Opportunities for Giving

Dear Friends:

      I thank you for visiting our "Opportunities for Giving" link.  It is through the great generosity

of the people of God that much has been accomplished at St. Clement since the founding of

our parish as a mission in 1912.  I often receive inquiries from parishioners and benefactors

of the parish as to areas of special need in the maintaining of the parish or special projects

that we are currently striving to complete.  We all recognize that our practice of stewardship is

in response to a gracious God who has given us so much.  I hope that the information below will be

helpful.

Sincerely yours in Christ,

Fr. Tom Morgan, V.F.

Pastor

St. Clement Current Funds supported by our parishioners and benefactors:

1.  Offertory (maintains the running of the parish and the completion of our mission to evangelize)

2.  Annual Pastoral Appeal (supports our communal missionary efforts as a Diocese)

3.  Renovation Fund (maintains the upkeep and renovations of our parish buildings)

4.  Debt Reduction (seeks to retire the debt on the church and priest's residence)

5.  St. Clement Education Facility and Activity Center Building Fund (a savings program that seeks

to put aside funds for a future education building, gym, and youth and activity center)

6.  Hispanic Apostolate/Migrant Ministry (seeks to provide for the spiritual and material needs of

our Hispanic and Migrant brothers and sisters)

7.  Seminarian Fund (supports parish seminarians and parish vocation programs)

8.  Special Collection for:  Pregnancy Care Center (taken up on Mother's Day for the support

of our local pregnancy care center)

9.  Special Collection for: My Brother's Keeper (taken up on Father's Day and at our Thanksgiving Day Masses for the support of our food for the needy ministry)

2006-2007 Special Projects:

Projects needing to be completed:

1.   Installation of new baptism font and renovation of the narthex

2.   Painting of priest's residence (99% complete)

3.  Repair of Cronin Hall Roof

4.  New church sign for Alexander Street entrance

Projects scheduled to begin:

1.  Purchase of a 20' X 36' storage building for clothing distribution to the needy.

2.  Marian Shrine and Grotto in front of church

3.  Painting of church

4.  Construction of new convent.  (On hold for further evaluation)

If you would like more information on assisting with any of the above funds or projects,

please contact Fr. Tom Morgan at (813) 752-8251, at 1104 N. Alexander St.,  Plant City, Fl. 33563, or frtom@stclementpc.org.  Thank you

The format for remembering St. Clement Catholic Church in a will is: (the gift, e.g. amount of dollars, percentage of will, specific real estate or material possession) is left to: “Robert N. Lynch, as Bishop of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, a Corporation Sole, for the benefit of St. Clement Catholic Church, Plant City, FL).