Establishment of the St. Michael's Church Preservation Society

Sept. 22, 2015 Update 70% of the Business owners in the neighborhood near St. Michael’s Church recently sent a letter and a petition to Bishop Sullivan calling the decision to close St. Michael’s Church a “bad business decision”. Also last week the Save St. Mikes team met twice with the new pastor of St. Michael’s Church and encouraged him to extend the regular Sunday Masses through December. He decided to discontinue the regular 11:00 am Sunday Mass after Sept. 27. We expressed deep disappointment and notified him of our plan to establish a non-profit organization St. Michael’s Church Preservation Society. For copies of the Business Owners letter and petition to and the Mission Statement for the St. Michael’s Church Preservations Society go to savestmikes on facebook. This preservation plan has been successful in 70 Churches around the country and is supported by our Canon Lawyers and has been acceptable to the Vatican. It is a practical way to keep St. Michael's Church intact. It gives the St. Michael’s Church Preservation Society- which is really all of us- operating authority over the Church and gives us time to build a stronger Catholic community nationally, in the neighborhood and the Atlantic City area. The plan is only possible if supporters help. Financial support is needed now to reach our goal to raise $250,000. This amount will make the non-profit society financially able to meet its goal for at least the next two years. Please make a pledge using the form below, or use the form at savestmikes on facebook, or contact any of the persons listed at the end of the form. Finally, after Mass last Sunday Anthony Venafro, the Pledge Campaign Coordinator, updated parishioners about the Pledge Campaign and plans for the St. Michael’s Church Preservation Society. A recording of these remarks will be sent to you shortly. Thanks for your continued support, Robert Venafro ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SAVE ST. MIKES PLEDGE FORM WE CALL ON YOU TO SAVE ST. MIKES WITH A PLEDGE IN ANY AMOUNT. YOUR PLEDGE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A $250,000 FUND TO PRESERVE ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH. WE ESTIMATE THIS FUND WILL PAY FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS OF CHURCH OPERATING COSTS WITHOUT ANY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM ST. MONICA’S PARISH OR THE DIOCESE. PLEDGES WILL BE DUE ONLY WHEN THE CURRENT APPEALS TO THE VATICAN, THE BISHOP, AND THE PASTOR HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED . IF AND WHEN THIS OCCURS SAVE ST. MIKES WILL CONTACT YOU TO OBTAIN YOUR TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATION AND EXPLAIN HOW IT WILL BE USED TO PRESERVE ST. MICHAEL’S CHURCH. PLEDGE INFORMATION (please print or type ) Name ___________________________________________ Address________________________________________ City_________________________ State__________ZIP______ Home Phone__________________________ Cell Phone ___________________________ Email___________________________ YEARLY PLEDGE AMOUNT $ 5,000 $2500 $1000 $500 $250 $100 OTHER $________ This PLEDGE is dedicated in memory of: _______________________________________________ Would you be interested in volunteering to Save St. Mikes? Yes No SEND YOUR PLEDGE FORM TO SAVE ST. MIKES PO BOX 1375, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ. 08404. TO PLEDGE BY PHONE CONTACT ANTHONY VENAFRO AT 865.405.6493; TO PLEDGE BY EMAIL WRITE TO DUCKTOWN1946@YAHOO.COM. FOR REGULAR UPDATES ON THE SAVE ST MIKES EFFORTS GO TO SAVESTMIKES ON FACEBOOK OR CONTACT ROBERT VENAFRO 703.802.0150, DAIVA MINTER daivaminter@yahoo.com, OR RICHARD NEGRO AT 609.347.3340.