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November 2, 2021Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ
The readings from the Mass this week focuses on the generosity of two destitute widows. First, from the book of kings we are shown a widow who is generous to the prophet Elijah with her last bit of surplus. In the Gospel, Jesus points to the generous widow who gives from her last. We are all call to emulate the widow’s faith. Jesus is very clear in the gospel this week when he tells us that we must keep our hearts centered on humble service of God and others
As you know we are currently undertaking the renovation of the main Church. You can go online at Sthyacinth.org to see the progress of the renovations.
The 1st phase of renovations was to install new HVAC and Heating Systems for the Church. The 2nd phase of renovations has delt with the demolitions, and preparation of the Church with painting, replacing light fixtures, adjusting the altar, and generally improving spaces and flooring. The 3rd phase of installation of the new flooring. The 4th and final phase are the installation the new pews. If the phases get out of order, then it effects the schedule of the next.
As you are aware the United States and the world are facing supply chain issues. There are container ships off the east and west coast of the United States that are waiting to be unloaded ant there is a backload.
Currently, our new flooring is on its way from South Korea and is due into the port of Savannah this week, and the renovation contractors are very concerned about the backlog of merchandise in the ports.
If there is a delay in the shipping and delivery of the flooring, this will delay the instillation the pews when intern would delay our return to the main church for worship. This may mean that we will not be able to enter the Church until after the beginning new year in January 2022.
Once again, I will ask everyone to pray that all these supply chain issues can get resolved. In the coming weeks I will keep you informed as to any changes to the renovation schedule. Please check our website for updates on the renovations.
Currently we have 220 families using online automatic reoccurring giving. We have over 1000 registered families here at STHY that maybe giving to our parish in the Sunday collection; however, we don’t have a record of them using their envelopes or online giving. The Church spends close to $10,000 a year to print and mail our parish offertory envelopes. You can enroll for online giving through Sthyacinth.org/ onlinegiving. As always, know that your generosity is truly a gift from God.
For 2021, Cardinal DiNardo has assessed our parish DSF goal at $80,000. This year, our parish has collected $63,242 towards our goal. We have until the end of the year to collect our goal. DSF supports more than 60 ministries and programs that serve the faithful of the Archdiocese and us here at St. Hyacinth. From Catholic chaplains at the hospitals and the Port of Houston, to religious education training for our teachers (who pass on their faith to our children), to outreach to seniors, to youth ministry, to soup kitchens, to Catholic Charities ministry to the poor and disenfranchised, and to training for seminarians, Deacons and priests, the DSF provides funding for people and program that serve us all. There is only two months left until the end of the year to cover the $16,757 deficit in DSF. If we do not make our DSF goal for the year, the balance that is due will come directly out of the operating expense of the parish. Thank you for your generosity.
God Bless,
Fr. Reginald Samuels
