“Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.”
1 Peter 4:10
Each year we are invited to participate in our Annual Catholic Appeal; an opportunity for all of us to support essential ministries and services that benefit many in our Local Church. The theme of this year’s campaign is “Advancing our Mission.”
Our Annual Catholic Appeal enables us to fund Pastoral Center ministries and programs that help our community members live their faith. These ministries and programs are the hands and feet of Christ. Your donations contribute to the support of our Catholic schools and programs to support faith formation at all ages, to strengthen families, to promote a culture of life, to care for creation, to engage youth and young adults, to sustain our retired clergy and those preparing for the priesthood, and to extend a helping hand to the marginalized.
Please click the image below for an expanded view of Father Bart’s letter:
Thank You for Your Support!
If you have already supported us, we sincerely thank you for your wonderful and generous gift toward the Annual Catholic Appeal. A gift to the Appeal is always a gift to the parish. Because of your joyful generosity, our parish community remains vibrantly united with the entire Church and is able to be more Alive in Christ!
Thank you so much! Our hearts overflow with gratitude and thankfulness for the prompt and gracious response from so many of our faith-filled families. May God bless you abundantly always!
Catholic Education
Parish-based and diocesan schools are assisted in their staff development, enrollment initiatives and mission advancement efforts as they strive to provide affordable and accessible education for every child and family who desire it, regardless of background, neighborhood, family income, or culture.
Catholic Charities
Following the example of Jesus who “came not to be served but to serve”, Catholic Charities is supported by the Annual Catholic Appeal in its effort to promote the dignity of the human person and its commitment to the Judeo-Christian vision of justice and charity. The agency assists almost 300,000 people each year through its expansive
network of programs and services.
Clergy Formation and Support
The Annual Catholic Appeal also supports Priestly Formation, the pastoral care of active and retired priests and the preparation and ongoing formation of Permanent Deacons.
Faith Formation
The Annual Catholic Appeal provides funding for Evangelization and Catechetical Ministries, Youth and Young Adults, Family Life, and Spirituality, Liturgy, Life, Peace and Justice Ministries, and the Diocesan Institute. These diocesan ministries coordinate training for Directors of Catechetical Ministries, Young Adult, Youth, and Prison Ministry Coordinators, catechists, and religious education teachers as well as theological formation for adults.
A Letter From the Cardinal
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
In response to the call of Pope Francis, the recently completed meeting of the Synod of Bishops has urged the Church throughout the world to radiate Christ, bringing the Gospel more penetratingly to our parishes, schools, and institutions, as well as transforming the world in which we live.
This is precisely what the programs supported by our Annual Catholic Appeal help us to do within San Diego and Imperial Counties. The Appeal supports the development of parish leadership and catechetical formation, with particular emphasis on the service and formation of the young. In our Catholic schools and formation programs, we bring the saving message of Christ’s love and faith to those who will be the leaders of our parishes in the coming generation. We help them to see the world with the eyes of Jesus himself.
In addition, the Appeal supplies the funds for the formation of our new priests and the care for our retired priests. This year, we will ordain three new priests for the service of our Diocese.
The Appeal propels the work of Catholic Charities in helping the poor and the suffering in our midst, with a critical focus on the needs of families and the elderly in our parishes.
I invite you, therefore, to join in this year’s Annual Catholic Appeal with a generous contribution in support of the mission that we all share in our synodal journey, the mission to bring the Gospel of Jesus to those around us. When the Lord ascended to the Father, he left the task of sanctifying our Church and our world to all of us, as His disciples. The Appeal is a vital part of that mission, and I profoundly thank all of you who sacrificed to make Christ’s presence more vibrant in our midst.
