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Last October, our parish announced as a part of the updates to our sanctuary for the 25^th Anniversary of the church; there would be opportunities for memorial donations to cover the costs of items that were outside of the parish funded updates. In addition to the church; the Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Garden (Columbarium) was announced. There are memorial opportunities for the OLLMG outside of the church memorials.

Considering a number of our parishioners are looking for a place to create a lasting memory for loved ones or in support of our faith. For those wishing to explore the use of QCDs (Qualified Charitable Distributions) or RMDs Required minimum distributions) or use their appreciated stocks towards a charitable donation that applies the appreciated value to the donation in lieu of taxes.; the parish office has information on these methods of making charitable donations.

Contact parishioner Scott Thrasher at scott@thethrashergrp.com for further information.

The memorial lists for the church and memorial garden where your donations can be directed to are provided below:

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish

1. Items Costing $1,000 or less
   a. Processional Crucifix
   b. Mass Bell (Donated)
   c. Holy Water Bucket with Aspergillum
   d. Wall Crucifix
2. Items Costing $1,500
   a. Stations of the Cross that are being enhanced and framed (14 individual donations) (3 Donations)
   b. Replacement of the Sacrarium
3. Items Costing $7,500
   a. Replacement of one statue and creation of a votive candle altar (Donated)
   b. Replacement of one statue and creation of a votive candle altar (Donated)
4. Cost estimate of $80,000 to $100,000 to replace the church organ (Multiple Donors Possible)
5. Cost of $200,000 for recovering the pews and kneelers (Multiple Donors Possible)
   a. The approximate cost per pew/kneeler/chair is $750.00
   Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Garden
6. Granite Benches $2,500
   a. There are 3 benches remaining
7. Etched Murals -$5,000
   a. There is one mural remaining.
8. Shrine -$100,000 (Multiple Donors Possible)
   a. The shrine consists of the statue of Mary and three prayer etchings