…housing to people with disabilities
…a sense of accomplishment
…education for our seminarians
…happiness …a feeling of joy …satisfaction …a sense of community …connection with those less fortunate
Blessings from the Lord!
In giving…
we receive…
…God’s grace
…meals for homebound seniors …assistance to catholic elementary schools …counselling to families in crisis …emergency services to working poor families …a residence for our retired priests …day care services to inner-city children
973-279-7100
Department for Persons With Disabilities
• Group Homes throughout the Diocese • Gruenert Employment Center
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973-697-4394
Father English Community Center
• Children’s Day Care • All Day Kindergarten • Emergency Shelter • Childcare Nutrition • Senior & Disabled Transportation • Senior Nutrition Site • Emergency Food Pantry
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973-881-0280
It may more difficult to hear the call to priesthood because of the distractions in today’s society, but God continues to call men to this vocation. Our Diocese is blessed to have 40 seminarians with most of their educational cost covered by the Bishop’s Appeal.
From infants to the elderly, our Catholic Charities agencies serve tens of thousands of people each year. Your gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal provides your brothers and sisters in Christ with love, compassion and hope.
Hispanic Information Center
• Foster Care Services • Senior Homebound Program
973-779-7022
Straight and Narrow
• Drug and Alcohol Treatment • HIV Medical Day Care • Children’s Day Care • Housing for Persons with HIV
973-345-6000 ▲
Hope House
• Transportation Services • Buddy Support Network • Senior Home Services • AIDS Center
973-361-5555 ▲
Migrant Ministry
• Services for Migrant Workers
973-726-0453
Our senior priests are able to live in community at Nazareth Village, the residence for retired diocesan priests in Chester. This is a great blessing to our priests who have served our Diocese with distinction.
Catholic schools serve an important role in the life of the Church. The Bishop’s Annual Appeal helps many parishes meet the financial challenges of investing in elementary school education. With your gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal, our students learn a valuable lesson in the power of charity.
2006 Allocations
• Counseling services • Aging Services • Emergency Services • Children’s Day Care
The 2006 Bishop’s Annual Appeal funded these important ministries and programs:
Ways to Give…
Catholic Family and Community Services
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Catholic Charities
Our Catholic Charities agencies are here to help because you are here to help!
• One time gifts or pledges paid over several months
Parish Rebates: $ Elementary School $ Support: Nazareth Village: $ Seminarian Education: $ Catholic Charities: $ In addition, $______ was allocated to WPAT-AM Radio Mass funding.
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Credit card contributions —
see information on your pledge card or call 973-777-8818, ext. 218 for details On-Line gifts or gifts of securities — go to www.patersondiocese.org and click on Bishop’s Annual Appeal for instructions
Escuelas Elementales Necesitadas • El 79% de nuestros estudiantes católicos de zonas urbanas viven por debajo del nivel de pobreza • Nuestras escuelas proporcionan un ambiente de cuidados donde el estudiante puede crecer académica y espiritualmente Residencia de Jubilación Villa Nazareth • 17 sacerdotes jubilados viven en la Villa Nazareth • Le edad promedio de los sacerdotes jubilados en la Villa Nazareth es 81 años • Muchos de los sacerdotes continúan oficiando Misas a través de nuestra Diócesis
Ahora Más Que Nunca…¡se necesita su ayuda! Por favor considere devotamente incluir a su Iglesia en su testamento y en sus planes de caudal hereditario. Para más información sobre las distintas opciones disponibles para usted, llame a nuestra Oficina de Desarrollo al 973-777-8818, extensión 290. • Donaciones por Internet o donación de valores—Vaya a www.patersondiocese.org Seleccióne Bishop’s Annual Appeal para instrucciones. • Aportaciones por tarjetas de crédito — Mastercard, Visa, Discover y American Express. Vea la información en su tarjeta de promesa o llame al 973-777-8818, extensión 218, para detalles. • Donación de una sola vez o promesa pagadera sobre varios meses con recordatorios enviados para su conveniencia
Hay varias formas para ofrecer apoyo financiero a la Campaña Anual del Obispo de 2009:
Cómo Usted Puede Ayudar
Su donación a la Campaña Anual del Obispo de 2009 Apoya a los siguientes ministerios:
Beneficencia Católica • 65 lugares que sirven a los Condados de Morris, Passaic y Sussex • En el 2008 se proporcionó asistencia a más de 70,000 personas • Más personas están buscando nuestra ayuda más que en cualquier otro momento de nuestra historia Educación Seminarista • Nuestra Diócesis está bendecida con 52 seminaristas • El promedio anual de gastos relacionados con las formación asciende a más de $28,000 por seminarista
Señor Jesús, Cuando yo esté hambriento, déme a alguien que necesite comida Cuando yo tenga frío, mándeme a alguien para darle calor Cuando mi cruz se vuelva muy pesada, deme la cruz de otro para compartir Cuando yo esté pobre, envíeme a alguien necesitado Cuando piense que no puedo hacer una diferencia en las vidas de otros, muéstreme la posibilidad ilimitada de la jornada compasiva de Cristo dentro de mí Amen
Ahora Más Que Nunca… La Gente Necesita Nuestra Ayuda
Servicios Católicos para la Familia y la Comunidad 973-279-7100 • • • •
Centro de Información Hispano 973-779-7022
Servicios de Consejería Servicios al Envejeciente Servicios de Emergencia Cuidados Diurnos de Niños
• Servicios de Adopción de Niños • Programa para Ancianos Confinados en el Hogar
Departamento para Minusválidos 973-406-1100
Straight and Narrow 973-345-6000
• Hogares de Grupo en toda la Diócesis • Centro de Empleos Gruenert
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Centro Comunitario Father English 973-881-0280 • • • • • • •
