SECOND COLLECTIONS
Second Collections for May 2020 By Fr. Rothell Price
CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN Bulletin Announcement Dates: May 10th & 14th Parish Collection Dates: May 23rd & 24th
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he Ascension of the Lord is celebrated in our parishes on this weekend of the Seventh Sunday of Easter. Our Lord’s mission in His human body is completed. He ascends to heaven where His is seated at the right hand of the Father. Our hearts, minds, and souls are drawn upward to the heavenly place with Him. On this Price Feast of the Ascension we take up our second collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign. This campaign connects people with our crucified, risen, and ascended Lord, Jesus Christ. In this time of coronavirus, we feel very intensely the effects of being disconnected from one another. Being connected is so vital to us as human beings and as people pf faith called by the Lord into a community/family of believers. The Catholic Communication Campaign accomplishes that very goal year round, and especially at times like this when we need spiritual support and a sense of community and connectedness. Fifty percent of the funds collected remain in our diocese to fund local communications efforts. Your support helps spread the gospel message from here to the rest of the world through the internet, television, radio, and print media. As Pope Francis reminds us, “Communication has the power to build bridges, to enable encounter and inclusion, and thus to enrich society: (World Communications Day Message, 2016).” As we shelter in place and practice “social distancing,” your participation in this collection does just that. Your donation will help the Church spread the
Gospel message locally, nationally, and even internationally. Remember that you help the Holy Catholic Church bring the Good News of Jesus Christ. This Catholic Communication Campaign, especially in times like these fills the void of isolation and helps people feel included and connected. Catholic media, in its many forms, enriches our local and global society with the Word of God. Please give generously to the CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN. I am reminded of the song “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” I am confident in the goodness of our God that through His Only Begotten Son, risen and victorious, the circle will be unbroken. I have firm faith that through the power of the Holy Spirit, we will emerge from this pandemic more firmly joined to God and one another. I believe that the intercessory prayers of the Saints and our Guardian Angels who beheld the face of God, will gain for us the restored circle of family, friends, faith and fun. The work of the Catholic Communication Campaign fosters an unbroken circle of the Good News of all life-giving connectedness in Jesus Christ. Please, make it possible for others to hear and experience the message of Divine Mercy through your sacrifice.
I am yours in our Risen and Ascended Lord, Father Rothell Price
Father Rothell Price, Vicar for Clergy, is the Director of Second Collections for the Diocese of Shreveport.
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