The main activities funded by The Annual Bishop’s Appeal are:

Catholic Youth Formation and Education - $2.346 million

Priest and Seminarian Education and Retirement - $1.010 million

The Central Offices and Ministries - $1.243 million

Assistance for Catholic Charities and Parishes and Agencies in need - $725,000

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The Appeal provides about 50% of the annual funding for the central offices of the Diocese. The Diocesan goal this year is $5,325,465. Each parish is assigned a proportional share of this total as a parish goal. This year our parish share of that is $61,740.

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Last year, our parish goal was $58,658. Thanks to the generosity of 162 out of 1,198, our parish families were able to raise $61,589!

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A unique feature of our Diocesan appeal is that when a parish raises funds exceeding the parish goal, all the overage is returned to the parish. Conversely, if we fall short of our goal, we are required to use parish funds to make up the difference between what we raised and our goal.

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We are not asking for equal giving, we are asking for every family to prayerfully discern if they can financially support the work of the Diocese and the Parish in this important annual collection.