Partners moves toward goal

The annual Partners in Charity Appeal has raised $4,540,779 in gifts and pledges, according to Michael P. Gillespie, diocesan director of Stewardship and Development.
That leaves $459,221 still needed to reach the $5 million goal. So far there have been 17,100 donors this year. That means there are about 3,500 people who gave to last year’s Appeal who have not yet made a gift or pledge this year. If this group made gifts equivalent to their gifts last year, it would bring in about $750,000 and put the drive over the top, Mr.Gillespie said.
There have been 981 new donors this year who have given a total of $123,114, he said. Gifts from 136 diocesan priests have totaled $198,575. The 109 members of the St. Paul Society, who pledge at least $5,000, have given a total of $787,473.
Thirty-nine of the 102 parishes in the diocese have reached or exceeded their goals, Mr. Gillespie said.
The annual Partners in Charity Appeal  helps to support charitable, educational and ministerial organizations in the diocese.
They include:
Charity
Catholic Charities, Clergy Retirement, Retired Priests Health Ministry, Haitian Apostolate, McAuley Nazareth Home for Boys, Pernet Family Health Services, Seminarian Health Insurance,
St. John’s Cemetery System, Diocesan Development, Stewardship
Education
Catholic Campus Ministry, Catholic Schools Office, Office of Religious Education, Ongoing Priestly Formation, Youth & Young Adult Ministry, Seminarian Education, Grants-in-Aid for Catholic School Students, Central Catholic Schools Subsidy, Advanced Studies for Clergy and Laity, Communications Office
Ministry
African Ministry, Hispanic Ministry, Office of Marriage and Family, Minister to Priests, Office of the Diaconate, Respect Life Office, Cathedral of St. Paul, Vocations, Office for Divine Worship, Wells Street House.