The Catholic Services Relief collection will be taken up in parishes of our diocese March 9-10.
Read Bishop Walkowiak’s CRS letter to parishioners:
Please give as generously as you are able in your parish March 9-10, or click the button below to visit the CRS website and give online:
Give Online
In addition to providing support for Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops’ international relief and development agency, the collection also funds programs of several other ministries, including: the Catholic Legal Immigration Network (CLINIC), the Holy Father’s Relief Fund, the USCCB’s Department of Migration and Refugee Services for refugee resettlement; the Department of International Justice and Peace, which advocates for the rights and protection of suffering people worldwide; and the USCCB’s Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church, for evangelization and ministry among immigrants and itinerant communities in the United States.
Read more below about the CRS collection and how the funds you donate are put to use:
In response to the Gospel call to love others as God loves us, the Catholic Relief Services (CRS) collection funds Catholic agencies that work for the respect and benefit of our brothers and sisters around the world. Programs include relief and resettlement for victims of persecution, war, and natural disasters; development projects to improve living conditions for the poor; legal and support services for poor immigrants; peace and reconciliation work for people suffering from violence; and advocacy on behalf of the powerless.
CRS and our Catholic values
Support for Catholic Relief Services:
A statement of the Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
CRS upholds Catholic teaching and values (CRS)
Additional resources
About the CRS collection | Why Give to CRS? | The CRS Collection: Help Jesus in Disguise
