Bishop s Annual Appeal Sharing His Love, Encouraging Hope 2018
My Dear Brothers Sisters In Christ, The infinite love of God, revealed to man in Christ, binds us into one body encourages a unified hope. In knowing God s love for us, we are free to return His love with our whole souls, hearts, minds to share this love with our neighbors. Our 2018 Bishop s Annual Appeal theme, Sharing His Love, Encouraging Hope, serves as a reminder that together, we amplify the message of God s love, which enables us to touch the lives of thouss. Your compassion generosity is witnessed through your faithful response to the Bishop s Annual Appeal (BAA) year after year. The BAA funds our diocesan ministries of vocations, worship, evangelization, education, charity, social justice, serving as true instruments of hope. In faithful stewardship of His love, we gratefully take this opportunity as one body to encourage hope in one another, with those most vulnerable in need. Bishop s Annual Appeal Kick-off Weekend is May 5 6, 2018 Please take the time to explore the diocesan website at www.columbuscatholic.org to learn more about the BAA the critical ministries it serves. I respectfully ask for your prayers support of the 2018 Bishop s Annual Appeal. May God bless you always thank you for your generous support! Sincerely yours in Christ, Most Reverend Frederick F. Campbell, D.D., Ph.D. Bishop of Columbus
Every gift matters Education programs, including student school assistance (30%) 30% Priest, Deacon, Seminarian Education (21%) 21% Parish Life Enhancements (18%) 4% 18% Spiritual Pastoral Programs (17%) 10% 17% Appeal costs (4%) Social Concerns (10%)
Sustaini Catholic Your gift to the BAA directly supp Quality Catholic education for our children through tuition assistance, capital repair grants for high schools, operating aid for schools. The education formation of seminarians discerning answering the call to the priesthood. The vital work of serving parish catechetical leaders in parish school religious education programs. Marriage preparation enrichment programs supporting the vocation of traditional marriage, Natural Family Planning programs, family faith formation events.
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2018 2018 Appeal Appeal Prayer Prayer Gracious loving God, we are ever grateful for the Gracious loving God, we are ever grateful for the many gifts which you have bestowed upon us. We many gifts which you have bestowed upon us. We are are especially thankful, dear Father, for the gift of your especially thankful, dear Father, for the gift of your Son, Son, Jesus. May His Sacred Heart help us to know Jesus. May His help us tousknow your your infinite lovesacred for us, Heart may it give the courage infinite love His for work us, mayworld it give the courage to to continue in the byus Sharing His Love continue His workhope. in the world by Sharing His Love Encouraging Encouraging Hope. 2018 Clergy Chair Father Mark J. Hammond St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Mount Vernon St. Luke Parish, Danville We pray that you will help us all respond to your love We pray thatyour yougenerosity, will help usasallwe respond tothe your love by by imitating consider needs imitating your generosity, as we consider the needs of all those living in our diocese. May we touch the of all those diocese. we touchinthe lives living heartsinofour others by ourmay participation thislives hearts of others by our participation in this Appeal. Appeal. May send your your Holy HolySpirit Spirittotodwell dwellwith withususalways, always, May you you send so all we we say say do dowill willgive giveyou youfitting fittingpraise. praise. We so that that all We make prayer through Christ Lord. Amen. make this this prayer through Christ ourour Lord. Amen.
Bishop s Annual Appeal Catholic Diocese of Columbus Bishop s Annual Appeal Development Office (Diocesan) 197 E. Gay Street Columbus, OH 43215-3766 Nonprofit Org US. Postage PAID Columbus, Ohio Permit no. 2204 2018 Sharing his love, encouraging Hope For more information or to make your gift online, visit www.columbuscatholic.org