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Diocesan Services Fund2025A Message from Cardinal DiNardo
Dear friends in Christ,
As Catholics, we are called through Jesus Christ to be in communion with one another. In this world dominated by isolation and individualism, we are meant to come together as a People of Faith to live out the Gospel message both near and far. We answer this call because, as St. Paul reminds us in his Letter to the Romans, We are the Lord’s!
The Diocesan Services Fund allows you, the Faithful, to enable the 64 ministries of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston that are done in your name. These ministries, which no one parish can accomplish on its own, are meant to bring Christ to those in our midst.
You allow the forgotten to be remembered; the hungry to be fed; the sick, the incarcerated, and the itinerant to be ministered to. You provide the means to educate our youth, to prepare and form new Catholics, to keep the spiritual nourishment of the Sacraments available, and to form good and holy families. You help us to defend life, promote vocations, prepare our seminarians, and care for our elderly and sick clergy.
I invite you to join me in supporting DSF and helping this local Church continue to live out our Faith. Be assured of my prayers for God’s abundant blessings on you and your loved ones.
2025 Incentives
1.) A 75% rebate on every dollar a parish raises over goal
2.) A 50% rebate on the total amount given by first time DSF donors.
Example: if a first-time donor (someone who has never given to DSF before) makes a gift to your parish of $50, you will receive a rebate of $25.
3.) The parish in each vicariate with the greatest increase in participation over DSF 2024 will receive a $5,000 check at the DSF Vicariate meeting. Increase in participation will be calculated against registered families. If there is a significant drop in families within the parish but the number of donors remains the same, this would be an artificial increase in participation and would not be considered for the prize. Winners of the $5,000 incentive must be present at the Vicariate meeting to qualify.
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