St. Ferdinand Church - Parafia św. Ferdynanda w Chicago

Page Six Divine Mercy Sunday March 30, 2008ORGAN FUND updateMy heartfelt thanks to all who have donated so far to our Organ Fund. As of Easter Sunday the total amounted to$155,657. A great amount of the collected total was possible thanks to one of our generous parish family which donated$51,000 toward our goal! I am deeply grateful for their generosity and kindness. It is a great help which enables us tostart the prep work including painting and carpentry at the choir area of our church.Every dollar, every donation that you personally or through one of our parish groups give, is very significant because wewill sooner be able to install the new organ. As we announced already, your name will be displayed on our specialbenefactor plaque in the church vestibule commemorating the 50 th Anniversary of St. Ferdinand Church.Sincere thanks to the TORCH (Teens Of Our Church) Youth Club and its moderators, Irene and Rob Heidelbauer. Theymade paper piggybanks and organized a collection among the youth and kids from our school and so far collected$2,000. The amount is not important as the idea of including our youngest parishioners into the fundraising efforts.Second collection next Sunday will be for the Organ Fund.As you may have noticed already the envelopes marked Building and Maintenance Fund are back. They were requestedby some of our parishioners especially those who attend Masses in our Chapel. They don’t feel necessary donatingmonthly to the Organ Fund, but would like to support the building and maintenance fund on an ongoing basis. We stillhave quite a few building maintenance items to complete e.g. finish renovatingthe sacristy and many things on the parish grounds after the long andhard winter. I would like to thank anyone in advance who is willing to supportthis fund as well.Let the blessings of Our Lord be the greatest expression of our thanks andgratitude for you and your family. Once a month a Mass is celebrated for theintention of all benefactors and supporters of our parish. God Bless you!Fr. Jason Torba