Our Campaign for Tomorrow

Over the 100 years that St. Elizabeth parish has been in existence, St. Elizabeth parishioners have demonstrated time and time again the desire to use their special grace, their special gifts from God in service of others. We should all be proud of the many varied and important ministries that exist in our parish. Clearly, as we have seen growth in the number of young families in our parish, we have also seen growth in our ministries, faith formation programs for children, prayer groups, and so much more. We have also been blessed with a large number of new families from Africa. We have come to a point where it is not only difficult to find space for these groups to meet, but we also have seen it become more and more difficult to find consistent times for everyone to meet.

The obvious need is safe, handicapped accessible space for classrooms, offices and meetings. Therefore, with the guidance of our parish leadership, we have decided to launch Our Campaign for Tomorrow. The campaign goal is $500,000 and the proceeds from the campaign will be used to construct a new Parish
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I am inviting you along with every parishioner to pray about and determine a pledge that represents your best sacrifice – a level of giving that is meaningful and brings you joy. In doing so, you will be a blessing to many people, and you, too, will be blessed in your faithful generosity. Your campaign pledge can be made outright or extended over as many as five years. For example, a gift of $50 per year pledge would amount to a total of $250 over a five-year period; and a gift of $100 per year pledge would amount to a total of $500. Other ways to give also include securities, real estate, insurance or estate gifts. Our team can help you make the greatest gift possible for you.

Please pray for the mission that God has called us to share in and decide how you can become an enthusiastic participant in Our Campaign for Tomorrow. I am asking God’s blessings on you and your family.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Fr. James M. Arsenault

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Contribute to Our Campaign for Tomorrow

Click below to start your E-Giving Contribution for our campaign.

If you would prefer to physically via check, please contact the Parish Office ([email protected]) to receive an official contribution/pledge card.

(Please make checks payable to St. Elizabeth Parish.
Please include Our Campaign for Tomorrow in memo line.)

Our Campaign for Tomorrow Archive

View documents and letters regarding our Capital Campaign:

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Prayer for the Captial Campaign

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Letter From Bishop Knestout - October 7th, 2024

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Letter From Bishop Knestout - August 29th 2024

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Letter From Bishop Knestout - August 12th 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

With the addition of new families, many of them with children, we have simply outgrown our current facilities. Our offices are inadequate, and we have no dedicated meeting space for our ministry groups. This facility is long overdue.

That is true. We need a total of $1.5 to $2 million to complete the project. What is also true is that we are a small parish, and it is unlikely we can raise all these funds. We have already received significant commitments from friends of the parish, we have parish savings, and we intend on selling the current parish office building. All of this, with your generous support, will provide what we need to complete the new building.

Yes, 100% of the funds that we raise in this campaign will remain in the parish and will not be subject to any diocesan assessments. Bishop Knestout has been very supportive and has recently given final approval for the project.

Every household in the parish will be invited to attend either a home gathering or a gathering here at the Church between December 2024 and February 2025. If you cannot attend a gathering, we will then conduct Witness Weekends in late January/early February and a Participation Weekend in late February so that all will have ample time to pray and reflect on your gift.

Every registered family in the parish as well as all who join us regularly will be asked to prayerfully consider a gift to the campaign. We are a small parish, so it is extremely important that we receive a high rate of participation for our campaign to be able to reach our goal. There are many local community members who will also be asked to help us with a gift.

Yes, the gift packet you receive will be personal to you and your family and will not be shared with any other member of the parish community. There will be no parishioner-to-parishioner solicitation; your gift is entirely between you and the Lord.

Each household will be asked for a gift in a gift range, not a specific amount. You will be asked to give this your prayerful consideration and make a Decision of Faith based on the spiritual principles that we should give out of Gratitude for the gifts God has given us, out of Joy rather than obligation, and finally out of Love, as Christ showed His Selfless Love for all of us.

There is going to be a way to make your gift online via WE SHARE which will eliminate the need for reminders. That link will be provided to you but we ask that you not use it until you have received your packet and have had time to pray about your best sacrifice. The parish will send regular pledge payment reminders based on the frequency you request (Monthly, Quarterly, etc.) for those who choose not to use WE SHARE. In addition, for those who use offertory envelopes, payment envelopes will be placed in the offertory envelope packets.

Pledges can be made over a 3 to 5-year period, and parishioners may choose the month in which to start payment and choose whether to receive monthly, quarterly, or annual reminders. Pledge reminders will begin to be mailed in March 2025 to those who need them.