Dear Pastor/Administrator/Parish Director:
Fall is here and it is once again time to prepare for the annual
Combined Collections: Church in Mission appeal, which will take place next month. I want to take this opportunity to share details about Combined Collections with you.
This year’s collection will be held October 14-15, 2017 and will once again focus on five ministries that have a meaningful impact throughout the world. The ministries include:
• Catholic Home Missions
• The Catholic Relief Services Collection • Church in Central and Eastern Europe • Peter’s Pence
• World Mission Sunday
Five camera-ready bulletin inserts have been created for use in your parish community. These inserts are excellent educational tools. The ideal timing for use of these inserts would be in the weeks leading up to the collection weekend. Of course, you are free to use the inserts at any time during the year to share information about these important ministries.
Your enthusiastic support of the appeal has a positive impact on the success of the collection. We realize that it may be difficult to preach on five unique and diverse causes, as there are many other demands. However, your endorsement of the appeal would be most helpful and very much appreciated.
The mailing your parishioners will receive prior to the collection will include return envelopes that are addressed to our bank lockbox for deposit and recording. If parishioners return these envelopes in your collection basket, please send the unopened envelopes to the bank in the specially-addressed envelopes we have provided for you. It is critical that we receive the return envelopes this way in order to give proper credit to each parishioner’s record. This is especially important for tax purposes. We also have enclosed extra envelopes for visitors or for new parishioners who may not be a part of our database. If there are parish staff members or volunteers who assist with the Combined Collections: Church in Mission appeal, please share this information with them or provide them with my contact information so I can answer any questions they might have.
Thank you for all that you have done and continue to do to help make the Combined Collections: Church in Mission a success. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Archdiocesan Development Office at (414) 769-3570.
Sincerely,
Michele Nabih
Systems and Operations Director Development Office
“A little mercy makes
the world less cold
and more just.”
— Pope Francis
PACKAGE ENCLOSURE CHECK LIST:
• Cover letter
• Letter from Archbishop Listecki, Bishop Haines and Bishop Schuerman (This letter will be sent to all households)
• Posters, sample brochures, sample pulpit/bulletin announcements, sample bulletin inserts, “in pew” collection envelopes (for visitors and for new parishioners who did not receive the mailing) and self-addressed bank lockbox envelopes.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS CAN BE ACCESSED AT: www.archmil.org/resources/ccfall2017
• Bulletin inserts, English and Spanish, for copying • Pulpit/bulletin announcements and sample intercessions
• Sample bulletin cover (Bulletin cover art is also available to parishes that subscribe to the bulletin services of Liturgical Publications, Inc. and J.S. Paluch. You are advised to order your bulletin cover in the usual manner).
ACTION STEPS:
1. Make sure all materials listed above are enclosed
2. Promotional weekend for the Combined Collections: Church in Mission is October 7-8, 2017. Please... – Use bulletin cover and announcement
– Include the bulletin inserts in bulletins during the weeks preceding the collection – Read the letter from Archbishop Listecki, Bishop Haines and Bishop Schuerman – Make pulpit announcements; use background information and sample intercessions
– Remind parishioners about the Combined Collections mailing they will receive at home. Encourage them to use the gift card and envelope
– Announce that the collection will be taken on October 14 – 15, 2017 for the
Combined Collections: Church in Mission appeal. They may bring their envelope to church. 3. Even though most will mail their donations directly, please take a collection for the
Combined Collections: Church in Mission at all Masses on October 14 – 15, 2017. This is an important invitation for non-registered members to support these causes.
4. Any returns to parishes should be sent to the Development Office in the self-addressed envelopes provided by November 24, 2017.
5. Parishes will receive Combined Collections reports from the Development Office along with the January Catholic Stewardship Appeal reports. The report shows the amount contributed and total of parishioners from your parish.
Parishioner response will parallel your level of encouragement.
Your
October 2017
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
God has given us our light and our prosperity, all we need and more. As Catholics, members of a Universal Church, we can carry out God’s mission on earth by giving back – by helping people in our own country and around the world to live a healthier life and to grow in the love of Jesus.
Your generous support of the Combined Collections: Church in Mission appeal helps
deliver a better life – both spiritual and physical – to children and families; seniors and the homebound; to those who are sick, lonely, suffering and grieving; and to people who have not yet heard or embraced the Word of God.
World Mission Sunday | Catholic Home Missions | The Catholic Relief Services Collection Church in Central and Eastern Europe | Collection for the Works of the Holy Father: Peter’s Pence
The past generosity of the faithful in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee shows that help truly does come from the Lord, through people like you. We hope you will be supportive of these most worthy efforts this year.
With assurances of prayers, we are,
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Rev. Jerome E. Listecki
Archbishop of Milwaukee
Most Rev. Jeffrey R. Haines
Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee
Most Rev. James T. Schuerman
Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee
“A little mercy makes
the world less cold
and more just.”
