2025 Annual Diocesan Appeal
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"If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all." MARK 9:35
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The Annual Diocesan Appeal is a dynamic opportunity for all of the faithful in the Diocese of Fort Worth to impact lives beyond the scope of any individual parish. Its mission is to witness to God’s grace in our lives by together sharing the Gospel message of faith, hope and charity with those most in need of attention through knowing and doing all that we are called to as Disciples of Christ.
Thank you for prayerfully considering your gift to the appeal.
How Your Donations to the Annual Diocesan Appeal are Used?
Your gift to the Annual Diocesan Appeal provides funds to ministries and programs in these categories:- Gratitude and Support for the Clergy
- through the healthy and holy formation and education of men for the priesthood and permanent diaconate and caring for retired and infirm priests.
- Outreach to Rural and Needy Parishes and Schools
- through operating grants for faith formation and youth programing, priest salaries, utilities assistance and many other needs.
- Hope and Healing for the Poor
- to aid the disadvantaged, the disabled and those who are most in need of God’s healing grace through Catholic Charities and Correctional Ministry.
- Love and Strengthening for Families
- through Marriage and Family Life ministries that bind us closer to Christ through our love and respect for one another in families committed to proclaiming the Gospel.
- Faith and Formation for Future Generations
- Tuition Assistance and Campus Ministry Programs to empower our children, youth and young adults to grow in their Catholic faith in preparation for a life of Christian leadership and service.
- Stewardship Education and Development Support for Parishes
- Resources to help parishes increase engagement, prayer life and discipleship in the lives of their parishioners, including organizational tools, stewardship education and assistance for parish Stewardship Committees, planned giving efforts, endowment funds and capital campaigns.
TOTAL NEED: $3,700,000
FROM: 88,000 FAMILIES - Gratitude and Support for the Clergy
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Letter from Bishop Olson
To save us from this miserable approach to our lives, the Church offers us this opportunity to respond to Christ’s Call to Gratitude. We have this moment to consider the gift of our lives and the many blessings already placed in our lives by God. Appreciating this goodness, draws us closer to God and impels us towards acts of selfless love in imitation of His ultimate gift of His Son who came to save us from sin. A grateful heart never sins. In the Diocese of Fort Worth, much of our charitable outreach and acts of solidarity are carried out through the Annual Diocesan Appeal.
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Ways to Give
One-Time Gift
Make one gift payment, choosing check or credit card or automatic bank account withdrawal.
Continuous Monthly Giving
St. Francis Circle — Individuals choose the continuous monthly amount, which can be increased, decreased, paused or stopped at any time. Authorize continuous, monthly credit card or automatic bank account withdrawal. Gifts will repeat for 12 months and continue from year-to-year.
Give Online
Make a pledge or one-time gift using a credit card or automatic bank account withdrawal. The pledge payment schedule should conclude by Sept 30, for proper crediting to the Annual Diocesan Appeal.
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Saint Francis Circle
Thanks to the dedicated support of loyal contributors who make a continuous monthly gift to the Annual Diocesan Appeal, a steady stream of income helps to serve the poor, families, clergy and children of our Diocese.
Members of St. Francis Circle make a continuous gift to the Appeal via monthly credit card or automatic bank account withdrawal. Gifts repeat for 12 months and continue from year-to-year.
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