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 2010 Catholic Community Annual Appeal Brochure
What’s your foundation? Now more than ever, the storms of life threaten what we thought was secure and indestructible.
Christ calls us to the rock of His salvation and Church. A foundation that never crumbles, a love that never wavers, a grace that cannot be exhausted. Are we building for eternity or for the illusion of the momentary pleasure?
As we heed Christ’s invitation to build on the rock, we recognize the responsibility to help others escape the sands that might engulf them.
And so we join together as a Diocese to build upon the rock through the Catholic Community Annual Appeal.
To learn more about the Appeal, click on the brochure link above or contact the Office of Development at 785.827.8746. |  |
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Written by Doug Weller
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Friday, 09 October 2009 09:53 |
Salina — A week before parishes are asked to kick off their promotion of the Catholic Community Annual Appeal, donations to date are more than one-fifth of the way to the goal of raising $1.1 million to support diocesan ministries.
 Shawn Crawford, director of development for the Diocese of Salina, said donors have pledged $231,000 to date, with an average gift of $456.
“We’re on track where we usually are,” he said, noting that is good news considering the diocese eliminated the five vicariate dinners, in light of the national economic recession, that traditionally have begun the annual campaign.
Donors who had given at least $75 to the CCAA in the past were invited to those dinners, and their initial contributions helped get the drive going by the time parishes were asked to begin their push in mid-October.
Those donors, instead, were sent a special mailing seeking their continued support.
“Our average gift (to date) is right on the mark,” Crawford noted.
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CCAA supports schools, parish programs |
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Written by Doug Weller
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Tuesday, 29 September 2009 00:00 |
 Salina — More than 8,000 youth benefit directly from the Catholic Community Annual Appeal, which funds Catholic education and formation and provides a Catholic school student subsidy.
This year’s appeal seeks $1.1 million. Of that, $130,000 is earmarked for Catholic education and formation and $150,000 subsidizes Catholic schools. Those two items account for one-fourth of the appeal’s goal.
The most recent numbers show about 2,300 youth attending the 16 Catholic schools in the diocese.
In addition to a direct subsidy to parish and diocesan schools, the Diocese of Salina also coordinates accreditation, provides professional development for staff and helps schools share resources.
Dr. Nick Compagnone, superintendent of diocesan schools, said support for Catholic education was part of the first CCAA launched in 1989 by now-retired Bishop George Fitzsimons.
Catholic schools, traditionally staffed by nuns and priests, were making the transition to lay educators, Compagnone said. Bishop Fitzsimons’ concept was to provide some support for schools because of the increasing costs of salaries and benefits, he explained.
Today, some of the increasing costs that Catholic schools face are from purchasing textbooks and technology.
“The average textbook, just for grade schools, is $50 to $80 per student,” Compagnone said, “and we ask the schools to renew their textbooks every five years.”
Add to that the cost of computers, software and other technology, he said, and the burden to diocesan schools becomes even greater.
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Annual Appeal provides part of funding necessary to support seminarians |
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Written by Doug Weller
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Friday, 25 September 2009 00:00 |
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 Salina — Anyone with a child in college knows how expensive that can be.
Multiply that several times to get an idea of what it costs to educate future priests for the Diocese of Salina.
“I tell people it’s like having 14 kids in college at the same time,” said Shawn Crawford, director of stewardship and development for the diocese.
Helping to pay a significant portion of educating seminarians is the Catholic Community Annual Appeal.
The 2010 CCAA campaign seeks $215,000 to help pay for seminarians’ education, as well as supporting the vocations office and priests’ continuing education. The CCAA also raises money for health insurance costs. Once seminarians are old enough not to be able to remain on their parents’ health insurance plans, the diocese provides that coverage for them.
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Annual Appeal helps support retired priests |
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Written by Doug Weller
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Friday, 18 September 2009 08:55 |
Manhattan — This city is an illustration of how valuable retired priests are to the Diocese of Salina.
Two large parishes — with more than 1,800 families — plus a school, a mission nearby and a busy campus ministry at Kansas State University. And just four full-time priests.
 Take away one priest — and you might worry how it all will get done.
But with three retired priests living in Manhattan and Ogden, the Catholic population continues to be well-served.
“They’re very much help,” said Rosie Rundell, pastoral associate at Seven Dolors Parish.
Bishop Emeritus George Fitzsimons, Father Merlin Kieffer and Father Loren Werth — all retired — have active ministries even when they aren’t pressed into additional service to fill a vacancy.
But with Father Donald Zimmerman, pastor at St. Thomas More Parish, on sabbatical, they have been doing double duty.
“They’re a tremendous resource to have around,” Wayne Talbot, pastoral associate at St. Thomas More, said of the retired priests.
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