St Margaret of Scotland RC Church

Making Disciples Through Prayer, Faith Formation & Service

12/23/2018

So Close & Yet So Far!

We had hoped to have the stairways open for Christmas, but have hit a snag. The plan and design of the steps called for reusing the old railings. A recent inspection turned up the fact that the railings (while to code when originally built) do not meet the current code.

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12/16/2018

9 Days to Christmas

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12/09/2018

All I Want for Christmas is My 2 Back Steps

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12/02/2018

We Have a Concrete Example

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11/25/2018

It’s Pouring Rain, Not Concrete

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11/18/2018

Rain, Rain, Go Away

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11/11/2018

The Rebar’s Connected to the Footings

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11/04/2018

Awaiting Inspection & Cement

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10/28/2018

Watch Your Footing!

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10/21/2018

Two Stairs Down

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10/14/2018

One Stair Down

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10/07/2018

Church entrances work has begun.

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09/30/2018

Many thanks to all who have donated or are fulfilling their pledge. A special thanks to the two families whose gifts recently arrived. 401 households have now offered their financial support.

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09/23/2018

Many thanks to all who have donated or are fulfilling their pledge. A special thanks to the two families whose gifts recently arrived. 401 households have now offered their financial support.

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9/16/2018

Many thanks to all who have donated or are fulfilling their pledge. A special thanks to the five families whose gifts recently arrived. 399 households have now offered their financial support.

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09/09/2018

Many thanks to all who have donated or are fulfilling their pledge. A special thanks to the five families whose gifts recently arrived. 399 households have now offered their financial support.

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09/02/2018

Andy White from Parish Development Consultants has been away. Therefore, we cannot update the Pledge amount. But there is a good number of envelopes waiting for him when he returns after Labor Day.

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08/26/2018

Thanks to all who have donated or are fulfilling their pledge. 394 households have now offered their financial support. This week we received 5 new commitments. Please join them if you can. Each pledge makes a difference.

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08/19/2018

Thanks to all who have donated or are fulfilling their pledge. 389 households have now offered their financial support. A special thanks to the parishioner who increased their pledge last week. Please join them if you can. Each pledge makes a difference.

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08/12/2018

Thanks to all who have donated or are fulfilling their pledge. 385 households have now offered their financial support. Please join them if you can. Each pledge makes a difference.

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08/05/2018

Thanks to all who have donated or are fulfilling their pledge. A special thanks to the family whose gift recently arrived. 385 households have now offered their financial support. Please join them if you can. Each pledge makes a difference.

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07/29/2018

Thanks to all who have donated or are fulfilling their pledge. A special thanks to the family whose gift recently arrived. 384 households have now offered their financial support. Please join them if you can. Each pledge makes a difference.

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07/22/2018

We received no update this week. Thanks to all who have pledged and a special thanks to the 8 families whose pledges recently arrived. 383 households have offered their financial support. Each pledge makes a difference.

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07/15/2018

We received no update this week. Thanks to all who have pledged and a special thanks to the 3 families whose pledges recently arrived. 370 households have offered their financial support. Each pledge makes a difference.

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07/08/2018

We continue past the $810,000 mark. Thanks to all who have pledged and a special thanks to the 3 families whose pledges recently arrived. As of last Monday, 370 households have offered their financial support. Each pledge makes a difference.

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07/01/2018

We have passed the $800,000 mark!! Thanks to all who have pledged and a special thanks the 6 families whose pledges helped us past that point. As of Monday, 367 households have offered their financial support. Each pledge makes a difference.

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06/24/2018

We have passed the $800,000 mark!! Thanks to all who have pledged and a special thanks the 3 families whose pledges helped us past that point. As of Monday, 361 households have offered their financial support. Each pledge makes a difference.

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06/17/2018

We have passed the $800,000 mark!! Thanks to all who have pledged and a special thanks the 7 families whose pledges helped us past that point. As of Monday, 358 households have offered their financial support. Each pledge makes a difference.

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06/10/2018

We have passed the $800,000 mark!! Thanks to all who have pledged and a special thanks the 5 families whose pledges helped us past that point. As of Monday, 351 households have offered their financial support. Each pledge makes a difference.

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06/03/2018

We have reached the $800,000 mark!! Thanks to all who have pledged and a special thanks the 8 families whose pledges helped us past that point. As of Monday, 346 households have offered their financial support. Each pledge makes a difference.

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05/27/2018

Our thanks the 8 families who, this week, made their commitment to our Capital Campaign. As of Monday, 339 households have offered their financial support.

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05/20/2018

Our thanks the 10 families who, this week, made their commitment to our Capital Campaign. As of Monday, 331 households have offered their financial support. We have reached out to All registered households to help accomplish the work detailed in the following link.

