Thanks to you, Mater Dolorosa Passionist Retreat Center has not only survived the pandemic, but we have also grown to meet our community's spiritual needs! Hospitality is an important part of the Passionist charism, and the Retreat Center is a special place for so many people to reflect, pray, and be restored by the love of Christ.
We have a large goal for Century Club membership this year, $125,000! Your membership would fund numerous maintenance and improvement projects so that Mater Dolorosa can continue being a beautiful place of peace. Projects include:
- Solar panels: The installation of two solar arrays will have an immediate positive ecological impact and the panels will pay for themselves in five to six years. But we need to pay $1.2 million up front to install them! Pope Francis has called us to an "ecological conversion," recognizing that the world is God's loving gift and taking more responsibility to care for our common home. Thank you for supporting this important investment in the Retreat Center's long-term sustainability, both financially and ecologically!
- Repair the donated box truck so we can collect more donations toward our Food Ministry and continue providing prepared meals to homeless people in downtown Los Angeles.
- Upgrade the trellis in the Garden of Seven Sorrows to keep this walled prayer garden a safe and peaceful place.
- Repair irrigation throughout the property. We are constantly working on repairing irrigation as soon as possible to save every precious drop of water. The wildlife keeps us busy repairing the damage they cause by chewing and knocking over sprinklers.
✓ Trim trees: this project is almost complete, thanks to your generosity!
We are grateful to you for your on-going support and humbly ask that you renew and increase your annual membership to help us complete these projects. Century Club membership began on July 1, 2023, and ends on June 30, 2024.
Your gift can be made online at materdolorosa.org/century-club/.
To maximize your donation, please use ACH transfer or a debit card, rather than a credit card, which has much higher processing fees.
You may also mail a check or call the Development Office at 626-355-7188, ext. 103. For more information on supporting Mater Dolorosa please contact Melanie Goodyear, Director of Development at MGoodyear@MaterDolorosa.org, or Development Assistant Rachel Ramirez at RRamirez@MaterDolorosa.org.
Thank you for your faithful generosity! We hope you will visit the Retreat Center again soon, whether for a retreat, a walk, or Tuesday mass; we look forward to seeing you soon! May the Passion of Jesus Christ be always in our hearts!
$5,000 - Steward level
$2,500 - Advocate level
$1,000 - Ambassador level
$ 500 - Patron level
$ 250 - Sponsor level
$ 100 - Donor level