About the Appeal

The Annual Catholic Appeal is about being Catholic and recognizing there are priests and deacons to be trained, social services for the needy and poor to be offered, Catholic schools to sustain and grow, retired priests and nuns to support and so much more! The Annual Appeal allows you to join thousands of Catholics throughout Western Washington to gather the resources needed, helping in a much bigger way possible than if we tried to do it alone. Thanks to YOUR generosity, our church is here in times of need providing comfort and hope.

The Annual Catholic Appeal is an Archdiocesan campaign that gives everyone an opportunity to support over 60 ministries and services throughout Western Washington and occurs in the spring of each year. Pledges can be made with payments spread out over the duration of the campaign. Monthly reminders are sent from the archdiocese.

Parish Stewardship giving is your yearly financial commitment to support your parish and usually occurs in the Fall of each year. Letters and reminders are sent from your parish.

There are 175 parishes and missions in the Archdiocese, serving 580,400 Catholics. When you give a gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal, your money goes to support over 60 ministries and services.

Some of the ministries supported by your gift include:

Booklet of ministries and services

Each parish is assigned an Annual Catholic Appeal goal. Any money received and exceeding the parish assigned goal is returned back to your parish to use for a stated project or as needed.

Some of last year's projects included:

Please consider donating 1% of your income to support the Church in Western Washington through the Annual Catholic Appeal.

The average gift to the 2011 Annual Catholic Appeal was $292. In light of the continuing difficult economic environment, please know that every gift, no matter the amount, can and will make a difference. The reality is that some of your fellow parishioners will not be able to financially support the appeal this year. If you are not already giving at this level, would you consider a gift of $1 a day or $365 or more, to make up for those who cannot give in 2012?