Dear friend,
This is a wonderful season of joy, peace, love, hope and generosity. As the end of the year approaches, I want to express my deep gratitude for your faithfulness in giving to your church in your time, talent and treasure. I also want to encourage you to participate in our Christmas Offering 2011. Let me quickly tell you what this offering is for. As we entered December our operations fund has a deficit we want to make up. This has been a wonderful year in many ways in spite of the economy. However, given the economic recession our country is undergoing we realized 2011 was going to be a difficult year in giving. Early in the year we reduced our original budget and have scaled back in many areas. We’ve strived to be both wise and prudent and cut back as much as possible while continuing to do our ministry programs. At the same time we wanted 2011 to be a year of growth, recognizing that our struggling economy provides a great time for people to meet Jesus, for couples to grow in hope, and for families to work together. So 2011 has been a year of pruning and of asking God where he wants us to focus our energy and attention.
We are operating below our projected budget but we have a deficit we would like to get rid of so we can finish the year in the black. As a church we rely on everyone who attends for our financial base. We depend on the Lord as he moves through you. Would you put your church on your Christmas list? By years end would you consider giving a special gift? Will you join us in making the goal to raise $31,000 to erase our deficit for 2011? My hope is that you will give, not out of a sense of obligation, but rather out of gratitude to God. In addition, if everyone who calls MFMC their home church would consider a gift of an additional $25 or more per month in the next year we would make our budget and build a surplus in 2012. Would you step up your giving and tithing in 2012, starting in January?
Thank you for your faithfulness in creating environments to develop passion for Christ, His call, His community and his causes here at MFMC and beyond though your continued generosity. Just like many of you, I am so thankful and feel so blessed to be a part of a church full of people deeply committed to bringing God’s beauty and presence to the world around us.
Merry Christmas and a Joyous New Year!
Pastor Vic Rodriguez
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