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2010 Catholic Appeal Why the Annual Catholic Appeal? The purpose of the Appeal is to raise money to fund the different ministries, activities and services that the Archdiocese of Chicago carries out. How did the Appeal do last year? The campaign for the Archdiocese of Chicago was quite successful. Over $14,000,000 has been raised to date from over 92,000 households. As far as our parish is concerned, you pledged $34,058, and as of December 20, 2009, you contributed $28,919. Our 2009 goal was 23,741. That means that the Archdiocese, after remov- ing our assessment, returned a partial return of $3,258.50 in December of 2009 with the final rebate to arrive in March of 2010. Once again I thank you for your generosity for the 2009 campaign. How much is to be raised this year? The total goal for the 2010 campaign is $14,000,000. Yes, it is a lot a lot of money, but we must work as a diocese to see beyond the dollar amount! We need to see the vast number of people in our parish, in our archdiocese and in the universal Church who are helped by the services provided by the effective use of this money. What is St. Bruno's share for the 2010 year? As a parish community, we are asked to contribute $22,680 to the Appeal. What happens if our parish raises more than $22,680? If we exceed our goal, 100% of these above-goal funds will be returned to our parish. We hope to use any surplus to replace our aging air-conditioning and heating system in our church along with our Capital Improvement Fund. How much should I pledge? The final answer to this question is found in the depths of each person’s generous conscience. We can ask ourselves these two questions: 1. Do I believe that my financial support of St Bruno and the Archdiocese of Chicago is a part of my responsibility of a Catholic? 2. Is what I give to the work of the Church enough to show how grateful I am for what God has blessed me with? The final decision is up to you. What is the pledge process? On this weekend, you are asked to make a commitment. During the following weekend of February 13-14, those who have not had the opportunity to fill out the pledge cards will be asked to do so at all the Masses. At this time, I would like to thank you again for your generosity, regarding the Annual Catholic Appeal. Fr. Tony |
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