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Collection for Catholic Relief Services

Collection for Catholic Relief Services

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Soon our diocese will take up The Catholic Relief Services Collection. Your support for this collection provides emergency assistance to victims of war and natural disasters; assists migrants and refugees who need housing, education, and specialized legal assistance; and supports travelers and others whose livelihoods require special pastoral support to access the sacraments. In...

Mission Sunday 2023

Mission Sunday 2023

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October 2023 My dear friends in Christ, From the humble chapel in Khandamal, India to your parish, Catholics around the globe will participate in celebrating World Mission Sunday on October 22, 2023. Pope Pius XI instituted World Mission Sunday in 1926, and the first worldwide collection occurred the following year. Held each year on the penultimate Sunday in October, World...

Collection for Peter’s Pence Fund

Collection for Peter’s Pence Fund

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, On August 14, 2021, a powerful earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale struck within 100 miles of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. More than 2,000 people were killed, 12,000 were injured, and 300 were missing. Then widespread damage to houses and other structures was worsened by a tropical storm that hit the island...

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