Support From TCF
March 2017
(a free resource from Totally Catholic Fundraising)
THERE IS STILL TIME TO BOOK YOUR SPRING FUNDRAISER WITH US! Call or message us today! 208-344-2425 or nicole@totallycatholicfundraising.com. This spring season we have nearly 100 new items...new just since last spring season!
BUT WHY OUR FUNDRAISER?
...Our Fundraiser is COMPLETELY on consignment
...You get a FULL 50% profit
...We support you from beginning to end
...It's TOTALLY CATHOLIC!
...You have nothing to get stuck with
...It's the EASIEST fundraiser you will do this year
...Your parishioners will thank you!
...It's TOTALLY CATHOLIC!
...AND...It's TOTALLY CATHOLIC!
Communicate Your Need!
Many parishes run fundraisers without telling the parishioners why they need the money. Before long, there is a sense that maybe the money isn't being spent well because the parishioners can't see results from all of the fundraising.
Head that problem off at the pass. Always communicate what event, activity or project the funds will be used for. Then after the money you raised has been spent, communicate what the result was: fifteen teens attended NCYC; or, the group helped to build a home for a family in Tijuana; or, a local family had a wonderful Christmas celebration, and so forth.
Always have a good reason for fundraising and you'll always be giving the parishioners a good reason to help the youth in ministry to, with, by, and for others.
Call us today...
run your fundraiser next weekend!
Thanks From Nicole and Kevin
Wow! What a great Spring Season we have had helping parishes and schools with their fundraising needs! So much thanks goes out to those who we have worked with previously who have referred us to others. We feel so blessed to have the opportunity to work with each and everyone of you and to take part in sharing Christ with the youth through your fundraising efforts. God bless you for the work you do in His Holy Name. Know that we pray for you, the youth you minister to and with, and for your parish communities.
A couple's lawn mower was broken, and the wife kept hinting to her youth minister husband that he should get it repaired. But the message never sunk in. She finally thought of a way to make her point.
One day the husband arrived home to find her seated in the grass busily snipping away with a pair of scissors. He watched silently for a short time, and then went into the house.
He returned a few moments later, handed her a toothbrush and said, "When you finish cutting the grass, you might as well sweep the sidewalk."
The doctors say he should be able to walk again, but will always have the limp. No more high-speed youth night games...
Youth Ministry Tips
Tip #101
Use short skits often to make a point, transition to a serious subject, or just to laugh it up. Teens doing it will probably have fun, and it opens a new level of honesty and trust.
Tip #63
Never use curriculum without first adapting it to the needs of your group. Curriculum writers don't know your kids; you do.
DON'T WE ALL
I was parked in front of the mall wiping off my car. I had just come from
the car wash and was waiting for my wife to get out of work. Coming my way
from across the parking lot was what society would consider a bum. From the
looks of him, he had no car, no home, no clean clothes, and no money. There
are times when you feel generous but there are other times that you just
don't want to be bothered. This was one of those "don't want to be bothered
times."
"I hope he doesn't ask me for any money," I thought.
He didn't.
He came and sat on the curb in front of the bus stop but he didn't look like
he could have enough money to even ride the bus.
After a few minutes he spoke.
"That's a very pretty car," he said.
He was ragged but he had an air of dignity around him. His scraggly blond
beard keep more than his face warm.
I said, "thanks," and continued wiping off my car.
He sat there quietly as I worked. The expected plea for money never came.
As the silence between us widened something inside said, "ask him if he
needs any help." I was sure that he would say "yes" but I held true to the
inner voice.
"Do you need any help?" I asked.
He answered in three simple but profound words that I shall never forget. We
often look for wisdom in great men and women. We expect it from those of
higher learning and accomplishments. I expected nothing but an outstretched
grimy hand. He spoke the three words that shook me.
"Don't we all?" he said.
I was feeling high and mighty, successful and important, above a bum in the
street, until those three words hit me like a twelve gauge shotgun.
Don't we all?
I needed help. Maybe not for bus fare or a place to sleep, but I needed
help. I reached in my wallet and gave him not only enough for bus fare, but
enough to get a warm meal and shelter for the day. Those three little words
still ring true. No matter how much you have, no matter how much you have
accomplished, you need help too. No matter how little you have, no matter
how loaded you are with problems, even without money or a place to sleep,
you can give help. Even if it's just a compliment, you can give that.
You never know when you may see someone that appears to have it all. They
are waiting on you to give them what they don't have. A different
perspective on life, a glimpse at something beautiful, a respite from daily
chaos, that only you through a torn world can see.
Maybe the man was just a homeless stranger wandering the streets. Maybe he
was more than that. Maybe he was sent by a power that is great and wise, to
minister to a soul too comfortable in themselves.
Maybe God looked down, called an Angel, dressed him like a bum, then said,
"go minister to that man cleaning the car, that man needs help."
Don't we all?
-- Author Unknown
Spring AND Summer Fundraising
Please know that the spring is a prime time for fundraising with us. And summer isn't too bad either, especially if your parish is in one of those towns or cities where people GO TO in the summer.
We always tailor every fundraiser to the demographics of the parish as well as the community and events that surround it. Book your fundraiser now!
Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time,
because then you won't have a leg to stand on.
God be with each and everyone of you as you share the light of Christ with the young people of our Church. You are prayed for daily by the staff here at Totally Catholic Fundraising.
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cornerstonemedia.org
cultivationministries.com
steubenvilleconferences.com
seanforrest.com
deadtheologianssociety.com
heartworkcamp.com
preparedcatholic.com
ministrytrainingsource.org
allforgodcatholic.com
nacyml.org
catholicyouthministry.com
youngneighbors.org
lifeteen.com
nfcym.org
dannyray.tv
apexministries.com
dougbrummel.com
priestsforlife.org
cupcakesforlife.org
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