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You are here: Home / News / Father Bill’s Letter To The Parish May 21, 2020

Father Bill’s Letter To The Parish May 21, 2020

May 21, 2020 by Marcus Reynolds

My dear Parishioners,

On March 19, 2020, the Senate introduced the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act” aka the CARES Act. It was subsequently signed by President Trump on March 27, 2020. This bill created a $2 trillion economic relief package for the purpose of protecting the American people from public health and economics impacts of COVID-19.

Through the attentiveness and persistence of our Business Manager, Maya Bashoury, our parish successfully secured a CARES loan of $115,500, effective May 4, 2020. This money [known as the Payroll Protection Program (PPP)] will be used to cover the salaries, wages and benefits of our parish and preschool staff as well as rent and utilities until the end of June. When the shutdown occurred in Oregon on March 23, 2020, my commitment to our parish and preschool staff was that they would not be laid off. As pastor, I thought that as a parish we owed them some financial security during this time of great uncertainty. In the meantime all of our staff have carried out their jobs as best they could using remote communications and providing the children, teens and adults with the learning experiences and supplies that they need. Our commitment to our preschool families was that no child would need to leave the program simply because a family member was suddenly unemployed. We told them that all the children could finish out the school year together regardless of the COVID-19 impact on their families.

Receiving this loan from the Federal Government is a huge help to our parish budget for the months of May and June. I do want to emphasis, though, that after June, we are on our own. Therefore, I strongly recommend that we all continue the ongoing support of our parish. We all have much to do in serving our parishioners and meeting their needs for catechesis and spiritual growth during these trying times. I would like to remind you that we continue to live stream our Sunday Mass at 11:00 am and also a daily Mass on Wednesday at Noon. I invite you to join us.

I ask God’s blessings on all of you. I know that remaining at home is hard, especially for the children. As this Pandemic moves through our society as a roaring lion seeking someone to devour (1Peter 5:8), I ask that you stay safe, follow the leadership given us by the medical community and wait for better days. They will come, I do believe, but this whole situation will take longer to safely resolve that we had hoped.

AMDG (Ad maiorem Dei gloriam “For the greater glory of God”)*

Fr. Bill

*This closing was typically used by St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, at the end of his correspondence.

May 21,2020

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