The Vicar for Planning and Financial Services reports the following donor contributions in support of the Catholic Relief Services Collection taken up in the parishes of the Diocese on the weekend of March 1-2, 2008.
Total collection proceeds:
2008 $202,222.21
2007 $193,002.00
The Catholic Relief Services Collection supports emergency relief, human development, and peace initiatives in 99 countries around the world, where nearly half the population lives on less than $2 a day. The collection supports the ministries of five Catholic Church organizations: Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), Migration and Refugee Services (MRS), Social Development and World Peace (SDWP), and The Holy Father’s Relief Fund.
