Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As the year 2023 draws to a close and 2024 dawns, I want to thank all of you for supporting OCCIF. This past year I’ve had the honor and pleasure of meeting many of you in different diocesan conferences and meetings. It’s great to see so many old friends, and introduce OCCIF to new audiences.
The money that you have donated or invested in OCCIF has made a huge difference in parishes across the country. We appreciate your faith in OCCIF and look forward to helping many others in the coming year. New beginnings are essential to a life of faith, and we begin the new year with great expectations for continued growth in our most valuable ministry.
We are grateful for our two new board members: Dennis Garlick and Catherine Mandell. Dennis brings years of construction industry experience to OCCIF, while Catherine currently works in the banking industry as a commercial loan services officer. Their individual skills will be invaluable as OCCIF continues its work to help parishes with their commercial loan needs.
Our Giving Tuesday donation campaign is over, and we thank you all for the donations that you provided. Yet we can do so much more for others. The fact is we still receive more requests for capital improvement loans than we can fulfill. With this year drawing to a close, many people are reviewing their tax situations. Please remember that OCCIF is a 501(c)3 charity and consider OCCIF in your end-of-year charitable donations. A donation to OCCIF helps grow the Orthodox Church in the United States.
Father John Dresko
President/CEO
Orthodox Capital Improvement Fund