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Bishop Joe Vasquez's letter:"We have much to be thankful for in the Diocese of Austin. Our gracious Lord has blessed us abundantly and, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we have grown together, evolving into the giving and caring community of faith we are today.
Through our pastoral plan, Encounter that Leads to Transformation, we have experienced Jesus Christ in a more intentional way, and developed a roadmap for a vibrant and secure future for this diocese. In this spirit, I am excited to launch a capital and endowment campaign so we may continue to encounter Christ in our liturgies and ministries, and to provide support to our clergy and each other.
The Encountering Christ campaign will fulfill the mission of our diocese as outlined in the Pastoral Plan. The campaign goal of $85 million will support our clergy at all stages of their vocation, strengthen our parishes, large and small, and expand our services to our brothers and sisters most in need. The campaign will also ensure we form a band of “missionary disciples,” in the spirit of Pope Francis’ Apostolic Exhortation, Evangelii Gaudium (the Joy of the Gospel). We will direct funds to Catholic schools and parish faith formation programs, campus and young adult ministries, and leadership development for Hispanic and other emerging ethnic communities. Some of these funds will be used immediately to meet the needs of our faithful today, while other funds will be placed in endowments to cultivate the needs of tomorrow"
At Our Lady of Wisdom, we are 85% towards our goal of $165,000. With the strengthening the parish portion of our campiagn, we plan to rennovate the bathrooms, increase security, and upgrade the sound system. We are currently working on other long term solutions for parking and facility expansion with the help of the Diocese. The team of volunteers are meeting and visiting friends, but if you would like to learn more about the campaign, please click on the link below:
https://www.encounteringchristcampaign.org/