DONATIONS
All things come of Thee, O Lord, and of Thine own have we given Thee.
Over the past several years, all of you have been extremely gracious in contributing financially to the work of our domestic and global missions. Words cannot adequately express my profound gratitude and thanksgiving for your kindness and generosity. This year, I am excited to announce that our Lenten Appeal will be used to support the ongoing growth and ministry expansion of our Churches. This Appeal will benefit our clergy, missions, and parishes. We shall prayerfully attempt to raise $100,000. The funds will be used over three years to support an energetic curate who would relocate to the chosen area, i.e., $50,000 the first year, $30,000 the second year, and $20,000 the third year. The mission church will be expected to increasingly make up the difference to maintain the $50,000 compensation. This fund will help a curate maintain a living wage.
In accordance with previous appeals, we shall seek to raise the money necessary to support a specific full-time curate for a particular parish or mission that demonstrates the most need and exhibits the requisite qualifications. We want to raise the money in advance to meet future needs. The specific priest to be supported and his Church are not yet determined and will be designated by the Presiding Bishop once the fund is in place.
We ask that each individual within our Churches make a sacrificial Lenten offering of $1.50 a day for the 40 days of Lent (a total of $60 per person) or more as Our Lord leads you.
You can give via the donation box below by selecting the 'APA-Lenten Appeal 2023' fund, or by check. All checks should be made payable to your local Church with a notation in the memorandum field ‘Lenten Appeal 2023.’ We ask each Church treasurer to combine the monies and send one Church check to the APA Treasurer* with the designation ‘Lenten Appeal 2023.’
Please make your Lenten Offering by 8th April if possible.
Please pray that the Lord Jesus will continue to raise up good and faithful priests so that the Word of God may be rightly proclaimed and the Holy Sacraments rightly administered for the good of Christ’s Holy Catholic Church. God bless you!
In Our Blessed Lord,
Bishop Chandler Holder Jones SSC
In accordance with previous appeals, we shall seek to raise the money necessary to support a specific full-time curate for a particular parish or mission that demonstrates the most need and exhibits the requisite qualifications. We want to raise the money in advance to meet future needs. The specific priest to be supported and his Church are not yet determined and will be designated by the Presiding Bishop once the fund is in place.
We ask that each individual within our Churches make a sacrificial Lenten offering of $1.50 a day for the 40 days of Lent (a total of $60 per person) or more as Our Lord leads you.
You can give via the donation box below by selecting the 'APA-Lenten Appeal 2023' fund, or by check. All checks should be made payable to your local Church with a notation in the memorandum field ‘Lenten Appeal 2023.’ We ask each Church treasurer to combine the monies and send one Church check to the APA Treasurer* with the designation ‘Lenten Appeal 2023.’
Please make your Lenten Offering by 8th April if possible.
Please pray that the Lord Jesus will continue to raise up good and faithful priests so that the Word of God may be rightly proclaimed and the Holy Sacraments rightly administered for the good of Christ’s Holy Catholic Church. God bless you!
In Our Blessed Lord,
Bishop Chandler Holder Jones SSC
