2025 Annual Catholic Appeal
“Together We Bring Hope”
On the weekend of February 15-16, we kicked off our Archdiocese of Chicago Annual Catholic Appeal. Many of our parishioners have already received a mailing from Cardinal Cupich. This year’s theme is Together We Bring Hope. The theme echoes the synod on synodality and its sense of walking together. It also echoes the Holy Year theme of Pilgrims of Hope. Finally, it resonates with our efforts for renewal and transformation in the Archdiocese of Chicago. Through the Annual Catholic Appeal, we together join Christ in his great work, by helping parishes and schools in need, supporting programs of faith formation, and those that promote justice, peace, and respect for life. But we also reach out to the world, to bring hope to people who suffer natural disasters, famine, homelessness and war. All of this makes a difference because it is the work of Christ.
On February 22-23, Cardinal Cupich spoke to you through his recorded homily at all the Masses asking you to generously support the Annual Catholic Appeal.
Our parish goal this year is $41,762 and after we reach our goal, 100% of any additional funds come back to our parish to help to fund our needs.
If you received your pledge form in the mail, please complete it and mail it back or bring it to Mass during the weekend. For those of you that did not receive a mailing or have not had time to respond to it, we will have copies if the pledge form at all Masses during the weekend.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration and generous response to the Annual Catholic Appeal.
Your financial support for the work of our parish, our archdiocese, and the Church throughout the world is one way to express this gratitude. Please give what you can to the 2025 Annual Catholic Appeal.
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Planned Giving – Stock Donation
Support the Annual Catholic Appeal
Our prayers, financial support and direct involvement in the Church’s outreach in parishes, education, religious and ministerial formation, initiatives for justice, peace, and respect for life – all focus on the transformation God promises and our responsibility to collaborate with the Lord.
One way you can reclaim God’s promise and once again take up your responsibility is by making a direct gift of securities and mutual funds that have appreciated in value and have been held for more than one year.
When you donate appreciated securities or mutual funds to the Annual Catholic Appeal, you can reduce or even eliminate federal capital gains taxes on the transfer. You may also be entitled to a federal income tax charitable deduction based on the fair market value of the securities at the time of the transfer. For more information about donating stock or securities, please contact your financial advisor.
To make a stock donation to the Annual Catholic Appeal, please visit archchicago.org/stockgiftform and complete the electronic Letter of Intention form. Once you have submitted the form, you will receive a confirmation email with detailed instructions for you to complete your gift. If you have any questions, please contact Karen Whitehead, Archdiocese of Chicago at 312-534-7461 or kwhitehead@archchicago.org.