HELP KEEP OUR NATIONAL CHURCH CENTER! National Church Center Fund-Raising Campaign May 2009 – May 2010

Some terms to know PNCC –Polish National Catholic Church PNU –Polish National Union (Our fraternal) PNU Building (purchased by PNCC) –“headquarters” of the PNU NCC –National Church Center –“headquarters” of the PNCC

TODAY’S DISCUSSION Background Keeping the NCC Goals of this campaign How can you help?

Businesses have headquarters Schools have principals’ offices Airports have air traffic control towers Cities have city halls The PNCC has the National Church Center What is the National Church Center?

We have many parishes. Together we are the Polish National Catholic Church.

The National Church Center unifies us.

The NCC relates to all of us, and it plays many roles in the PNCC. The National Church Center is important to the PNCC.

Planning Operations Publications Facilities Administration Communications National Church Center Planning Roles of the NCC

Supreme Council Meetings General Synods National Events & Conferences Commission Meetings Mission & Evangelism Projects Retreats Fund-raising Campaigns Planning

Roles of the NCC Planning Operations Publications Facilities Administration Communications National Church Center Administration

Committee appointments Federal & state filings Clergy health insurance support Retiree support Legal and financial advisory services

Roles of the NCC Planning Operations Publications Facilities Administration Communications National Church Center Communications

Website: Emergency communications (e.g. deaths, floods) Receive and meet with guests and officials Communications Letters, memos, s to: God’s Field - Rola Boza. Bishops Priests Parishes Committees Commissions

Roles of the NCC Operations Planning Operations Publications Facilities Administration Communications National Church Center Operations

Annual PNCC budget Seminary budget Clergy Pension Fund Committee support Maintain records of dioceses, parishes and clergy Commission meetings and conferences Operate the PNC Bookstore Operations

Roles of the NCC Planning Operations Publications Facilities Administration Communications National Church Center Facilities

PNCC Archives include historical materials on: Bishop Francis Hodur Prime Bishops, Bishops and Priests Dioceses and Individual Parishes General, Special & Diocesan Synods Documents, Letters & PNCC Publications Photographs Vestments & Artifacts Records of the Prime Bishops Research Library - part of Seminary Library National Church Center Chapel

Roles of the NCC Planning Operations Publications Facilities Administration Communications National Church Center Publications

School of Christian Living Curriculum Materials Liturgical books and pamphlets PNCC Altar Missal God’s Field – Rola Boza – Church newspaper.

School of Christian Living Curriculum Materials Catechisms and Workbooks Liturgical books and pamphlets Mass Pew Books PNCC Altar Missal God’s Field – Rola Boza – Church newspaper. Publications

Brochures and Posters Constitution of the PNCC Polka – Women’s Journal Ordo & Liturgical Calendars School of Christian Living Curriculum Materials Catechisms and Workbooks Liturgical books and pamphlets Mass Pew Books PNCC Altar Missal God’s Field – Rola Boza – Church newspaper. Publications

So you see the NCC plays a central role in the PNCC.

TODAY’S DISCUSSION Background Keeping the NCC Goals of this campaign How can you help?

For decades we, the PNCC, have had a close alliance with the PNU. PNCC has close ties with the PNU

Since 1969 the two organizations have had offices in the same building. PNCC and PNU cooperate The PNU built a new, modern building in 1991, and we, the PNCC, bought 30%.

Recently, state laws governing fraternal insurance companies changed. This change caused the PNU to divest itself of its real estate. PNU required to sell building

PNCC considers buying PNU Building Diocesan representatives and all bishops make up the Supreme Council The Supreme Council makes decisions for the PNCC between Synods The Supreme Council considered purchasing the PNU Building

Much analysis occurred before the vote Countless prayers Numerous meetings Months of discussion Extensive analysis

…and a decision was reached... …to buy the PNU Building...

...but funds are needed... $2.3 million dollars to be exact!

...so the Supreme Council voted to establish a fund- raising campaign to enable the PNCC to purchase the PNU Building.

TODAY’S DISCUSSION Background Keeping the NCC Goals of this campaign How can you help?

Goals of this Fund-Raising Campaign... raise $2.3 million pay off loan on PNU building make it the permanent home of NCC

$2.3 million $1.2 million needed $1.1 million already pledged OUR GOAL

Thanks to the generosity of District #6 of the PNU and the Western Diocese for the sizeable pledges. $1.2 million more are needed to pay off the building loan. Thank you

Without an air traffic control tower… WHY IS KEEPING THE NCC SO IMPORTANT?

…planes collide. WHY IS KEEPING THE NCC SO IMPORTANT? Without an air traffic control tower…

Without the hub… WHY IS KEEPING THE NCC SO IMPORTANT?

…a wheel falls apart. WHY IS KEEPING THE NCC SO IMPORTANT? Without the hub…

WHY IS KEEPING THE NCC SO IMPORTANT? Without the NCC…

…there is nothing to keep the PNCC unified. Without the NCC… WHY IS KEEPING THE NCC SO IMPORTANT?

The NCC unifies us.

TODAY’S DISCUSSION Background Keeping the NCC Goals of this campaign How can you help?

What can you do to help reach our goal? DonationsPledges important...and the most important way you can help is... Fundraisers Bequests Insurance $2.3M

Prayer “And whatever you ask in prayer, you will receive, if you have faith.” Matthew 21:22

Donations $2.3M Make donations to: PNCC National Church Center Fund 1006 Pittston Avenue Scranton, PA What can you do to help reach our goal?

What can you do to help reach our goal? $2.3M Pledges If you pledge $1 a day for 3 years, you will have donated over $1000. Make a pledge.

What can you do to help reach our goal? $2.3M Fundraisers Organize a fundraiser through one of your church societies.

What can you do to help reach our goal? Bequests $2.3M Make an estate bequest.

What can you do to help reach our goal? $2.3M Insurance Purchase a life insurance policy in which the PNCC National Church Center is the beneficiary. The PNU has special plans for this purpose.

WE WILL MEET OUR GOAL, IF… THIS MANY PEOPLEDONATE THIS MUCH 1$ 1,200,000 2$ 600,000 4$ 300,000 10$ 120, $ 12, $ 1,200 10,000$ 120

We pray that the Lord will provide and bless the fruits of our labor, so that we and generations to come may continue His work through the PNCC.

Please support the PNCC National Church Center Campaign! We are counting on you!

Let’s all work together to help keep our National Church Center.

If all of us contribute, we will reach our goal.

Then our National Church Center Building can be passed on to the next generation of Polish National Catholics.

With God all things are possible! Together we will reach our goal!

May the words of Bishop Hodur inscribed in Polish on the cornerstone of the building continue to inspire us: ”ALWAYS FORWARD, NEVER BACK ”ALWAYS FORWARD, NEVER BACK”

With Truth, Work and Struggle we will succeed! Thank you for your support !