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Catholic Campaign for Human Development Sample Bulletin/Website Announcement To be used on Appeal Weekend (November 11-12, 2017) and/or Collection Weekend (November 18-19, 2017)

Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) Working on the Margins Please Give Generously on Collection Week: November 18-19, 2017 (World Day of the Poor)

On November 19, Pope Francis is instituting a World Day of the Poor, the same weekend as our annual collection for the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), the national, anti-poverty campaign of the U.S. bishops. CCHD has been an immeasurable blessing for thousands in our Archdiocese over the years. Just this past year, the agencies funded by CCHD have empowered nearly 2,000 low-income people to break the cycle of poverty through such feats as finding jobs, responsibly reentering society after prison, educating youth, and securing decent housing and public services for their communities. Archbishop Dennis Schnurr appeals to the faithful this year: “Through our contributions to CCHD on the World Day of the Poor, and our engagement with the poor all year round, may we more fully understand the deepest truths of the Gospel.” Please prayerfully and generously consider how you will give on Collection Weekend, Nov. 18-19. Your dollars are making real change!

Visit www.usccb.org/cchd to learn more. Also check out the Archdiocesan CCHD website for more local information: www.catholiccincinnati.org/socialaction.

CCHD Materials Available Electronically

You may find it handy to access electronic versions of CCHD materials. Here’s a list of some materials you may find helpful:

1. Local materials. The following can be found at www.CatholicCincinnati.org/SocialAction: a. The “YOUR dollars are making CHANGE!” report, which lists the groups in our archdiocese currently receiving CCHD funds and reports on the previous year’s outcomes; b. Archbishop Dennis Schnurr’s letter of support for the 2017 CCHD Collection; c. Poverty education links as well as application and reports for CCHD funded organizations.

2. National Materials. Several resources are available from the U.S. bishops’ CCHD website. To access these, go to www.usccb.org/cchd . You may find the following of interest: a. Camera-ready clip art; b. More sample bulletin announcements to be used in the weeks prior to the CCHD collection; c. Homilies for Appeal and Collection weekends (under “Parish Resource Guide”).

3. CCHD’s “Review and Renewal” and other answers to questions about the campaign can be found at this website, or the direct link to “The Truth about CCHD”: http://www.usccb.org/about/catholic-campaign-for-human- development/Who-We-Are/truth-about-cchd.cfm

4. Poverty USA: www.povertyusa.org Check out the impressive, short video produced by CCHD, illustrating how those in poverty struggle to make ends meet. Also on this website is a wealth of statistics about the state of poverty in our nation and stories of hope from CCHD-funded organizations trying to make a difference! You can also follow CCHD on Facebook (“Poverty USA”) and Twitter (@EndPovertyUSA).