Collection Retirement Fund For Religious	Scheduled Second Sunday in December December 9, 2007 December 14, 2008	Principal CMSM, CMSWR, LCWR, USCCB National Religious Retirement Office Sr. Andree Fries, CPPS Executive Director 3211 4th Street, NE Washington, DC 20017-1194
	Explanation The Retirement Fund for Religious (RFR) provides restricted grants to any religious institute in the U.S. that has an unfunded past service liability. It distributes basic, supplemental and special assistance retirement grants from the fund to religious institutes based on a formula and criteria approved by the conferences of major superiors and bishops. Annual appeal begun in 1988 and approved through 2007.	Send Proceeds to: 100% to: Retirement Fund for Religious P.O. Box 73140 Baltimore, MD 21273 (GOLD envelope)
Collection Black and Indian Missions	Scheduled First Sunday in Lent February 25, 2007 February 10, 2008	Principal The Commission for the Catholic Missions Among the Colored People and the Indians Rev. Msgr. Paul A. Lenz Executive Director 2021 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-4207
	Explanation Mandated by the III Plenary Council in 1884, the 120 year old National Collection for Black and Indian people continues as the embodiment of the Church's concern for evangelizing the Black and Indian peoples of the United States. The funds are distributed as grants to dioceses throughout the United States, supporting and strengthening evangelization programs which otherwise would cease. The Collection was formerly known as The Black and Indian Home Mission Collection. The name has been changed to accommodate the new Catholic Home Mission Collection.	Send Proceeds to: 100% to: Black and Indian Mission Office 2021 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-4207
Collection The Catholic University of America	Scheduled First or Second Sunday in September 9/2 or 9/9/2007 9/7 or 9/14/2008	Principal Rev. David M. O'Connell, C.M. President The Catholic University of America Washington, DC 20064
	Explanation Provides funding for academic scholarships at The Catholic University of America in Washington, DC in response to the commitment made by the bishops at its foundation in 1887. Catholic University is the only U.S. university with Pontifical faculties. Students are enrolled from all 50 states and almost 100 countries in 12 schools: Theology and Religious Studies, Philosophy, Law, Arts and Sciences, Social Service, Nursing, Engineering, Music, Architecture, Library and Information Sciences, Canon Law and Metropolitan College.	Send Proceeds to: 100% to: Catholic University of America Office of the President Washington, DC 20064
Collection Holy Land	Scheduled Good Friday April 6, 2007 March 21, 2008	Principal Commissariat of the Holy Land Very Rev. Romano Stephen Almagno, OFM The Franciscan Monastery 1400 Quincy Street, NE Washington, DC 20017
	Explanation Pontifical Collection. Collect funds for support of the Holy Places, but above all for those pastoral, charitable, educational and social works which the Church supports in the Holy Land for the welfare of their Christian brethren and of the local communities.	Send Proceeds to: 100% to: Regional Commissariat of the Holy Land Washington, DC St. Louis, MO Los Angeles, CA Transmittal Form (PDF)
Collection Operation Rice Bowl (ORB)	Scheduled Individual and Family Offerings throughout Lent 2/21-4/8/2007 2/6-3/23/2008	Principal Catholic Relief Services Mr. Kenneth F. Hackett President 209 West Fayette St Baltimore, MD 21201-3403
	Explanation Provides funding for Catholic Relief Services' food security projects which support agriculture, nutrition, education, and self-sufficiency in communities around the world. 75% is remitted to CRS for overseas projects and 25% may be retained in the diocese for local antipoverty programs.	Send Proceeds to: 75% to: Catholic Relief Services Operation Rice Bowl P.O. Box 17090 Baltimore, MD 21203-7090
Collection World Mission Sunday	Scheduled Next-to-last Sunday in October October 21, 2007 October 19, 2008	Principal The Society for the Propagation of the Faith National Office Rev. Msgr. John E. Kozar National Director 366 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10001
	Explanation In 1926 Pope Pius XI instituted Mission Sunday for the whole Church with the first worldwide Mission Sunday collection taking place in October 1927. The Mission Sunday collection is always taken on the next to last Sunday during the month of October. That day is celebrated in all the local Churches as the feast of catholicity and universal solidarity so Christians the world over will recognize their common responsibility with regard to the evangelization of the world.	Send Proceeds to: 91% in 2007 to: The Society of the Propagation of the Faith 366 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10001 9% in 2007 to: Catholic Near East Welfare Association 1011 First Avenue New York, NY 10022-4195 91% in 2008 to: The Society of the Propagation of the Faith 366 Fifth Avenue New York, NY 10001 9% in 2008 to: Catholic Near East Welfare Association 1011 First Avenue New York, NY 10022-4195