Offertory, Ministries
and Special Collections (One Time)

Offertory

Contributions to the Offertory are used to fund parish activities, including our multitude of ministries supporting our growth in worship, education and service.   In addition, these funds cover the operating expenses of the parish – salaries, required Archdiocese support, and costs of maintaining the facilities.

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Indonesian Offertory (KKI)

Contributions support the activities of the Indonesian community here at OLA.

 

St. Vincent de Paul Society (OLA Conference)

Donations help provide direct assistance to the poor in our local community.  Vincentians meet face to face with the poor to assess their needs.  Some of the needs addressed by Vincentians include housing and utility assistance; job training and placement; and access to food, clothing, transportation and medical care.

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Honor/Memorial Gifts

A gift in honor or in memory of a loved one can be a fitting tribute and can also benefit the mission of our parish.  Often, words seem an inadequate way to express our support or sympathy, and an honor/memorial gift can be that deeply thoughtful expression of our feelings.  Please provide the name in the comments field, and whether you would like to have the family notified of the gift.

 

Christ Renews His Parish

Donations help fund this parish activity.  Christ Renews His Parish is a unique, parish-based faith renewal experience for men and women.

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Parish Preschool Fundraising

Donations will help fund the purchase of extra equipment, capital improvements, extra materials/supplies and extraordinary expenses.

 

Parish Endowment Fund

Donations will be directed to the Parish Endowment Fund at the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia to support, now and forever, the mission of the parish, including capital needs, religious educations, ministries and operations.

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Parish Preschool Endowment Fund

Donations will be directed to the Parish Preschool Endowment Fund at the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia.  As the value of the endowment fund grows, our parish is eligible to receive an annual distribution that comes from the earnings of the fund.  These distributions will be used to offer scholarships to deserving students who otherwise may not be able to attend our preschool.

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Catholic Charities Atlanta

Catholic Charities Atlanta serves the poor and vulnerable on behalf of the Atlanta Catholic community, providing transformative services that enable families to overcome barriers and achieve self-sufficiency.

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Pregnancy Aid Clinic

Since 1984, the Pregnancy Aid Clinic has been providing an outreach to help women and their partners make informed and thoughtful decisions about their pregnancy and offering free services to help in that decision journey.

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Interfaith Outreach Home

Interfaith Outreach Home was set up in 1992 to provide a safe, secure, and nurturing environment for homeless families.  The goal of IOH is to empower families to take control of their lives and successfully return to the larger community through intensive counseling, life skills training, job preparation and job search and coaching. 

 

Society of Mary

Gifts are used toward the care of aging and elderly Marists, recruitment, formation, education and training of Marists, Marist outreach to those who are in need, Marist ministries for the advancement of justice, peace and integrity of creation, Marist laity and the Marist website.

 

Altar Flowers

Donations go toward flowers for our weekly services and help supplement the collections made for Christmas and Easter liturgies.

 

Serving the Poor - Soupremes

Donations help the Soupremes ministry purchase supplies which teams of chefs use to prepare meals at our Marist Hall kitchen to be served at the two downtown night shelters from November through March.

 

Serving the Poor – Mercy Care

Donations help fund the Mercy Care Chamblee ministry – which provides volunteer support for Mercy Care sponsored events, assembles meal kit packages for Mercy Care clients twice a year, and adopts Mercy Care families during their Christmas adopt-a-family program.

 

Archbishop’s Annual Appeal

Your gift to the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal helps support the necessary financial needs of the ministries in the Atlanta Archdiocese.  Your gift touches the lives of the unborn, the student, the educators, the infirmed, the elderly, seminarians and priests, and the homeless and those suffering from injustice.  Your gift also helps defray the costs of the Georgia Bulletin, which is charged to OLA through the Appeal.  (The preferred donation method for the Appeal is directly through the Archdiocese website (lifeofthechurch.com/donate) but is offered here as a convenience).