Archdiocese of Boston - Special Collections
SAMPLE BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Date/Collection
2016 January 17
2017 January 15
Special Collection Sunday
2016 January 24
2017 January 29
Church in Latin America
2016 February 10
2017 March 1
Church in Africa, Central &
Eastern Europe
(Ash Wednesday)
2016 March 25
2017 April 14
Holy Land Shrines
(Good Friday)
Week Before
Purpose to be determined each year by
the Cardinal Archbishop.
Week of
Purpose to be determined each year by
the Cardinal Archbishop.
We will continue to set aside the third weekend in January
for a specific purpose designated by the Cardinal.
Next week’s second collection supports
the Church in Latin America (CLA). The
CLA provides support for pastoral projects
in financially poorer dioceses in Latin
America and the Caribbean. CLA funds
catechetical and lay leadership programs,
youth ministry, evangelization programs,
and formation programs for religious,
priests, and deacons. CLA is making it
possible for the Catholic faithful in the
Western hemisphere to help each other.
Please visit www.usccb.org/catholicgiving/opportunities-for-giving/latinamerica/index.cfm for more information.
This week’s second collection supports
various pastoral projects throughout Latin
America and the Caribbean. The
Collection for the Church in Latin America
funds the work of evangelization,
formation of laity, religious and
seminarians, as well as youth ministry and
catechesis. Please visit
www.usccb.org/catholicgiving/opportunities-for-giving/latinamerica/index.cfm for more information.
Next week’s collection supports the
Church in Africa and in Central and
Eastern Europe. These collections help
the Church spread God’s Word and train
Church leaders of tomorrow, help needy
families materially and spiritually, rebuild
churches that have fallen into disrepair,
and support the sisters and brothers who
have suffered for the faith. For more
information, please visit
www.usccb.org/catholicgiving/opportunities-for-giving/solidarityfund-for-africa/collection/index.cfm,and
www.usccb.org/catholicgiving/opportunities-for-giving/central-andeastern-europe/collection/index.cfm
This week’s collection supports the
Church in Africa and in Central and
Eastern Europe. These collections help
the Church spread God’s Word and train
Church leaders of tomorrow, help needy
families materially and spiritually, rebuild
churches that have fallen into disrepair,
and support the sisters and brothers who
have suffered for the faith. For more
information, please visit
www.usccb.org/catholicgiving/opportunities-for-giving/solidarityfund-for-africa/collection/index.cfm, and
www.usccb.org/catholicgiving/opportunities-for-giving/central-andeastern-europe/collection/index.cfm
Good Friday’s collection for the Holy Land
is, in the words of Paul VI, “not only for the
Holy Places but above all for those
pastoral, charitable, educational, and
social works which the Church supports in
the Holy Land for the welfare of their
Christian brethren and of the local
communities.”
The Good Friday collection supports the
sacred places and the educational,
charitable and peace-seeking ministries of
the Church in the Holy Land.
August 2015
Date/Collection
2016 March 27
2017 April 16
Easter Collection: Clergy
Health & Retirement Trust
(one envelope only)
2016 April 24
2017 April 23
Military Archdiocese, Home
Missions, and Black & Native
American
2016 May 8
2017 May 28
Communications
2016 May 15
2017 June 4
Seminarians (Pentecost)
Week Before
Next week, at all our Easter Masses, our
only collection will be to support the
retirement, medical and financial needs of
priests of the Archdiocese of Boston. On
behalf of all of our priests, thank you in
advance for your generosity. For more
information, please visit
www.clergyfunds.org
Week of
The Easter Collection supports the
retirement, medical and financial needs of
priests of the Archdiocese of Boston.
These priests have given their lives to
faithfully serve Christ, the Church, and
you. Please be generous to this important
collection. For more information, please
visit www.clergyfunds.org
Next week’s second collection supports
three important national Catholic missions.
The Military Archdiocese collection
provides for Catholic chaplains throughout
the world for American servicemen and
servicewomen. The Home Missions
collection subsidizes the evangelization
and formation activities of mission
dioceses. The Black and Native American
collection strengthens evangelization and
outreach programs that serve the Native
American, Alaska Native, and Black
Catholic communities in the United States.
For more information, please visit
www.milarch.org, www.usccb.org/catholicgiving/opportunities-for-giving/catholichome-missions-appeal/index.cfm, and
blackandindianmission.org/.
This week’s second collection supports
three important national Catholic missions.
