Our friends are often quite ingenious in their desire to help. There have been card parties, bingo games, and yard sales for the benefit of the Oblate Helpers' Guild. The Oblate formation program is supported by contributions from individuals who want to help young men consecrate their lives to serve where God's Spirit sends them. These donors are proud to participate in our work and take a personal interest in the progress of our seminary students. Through correspondence and newsletters, the Director keeps the members of the Guild abreast of the Oblates' activity in the many apostolates assigned to them.
All information is sent from a small office in Childs, Maryland.
He does not use professional fund raisers. As members of the National Catholic Development Conference, the Oblates of St. Francis de Sales abide by the guidelines that have been set down by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Any donation to the Oblate Helpers' Guild ensures a membership for one year. D.C. So much of what Francis believed and wrote applies to our modern, complicated world. Each year for the feast day of our patron, the Director invites the members of the Guild to send him their intentions to be remembered in seven Masses.