Race to the Finish
April 13 – May 5, 2025
Shortly, you will receive a pledge packet from the Diocese of Grand Rapids for our annual Catholic Services Appeal (CSA) campaign. Donating to CSA is not merely an obligation it is a privilege, as it supports the diocesan budget for outreach, education and Christian service. Our Parish goal for 2024 is $193,302. As always, if this goal is not reached, the difference must come from our Parish budget.
Prior to the COVID pandemic, about 50% of our registered Parish families helped us to meet our CSA goal each year. Last year, less than 33% of families responded. Our goal this year is to return to pre-COVID participation rates. Parishioners are asked to prayerfully consider donating 1% of household income to CSA. However, the dollar amount of your pledge is not as important as your faithful engagement in our Catholic community. If we all do our share, we can easily meet our goal! This year, we plan to wrap up the campaign very quickly, within the next four weeks. Please respond immediately when you receive your pledge packet, or visit grdiocese.org/csa/ today to help get the campaign kick-started. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Carla Grant at carlagrant@stthomasgr.org.