The Military Archdiocese collection
provides for Catholic chaplains throughout
the world for American servicemen and
servicewomen. The Home Missions
collection subsidizes the evangelization
and formation activities of mission
dioceses. The Black and Native American
collection strengthens evangelization and
outreach programs that serve the Native
American, Alaska Native, and Black
Catholic communities in the United States.
For more information, please visit
www.milarch.org, www.usccb.org/catholicgiving/opportunities-for-giving/catholichome-missions-appeal/index.cfm, and
blackandindianmission.org/.
Next week’s second collection supports
the Catholic Communication Campaign
(CCC). CCC communicates the Gospel
through various formats, including social
media, podcasts, TV, radio, and print
media. 50% of the collection will support
this national programming. Please visit
www.usccb.org/catholicgiving/opportunities-for-giving/catholiccommunication-campaign/index.cfm for
more information. The other 50% of the
collection will remain at the parish to
support local communication efforts, such
as website technology and bulletins.
This week’s second collection supports
the Catholic Communication Campaign
(CCC). If Jesus Christ were on earth
today, how would he spread his message
of salvation? Wouldn’t he use all
communication vehicles to share the Good
News? The CCC believes Jesus would
use as many means as possible, and that
is why it supports projects that use the
entire array of media tools available today
to evangelize and promote Gospel values.
Please visit www.usccb.org/catholicgiving/opportunities-for-giving/catholiccommunication-campaign/index.cfm for
more information. 50% of the collection
remains at the parish to promote local
communication efforts, such as website
technology and bulletins.
Next week’s second collection supports
the formation and training of seminarians
in the Archdiocese of Boston for future
service as priests. We are blessed that
many are responding to the call to serve
as priests. Please be generous and
support these seminarians on their journey
toward their ordination to the priesthood.
For more information, please visit
www.VocationsBoston.org.
This week’s second collection supports
the formation and training of seminarians
in the Archdiocese of Boston for service,
we pray, as future priests. We are
blessed that many are responding to the
call to serve as priests. Please be
generous and support these seminarians
on their journey toward their ordination to
the priesthood. For more information,
please visit www.VocationsBoston.org.
August 2015
Date/Collection
2016 June 26
2017 June 25
Holy Father – Peter’s Pence
2016 August 7
2017 August 6
The Catholic Relief Services
Collection
2016 September 4
2017 September 3
Catholic University of
America
2016 September 18
2017 September 17
Clergy Health & Retirement
Trust
Week Before
Next week’s second collection supports
the Holy Father in providing emergency
assistance to suffering people throughout
the world. Contributions to the Peter’s
Pence Collection are given directly by the
Holy Father to individuals who are
suffering from immediate emergencies
that are the result of war, oppression, and
natural disasters. Please visit
www.usccb.org/ppc for more information.
Week of
This week’s second collection, for the
Peter's Pence, enables the Holy Father to
respond with emergency financial
assistance to requests for aid to needy
throughout the world - those who suffer as
a result of war, oppression, and natural
disasters. Please visit www.usccb.org/ppc
for more information.
Next week’s second collection is for
Catholic Relief Services. This collection
supports emergency relief, human
development, and peace initiatives in
countries around the world. The funds
from this Collection provide food to the
hungry, services for victims of human
trafficking, support to displaced refugees,
and show Christ’s love and respect to all
people. The collection funds the ministries
of six Catholic Church organizations:
Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Catholic
Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC),
Migration and Refugee Services (MRS),
the Department of Justice, Peace, and
Human Development, the Secretariat of
Cultural Diversity in the Church, and the
Holy Father’s Relief Fund. For more
information, please visit
www.usccb.org/crscollection.
This week’s second collection for Catholic
Relief Services supports emergency relief,
human development, and peace initiatives
in countries around the world. The funds
from this Collection provide food to the
hungry, services for victims of human
trafficking, support to displaced refugees,
and show Christ’s love and respect to all
people. The collection funds the ministries
of six Catholic Church organizations:
Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Catholic
Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC),
Migration and Refugee Services (MRS),
the Department of Justice, Peace, and
Human Development, the Secretariat of
Cultural Diversity in the Church, and the
Holy Father’s Relief Fund. For more
information, please visit
www.usccb.org/crscollection.
Next week’s second collection supports
The Catholic University of America (CUA)
and its scholarship fund for needy
students. CUA, located in Washington,
D.C., is the national university of the
Catholic Church. Many priests and
professional lay ministers throughout the
US obtain their education from CUA. For
more information, please visit
www.cua.edu.
