St. Francis de Sales Catholic Parish

Dear School Families,

The year 2020 has been challenging, to say the least.  We pray that your family is well during this difficult time and your children are enjoying being back in school.  We had to cancel the Spring Bazaar and the Fall Gala, two of our largest Fundraisers of the year.  After prayerful consideration, however, in lieu of the Gala the parish has decided to end the year with an exciting, joyful festivity that won’t entirely replace the Gala, but will help our parish replace some of the lost revenue and may give you a surprise Christmas gift.  These funds are essential to the parish support of the school’s expenses.  The parish has subsidized the school at an average of $100,000 per year over the last four years.  Our new principal, Mrs. Anne Quatrini, is looking at upgrading many of the aging aspects of the school building to provide a better environment for your children, so extra funds are required.

We are excited to announce a Christmas Raffle to be held on Saturday, December 12, the Feast of our Lady of Guadalupe.  First prize will be a $4000 Visa gift card, Second Prize is a $3,000 gift card, Third Prize is a $2,000 gift card, and Fourth Prize is a $1,000 gift card.  There will be a total of 10 exciting prizes in all including a TV and a variety of gift cards like Amazon, restaurants, and Visa.  We are asking for your help underwriting these prizes and the cost of the distributing of the tickets.  If you are able to underwrite a gift card, please contact the raffle co-chairs listed below.  We welcome exciting “non-cash” donations (such as an iPhone, iPad, bicycles, TV, etc) as well as gift cards.  Please check our website sfds-houston.org and click on the Gala Raffle tab for the final prize list and to donate online.

We will be selling tickets after weekend Masses beginning in early October through December 12.  Tickets will also be available at the church office from 9am to 5pm Monday through Friday.  People will be wearing mask and gloves and using alcohol wipes for health safety.  However, we will not be selling at other parishes, so we need the help of every family to widely distribute and sell tickets once they are printed.  If you aren’t comfortable coming to church, you can mail in your payment along with the information you want on your tickets to 8200 Roos Road, Houston, TX  77036, or pay online, and we will mail you your raffle ticket stubs.  If you want your tickets delivered to your house, you can call the office and request delivery within 1o miles of the church.  The suggested donation will be $5.00 for each single ticket, or $20.00 for a book of 5 tickets.  We are asking each family to sell or purchase five books for a total of $100.00

We will have the drawing Saturday, December 12, 2020, after the 5pm Mass.  The raffle ticket hopper will be on the piazza all day on December 12 with the opportunity to purchase tickets and put them directly into the hopper.

As we must have the prizes coordinated in order to start selling early October, we ask that you contact us for underwriting prizes by Oct. 7, 2020.  If you have questions about this event, raffle tickets, or any other aspect of the 2020 Raffle, please do not hesitate to contact us.  Call the church office at 713-774-7475 or the Raffle co-chairs listed below.

Sincerely your Christmas Committee:
Roy and Dominique Varner: dvarner@hwa.com (713) 703-7050 or (713) 703-7219
Ray and Nina Vitek: nvitek@me.com (713) 248-0187 or
rvitek@ft.newyorklife.com; (713) 624-6439
Administration: Susan Kirksey susank@sfds-houston.org 713-774-7475