Hope & Healing

As your pastor, I care about the overall well-being of our wonderful parish.  But, in fact, our parish family is composed of lots of individual families.  And so, my concern is for the well-being of all of our families.  Of course, spiritual well-being is the utmost.  But it's also important to attend to the material well-being of our parishioners, too.  In this regard, I'd like to invite you to listen to the following presentation on stewardship.  In part, stewardship is about tools that can help you protect your assets and fulfill your legal obligations, while considering how doing so can also potentially benefit the mission of Christ here at St. Francis Xavier. 

This presentation was recorded on March 19, 2026 right here at St. Francis, where three speakers addressed parishioners at a special Financial Giving Information Night.  These are the presenters and their topics: 

• First, Ralph Serpe, president and CEO of the Adams County Community Foundation, speaks on charitable strategies known as Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs) and Qualified Charitable Distributions (QCDs) — simple ways to use an IRA or 401(k) to your benefit and others. 

• Then, Phil Dickerson, one of our very own parishioners, speaks on a great organization our parish has recently begun a partnership with, called MyCatholicWill.  It's an easy way for you to make a will absolutely free.  I've actually made my personal will through MyCatholicWill, and invite you to do the same. 

• And finally, Jeff Hughes, a representative from RedefinED, speaks about an extremely easy way to use your state tax liability to financially benefit St. Francis Xavier Catholic School.  I've worked with RedefinED for years, and personally participate in this program, known as a Special Purpose Entity (SPE).  An SPE may sound too good to be true to some, but it’s absolutely not.  In fact, if all our parishioners who could, would participate in an SPE, the financial strain on our school would virtually disappear!  

Finally, the documents referenced in this presentation can be found below.  Please let me know if you have any further questions or comments.  Thank you for supporting St. Francis Xavier Parish and School!

Fr. Marcoe

Audio Presentation