Dear OLA Family,
#iGiveCatholic (on Giving Tuesday) is the U.S. Catholic Church’s Giving Day that kicks off the charitable season and brings the Catholic community together to give thanks and give back.
Over the past years the #igiveCatholic campaign has allowed us to install a livestreaming system in the church, pressure wash the church, purchase new tables and chairs for Moylan Hall along with a new sound system and acoustical tiles. All of this was only possible through your generosity!
As we prepare for the pipe organ installation and this new chapter in our Music Ministry, it is time to update our hymnals for the first time in almost 15 years. We have replaced our outdated Gather III books with a brand-new publication called The Parish Hymnal, and with Oregon Catholic Press’s Spirit & Song which is a contemporary option. We began using the hymnals at Mass over the weekend and I hope that you are impressed with the quality of both.
I expect that they will give our congregation exciting new opportunities and music choices for our liturgies.
We hope to raise $30,000 to pay for our new hymnals.
It is my hope that we are able to raise these funds on this year's Giving Tuesday through #iGiveCatholic.
Thank you for your continued support of OLA!
Yours in Mary, Our Mother,
Fr. Jim Duffy, SM