— Pope Francis
Bulletin
Announcements
Avisos
Parroquiales En El Boletín
Next weekend, the Combined Collections: Church in Mission appeal offers us a wonderful opportunity to help people in need through five important efforts. Please give prayerful consideration to supporting these causes:
• The Catholic Relief Services Collection – benefiting Catholic Relief Services, The Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., Migration and Refugee Services, the Holy Father’s Relief Fund, and the USCCB’s Department for Justice, Peace and Human Development.
• Catholic Home Missions Appeal – supporting missions in Appalachia and the Deep South, the Southwest, the mountain west, and dioceses of the Caribbean and the Pacific.
• Collection for the Works of the Holy Father: Peter’s Pence – assisting Pope Francis in maintaining the administration of 700 million Catholics and special needs in Third World countries.
• World Mission Sunday (Propagation of the Faith) – supporting and sending missionaries and seeking world peace with justice. • The Church in Central and Eastern Europe – funds the restoration and renewal of the Church in Europe.
After praying and reflecting on these vital Catholic efforts, please give generously. October 7 – 8, 2017
7-8 de octubre de 2017
El siguiente fin de semana Las Colectas Combinadas: La Iglesia en Misión, nos ofrecen una oportunidad maravillosa para ayudar a la gente necesitada, a través de diferentes obras. Favor de considerar en oración profunda el ayudar estas causas.
• La Colecta de Catholic Relief Services para ayudar al extranjero – para beneficiar a personas en situaciones difíciles, a migrantes y refugiados, a las obras del Santo Padre, y al departamento de la conferencia de los obispos católicos en los estado unidos para el desarrollo social y para la paz mundial.
• La Colecta para las Misiones Católicas Locales – ayudando a las misiones de las Montañas Apalaches, las del sur, las del suroeste, las de las montañas del occidente, y las diócesis caribeñas y las del Pacífico.
• La colecta para Las Obras del Santo Padre y el Fondo de Sn. Pedro – para ayudar a la gente a mantener los servicios para 700 millones de católicos con necesidades especiales para los países del tercer mundo.
• Domingo Mundial de las Misiones (Propagación de la Fe) – Apoya y envía misioneros procurando paz y justicia en el mundo. • La Iglesia en Europa Central y Oriental – financia la restauración y renovación de la Iglesia.
Avisos
Desde El Púlpito
Pulpit
Announcements
October 7– 8, 2017 | TO ALL OUR PARISHIONERS
Soon you will receive a mailing about the Combined Collections: Church in Mission appeal, which will take place October 14-15, 2017. This collection supports The Catholic Relief Services Collection, Catholic Home Missions, Works of the Holy Father: Peter’s Pence, World Mission Sunday (Propagation of the Faith), and the Church in Central and Eastern Europe.
The Combined Collections: Church in Mission appeal offers us all an opportunity to help these five critical causes. If you do not receive a mailing at your home, additional envelopes are available at the parish office. Please be generous in supporting these efforts.
Sample Intercessions | October 14-15, 2017
• For those who work in mission in this country and throughout the world, that the prayer and good will of our parish and archdiocese will support them in their work, we pray to the Lord…
• For the ability to see beyond our own needs and to bring God’s love to people in need throughout the world by supporting the Combined Collections: Church in Mission, we pray to the Lord…
• That we each may open our heart to oppressed people in all parts of the world by supporting the Combined Collections: Church in Mission, we pray to the Lord…
7-8 de Octubre del 2017 | a todos los Feligreses
Muy pronto recibirá correspondencia sobre lo que es Las Colectas Combinadas: La Iglesia en Misión se efectuará el 14-15 de Octubre del 2017. Esta colecta sostiene las peticiones de Catholic Relief Services (para ayudar al extranjero), Las Misiones Católicas Locales, Las Obras del Santo Padre, el Fondo de Sn. Pedro, el Domingo Mundial de Las Misiones (Propagación de la Fe), y La Iglesia en Europa Central y oriental.
Las Colectas Combinadas, el programa de La Iglesia en Misión ofrecen una oportunidad para ayudar estas causas críticas. Si usted no recibe correspondencia en casa, existen sobres adicionales disponibles en la oficina de su parroquia.
Ejemplos de Intercesiones | 14-15 de Octubre del 2017
• Oramos por quienes, trabajan en las misiones en este país y a través del mundo, para que la oración y buena voluntad de nuestra parroquia y arquidiócesis les ayude en sus obras, oremos al Señor.
• Oremos para que podamos ver más allá de nuestras propias necesidades y para manifestar el amor de Dios a la gente necesitada a través del mundo al cooperar en Las Colectas Combinadas: La Iglesia en Misión, oremos al Señor…
• Oremos para que cada uno de nosotros abra nuestro corazón para la gente oprimida en todas las partes del mundo ayudando a Las Colectas Combinadas: La Iglesia en Misión, oremos al Señor…
