Our parish, diocese and world Church have been so blessed by the generosity of our St. Clare parishioners. For your convenience, we have provided the schedule of Special Collections below for use in planning your 2025 giving.
For more information on each of the Special Collections for 2025, visit our diocesan website.
January 4/5: St. Clare Facilities Maintenance Ministries
February 1/2: St. Clare Facilities Maintenance Ministries
March 1/2: Annual Catholic Appeal Commitment Weekend
March 29/30 (Laetare Sunday): Catholic Relief Services Collection (shared with Church in Central & Eastern Europe)
April 18 (Good Friday): Pontifical Good Friday Collection for the Holy Land
April 26/27: Catholic Home Missions Appeal (shared with Black & Indian Missions)
May 31/June 1: Catholic Communication Campaign 50% will remain in our diocese to help support local communication efforts
June 28/29: Peter’s Pence Collection (Collection for the Holy Father)
July 12/13: St. Clare Facilities Maintenance Ministries
August 9/10: Church in Latin America
September 6/7: Diocesan Collection for Priests Retirement
October 4/5: St. Clare Facilities Maintenance Ministries
October 18/19: World Mission Sunday
November 8/9: Collection for the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA (every third year)
November 15/16: Catholic Campaign for Human Development 25% will remain in our diocese to help support our local anti-poverty efforts
December 13/14: Retirement Fund for Religious
Additional Opportunities for Support
Missionary Cooperative Appeal: Will be held between the months of May and September
CRS Rice Bowl: Will be held during Lent, March 5 to April 20
2025 Catholic Appeal: Commitment weekend will be March 1/2 unless otherwise instructed