Weekly Notes - 10/08/2017

Our parish and school have a long history of faith formation and tradition. We have recently had many discussions about identifying that history in our logo.  One of our parishioners and school parent, Helen Seitz, has developed our new logo shown on the front of the bulletin.  The example school logo is included in the bulletin.  Helen has many years of experience in this type of development, and we are overjoyed with the results.  The inspiration behind her design is best explained in her own words:
 

St. Francis Borgia - like many long-standing Catholic parishes - can be described in similar ways:  long Catholic history, rich in tradition, family and community.  A look at our history provides additional traits that are unique to the founding of St. Francis Borgia in Washington, Missouri:

 

These traits provide the inspiration for this visual identity to represent St. Francis Borgia.  The church steeple and cross, symbolic of SFB's faith, is atop a gentle rolling curve, depicting both the 'high spot' where the current church resides, and the river below.  In homage to the twelve founding Catholic families, twelve dots flank the year St. Francis Borgia set its roots in Washington.

The fonts chosen are meant to speak to both past and present generations.  Crisp yet classic typefaces merge traditional and modern styles.  The cross within the Borgia "o" is two-fold:

1)  the symbol of faith is the core of the community, and
2)  instances where the entire graphic cannot be utilized, the text-only portion could be, and still carry the symbol of faith.

The graphic was designed to have a cohesive identity for St. Francis Borgia church and school.  St. Francis Borgia's community and faith are mutually inclusive.  Utilizing the same visual to depict church and school represents how families are supported by connection to their parish and their community.

Please join me in thanking Helen for her outstanding work and generosity in offering her time and talent to our parish.