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Catholic Ministries Appeal 2020
Share His Good Gifts With All �
am very excited to announce that 6,272 donors pledged $2,026,921 to the 2019 Catholic Ministries Appeal! We had 43parishes exceed their goals, and those additional funds raised have gone back to the parishes for their designated projects. Materials for the 2020 Catholic Ministries Appeal will be mailed to homes this month. The goal for the Appeal remains at $2.1 million. It will officially launch the weekend of February 15/16. The theme for the CMA this year is Share His Good Gifts With All. As Catholics, we are blessed to be strengthened and united by Christ in the Eucharist and sent forth to bring the peace and joy of our Triune God to all those we encounter. As individual members of the Body of Christ, we
all possess different gifts and talents for furthering the ministry of Christ and His Church. We hope that the compelling testimonies we share throughout 2020 will instill confidence that our Church and its ministries continue to grow in Christ’s love. Our Church needs you, each and every one of you, to continue to grow ever closer to Christ and become who you are destined to be – witnesses to the truth in love. So many of you have seen the good that has come from the many important ministries supported by the Catholic Ministries Appeal. These ministries reach God’s people of all ages and circumstances, and they depend on your sharing of the gifts He has given. Several questions arise each year with the Catholic Ministries Appeal, and below are frequently asked questions and answers that I hope you will find helpful.
Monica Herman
Executive Director Catholic Foundation of Southern Minnesota mherman@catholicfsmn.org
1. Why do we need the CMA-funded ministries? The Catholic Church serves the needs of thousands of people across southern Minnesota. To date, we have more than 34,000 households. While some of our services are offered at the parish level, it is often more effective when many join together in ministry and service of the people of southern Minnesota. Each diocesan ministry exists to support and further the work of our local parishes.
Thank You!
At the conclusion of the 2019 Catholic Ministries Appeal, the following parishes had met their goals: All Saints New Richland
Queen of Angels Austin
St. Columba Iona
St. Mary Lake Wilson
Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka Winona
Resurrection Rochester
St. Columban Preston
St. Patrick Brownsville
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Winona
Sacred Heart Adams
St. Finbarr Grand Meadow
St. Patrick LeRoy
Christ the King Byron
Sacred Heart Heron Lake
St. Francis of Assisi Rochester
Co-Cathedral of St. John the Baptist Rochester
Sacred Heart Waseca
St. Ignatius Spring Valley
St. Patrick West Albany
Good Shepherd Jackson
Ss. Peter & Paul Blue Earth
St. Joachim Plainview
Holy Family Kasson
Ss. Peter & Paul Mazeppa
St. John Baptist de la Salle Dodge Center
Holy Family Lake Crystal
St. Agnes Kellogg
St. Joseph Lakefield
Holy Redeemer Eyota
St. Ann Janesville
St. Joseph Waldorf
Holy Spirit Rochester
St. Ann Slayton
St. Leo Pipestone
Immaculate Conception St. Clair
St. Anthony Westbrook
St. Luke Sherburn
Pax Christi Rochester
St. Casimir Winona
St. Mary Chatfield
February 2020 w The Courier w dowr.org
St. Peter Hokah St. Pius X Rochester St. Rose of Lima Lewiston
