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 2023 giving.
For more information on each of the Special Collections for 2023, visit our diocesan website by clickingHERE.
January: No Special Collections
February 4/5: St. Clare Facilities Maintenance Ministries
February 18/19: Annual Catholic Appeal Commitment Weekend
March 18/19 (Laetare Sunday): Catholic Relief Services Collection (shared with Church in Central & Eastern Europe)
April 7 (Good Friday): Pontifical Good Friday Collection for the Holy Land
April 29/30: Catholic Home Missions Appeal (shared with Black & Indian Missions)
May 6/7: St. Clare Facilities Maintenance Ministries
May 20/21: Catholic Communication Campaign (50% will remain in our diocese to help support local communication efforts)
June: No Special Collections
July 1/2: Peter’s Pence Collection (Collection for the Holy Father)
July 15/16: St. Clare Facilities Maintenance Ministries
August 12/13: Church in Latin America
September 9/10: Diocesan Collection for Priests Retirement
September 30/October 1: St. Clare Facilities Maintenance Ministries
October 21/22: World Mission Sunday
November 18/19: Catholic Campaign for Human Development (25% will remain in our diocese to help support our local anti-poverty efforts)
December 9/10: Retirement Fund for Religious
Additional Opportunities for Support
Missionary Cooperative Appeal will be in the summer of 2023.