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4) (NEW) MULTIPLY THE HOPE— Online Giving via the CALGARY DIOCESE Website is available at www.catholicyyc.ca/donatetoparish where donations directed to "Cochrane, St. Mary's" and applied to the MULTIPLY THE HOPE (MTH) CAMPAIGN will allow the Diocese to MATCH YOUR DONATION (essentially, double it). Click HERE to learn more about the MTH campaign.
More information about this exciting
campaign follows BELOW
* St. Mary’s is a registered charity and donations are eligible for a tax-receipt.
Phase One of St. Mary's Church was completed in 2007. The mortgage was $5 million back then. We've worked hard to whittle down that principal and its interest payments. But we're not there, quite yet.
NOTE: MORE INFORMATION from the committee at St. Mary’s over-seeing the Multiply the Hope (MTH) Campaign (with information specific to our parish) will be available for parishioners in the next month or so. However, if you wish to learn for yourself more about the MTH campaign, click HERE for the Diocese’s overview of the project.
The Needs of Our Parish* and why we seek your donations . . .
The Needs of Our Parish* and why we seek your donations . . .
ST. MARY’S PARISH has significant financial obligations— first, a large mortgage balance (plus interest), which we have named the BUILDING FUND,* and second, ongoing expenses (heat, light, insurance, property taxes, yearly Diocesan assessments, administrative salaries, and so on). In addition, our parish is not finished building.
We are lacking a proper Sanctuary, which is the goal of Phase TWO. As responsible Stewards of Treasure, we are asked to donate as we can to meet ongoing and future needs.
BUT, the Calgary Diocese has offered some help!
RECENT EXCITING INFORMATION:
Since January 1, 2025, and continuing until December 31, 2027, the Diocese of Calgary is enacting a special first-of-its-kind project called the Multiply the Hope (MTH) Campaign — where every dollar contributed to a parish’s BUILDING FUND is matched by the Diocese, up to each parish’s designated goal.** It means each donation becomes DOUBLE in size — and therefore, in impact!
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