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-Henry J.M. Nouwen
It
is a pleasure for our Development Office staff to send
greetings to our faithful benefactors who support our
retirement and ministry needs. For your commitment to us,
we offer sincere thanks and an assurance of our prayers.
We know that it is in the language of prayer that our
hearts speak their deepest feelings of gratitude.
We welcome your support through:
Biannual Appeals
Twice a year, appeals are sent to our friends and
benefactors.
Memorial Gifts
Loved ones may be remembered with a memorial gift to the
Sisters of St. Joseph. The deceased are included in the
prayers or our sisters and associates.
Bequests/Planned Giving
As they prepare estate planning, donors may include a gift
through a will or trust to the Sisters of St. Joseph.
Charitable Gift Annuities
Through a financial agreement, the Congregation
pays a lifetime guaranteed income to the donor. Upon the
donor’s death, the Congregation becomes the beneficiary.
General Donations
These are unsolicited gifts made as donors deem
appropriate.
Donation
Forms- Printable and Online:
(Please select from the following options:)
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Click Here to
submit a donation Online.
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Click Here to
view our Donation Form which you may print out and submit
via US mail.
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Click Here to submit 500 Club application Online.
(Apply online with confidence on our upgraded
secure server!)
Credit cards now
accepted:
Please note, our legal name is:
The Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of
Springfield
Sister Mary Ferguson Takes Helm
at Development Office
 The
Sisters of St. Joseph have appointed Sr. Mary Ferguson as
the new Director of Development for the Congregation.
Sr. Mary replaces Sr. Constance Quinlan, who is retiring.
Sr. Mary has just completed a six
year term on the Leadership Team for the Congregation.
Prior to that she ministered for 24 years in the
Pittsfield Catholic Schools and later served as
Junior/Senior Religion teacher at St. Mary High School in
Westfield.
Sr. Connie had served as Director of
Development for the past twelve years. She said to
donors and other friends of the Community, "It has been a
pleasure to minister with you over the years...Your
support, prayers, encouragement and wonderful messages
have touched me deeply."
The Sisters of
St. Joseph is a non-profit organization under section 501C
(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, pursuant to the United
States Catholic Conference Group Exemption.
Any donations to the Sisters of St. Joseph are deductible
for federal income tax purposes.
You may reach us at:
Development Office
Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield
34 Lower Westfield Rd. Ste 1
Holyoke, MA 01040-2739
Phone:(413) 536-0853
ext. 298
Fax: (413) 536-3517
development@ssjspringfield.com
SSJ 500 Club
The Sisters of St. Joseph
will have two groups of 500 Club members for 2011-2012 and
new members are still being
accepted. The
Club includes monthly drawings for each group:
1st prize: $500
2nd prize: $200
3rd prize: $100
PLUS Bonus Christmas drawings of $250 for each Group!
Yearly membership costs $10 per month for 12 months or $100
upfront (SAVE $20)
Drawings are made on the third Thursday of every month
from September to August.
NEW Online 500 Club Registration!
Click Here to
register for the 500 Club online on our upgraded secure server. (drawings
for the new Clubs began Sept. 2011)
(Click
Here if you'd prefer to view, print out and mail in
the 500 Club registration form for 2011-2012.)
Our sincere
gratitude to everyone for helping to make the 500 Club successful.
Gratefully,
Sr. Mary Ferguson for the Fundraising Committee
Congratulations to the winners of the Christmas Bonus
drawings for the 500 Club
Group !: $250
Paul Perron of Chicopee, Mass.
Group 2: $250 Francis Brissette of Greenfield, Mass.
The winners
for our 500 Clubs for the 2011-2012 membership year are:
January
2012 Group 1
$500 Mary Jo Burke of
Hopkinton, Mass.
$200 Cynthia Roberson of Springfield, Mass.
$100 Pete and Judi Dutko of Springfield, Mass.
January
2012 Group 2:
$500 John Donnellan of
West Springfield, Mass.
$200 Catherine Dower-Gold of Holyoke, Mass.
$100 Florence Osgood of Granby, Mass.
December
2011 Group 1:
$500 Irene Fontaine of
Chicopee, Mass.
$200 Judy Flanagan of Gardner, Mass.
$100 Marion Schmidt of Chicopee, Mass.
December
2011 Group2:
$500 Cecilia James
Mahoney of West Springfield, Mass.
$200 Francis Brissette of Greenfield, Mass.
$100 Nancy Gadbois of Southampton, Mass.
For information
on SOAR (Support Our Aging Religious) visit their web site
at:
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