Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
It is at times like these our faith reminds us that we are never truly alone, even as we face unprecedented challenges as a parish community. Though we are not able publicly to join together in the celebration of the Eucharist, we continue daily to pray for the health of you and your loved ones. To that end, please join us daily on the parish website (stmarysdedham.com) for the Mass, which is live streamed at the normal scheduled Mass times. There are also many spiritual programs on the website homepage that may be of interest for you and your family.
To beg for money, I am ashamed, but it fits me now like a glove. I am reaching out to you about an effort created by a member of the laity with concern for our parishes during this time of crisis. It is a special, 90-day campaign that will provide offertory support directly to the parish. It is called 90-DAYS NOW – FOR YOUR PARISH
Allow me to clarify my previous column. Last week, I did mention that I would not solicit you for funds. That was for me personally, not the parish. There was a scam stating that I was asking for money and/or gift cards for me. This special initiative asks, if possible, for parishioners to rally around their parish by making a special daily offertory commitment for the next 90 days. This effort is intended to supplement weekly offertory gifts, given the challenges of the current crisis. Again, I would never ask for funds to come to me, personally; yet, the parish could use your support in these trying times. .
Should you choose to join in this effort, the Archdiocese has created an easy-to-use link to donate. Please click here.
The link is available by going to: https://bcatholic.sites.bostoncatholic.org/90DaysYourParish
We are incredibly moved by this effort and forward this information for your consideration.
We understand many of you may not be able to contribute to this special offertory collection given the economic impact this pandemic has had on your personal finances. We remain extremely grateful for your prayers of support for our parish family. If you choose not to make this donation at this time consider dropping off or mailing in your offertory (25 Avery Street) to the parish. We also have online giving that will be of great help for us during this time. The link is: https://stmarysdedham.churchgiving.com/
Be assured of my prayers for you and your loved ones, I remain
Faithfully Yours in Christ,
Fr. Wayne