Dear Parishioners,

“Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Lord!”
THE IHM ORGAN FUND
Established in 2018

For your information, not long ago and after the deaths of some choir members, the IHM ORGAN FUND was established here at IHM. The wishes of the deceased were in response to their knowledge that our church organ behind the altar won’t live forever. They recommended to family and friends, in lieu of offering flowers to express sympathy that instead family and friends would offer restricted donations that were to go to IHM for a special fund when in the future a new church organ would be needed.

We were able to purchase our current church organ through the generosity of an estate gift from parishioner, Julia Schmidt and it was installed and blessed in 1992. It is a hybrid electronic pipe organ. Typically and with annual maintenance an organ such as ours would last approximately 25 years. Today this church organ is 27 years old!

So, Jeff Mills and I believe, it is very important for a worshiping church community to think ahead for this capital improvement and expense. It is difficult to tell, at this time, what kind of church organ IHM would purchase, AND WE ARE NOT THERE YET, FOR THE PRESENT ORGAN REMAINS IN USABLE AND WELL MAINTAINED CONDITION.

Thank you to those who have already donated to this IHM Organ Fund. And thank you to those who may consider this kind of donation.

Many blessings,
Father Jim