St-John’s
Catholic Church

Letters from Fr Roy

November 30, 2026

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

As we embrace the joyful anticipation of the Christmas season, we are setting up a Giving Tree. We want to take a moment to clearly explain the important purpose of our Giving Tree this year.

The primary goal of this year’s Giving Tree is to raise essential seed money for our upcoming series of supplementary income fundraisers throughout the fiscal year 2025–2026.

How Your Gift Helps

The funds collected from the Giving Tree will be used to cover the upfront costs associated with these various fundraising events, specifically:

• Decorations: Ensuring our events are welcoming and festive.

• Food and Drinks: Covering the catering and refreshment expenses.

• Other Essential Expenses: Including materials, permits, and administrative costs necessary to run successful events.

By contributing to the Giving Tree now, you are making an investment that directly enables our ability to host effective fundraisers later in the year.

Our Financial Goal

Our parish has set a vital goal to raise $30,000.00 in supplementary income for the 2025–2026 fiscal year.

Thanks to the success of our recent Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser, we've already made significant progress! We now need to raise $25,416.85 to reach our overall target.

Your early support through the Giving Tree ensures we can launch this initiative successfully and move closer to achieving this important target for a continued ministry of our parish.

Thank you for your generosity, your spirit of community, and your unwavering support. May your contributions be blessed a hundredfold.

Wishing you a joyful and blessed Advent season.

In Christ Our Lord,

Fr. Roy
Pastor

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

On behalf of the organizing committee, I want to extend our deepest and most heartfelt gratitude to everyone who participated in our recent Spaghetti Dinner Event.

The evening was a resounding success, and that success is credited entirely to you. Whether you spent hours in the kitchen prepping, served meals with a smile, helped with setup and cleanup, donated ingredients, or simply came and enjoyed a delicious meal, your contributions were invaluable. We had such a wonderful turnout, and it was truly a joy to see our community come together for food and fellowship.

This Spaghetti Dinner was much more than just a meal—it was the beginning of a series of events we will be holding throughout the year. Every effort is dedicated to achieving our twin goals: to financially support our church and to strengthen the bonds within our community.

We warmly encourage you to continue participating as we move forward! There are many ways to contribute:

• Be physically present: Join us at our future events. Your time, energy, and presence are essential to making these gatherings vibrant and successful.

• Offer financial support: If you are unable to attend, your generous financial contributions will help us meet our church’s financial needs and support our initiatives.

• Prayers: We ask for your continued prayers for our efforts, our church, and our entire community.

Thank you once again for your incredible spirit, hard work, and generosity. We are excited about what we can accomplish together in the coming year!

With sincere appreciation,

Fr. Roy Margallo
Pastor

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