To prepare for this article, I looked up what I wrote last year at Christmas. Only a few weeks before the holiday, I received the difficult news that my beloved Black Lab “Andy” was filled with cancer and there was no way to treat it. The cancer was too aggressive. They only gave him two to four weeks to live. I remember the painful feelings that weighed on me as I wrote that piece. The article continued with a message of hope. 
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Jottings from Fr. J.J.
Business Manager’s Update
From the Office
This is a hard article to write as its being composed on December 17th due to holiday bulletin deadlines. There will not be an updated financial summary nor will there be one in the New Years bulletin (that article is due on 12/21). The next financial summary will be in the 1/10/10 bulletin. In that bulletin there will be a full accounting, separately and in total of the Christmas collection and the weekend collections; of course I am prayerfully anticipating a record Christmas collection. While I’m sure you are all excited about Christmas, I am equally sure that you look forward to getting the Christmas collection behind us so the doggone Business Manager can stop talking about it.
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Business Manager’s Update
From the Office
We are all very humbled by the donation amounts from last week of $36,929.11. Your support of the ministry at St. Anastasia is encouraging. We welcome all your comments, good or bad as we take them very seriously and we do act on them. After all, these are your ministries paid for with your money. Without your support there is no St. Anastasia. At the risk of reminding you ad-nauseam….the Christmas collection is coming up and it is completely free and clear of the AOD 6% tax. In effect, whatever you donate for the Christmas collection is worth 6% more to us. As I indicated in past articles, a successful Christmas collection can make the difference between finishing up the FY (ends on June 30th) in the black or red.
Jottings from Fr. J.J.
MADD – Last week St. Anastasia hosted the Southeast Michigan Mothers Against Drunk Driving Candlelight Vigil. I was very moved as the hundreds of names were called out and the victim’s families shared poems, prayers, and their grief over their loved ones. I was shocked as to the number of folks impacted from our own parish. In sharing conversations with them, it is clear that the pain does not go away. I share this with you to encourage you to be very, very careful. One simple foolish choice will not only impact you, but hundreds of others. Have a fun season, but be smart in what you do. Pray for those who are affected by drunk driving.