Cuidados Diurnos de Niños Kindergarten de Todo el Día Albergue de Emergencia Nutrición del Cuidado de Niños Transporte para Ancianos y Minusválidos Centro de Nutrición para Ancianos Despensa de Emergencia
Tratamiento de Drogas y Alcohol Atención Médica Diurna de VIH Cuidados Diurnos de Niños Viviendas para Personas con VIH
Hope House 973-361-5555 • Servicios de Transporte • Servicios en el Hogar para Ancianos • Centro de SIDA Ministerio del Emigrante 973-585-4143 • Servicios para Trabajadores Migratorios
Asignaciones de 2008
La Campaña Anual del Obispo de 2008 financió estos importantes ministerios y programas:
Nuestras Agencias de Beneficencia Católica:
$
1,150,000
Educación a Seminaristas:
$
731,057
Apoyo a Escuelas Elementales:
$
550,000
Residencia de Jubilación de Sacerdotes Villa Nazareth:
$
375,000
Reembolsos Parroquiales:
$
243,888
Please prayerfully consider including your Church in your will and estate plans. For more information about various options available to you, call our Development Office at 973-777-8818, extension 215. $
Parish Rebates:
263,605 375,000
$
Nazareth Village:
550,000
Elementary School Support: $
667,382
$
Seminarian Education:
$ 1,150,000
Catholic Charities:
The 2007 Bishop’s Annual Appeal funded these important ministries and programs:
2007
• On-Line gifts or gifts of securities. Go to www.patersondiocese.org and click on “Bishop’s Annual Appeal” for instructions • Credit card contributions. In addition to Mastercard, Visa and Discover, American Express is now accepted for the 2008 Appeal. See information on your pledge card or call 973-777-8818, ext. 218 for details. • One-time gifts or pledges paid over several months Ways to Give to the 2008 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
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Allocations
” Dear Friends in Christ, The Holy Father’s visit to our shores this past April was a great occasion to celebrate our Catholic faith. Virtually every local television channel and cable news network covered each address by Pope Benedict and every Mass he celebrated. Such media coverage instilled in many a great sense of pride in being Catholic. In our own neighborhood, an important way to show our Catholic pride is by coming together as people of faith and supporting our Bishop’s Annual Appeal. The Appeal is a tangible sign of our faith, as it supports many of our elementary schools, our diocesan priests’ retirement residence, the education of our seminarians and the work of our Catholic Charities agencies. Imagine the great impact we’d have if every diocesan family participated sacrificially in some way. Enclosed you will find information about our 2008 Appeal along with various giving opportunities available. Please prayerfully consider making a generous gift so that we can continue to effectively fund important ministries and serve our brothers and sisters in Christ. Together, let us “act as beacons of hope” to God’s people in need. Faithfully yours in Christ,
Most Reverend Arthur J. Serratelli, S.T.D., S.S.L., D.D. Bishop of Paterson
“Let your faith and love bear rich fruit in outreach to the poor, the needy and those without a voice.” – Pope Benedict XVI Yankee Stadium, NY April 20, 2008
Imagine if you tended to the various needs of 60,000 people a year — those with disabilities; people with chemical addiction; families in need of food, counseling or after-care; seniors requiring special assistance in their daily living. By participating in the Bishop’s Annual Appeal, you are doing just that — and more!
How You Help: Your gift to the 2008 Bishop’s Annual Appeal provides direct assistance to literally thousands of people in need each year. It is an awesome responsibility to care for our brothers and sisters in Christ. By giving to the Appeal, it is also a great honor.
“The focus of our sacramental ministry should be to help people establish and nurture that living relationship with ‘Christ Jesus, Our Hope’.” – Pope Benedict XVI Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DC April 16, 2008
17 retired diocesan priests are currently living at Nazareth Village in Chester. This residence is a well-earned option for our priests, and allows them the opportunity to live in community while continuing to celebrate Mass at parishes when possible.
How You Help: Your gift to the 2008 Bishop’s Annual Appeal allows our retired priests both companionship and independence. It is a wonderful way to honor the priests who have served us and who have dedicated their lives to the Church.
“First and foremost every Catholic educational institution is a place to encounter the living God who in Jesus Christ reveals his transforming love and truth.” – Pope Benedict XVI Catholic University of America, Washington DC April 17, 2008
Over the years, many of our elementary schools have received financial support from the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. Especially now, this support is even more necessary so that our schools can flourish as places where academics and evangelization meet.
How You Help: Your gift to the 2008 Bishop’s Annual Appeal provides financial assistance to many of our most needy schools. Only with your help will we be able to serve these wonderful Catholic institutions. Your participation is urgently needed.
“Can there be any greater mark of love than this: to follow in the footsteps of Christ, who was willing to lay down his life for his friends.” – Pope Benedict XVI Yankee Stadium, NY April 20, 2008
Thank God, the number of seminarians preparing for priestly life in our Diocese has increased dramatically in recent years. These men come from the United States as well as other countries. With this blessing of increased vocations comes the challenge to meet the increased costs associated with their formation.
How You Help: Your gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal enables our Diocese to provide the best possible education for our seminarians so that they will one day effectively serve you, your children and your grandchildren.