April collections to benefit mission parishes in U.S., Christians in Holy Land
April 12, 2025 at 3:00 p.m.
As Lent encourages Catholics to renew their commitment to prayer, fasting and almsgiving, two upcoming opportunities to be materially generous through collections will be taken up in the Diocese and beyond.
Every year on Good Friday, a collection is taken up in Catholic parishes to support the work of the Franciscans working in the Holy Land. Christians there rely heavily on the help that comes to them from this worldwide collection. This year’s collection will be on April 18.
The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is part of a worldwide network of Commissariats of the Holy Land which function as bridges between the Holy Land and Christians all over the world. The Franciscan Monastery in Washington, D.C., coordinates this vital support for the work of the Franciscans who work in the Holy Land. The Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land have the unique responsibility to care for the Holy Places as well for the Christians living there and facing persecution.
For more information visit myfranciscan.org/good-friday-2025.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions will make its annual appeal to support missionary activities throughout the U.S. and its territories on the weekend of April 26-27.
Coinciding this year with Divine Mercy Sunday, the appeal primarily supports U.S. dioceses that are unable to offer their people the basic pastoral ministries of word, worship, and service without outside help. It may also give grants to other dioceses in the U.S. for particular projects, and to organizations and religious communities engaged in missionary work.
Although funding a range of pastoral services, the subcommittee focuses primarily on evangelization efforts, religious education, ministry training for clergy and laity, and support of poor parishes across the country.
More information can be found at www.usccb.org/committees/catholic-home-missions.
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As Lent encourages Catholics to renew their commitment to prayer, fasting and almsgiving, two upcoming opportunities to be materially generous through collections will be taken up in the Diocese and beyond.
Every year on Good Friday, a collection is taken up in Catholic parishes to support the work of the Franciscans working in the Holy Land. Christians there rely heavily on the help that comes to them from this worldwide collection. This year’s collection will be on April 18.
The Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is part of a worldwide network of Commissariats of the Holy Land which function as bridges between the Holy Land and Christians all over the world. The Franciscan Monastery in Washington, D.C., coordinates this vital support for the work of the Franciscans who work in the Holy Land. The Franciscans of the Custody of the Holy Land have the unique responsibility to care for the Holy Places as well for the Christians living there and facing persecution.
For more information visit myfranciscan.org/good-friday-2025.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions will make its annual appeal to support missionary activities throughout the U.S. and its territories on the weekend of April 26-27.
Coinciding this year with Divine Mercy Sunday, the appeal primarily supports U.S. dioceses that are unable to offer their people the basic pastoral ministries of word, worship, and service without outside help. It may also give grants to other dioceses in the U.S. for particular projects, and to organizations and religious communities engaged in missionary work.
Although funding a range of pastoral services, the subcommittee focuses primarily on evangelization efforts, religious education, ministry training for clergy and laity, and support of poor parishes across the country.
More information can be found at www.usccb.org/committees/catholic-home-missions.
The Church needs quality Catholic journalism now more than ever. Please consider supporting this work by signing up for a SUBSCRIPTION (click HERE) or making a DONATION to The Monitor (click HERE). Thank you for your support.