Initial Meetings with Parish Leadership and Delivery of Catholic Services Appeal Materials

CSA TIMELINE

SEPTEMBER NOVEMBER 6 • Initial meetings with parish leadership and delivery of •Count the number of CSA gifts collected Catholic Services Appeal materials •Fill out the Transmittal Form. Follow all instructions • Parish planning includes leadership recruitment, lay •Mail the first two batches of pledge envelopes and witness selection and awareness and education transmittal form to the Processing Center in the selections Return Mailer – obtain a tracking number for each package OCTOBER •Mail remaining envelopes to the Stewardship and • Coverage of Catholic Services Appeal in the Catholic Development Office Spirit, the diocesan newspaper NOVEMBER 11-12 • Review all Catholic Services Appeal Materials • Recruit dependable volunteers FOLLOW-UP WEEKEND •Bulletin announcement and insert OCTOBER 16-20 •Pulpit announcement • Parishioners will receive Bishop Vásquez’s letter, •Display poster brochure and pledge card in the mail •Prayers of the faithful •Use clip art in bulletin OCTOBER 21-22 •Place pledge cards, envelopes, and pencils in pews AWARENESS AND EDUCATION WEEKEND •Thank all donors from previous week publicly •Stress 100% participation • Pastor to read letter from Bishop Joe Vásquez • Pulpit announcement NOVEMBER 13 • Display poster • Use clip art in bulletin •Count the number of CSA gifts collected •Fill out the Transmittal Form. Follow all instruction. OCTOBER 28 – OCTOBER 29 •Mail the pledge envelopes and transmittal form to the Processing Center in the Return Mailer – obtain a ANNOUNCEMENT WEEKEND tracking number for each package • Bulletin announcement and insert •Once the first two batches have been sent to the • Pulpit announcement Processing Center, please send any remaining batches • Display poster/show video directly to the Stewardship and Development Office • Prayers of the faithful •If your parish has not reached its goal, continue to have • Use clip art in bulletin the pledge cards and envelopes available and use pulpit and bulletin announcements NOVEMBER 4-5 •Send a follow-up letter to non-respondents inviting COMMITMENT WEEKEND them to pledge to the CSA

• Pastor to give homily or lay witness asked to talk DECEMBER about Catholic Services Appeal commitment • Bulletin announcement and insert FOLLOW-UP LETTER FROM PASTOR • Pulpit announcement •Sent to all families who have not made a gift. • Display poster/show video • Prayers of the faithful JANUARY • Use clip art in bulletin SECOND FOLLOW-UP LETTER FROM BISHOP • Place pledge cards, envelopes, and pencils in pews •Sent to all donors who have not made a gift • Presider walks parishioners through completing the pledge card FEBRUARY - APRIL • Stress 100% participation •Phone follow-up effort to all donors that did not renew their previous year’s gift