones. I know that I ask a lot of each of you. And you always respond with a generous and open heart. I want to remind you that not one of us can do everything. We certainly cannot respond to all the charitable appeals that we receive on a regular basis. We do have many second collections and I know that we cannot give to all of them. With our Capital Campaign, I am really hoping to cut out at least a few of next year’s second collections. Believe me that the great generosity of our parish seems to be well-known, and I have many requests for second collections that I have to turn down.I ask only that you can do what you can do. Your generosity, in so many ways, is unparalleled and thank you for it.

Regarding the campaign, we are moving ahead. I think, just like the tortoise, slow but sure. We have gotten off to a very good start and are continuing the process. As you know, we have two goals that we want to accomplish, which are: to build a multi-purpose, multi-functional Parish Center at the Our Lady of Guadlupe site, and to renovate and beautify St. Ann Church. As you can imagine, this is a large undertaking and a costly one as well. We hope to reach out to all of our parish families and to ask for your help in creating a stronger parish that is better able to serve both our parishioners and the wider community as well. If you are contacted by me or a fellow parishioner, please be willing to learn about the campaign, hopefully to have any questions answered, and to pray about how you can help us bring this project to completion.  

Those who have gone before us gave of their time, talent and treasure to make our parish the beacon of Christ’s light that it has been for many years Now it is our turn to do the same. I ask each of our parishioners, according to your means, to help us TO GROW, TO BUILD, AND TO SERVE for not just today, but for many years to come.     

 Have A Great Bethany Beach Week!
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Campaign Prayer

Giver of all good things, with grateful hearts we humbly ask You
 to send forth Your Spirit upon us that we may
come together as one community of believers.

Open our hearts to be immensely generous with all You have given us,
so that we may build our new Parish Center
and renovate our beloved St. Ann Church.

Unite us as one community of faith,
given to the common purpose of praising and serving You
through our ministries, our worship, and
our support of our neighbors in need.

Grant us the fortitude and sacrificial love of our patron, St. Ann,
and our much loved Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Let us Grow in Faith, Build His Kingdom, and Serve His People.

This we ask through Our Lord, Jesus Christ.

Amen.

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