Archdiocese of San Francisco
Archbishop’s Annual Appeal 2010


2010 Archbishop's Annual Appeal Donation Forms  (ACROBAT pdf)
(Donation Pamphlets, including donation forms, are also available in the Church Vestibule)


as of July 23th, 2010

Thank you for your participation


HOW YOUR GIFTS ARE SHARED

17% Parish Ministry - $955,000

Parish and School subsidies, Religious Education, Office of Worship, Youth Ministry, Evangelization, Marriage and Family Life, Respect Life, Family Grants, Teacher Incentive Grants, Inner City Elementary Schools.

15% Archdiocesan Ministry - $820,000

Ethnic Ministries, Hispanic Ministry, African-American Ministry, Restorative Justice, ACCW, The Tribunal, Vicar for Spanish Speaking, a Vicar for Filipinos, Young Adult Ministry, Ecumenical and Inter-religious Programs, Respect Life, Natural Family Planning, and Hospital Chaplains.

35% Centralized Services - $1,992,100

Human Resources, Property Services, Real Estate, Archives, Finance, Payroll, Administrative Services, and Development.

20% Clergy Support - $1,160,600

Office of Women Religious, Vicar for Clergy, Vicar for Priests, the continuing education of priests, Office of Vocations, Deacon Formation, Permanent Diaconate, Priests Retirement Fund, Council of Priests, Auxiliary Bishops, and Serra Clergy House.

13% Support of Universal Church - $750,900

Holy See, California Conference of Bishops, USCCB, Catholic San Francisco/El Herlado Catolico, TV Mass, and Communications.

The Archbishop's Annual Appeal is the method chosen by the pastors to fund the operation of the Archdiocese. Eleven pastors (the Archbishop's Stewardship Council) oversee the process and recommend individual parish assessments. This funding:

A) Supports ministries provided by the parishes (Religious Education, Youth Ministry, Parish/School Support, Respect Life, Marriage Preparation, etc.)

B) Provides direct ministry when the scope of that ministry is too large or complex for any single parish to accomplish (Tribunal, Hospital Chaplains, Detention Ministry, Young Adults, Ethnic Ministry, Natural Family Planning, etc.)

C) Maintains centralized services and support for all parishes and schools in a more cost-effective manner than each parish or school providing those services themselves (finance, human resources, payroll, development, property management, Catholic San Francisco, etc.)

In addition, this funding enables the Archdiocese to:

D) Provide continuing education and other services for priests and deacons, educate and form new priests and deacons, support retired priests, and enable efforts to recruit new priests, deacons, and those called to consecrated life.

E) Maintain communication with the California Conference of Bishops, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and the Vatican and provide financial support to these entities demonstrating once again that "catholic" means "universal" and that our Church is bigger than any parish or diocese.

The Archbishop's Annual Appeal helps individuals, the parish and the Archdiocese realize their respective opportunities as Christian stewards.

Archdiocese of San Francisco - Office of Development
One Peter Yorke Way
San Francisco , CA 94109

Telephone: (415) 614-5580
Fax: (415) 614-5584

http://www.sfarchdiocesedevelopment.org

email: development@sfarchdiocese.org