What Does the Annual Catholic Services Support?

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The Annual Catholic Services Appeal provides full or partial funding for the following ministries and services:

Educational Services:

• Ministries to campus students at Charleston, Edwardsville, and Millikin University
• Resourses and Services to Directors/Coordinators of Religious Education
• Education, formation, and Training for parish school of religion teachers
• Catholic Schools assistance with planning, communications, development, personnel, and cirriculum
• Bi-Annual Diocesan Adult Education Conference
• Lay Ministry Program

Clergy Services and Seminarian Education:

• Pastor, Parichial Vicar, Sacramental priest
• Increase awareness of vocation in parishes, schools, and campuses
• Education of seminarians
• Support and encouragement to priests

Justice, Outreach, and Family Ministries:

• Marriage Preperation
• Natural Family Planning
• Bereavement Ministry
• Youth Retreats and Youth Ministry events
• Social Concerns for those with special needs
• Respect Life Ministry
• Help from the Tribunal for those rebuilding their lives after a broken marriage

Family Services:

• Support Training for computerized contribution, census, and financial reports
• Assistance, support, and training to parishes in the areas of finance, payroll concerns, contracts, as well as building and contract issues.
• Low interest loans to fund major projects
• Maintaning a tax exemption status for federal, state, and local property taxes

Planning and Renewal Services:

• Church Restoration Consultation
• Provides services and resources for parishes in the areas of liturgy and Christian Initiation (RCIA)
• Assistance with parish stewardship processes and with seminars
• Pastoral planning for the parishes of the diocese
• Provide service for creating an endowment in The Foundation for the People of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
• Liturgical ministers workshop
• Liturgy preperation

Central Pastoral Services:

• Sacrament of Confirmation administered by the bishop
• Day-to-day service to the diocese and management of the curia
• Assistance in demographic studies, needs, analysis, and survey paridh staff concerns
• Parish staff concerns
• Conflict resolutions and policies

Other:

• Memberships in Catholic Conference of Illinois, United States Conference, and Illinois Conference of Churches
• Legal fees