This week’s second collection supports
The Catholic University of America (CUA)
and its scholarship fund for needy
students. CUA, located in Washington,
D.C., is the national university of the
Catholic Church. Many priests and
professional lay ministers throughout the
US obtain their education from CUA. For
more information, please visit
www.cua.edu.
Next week’s second collection supports
the retirement, medical and financial
needs of priests of the Archdiocese of
Boston. On behalf of all of our priests,
thank you in advance for your generosity.
For more information, please visit
www.clergyfunds.org
This week’s second collection supports
the retirement, medical and financial
needs of priests of the Archdiocese of
Boston. These priests have given their
lives to faithfully serve Christ, the Church,
and you. Please be generous to this
important collection. For more
information, please visit
www.clergyfunds.org
August 2015
Date/Collection
2016 October 23
2017 October 22
World Mission Sunday
2016 November 6
2017 November 5
Campaign for Human
Development
2016 November 20
2017 November 19
Collection for Retired
Religious Sisters
2016 December 25
2017 December 25
Christmas Collection: Clergy
Health & Retirement Trust
(one envelope only)
Week Before
Next week’s second collection supports
Catholic World Missions. By Baptism, all
Catholics are called to participate in the
mission of the Church and share their faith
as missionaries. World Mission Sunday
gathers support for the pastoral and
evangelization programs and needs of
more than 1,150 mission dioceses in
Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and
remote regions of Latin America. The
funds gathered on World Mission Sunday
are distributed in the pope’s name by the
Society for the Propagation of the Faith—a
Pontifical Mission Society. Please visit
www.propfaithboston.org for more
information.
Week of
This week’s second collection supports
Catholic World Missions. By Baptism, all
Catholics are called to participate in the
mission of the Church and share their faith
as missionaries. World Mission Sunday
gathers support for the pastoral and
evangelization programs and needs of
more than 1,150 mission dioceses in
Africa, Asia, the Pacific Islands, and
remote regions of Latin America. The
funds gathered on World Mission Sunday
are distributed in the pope’s name by the
Society for the Propagation of the Faith—a
Pontifical Mission Society. Please visit
www.propfaithboston.org for more
information.
Next week’s second collection is for the
Catholic Campaign for Human
Development (CCHD), which works to
uphold the dignity of human life by
breaking the cycle of poverty across the
United States through grants to local
community-based groups who create jobs,
improve education, and strengthen
neighborhoods. Twenty-five percent of the
CCHD collection stays in the Archdiocese
of Boston to fund local anti-poverty
projects; seventy-five percent supports
national grant and education programs.
For more information, please visit
www.usccb.org/cchd.
This week’s second collection is for the
Catholic Campaign for Human
Development (CCHD), which works to
uphold the dignity of human life by
breaking the cycle of poverty across the
United States through grants to local
community-based groups who create jobs,
improve education, and strengthen
neighborhoods. Twenty-five percent of the
CCHD collection stays in the Archdiocese
of Boston to fund local anti-poverty
projects; seventy-five percent supports
national grant and education programs.
For more information, please visit
www.usccb.org/cchd.
Next weekend the Archdiocese will take
up the Collection for Retired Sisters.
Since 1988, the collection has provided
needed financial support for religious
communities who have served the
Archdiocese of Boston as educators and
health care and social service providers.
Please give generously in recognition of
the Sisters’ years of dedicated service.
For more information, please contact
Sister Marian Batho, CSJ, Delegate for
Religious at 617-746-5637 or
Sr_Marian_Batho@rcab.org.
Today’s second collection is used to assist
religious communities to provide for the
retirement and health care needs of
Sisters who have served in the
Archdiocese. Please take this opportunity
to say thank you to the Sisters who have
served the Church of Boston so
generously for so many years. Your
contribution does make a difference. For
more information, please contact Sister
Marian Batho, CSJ, Delegate for Religious
at 617-746-5637 or
Sr_Marian_Batho@rcab.org,
Next week, at all our Christmas Masses,
our only collection will be to support the
retirement, medical and financial needs of
priests of the Archdiocese of Boston. On
behalf of all of our priests, thank you in
advance for your generosity. For more
information, please visit
www.clergyfunds.org
Merry Christmas from all the priests of the
Archdiocese of Boston. The Christmas
Collection supports the retirement,
medical and financial needs of priests of
the Archdiocese of Boston. These priests
have given their lives to faithfully serve
Christ, the Church, and you. Please be
generous to this important collection. For
more information, please visit
www.clergyfunds.org
August 2015