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05/13/2018

Our thanks the 11 families who, this week, made their commitment to our Capital Campaign. As of Monday, 321 households have offered their financial support.

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05/06/2018

Our thanks the 4 families who, this week, made their commitment to our Capital Campaign. As of Monday, 310 households have offered their financial support.

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04/29/2018

Our thanks the 8 families who, this week, made their commitment to our Capital Campaign. As of Monday, 302 households have offered their financial support. We have reached out to All registered households to help accomplish the work detailed to the right. You can see all the work necessary for the continued use and efficient operation of our 60 year old plant, designed as a school auditorium and cafeteria, not the Church and meetings space we use it for. We will only be successful with everyone’s support.

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04/22/2018

Our thanks the 8 families who, this week, made their commitment to our Capital Campaign. As of Monday, 302 households have offered their financial support. We have reached out to All registered households to help accomplish the work detailed to the right. You can see all the work necessary for the continued use and efficient operation of our 60 year old plant, designed as a school auditorium and cafeteria, not the Church and meetings space we use it for. We will only be successful with everyone’s support.

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04/15/2018

We thank the 12 families who joined their fellow parishioners who previously made their pledges and donations to our Capital Campaign. As of Monday, 294 households have offered their financial support. We have reached out to All registered households to help accomplish the work detailed to the right. You can see all the work necessary for the continued use and efficient operation of our 60 year old plant, designed as a school auditorium and cafeteria, not the Church and meetings space we use it for.

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04/08/2018

We thank 20 families who joined their fellow parishioners who previously made their pledges and donations to our Capital Campaign. As of Monday, 282 households have offered their financial support. We have reached out to All registered households to help accomplish the work detailed to the right. As you can see, all the work is necessary for the continued use and efficient operation of our 60 year old plant, designed as a school auditorium and cafeteria, not the Church and meetings space we use it for.

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04/01/2018

We thank all who last weekend joined their fellow parishioners who previously made their pledges and donations to our Capital Campaign. As of Monday, 262 households have offered their financial support. We have reached out to All registered households to help accomplish the work detailed to the right. As you can see, all the work is necessary for the continued use and efficient operation of our 60 year old plant, designed as a school auditorium and cafeteria, not the Church and meetings space we use it for.

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03/25/2018

We thank all who last weekend joined their fellow parishioners who previously made their pledges and donations to our Capital Campaign. As of Monday, 220 households have offered their financial support. We have reached out to All registered households to help accomplish the work detailed to the right. As you can see, all the work is necessary for the continued use and efficient operation of our 60 year old plant, designed as a school auditorium and cafeteria, not the Church and meetings space we use it for.

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03/18/2018

Thank you to all who have sent in their pledges and donations. As of Wednesday, 156 households have offered their financial support. All registered households were sent information packet describing the projects and the options that are available to add your support to this Campaign!

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03/11/2018

Thank you to all who have sent in their pledges and donations. As of Wednesday, 137 households have offered their financial support. This week, all registered households received an information packet. We urge you to review the details of the projects and the options that are available to add your support to this Campaign!

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03/04/2018

Thank you to all who have sent in their pledges and donations. As of Wednesday, 117 households have offered their financial support. This week, all registered households will be receiving an information packet. We urge you to review the details of the projects and the options that are available to add your support to this Campaign!

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02/25/2018

Pledges and donations of many different amounts continue to arrive at our Campaign Office at the Parish Center. As of Wednesday, 108 households have offered their financial support. Coupled with that are words of encouragement that are great gifts, too!

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02/18/2018

Pledges and donations of many different amounts continue to arrive at our Campaign Office at the Parish Center. As of Wednesday, 104 households have offered their financial support. Coupled with that are words of encouragement that are great gifts, too!

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02/11/2018

Our thanks to those who have added their pledges to our Capital Campaign during this past week. As of Wednesday, 94 individuals/families have returned their pledge for a total of $391,124. The pledges are of various amounts, but they express sacrificial commitments on the part of those who stepped forward.

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02/04/2018

Our Capital Campaign continues to build momentum with additional gifts received each day. As of this past week, 86 families have returned their pledge for a total of $368,550. This strong response is a most encouraging sign that the campaign is well on its way toward success.

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01/28/2018

Fr. Jim spoke at all the Masses last weekend, announcing the start of the main phase of our Capital Campaign. The full text is on the parish website (saintmargaret.com). The important points are

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01/21/2018

Over 90% of the parishioners who took part in last fall’s Feasibility Study indicated they were aware that renovations and repairs to our parish buildings and grounds are needed. They also offered their input on priorities, which we used in drawing up the list of projects to be done.

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