2023 Catholic Services Appeal

Each year we are invited to participate in the Archbishop’s annual Catholic Services Appeal, which is an opportunity for each of us to support our brothers and sisters in Christ.  Your prayers and generous support of the Appeal are continuing to make a difference in the Archdiocese of Louisville and right here in our parish.

Did you know that funds raised through the Catholic Services Appeal benefit our community directly?  The Appeal supports Youth & Young Adults and Faith Formation programs, which bring faith and comfort to our families and bring us closer to Christ.  The CSA provides support to our Seminarians, as they prepare to make a lifetime of service to God and to the future of our Church.

Whether responding to human needs, promoting vocations, providing ministry training, evangelizing, or assisting parishes, archdiocesan ministries and services reach beyond the ability of our parish or any other parish to do this work alone. It is the work that Christ has entrusted to His Church. It is work that we are called to support through our baptism. Through our gifts to the annual Catholic Services Appeal, we are partnering in the work Christ has given to the Church.

Our parish goals for the 2023 Catholic Services Appeal are $36,700 for St Frances of Rome, and $36,800 for St Leonard. You have received a letter from Archbishop Shelton inviting you to make a gift to this year’s Appeal. I will be making a personal gift, and I hope you will join me with a generous gift of your own.  It is only through our generosity that these vital programs and ministries funded by the CSA can continue their good work. If you are trying to decide how to share your gifts with the CSA, this year we have three ways that will boost your donation and  help it stretch even farther.

1. Donate to the Seminarian Education Fund. All gifts made to the Seminarian Education Fund will be matched up to $75,000
2. Salt & Light Increased Giving. All increased fiving by Salt & Light level donors will be matched up to $25,000.
3.  Lapsed Donors. All gifts made by donors who did not make a gift last year will be matched up to $50,000.

On behalf of those served through your generosity, I thank you and pray that God will continue to bless you and your loved ones.  Please remember those with needs in your prayers as well.

In gratitude for all that you do for St Frances of Rome and St Leonard,

Sincerely yours in Christ,

-Fr. Lou

Pastor St Frances of Rome and St Leonard

PS – You can make a secure online gift or pledge at www.ArchLou.org.