Annual Catholic Appeal
April 28, 2024
Jesus Christ is Risen – Alleluia!
Within the past couple of weeks, you received a letter from Archbishop Etienne and me introducing you to this year’s Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA). Each year at this time we pause and consider all the good that is accomplished because of your support of the ACA: the homeless are sheltered, retired priests and nuns are cared for, our seminarians are prepared to serve as our future priests, and so much more. If you haven’t already done so, I pray you will join me in supporting the Catholic Church in Western Washington by giving to the 2024 Annual Catholic Appeal.
Regarding the financial piece, our combined Archdiocesan and Parish goal for this year is $210,000: $154,000 will go to support the Catholic Church in Western Washington and the Archdiocese will give Holy Redeemer every dollar raised over that amount for our own project.
With that said, the most important goal is participation and we have set that goal at 100%. I invite you to join your fellow parishioners, along with thousands of other Catholics across Western Washington, to make a difference by making a pledge today.
When we meet our Annual Catholic Appeal goal, we will fulfill our responsibility to support over 60 ministries of the Archdiocese, and we will be able to set aside much needed funds to replace our three small storage sheds on the northwest corner of the parking lot with one much larger storage and maintenance building, increasing our storage capacity fivefold! This will go a long way in resolving our chronic shortage of storage space. Over the years we’ve used funds from the Annual Catholic Appeal to help us install security cameras throughout the campus (in progress now), as well as improvements to our sound system and so much more. It's your generosity that will make the ministry of the Archdiocese and our storage building a reality. I hope to be able to count on you and your good stewardship.
I am asking every household in the parish to commit 1% of your annual household income, or $1.50 a day ($550) over the course of the next year. Some of us can commit to more than that, and we depend on you to do that if you can, yet every gift will make a difference, so please commit to something. If you haven’t already contributed to the 2024 ACA please do so today by scanning the QR code to the right, or going to https://archseattle.org/giveaca, or filling out the form you received from the Archbishop in the mail. For any questions call the parish office at 1-360-885-7780 or the Archdiocese at 1-800-809-4921. For those of you who have already made a commitment – thank you for your generosity!
Finally this: please remember Holy Redeemer Parish in your will. Because we are a new parish, we don’t get as many bequests as most parishes our size, yet bequests are so helpful in funding our many large projects – especially our future multipurpose building. If you haven’t yet put Holy Redeemer in your will, please do so. It is a gift that keeps on giving long after we’ve parted this world, a gift for which generations of Holy Redeemer parishioners will be eternally grateful.
May the Risen Christ Bless You,
Fr. Thomas Nathe
