The Bishop’s Annual Appeal enables us to advance our efforts in evangelization and catechesis, advocacy for the dignity of human life, and effectively ministering to people of varied ethnicities and languages.
We have funds dedicated to Catholic Charities, which provides basic necessities and counseling services for those struggling with the hardships of life. Among many other critical needs, your gift to the Appeal also helps provide for the spiritual and educational formation of our seminarians.
Catholic Charities & Social Ministry................................................$1,700,000
Basic Needs: food, transitional housing, shelters
Counseling Services
Child Care & Maternity Services
Emergency & Disaster Relief Services
Social Justice
Vocations & Seminarian Formation................................................$1,210,000
Pastoral Life..........................................................................................$805,000
Catholic Center at Rutgers University
Multi-Cultural Ministry
Hispanic Ministry
Human Life & Dignity
Family Life Ministries
Ongoing Faith Formation
Worship & Liturgical Formation
Evangelization & Communications....................................................$605,000
Evangelization
The Catholic Spirit (diocesan newspaper)
Communications
Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults (RCIA)
Maria Regina Residence for Retired Priests.....................................$495,000
Hospital Chaplains...............................................................................$385,000
Prison Chaplains....................................................................................$95,000
Permanent Diaconate...........................................................................$70,000