Annual Appeal

Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA)

The Annual Catholic Appeal is about being Catholic and recognizing there are priests and deacons to be trained, social services for the needy and poor to be offered, Catholic schools to sustain and grow, retired priests and nuns to support and so much more!

The Annual Appeal allows you to join thousands of Catholics to support more than 60 ministries and services throughout Western Washington. Your support is essential to our mission – without YOU, there would be no Church. Thanks to your generosity, our church is here in times of need providing comfort and hope.

How is the Annual Catholic Appeal different from my parish stewardship pledge?

Annual Catholic Appeal

Occurs in the Spring of each year
Supports the Regional Church of WW
Pledge to the Archdiocese – May to April
Donations processed through Archdiocese
Monthly reminders sent from the archdiocese
Tax statement provided by Archdiocese
Supports over 60 ministries and services throughout Western Washington including:

• CYO Camps

• Priest, Seminarian & Deacon Services

• Mental Health

• Hospital/Criminal Justice

• Faith Formation

• Youth & Young Adult

• Catholic Youth Organization (CYO)

• Marriage & Family Life

Supports centralized services to our 168 parishes including:
Human Resources (Benefits/Payroll)
Parish Financial Services
Property/Risk Management Services
Vicar for Clergy Services

Parish Stewardship of Treasure

Occurs in the Fall of each year
Supports St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Pledge to Parish: January - December
Donations processed through the Parish
Monthly (or bi-monthly) envelopes and quarterly reminders sent from the parish
Tax statement provided by the Parish
Supports the mission and ministries of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church including:

• Faith Formation

• Children’s Religious Education

• Youth & Young Adult Ministry

• Facility Maintenance

• Sacramental Preparation (RCIA, etc.)

• Liturgical Ministries

• Parish Outreach Center/Food Bank

• Multi-Cultural Ministries

• Pastor & Staff

• Parish Events & Celebrations

• Technology (equipment, network, software, support, and maintenance)

• Insurance (property & liability)

What ministries does my ACA gift support? There are 175 parishes and missions in the Archdiocese, serving 579,500 Catholics. When you give a gift to the Annual Catholic Appeal, your money goes to support over 60 ministries and services.

Some of the ministries supported by your gift include:

♦ Catholic Faith Formation

♦ Multicultural Ministries

♦ Catholic Youth Organization

♦ Catholic Schools

♦ Youth and Young Adult Evangelization

♦ Sisters' Retirement

♦ Catholic Community Services

♦ Tribunal

♦ Retired Priests' Medical Care & Priests' Pension

♦ Seminarian Formation

♦ Diaconate & Religious Life

♦ Lay Ecclesial Ministry

How does St. John the Evangelist benefit? Parishes are direct recipients of the ministries and services supported by the Annual Catholic Appeal. In addition, any money received and exceeding the parish assigned goal is returned through a rebate to your parish to use for a stated project or as needed. The rebate from the 2015 Annual Catholic Appeal helped retire the debt on the church while rebate from the 2016 ACA was earmarked for upgrades to our parish kitchen.