God bless each of you who have so generously responded in support of the 2021 Diocesan Services Fund.  If you or your family have not yet responded, please do so today.  To give online, please visit www.archgh.org/dsf.  Help us attain our parish goals.  It is critical that each of us along with our brother and sister Catholics across our Archdiocese reach out with helping hands.  Together we can accomplish goals that individually we cannot make.  Participation in this appeal is critical, so please do so at whatever level is possible.  100% participation is the key to reaching our goals!  Envelopes designated for each church can be found in the back of the Churches or from the Parish Office.  

St. Michael the Archangel

DSF Report as of 5/24/2022
Parish Goal:                       $32,111.00
Amount Paid To Date:       $30,077.50   
Balance Needed:               $2,033.50  
Number of Participants:  99

Sts. Cyril & Methodius

DSF Report as of 5/24/2022 

Parish Goal:                         $8,000.00           
Amount Paid To Date:         $6,255.00              
Balance Needed:                 $1,745.00          
Number of Participants:  27
*Report may not reflect all donations given so far.  We will update each week.
 

All families in our parishes and across the archdiocese should have received the Annual DSF mailing from Cardinal DiNardo.  On behalf of those served by the ministries, parishes and schools who receive funding from DSF, we thank you for your gifts.  Please return your response as soon as possible.  The DSF offers a wonderful opportunity to answer Jesus' call to share our gifts.  This is especially important during these trying and challenging times.  Many in our parishes are affected financially by the pandemic, and we encourage giving at all levels to support this initiative that provides support for over 60 ministries throughout the archdiocese.  For example, DSF funds benefit our parish in many ways, from training and supporting priests and deacons, to training pastoral councils and catechists, to supporting the parish and school system and the many ministries within our parish.  As we financially support the work of our parish and our Archdiocese, we experience a feeling of deep gratitude, especially when we contemplate God's many gifts to us personally.  By sharing our gifts to DSF, we demonstrate our commitment to the Church and each other.

February 6, 2022

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

This week marks the launch of the 2022 Diocesan Services Fund campaign.  Cardinal DiNardo, our Archbishop, has chosen "All for the Glory of God" as the theme of this year's campaign.  The Cardinal has called on the Catholic community to come together to support his year's campaign, and I am asking you to join me as we answer that call as the parish communities of St. Michael's and Sts. Cyril & Methodius.

Every year, the Diocesan Services Fund provides support to over 60 vital ministries throughout our Archdiocese, as well as support to each and every parish community.

The fund helps support Catholic educational efforts in our parishes and through our network of Catholic schools; DSF supports our Catholic Chaplain Corps, which enables priests and lay ministers to visit the sick and the homebound; the fund helps to support programs such as Our Daily Bread, which ministers to the homeless; and DSF also helps to take care of retired clergy and supports seminarians in formation at St. Mary's Seminary.  This year, Cardinal DiNardo specifically highlights the incredible work of the San Jose Clinic, celebrating its' 100th anniversary, the work of campus ministries and young adult ministries shepherding the future of our faith, and the family life ministry of the Archdiocese.

As Cardinal DiNardo notes, all of these ministries are made possible because we, the People of God in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, come together as a family and support these works so that we may live out the call of the Gospels; that we may better imitate Christ in our own communities.

Our parish, like every parish in the Archdiocese, has a set goal for the 2022 Diocesan Services Fund.  Your help is crucial in meeting this goal, which will provide the necessary funds for the ministries that help hundreds of thousands every year.  If we as a parish beat our goal, we will see a 50% return of every dollar by which we exceed our goal and the remaining funds will go to assist the parishes with the greatest need.  Additionally, our parish will receive 50% back on every donation made by first time donors, so your help is crucial!

So I ask you to join me in supporting the DSF.  Whether you are able to give a little, or you're able to give a little more, we as a community must once again come together to support these good works of our local Church, and spread the Good News, all for the Glory of God.  Information on how you can support the Diocesan Services Fund can be found in your pews, in the bulletin and online at www.archgh.org/dsf.  Thank youfor your prayers and support.

      
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Rev. Marty Phan, Pastor