This weekend saw the launch of the Diocese of Lansing Diocesan Services Appeal 2020.
“Thank you to all those who have already given so generously,” said John Madigan, President of the Diocese of Lansing Catholic Foundation, organizers of the annual fundraising campaign, March 10.
“Our Diocesan Services Appeal is an opportunity to participate personally in the service and care provided through the many good works of the Catholic Church,” adds John, “DSA contributions are put to work, right away, in dozens of ministries and services across the diocese.”
The DSA is an annual appeal which sustains the ongoing, day-to-day work of the Church in the Diocese of Lansing. Contributions are put to work, right away in, in a multitude of ministries and activities. The dollars are not invested or reserved for future use. They go to provide funding for just some of the apostolates listed below:
• Adoption and Foster Care Services
• Campus Ministry
• Care for Priests – Active and Retired
• Catholic Charities Works of Mercy
• Catechesis and Catechist Formation
• Catholic Schools
• Communications
• Diaconate Formation and Support
• Diocesan Assemblies
• Evangelization Initiatives
• Faith-Based Counseling
• FAITH Magazine
• Financial Services and Audits
• Hispanic Ministries
• Hospital Ministry
• Lay Ecclesial Ministry and Formation
• Marriage and Family Programs
• Marriage Tribunal Services
• Natural Family Planning
• Pregnancy Counseling and Services
• Professional Services for Parishes
• Religious Education
• Restorative Justice/Jail Ministry
• Retreats and Conferences
• Sacramental Records and Archives
• Seminarian Education and Formation
• St. Francis Retreat Center
• Worship
• Young Adult Vocational Formation
• Youth Formation
This year’s DSA campaign is under the banner of “Happy the One who Trusts in the Lord” which is taken from the Book of Proverbs.
“This scripture text affirms a fundamental teaching of the Catholic Church that only in God will we find the truth and happiness that we seek, the happiness that we were made for," says John Madigan, "our hope and prayer is that the DSA campaign will help bring that vital message to more and more souls within the Diocese of Lansing.”
For more information on the Diocesan Services Appeal 2020 go to, https://www.dioceseoflansing.org/DSA
For more information on the Diocesan Services Appeal 2020 go to, https://www.dioceseoflansing.org/DSA