Renewed in Christ A Note from Bishop Ricken

2012 BISHOP’S APPEAL

Catholic Charities Your gift to the Bishop’s Appeal provides a lifeline of hope to more than 40,000 families and individuals in desperate need of care through Catholic Charities.

Catholic Charities provides mental health counseling, child welfare services, including adoption assistance, and help to people in need of budget counseling. Many of their clients have no insurance and nowhere else to turn. Your support of the Bishop’s Appeal makes this care possible.

Our Promise To YouDear Friends in Christ,

Each year thousands of people grow closer to Jesus through the work of parishes, Catholic schools and diocesan ministries. In these economic times, many families are struggling to get by and many of them are turning to the Church for help.

This help comes in many forms such as counseling through Catholic Charities or a care minister visiting the sick or homebound. This help happens in large part because of your gift to the Bishop’s Appeal. Please prayerfully consider making a generous gift to the 2012 Appeal.

Thank you in advance for your generous support. May God bless you!Catholic Charities received $907,813

from Bishop’s Appeal 2011.

The Bishop’s Appeal 2011 raised more than $5,000,000. These funds were used, without exception, to support the ministries and programs of the Diocese.

It is our continuing pledge to you to use all the funds received during the 2012 Appeal to provide these services and meet the needs described on the Bishop’s Appeal website at www.Catholicfoundationgb.org/Appeal.

Education 23% Catholic Charities 18% Stewardship & 17% Pastoral Services Evangelization 15% Living Justice & WorshipMinistry Formation 14% Bishop’s Appeal 9% The Compass 4%

Bishop’s Appeal 2011 Allocations

The Catholic Foundation P.O. Box 23001Green Bay, WI 54305

Phone 920.272.8197 Toll Free 877.500.3580BishopsAppeal@gbdioc.orgwww.Catholicfoundationgb.org

Stewardship & Pastoral Services God calls each of us to serve the Church. Ministry Formation works with people who have been called to the priesthood, diaconate, or lay ministry.

Through these formation programs hundreds of Catholics are trained and formed each year to be the heart and hands of Jesus to people throughout Northeastern Wisconsin.

Education Christ Renews His Parish Christ Renews His Parish or CRHP is a parish based weekend renewal for adults of all ages. This unique, confidential experience helps parishioners explore scripture readings and provides sacramental opportunities like reconciliation and Mass. It also gives people a chance to grow and build life-long friendships.

This important ministry is supported by Deb Wegner-Hohensee who is part of the diocesan Stewardship & Pastoral Services department.

Serving parish leaders and helping build vibrant parishes through a variety of workshops is the motto for Stewardship & Pastoral Services. Parishes throughout the Diocese look to this department for help with parish ministries. Below are a few of the many ministries they support:

• Stewardship as Way of Life• Care Ministry • Parish Planning and Revitalization• Implementation of “Parishes: Called to Be Holy, Fully Engaged, Fully Alive”

Each week thousands of children step into a classroom to learn about Jesus. Your gift to the Bishop’s Appeal support the educational efforts of our Catholic schools and parish religious education programs. Your gift also helps train teachers and religious educators. These teachers in turn help share the Gospel message with more than 40,000 children.

The Education staff also provides training for youth ministers and offers programs that bring Christ’s message to adults across Northeastern Wisconsin.

Ministry Formation

The Education department received $1,163,156 from

Bishop’s Appeal 2011.

The Ministry Formation department received $724,362 from Bishop’s Appeal 2011. “CRHP is exciting, CRHP is connecting and I am thankful for CRHP

because of what it is doing for the parish.” ~ Fr. John Bergstadt, Pastor St. John the Baptist Parish, Howard

Stewardship & Pastoral Services received $874,081 from Bishop’s Appeal 2011.