Archdiocese of Newark

Archdiocese of Newark

Call to Stewardship

Winter 2018

Inside this issue:

St. Rose of Lima

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Students' Hurricane Relief

Catholic Charities

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Donation Bins

St. Joseph's High

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School Stewardship

St. Vincent de Paul 6-7 Shoe Drive

Stewardship

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Workshop

Alter Server Honored 9-10

Men's Conference

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Fall Initiatives in

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Development

Women's Commission 13

Planned Giving

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Evangelization School 16

Box Tops

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Bulletin Reflections 18-23

Office of Development & Stewardship

Happy New Year

from The Office of Development & Stewardship!

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New Year Greetings, I hope that you and your families enjoyed a Christmas sea-

son full of peace and joy. The Development office isn't just about fundraising. We were busy with various stewardship initiatives throughout the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. Thanks to the generosity of our donors and partners, we were able to help provide Thanksgiving meals for 32 families plus the young men at Strong Futures. We pray that 2018 will be an exciting year in stewardship throughout our great Archdiocese. God bless, Kari Volosin

Coordinator of Special Events & Initiatives Office of Development & Stewardship

Kari Volosin

Coordinator of Special Events and Initiatives Office of Development and Stewardship 171 Clifton Avenue Newark, NJ 07104

973-497-4046

kari.volosin@

St. Rose of Lima Students Fundraising Assists Hurricane Victims

In early September, Hurricane Irma made landfall in Florida, where many suffered terrible losses. The students at St. Rose of Lima Academy in Short Hills wondered what they could do to help. Principal Mrs. Tina Underwood reached out to our sister school, St. Rose of Lima School in Miami Shores, Florida, to see if there was some way that we could help. The vice principal of St. Rose in Miami Shores, Mrs. Celine Zigmont expressed her gratitude for not only reaching out but she also expressed an interest in our helping to replace the "Young children's playground," which was completely destroyed.

With the help of our Academy students and the Adolescent Faith Formation group of St. Rose of Lima Church, we were able to raise $1000. Principal Underwood conveyed "It is incredible how we can make a difference in the lives of others."

As fate would have it, St. Rose learned of a direct connection between the two schools, when it was discovered that our very own sixth grader, Amelia Lisco's first cousins Nicholas Arrieta, fifth grade and Lukas Arrieta, Pre-K attend St. Rose in Miami Shores and that Lukas will benefit directly from the rebuilt playground. We can't wait to see the preschoolers utilizing the students' gift.

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Stewardship and Catholic Charities Donation Bins...... Any Connection?

"......I assure you as you did it for one of my least brothers, you did it for me." (Mt5:40) These are the words that drive the mission of Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Newark. Would you like to help Catholic Charities continue its mission as it touches the lives of those who are considered the marginalized members of society and at the same time demonstrate that you are a good steward? Stewardship involves sharing our time, talents, and treasures. This is an opportunity to help the less fortunate and share the many treasures that are in your closets, attics, and basements. You may do so by contributing the following items: used clothing, small appliances, shoes, linens, sheets, towels, stuffed animals, novels, and children's books.

All of the items will be sold and the proceeds will be used to support the many programs for the needy. As a direct result from the donations to the bins, Catholic Charities was able to purchase 85 new metal frame beds for our homeless shelter at St. Lucy's in Jersey City. For many homeless, the harsh pavement of the streets has been replaced by the comfort of a sturdy bed.

Catholic Charities has over 80 bins in 66 parishes throughout the diocese. You probably have seen our bins. They are white and marked with Catholic Charities distinctive blue logo. A full listing of these parishes is on the Catholic Charities web site ? just click on the picture of the bin. Catholic Charities programs include:

counseling and support services for at-risk youth and their families programs for the elderly educational programs for children with special needs psychological and psychiatric help for those with mental illness job training for individuals with barriers to employment affordable, high-quality early childhood education to children in Newark and Elizabeth emergency shelter for the homeless and for those who are HIV-positive affordable housing for low-income families adoption services

If you have a large number of items or have breakable items such as dishes, glasses, and picture frames, please call 1877-343-3651 for a direct pick up. Need a tax receipt? Scan the QR code on the bin or call 1-877-343-3651. If you cannot find a bin in your area or have questions or comments, please contact Maria Biancheri - 973-596-3985 mbiancheri@.

Catholic Charities needs additional parishes to participate in this program as the demands for services increase with the passing years. If you are a pastor and are willing to add a bin to your parish grounds, please call Maria. The bins may be a silent, visible reminder to some parishioners to put stewardship into action.

A good steward always gives thanks for his/her blessings. What better way to express our "thanks" than by "giving" to others? May your everyday be a day of "Thanks-giving."

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Saint Joseph's Regional High School, Montvale NJ Stewardship Initiatives

Carla Repollet, Vice Chancellor/Executive Director of Development & Stewardship was presented with a check in the amount of $2475 to help victims in Florida, Texas, Puerto Rico and Turks and Caicos who have been affected by the recent hurricanes. The check was presented by Deacon Joe Sisco, Social Outreach Coordinator of St. Joseph Regional High School in Montvale, along with students Eric Stoeckel, Alex Alta and Connor Tsikitas. Stewardship is alive at St. Joseph Regional High School where the students are helping to make the world a better place.

The UNICO chapter of Saint Joseph's Regional High School also collected and donated 360 individual bags of candy to the Veterans Home in Paramus, NJ.

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Saint Vincent de Paul Shoe Drive

By: Lynn Gully

Saint Vincent de Paul in Bayonne is the fourth parish in the Archdiocese to organize a shoe drive with Funds2Orgs. It was a great success! A total of 121 bags (25 pairs of shoes in each bag) were collected. Holy Family, Nutley; St. Stephen, Kearny & St. Michael, Lyndhurst each organized their own successful shoe drive.

Maryann Angrosina (red coat) is the parish secretary and she took the lead. She encouraged the parishioners to clean out their closets and she also contacted various businesses in town. The shoes were collected before and after each Mass for eight weeks and stored in the parish garage.

Funds2Orgs notified the parish when they were going to be in the area. So far has the parish collected 121 bags (2,475 pairs of shoes) and received a $1173.20 check!

Funds2Orgs supplied 100 clear plastic bags and a box of rubber bands. Once they received the paperwork with the start date, the supplies were delivered right away to the parish at no cost.

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Volunteers sorted and rubber banded the shoes together (another requirement) and made sure each bag had 25 pairs and all the shoes still had some "sole" left! This is win-win-win-win opportunity ? the parish raises money; shoes do not end up in the landfill; you clean out your closets; and you are able to help others with the donated shoes.

If you are interested in giving this fundraising idea a try you will need to commit to a minimum of 100 bags; you will need a place to store and process the shoes and a few volunteers to help. The shoes collected impact individuals, families, and communities in developing nations around the world.

If you would like to give this fundraiser a try, you can contact Funds2Orgs directly via email at asap@ or by calling 407-930-2979.

I would also be happy to answer any questions you have. Contact me, Lynn Gully at Lynn.Gully@ or 973-497-4589 for more information or if you have any questions.

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