Tag: CSAF
Catholic Services Appeal aims to raise $6.9 million to fund 20 ministries
The scene might feel familiar: A priest stands at the front of his church and asks the congregation to sit and learn about the annual Catholic Services Appeal.
People groan. Eyes roll. A baby cries.
Serve and support: ‘That’s what we do’
This year’s theme to support faith-based services across the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis says a lot about what it means to be Catholic.
Catholic Services Appeal lagging behind goal
“If they’ve given in prior years, please come back and support us in our time of need,” said Greg Pulles, treasurer of the Catholic Services Appeal Foundation board of directors, of CSA donors. “We’re projecting 6,000 [donors] short, and that means we’re cutting funding to these ministries and they really desperately need these funds.”
CSAF partners with Aim Higher to benefit Catholic school students
It simply made sense for the Catholic Services Appeal Foundation and Aim Higher Foundation to partner when their leaders saw how their scholarship-granting cycles aligned.
Rachel’s Vineyard hopes CSAF will increase retreat’s reach
Rachel’s Vineyard Executive Director Nancy Blom has seen abortion impact the lives of mothers, fathers, grandparents and young people in her work.
2018 appeal increases goal, adds new ministry
This year, the Catholic Services Appeal Foundation is increasing both its fundraising goal and its impact, with the addition of another supported ministry. Rachel’s Vineyard, a ministry for men and women seeking post-abortive healing, is joining the other 17 ministries the annual appeal previously supported in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
Annual Catholic Services Appeal hits $9.3 million pledge goal
The annual appeal supports 17 ministries, including Catholic schools, local seminaries, and hospital and prison chaplaincies.
2016 Catholic Services Appeal ahead of last year’s campaign
Seventeen weeks into the 2016 Catholic Services Appeal, the Plymouth-based Catholic Services Appeal Foundation reports that it is ahead of last year’s campaign, both in dollars pledged and dollars received, as well as the total number of gifts.
Archbishop answers FAQs on assets, creditors and potential property sales
Q. Did the archdiocese create organizations like the CSAF to protect its assets from creditors during the Reorganization process?
Hospital chaplains provide spiritual care with CSAF support
When Father Larry Blake’s cell phone rings, he knows it’s likely to be a serious call summoning him to Hennepin County Medical Center in downtown Minneapolis.
Charity, transparency at heart of Catholic Services Appeal
“Turmoil.”
That’s how Tim Healy described the atmosphere surrounding the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis a year ago, as allegations of child sexual abuse by members of local clergy surfaced, and media stories quoted Catholics who described diminished trust in archdiocesan leadership.
Local faithful help CSAF exceed $9.3 million goal
Wrapping up its 2014 campaign, the Catholic Services Appeal Foundation has exceeded its $9.3 million fundraising goal in pledges and has distributed nearly $8 million to 17 different ministries in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
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