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Annual Catholic Appeal Goal Current Year The Annual Catholic Appeal is the Archdiocesan Collection that is taken up annually in Spring.  It is a collective effort of all the parishes in Western Washington, to accomplish what we cannot do alone. It helps us to embrace the fact that individual parishes cannot accomplish the entire mission of the Church.  It recognizes there are priests to be trained; social services for the poor and needy to be offered, Catholic schools to sustain and grow and retired priests and nuns to support. There are 63 ministries and services that are supported with your annual contributions, which can be paid on an installment basis: take ten months to pay and there are several convenient ways for you to make your payment: Credit Card Payments, Electronic Fund Transfers, Direct Bill Pay from Bank, Monthly Billing, Pledge online, Payroll deduction, Stock donation and or matching gift. Our goal is to reach $90,000 this year.  We would like 100% participation from everyone.  The average gift last year was $310. How does your gift compare? We would like to encourage you to consider the following: Give an additional $50.00 or more if your 2007 gift was $365.00 or more. If your donation was less than $365.00... please consider setting aside a dollar a day so you can meet the $365.00 goal. If you have donated before but not in the recent past... would you consider at least making a $365.00 donation this year? If you have not participated at all and on a fixed income, consider starting at $1.00 a day.

Snapshot of Ministries and Services provided through the Annual Catholic Appeal: Catholic Community Services is the largest private social service provider in the State of Washington. Catholic Schools in WA - 9th largest school system [38,350 students in 59 elementary and 9 high schools] Seminarians - we 32 currently in formation. Permanent diaconate program recently reinstated. Priests Pension Plan currently supported 185 priests. Retirement funds for Nuns and Priests Youth Ministries: CYO Summer Camps and University campus ministries Hispanic Ministry Hospital Ministry Ministries and Services to 171 parishes and missions and thousands of individuals throughout the Northwest. Establishment of new parishes and Catholic schools. Home mission fund to aid our neediest parishes.