CAPITAL CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT

In the coming months, the campaign committee will resume preparations for the Rooted in our Faith, Growing for the Future Capital Campaign.  We know that the end of the year is a time when parishioners historically make charitable gifts to take full advantage of the tax laws.  If you would like to make a payment towards a future pledge to the Rooted in our Faith, Growing for the Future Capital Campaign, the parish can accept those gifts now and deposit them in a dedicated account.  Once the campaign is underway, we will follow up with you to finalize your commitment.  Please inform the parish that your gift is for the Rooted in our Faith, Growing for the Future Capital Campaign.  Make checks payable to:  2025 Queen of the Holy Rosary Parish with "Capital Campaign" in the memo line.  You can either deliver your gift directly to the parish office, mail it to the parish office, or drop it in the Sunday collection basket in a plain sealed envelope with the words "Capital Campaign" written on the outside.

Where two or three gather in my name, I AM among them." - Matthew 18:20

Bring your whole family and join us every Monday evening as we pray the Rosary at 6:30pm.  

Outdoor Rosary -
The Feast of the Holy Rosary

What can the Ministry of Care do for you or your loved one?

*Grief support *Transportation *Visits to shut-ins at home or in a facility *Holy Communion brought to you *Meal support in time of crisis *Other assistance as needed

If you or someone you know could benefit from these services, please contact Julie Seefeldt at [email protected]

Fr. Mario Alfonso Aburto, from CHILE, sent these pictures to show the work done in the San Miguel church facade thanks to the WEA $4,000.00 gift.

"I would like to wish you a good new year to your family and your parishioners, may this new year that begins be blessed by God and the Virgin in her Son Jesus Christ, many successes in your pastoral work. 

Finally, Father, I tell you that we will receive the new year with the front already fi xed, painted and repaired, for the faithful it will be a beautiful joy since with that we begin with a new air this year 2024, thank you very much for your concern and generosity.
A hug from a distance, united in prayer and faith, may the Lord of Life be always with you. Many greetings to all our friends." ~ Fr. Mario
 

This issue won’t go away, and we have to remain diligent in how we function with respect to cybersecurity.  We’ve all seen the news and probably have good firsthand experience with issues related to malware, ransomware, and identity theft.  The perpetrators who are producing these emails & scams are getting really good.  They’ve matured and can be very stealth in how they go about gathering information.  Please click the link below from Catholic Mutual regarding Cybersecurity Best Practices.    

Cybersecurity Best Practices

Please be aware there are some "bad guys" that attempt to steal money, gather personal identification information or do harm to our systems by posing as trusted officials asking for you to click on a link, open an attachment, or send gift cards.  Some emails / texts look very official like they are from Father Jerry asking for gift cards or for you to help by clicking on a link. 

Please see sample text one of our parishioners received.  Father Jerry would never send anything like this.  

How does this happen? There are programs that the bad guys develop that scour the internet, bulletins, and websites searching for email addresses / phone numbers, or they hack phones and gather the stored address books. They then send authentic looking emails/texts trying to scam folks. Again, just delete them. If you ever have a question as to the authenticity of a parish email, you can always call the parish office at 913-533-2464.