And just look at what your gifts at various levels will enable us to save and accomplish.

•    A gift of $200,000, or $66,666 a year for the next 3 years will save us $44,610 annually or $223,050 over the remaining 5-year life of our loan.  This type of gift could also allow us to find and furnish a permanent pastoral residence for our parish priest.

•    A gift of $150,000, or $50,000 a year for the next 3 years, will save us $33,458 annually or $167,250 over the 5-year life of our loan and enable us to fund our parish salaries and wages for a year.

•    A gift of $100,000, or $33,333 a year for the next 3 years, will save us $22,305 annually or $111,525 over the remaining 5-year life of our loan.  These savings will allow us to cover three teacher salaries for one year.

•    A gift of $75,000, or $25,000 a year for the next 3 years, will save us $16,729 annually or $83,625 over the remaining 5-year life of the loan.  A gift like this will also cover the cost of the demolition of the rectory.

•    A gift of $50,000, or $16,666 a year for the next 3 years, will save us $11,153 annually or $56,765 over the remaining 5-year life of our loan. With a gift like this we could fund St. Mary Parish’s liturgical and worship expenses for over a year. 

•    A gift of $25,000, or $8,333 a year for the next 3 years, will save us $5,576 annually or $27,880 over the remaining 5-year life of the loan.  This will enable us to hire an architect to determine how to best proceed with our church facility improvement needs.

•    A gift of $10,000, or $3,333 a year for the next 3 years, will save us $2,231 annually or $11,155 over the remaining 5-year life of our loan.  With this level of giving we would be able to cover religious education and sacramental expenses for a year.

•    And a gift of $5,000, or $1,666 a year for the next 3 years, will save us $1,115 annually or $5,575 over the remaining 5-year life of our loan.  Such a gift would enable us to fund adult faith formation opportunities for two years. 

All donors, regardless of the size of their gifts, will have their names included in a special bulletin insert and on a special “Donor Wall” or “Donor Book” that will be displayed in a prominent and visible place within our newly renovated facilities at the conclusion of our campaign.

Summary

But whatever the gift or method of making the gift may be, please be assured that your support is both urgently needed and will be greatly appreciated.  Through the prayerful, volunteer and financial support of many, and the extra-ordinary support of a few, we will succeed in our task.

Won’t you please join us in this exciting and essential effort to build a firm foundation for our future and better our service to one another, to our community and to Christ?