Each year our parish and every parish in our Diocese is responsible for a portion of the financial obligation it takes to meet the ministry, programs and services of our Catholic church. Together, we are able to reach so many more in need than our parish could ever reach alone.
     By now you should have received at your home, a personal invitation from Bishop Lynch to participate in the 2011 Annual Pastoral Appeal, You Make a Difference.
Please take the time to look through the brochure at the many ministries of our Diocese, the many people that are served through this joining of resources and the wonderful generosity that has been shared. We should be very proud of what we can accomplish together, and I ask you in partnership with Bishop Lynch to consider a gift/pledge to the Annual Pastoral Appeal, to benefit our parish and more importantly the many in need throughout the five counties of our diocesan family.
     Every gift is valuable. Sometimes it is hard to envision how your one gift could make a difference in an organization the size of our Diocese, but it does; each Catholic family, each parish, TOGETHER, can fulfill the mission of our Church, to love and serve one another. In trying times our gifts from God may be more difficult to identify, God blesses each of us every day. No one can do everything, but everyone can do something.
     Thank you for continuing to support your parish and our diocesan faith community in so many ways.