Rebuild Church, Rebuild Hope: A National Collection for the Archdiocese of New Orleans and the Diocese of Biloxi
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted,
and those who are crushed in spirit he saves.” (Ps 34:19)
Help Rebuild Church, Rebuild Hope, the national collection to support hurricane relief efforts in the Archdiocese of New Orleans and Diocese of Biloxi on August 26-27, 2006.
The theme of the national collection—Rebuild Church, Rebuild Hope—is inspired by Bishop Thomas Rodi of Biloxi, who proclaimed to the bishops of the United States that to “rebuild the Church is to rebuild hope itself.”
These two dioceses, so devastated by the ravages of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, are still in a state of unimaginable need. Collections in 2005 right after the hurricanes focused on immediate humanitarian relief, and only scratched the surface of the needs involved.
This special collection on August 26-27 focuses on rebuilding churches, schools, and other essential parts of the parishes’ infrastructure which are needed to rebuild people’s hope. Rebuilding the Church and her structures is critically important now, as many civil jurisdictions declare that they are no longer able to assist those who were displaced by the 2005 hurricanes, and will be unable to do so in the future.
Help rebuild the Church and rebuild hope in New Orleans and Biloxi on August 26-27. The need is great. And your participation can make a difference. |
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FOR INDIVIDUALS:
Place your check made out to your diocese with the memo “National Collection for Hurricane Recovery" in the second collection on August 26-27. Your parish will take care of the rest.
FOR PARISHES:
Please take up the collection and forward it to your diocese using your normal collection procedures. The diocese has all of the information about where to send the money collection. Each parish will forward the collection to their own diocese. After the diocese has received the donations from all of its parishes, the diocese will forward the collection to USCCB.
FOR DIOCESES:
Once you have received the collections from your diocese, please use the Transmittal Form you should have already received to forward the collection to the USCCB. If you need another copy of the Transmittal Form, CLICK HERE.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR YOUR GENEROSITY |
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