For many in our local Hillsboro/Aloha/Beaverton/Portland community there was a gap in the calendar this summer that left us feeling incomplete. If we lift our heads up and look around, we'll realize that gap was missing the Annual Family Barbecue and Fundraiser normally hosted at the Our Lady of Peace Retreat House in Beaverton by the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows. The fundraiser was cancelled this year because of the public gathering restrictions due to COVID-19.
The family barbecue, in its 53rd year, has long been a vital fundraiser for the sisters of the retreat house. The revenue from that one weekend support numerous ministries and retreats provided by the sisters throughout the year.
This fundraising drive will help the sisters fund new audio and streaming video equipment for their chapel and dining room. This equipment will improve their capability to respond to the current state of affairs and continue their ministry of helping retreatants see through the chaos of these times and hear the consoling whisper of God. In addition, your support will provide the needed resources for the sisters to continue their vital retreat house ministry year round.
Please join the local Knights of Columbus to help the sisters fill the gap left by the cancelled family barbecue fundraiser. Your support will show the sisters we are still behind them even when we’re not there in front of them at the barbecue. Don’t let COVID take more from our community than it already has! Thank you and God bless your generosity.
