2026 Bishop's Annual Appeal
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2026 Bishop’s Annual Appeal
One in Christ: Called to Love and Serve
Literally, millions of people from all “walks of life” and from countries around the world are part of the Universal Church. Yet, we are all One in Christ: Called to Love and Serve. As members of our diocesan family of Metuchen, our role in the Universal Church plays out right here in our four beautiful counties of New Jersey…in our parishes, our schools, our hospitals, our various ministries, and in our homes, too.
One significant way to effectively accomplish our mission at the local level is to combine our efforts and resources by contributing to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal.
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Your Gift Will Support:
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Fostering Faith Development
Shaping the hearts and minds of our youth is a priority in the Diocese of Metuchen. The young need our attention and care. Every day they are confronted with a secular culture that constantly pulls at them and threatens their faith and morals at this vulnerable period in their spiritual formation. Through the work of the Offices of Schools, Catechesis, Youth & Young Adult ministry and Campus Ministry at Rutgers University, our children, teens and young adults grow to understand the roots of their faith and their responsibilities as Christians. Your gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal will help to preserve our faith for future generations.
Forming our Future Shepherds
With your gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal, we are committed to forming seminarians who will lead and serve the people of God as compassionate shepherds. We want leaders who can imitate Christ the Servant, loving our faithful, providing the sacraments and coordinating the pastoral care that is needed. Your support of priestly formation enables us to prepare our seminarians for the many aspects of pastoral ministry and helps cover the cost of tuition for their education, healthcare, insurance and so much more. With God’s help, they will become priests who are living witnesses to the love of Christ, in a world that desperately needs that witness.
Responding to the Call to Serve
The work of Catholic Charities is a tangible response to the Gospel call to care for the least among us. So many families re living too close to the edge, barely surviving paycheck to paycheck. They have no safety net and any small change in their life circumstances can result in homelessness. Every day people count on us. They are our neighbors, friends, parents, children and seniors. Yet each struggles with concerns about housing, food, isolation and their future. With your help, Catholic Charities served over 70,000 people last year. Your gift will allow us to continue to help the most vulnerable.
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One in Christ: Called to Love and Serve
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Seminarian Formation
One of the key ministries supported by the Annual Appeal is Seminarian Formation. We are blessed to have 19 men currently studying for the priesthood in the Diocese of Metuchen. It is a blessing that brings with it the responsibility of providing for their education.
Quality formation is essential for our future priests who will be the sacramental presence of the Lord in the midst of our parishes, nourishing and healing with Word and sacraments the people they are called to serve. We need men who are capable of fostering spiritual life, preaching the Gospel and directing the pastoral activities in our parishes and other special ministries. Your gift to the Bishop’s Annual Appeal helps to defray the costs of forming the future shepherds of our Church.
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Good Stewards: Bishop's Annual Appeal Foundation
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Central to our understanding of Christian stewardship is the concept of accountability. The Office of Stewardship & Development and the Office of the Bishop recently set up the Bishop’s Annual Appeal Foundation. The Foundation operates exclusively for the benefit of the Diocese, its parishes, schools, and affiliates. Donations to the Foundation exclusively support the activities and mission of the Diocese.
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