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Local Fr. Barry's Notes
Diocese
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I have discovered over time that many people know
about the existence of the Catholic Thrift Shop in Concordia but do not
know much about its working or mission. Perhaps this brief
explanation will prove to be informative to you. The Catholic
Thrift Shop was moved to it's current location by Fr. Roger Meitl in the
late 1980's. At the time Fr. Meitl was on of the associate priests
in the Parish (Concordia had three priests assigned to the parish during
this period of time). Fr. Meitl employed his own money and
resources to purchase the old opera house and get the thrift shop
organized as a nonprofit corporation. Over the course of several
years the thrift shop paid back Fr. Meitl. The intent or mission
of the thrift Shop is to be of service to those who need material
assistance. In keeping with this goal, the thrift shop provides
inexpensive but quality clothing and household good to people in the
community. After paying for wages, utilities and maintenance, all
profits from the thrift shop are given to local, regional and national
charities on a monthly basis. Local, the Catholic Thrift Shop
makes donation to such worthy causes as the local food bank, Teens for
Christ, Helping Hands Ministry, Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Cloud
County, Cloud County Commission on Aging/Prescription Drug Program,
among many other seasonal charitable campaigns that occur in Concordia.
The Catholic Thrift Shop also lends support to Catholic missionaries who
operate a Catholic church and school in Honduras. The Catholic Thrift Shop is not a port of the parish. Legally the parish and the Catholic Thrift Shop are two separate entities and independent of one another. the thrift shop is a Kansas nonprofit corporation (registered in the name Our Lady of Providential Help Society, Inc.). In keeping with the requirements of a nonprofit corporation the Catholic Thrift Shop has a board of director that meets at least on an annual basis and more frequently if needed. Presently the member of the board consist of myself, Deborah Pelter-Laman. Larry Eubanks, Ina Garrison, and Pat LeDuc. Verletta Moon is the manager of the thrift shop. The Catholic Thrift Shop continues to take donated item from the community so long as they are of good quality. Clothing that is not usable or cannot be sold is given to a company that recycles the material. Many of you support the Catholic Thrift Shop in many useful and beneficial ways. Your Contribution help promote the mission of the Catholic Thrift Shop and the many ways it helps people in our community as well as the poor in other parts of the world. Fr. Barry Brinkman |