St. E’s priests will never, under any circumstances, ask you via email or text to purchase gift cards or wire money. Any such request is fraudulent and should be deleted immediately. Phishing scams targeting churches in this way have become increasingly common in recent months. Most of these emails will say something like "I have a favor to ask" and proceed to ask you to purchase gift cards or wire money. We recommend you report such emails as phishing scams to your email provider and block the number for texts. Please feel free to call the parish office to validate the authenticity of any suspicious email or text claiming to be from our priests or staff.