Fr. Jeff's Monthly Stewardship Newsletter

January 1, 20112

A very happy New Year to you all.  As we begin 2012, I can still remember all the hype over the millennium and now that’s more than a decade in the past!  This year we have all of the doomsday predictions from so many different sources to deal with. One thing to remember, is the simple statement from the scriptures that we know “neither the day nor the hour” of the second coming of Jesus, or for that matter, the end of the world. 

What we do know, is that God himself has given us all a chance to have another year of life, and living it to the best of our ability is the finest way to show our gratitude for so great a gift. We have also passed the half year mark in our new collaborative effort, to share ministry and resources between our three parish families, St. Aloysius, Immaculate Heart of Mary and Mary Queen of Heaven. For the most part, the adjustments to schedules and events have worked out reasonably well. There are always some glitches in any new endeavor, but we will work them out in a way that best serves our active membership.

As we have reached the ‘halfway’ mark we will also begin evaluating some of our ministry areas to discover further possibilities for staff collaboration in the upcoming year. This is especially important at this time as we are beginning the process of budgeting for next year at each of our parishes.
We also look forward to closing on the Renovation/refinancing project. I must honestly confess, I thought that this would be done months ago, and here we are still waiting for the last few pieces of the puzzle to fall into place. Two things we have promised and still intend to make good on are a full financial report on the renovation and the opportunity to take a good look around the renewed school building. We are very happy with our relationship with Marian University and want to celebrate our collaboration. In the coming month we will also be returning to you with our usual stewardship information. I postponed it for a while until we could have a better picture of our finances after the renovation budget was finished. Thanks for your patience. 

As we end one year and begin another, we thank you for your support and your prayers during the past year. You are always in our prayers as we look for new ways to make our parish family more vibrant and welcoming, also important goals for the year to come. Thank You for your sacrifices and for your help over the year as we make our way into 2012. Your year-end letters will follow in the next few weeks.

God Bless, Fr. Jeff and Fr. Thomas

Since we are now serving three parishes, the easiest way to reach us is after mass, by phone or email.

E-mail Fr. Jeff  <frjeff@ihmwestallis.com> or tel. (262) 424-3341
E-mail Fr. Tom <frtom@ihmwestallis.com> or tel. (262)945-807