The Catholic Charities Appeal is the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s single most important fundraising initiative. By achieving our 2014 goal, the CCA was able to WHAT ACHIEVING make substantial distributions to services and charitable entities that depend OUR GOAL MEANS on us – and on you. Catholic Social Services Mission Parishes CSS helps meet the material and emotional needs of the poorest and most Some parishes in under-served areas of the Archdiocese cannot provide vulnerable among us. Your support enabled us to distribute $4.8 million to vital programs such as food banks, family assistance, health services and help provide clothing, a hot meal, a safe place to sleep and more to those senior services. The Church must remain in these areas where need is often least among us. the greatest. As their main benefactor, the Catholic Charities Appeal has been able to support them in 2014 with $1 million. The Community Food Program of Nutritional Development Services serves as a vehicle for parishes, schools, businesses and other community Life, Family and Laity organizations to provide food for the hungry. Over 850,000 pounds of The Office for Life and Family offers pastoral and sacramental guidance. food was collected last year and distributed to a network of 40 area food Achieving our 2014 goal meant that the Catholic Charities Appeal could cupboards located in parishes and Catholic Social Services facilities. provide $300,000 to support their vital work. Catholic Special Education Cultural Ministries The Catholic Charities Appeal supports Special Education so that families Philadelphia has long been a destination for immigrants from around the of special needs children can find a Catholic school education they can world. These are Catholics living in a new place, making Philadelphia their trust. Achieving our goal enabled us to support them with $1.1 million. home. To help make sure that these growing Catholic communities have a Through the Office of Catholic Education and its four schools of special home in which to worship and thrive, the 2014 Catholic Charities Appeal education special needs students receive specifically designed instruction made a $400,000 distribution to The Office of Cultural Ministries. that includes supplementary aids and services in the least restrictive Foundation Activities environment, as well as the full benefits of a Catholic education. No other The Catholic Charities Appeal provided $1.1 million for Foundation schools offer this. Activities. These efforts help the Faithful grow in their love of the Lord, ANNUAL REPORT Skilled Care for Retired and Sick Priests understand their gifts and talents, and encourages them to participate and Many elderly priests who have given their lives in service to the faithful give back to the Church. of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia now have health issues, physical disabilities and are in need of care and support. In 2014, the Catholic All distributions referenced above are based on the stated fundraising goal of $10 million, Charities Appeal provided $1.3 million of support. and are intended for informational purposes only. Actual distribution amounts may increase as a result of exceeding the fundraising goal. GIVING HOPE 2014 CATHOLIC CHARITIES APPEAL 2014 82 Parishes achieved or exceeded goal! Catholiccharitiesappeal.org Annunciation B.V.M. - Philadelphia Our Mother of Good Counsel - Bryn Mawr Saint Joseph - Coatesville ONLINE GIVE Assumption B.V.M. - West Grove Queen of Peace - Ardsley Saint Joseph - Spring City Blessed Virgin Mary - Darby Sacred Heart - Bridgeport Saint Jude - Chalfont Church of Saint Andrew - Newtown Sacred Heart - Havertown Saint Katharine of Siena - Wayne Corpus Christi - Lansdale Sacred Heart - Royersford Saint Martin de Porres - Philadelphia Holy Angels - Philadelphia Sacred Heart of Jesus - Philadelphia Saint Martin of Tours - New Hope Holy Cross - Springfield Saint Albert the Great - Huntingdon Valley Saint Mary - Schwenksville Holy Saviour - Norristown Saint Aloysius - Pottstown Saint Mary Magdalen - Media Holy Trinity - Morrisville Saint Alphonsus - Maple Glen Saint Mary of the Assumption - Phoenixville Immaculate Conception - Jenkintown Saint Andrew the Apostle - Drexel Hill Saint Matthias - Bala Cynwyd Mary, Mother of the Redeemer - North Wales Saint Ann - Phoenixville Saint Maximilian Kolbe - West Chester Nativity B.V.M. - Philadelphia Saint Anthony of Padua - Ambler Saint Michael the Archangel - Levittown Nativity of Our Lord - Warminster Saint Charles Borromeo - Philadelphia Saint Monica - Berwyn Old Saint Joseph’s - Philadelphia Saint Colman - Ardmore Saint Norbert - Paoli Old Saint Mary’s - Philadelphia Saint Cornelius - Chadds Ford Saint Patrick - Philadelphia Our Lady of Fatima - Bensalem Saint Dorothy - Drexel Hill Saint Paul - Philadelphia Our Lady of Good Counsel - Southampton Saint Frances Cabrini - Fairless Hills Saint Peter - West Brandywine Our Lady of Grace - Penndel Saint Gabriel - Philadelphia Saint Philip Neri - Philadelphia Our Lady of Guadalupe - Doylestown Saint Genevieve - Flourtown Saint Philomena - Lansdowne Our Lady of Hope - Philadelphia Saint Gertrude - West Conshohocken Saint Richard - Philadelphia Our Lady of Lourdes - Philadelphia Saint Helena - Philadelphia Saint Rose of Lima - Eddystone Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Doylestown Saint Ignatius of Antioch - Yardley Saint Thomas of Villanova - Rosemont 7376 No. Permit Philadelphia, PA 19103 PA Philadelphia, Our Lady of Mount Carmel - Philadelphia Saint Ignatius of Loyola - Philadelphia Saint Titus - Norristown PA Philadelphia, 222 N. 17th Street 17th N. 222 US Postage Paid Postage US Our Lady of Peace - Milmont Park Saint James - Elkins Park Saint Veronica - Philadelphia Philadelphia of Archdiocese The Our Lady of Ransom - Philadelphia Saint John Baptist Vianney - Gladwyne Saint Vincent de Paul - Richboro Our Lady of the Assumption - Strafford Saint John Chrysostom - Wallingford Saints Simon and Jude - West Chester ORG NONPROFIT Our Lady of the Rosary - Coatesville Saint John the Evangelist - Philadelphia Our Mother of Consolation - Philadelphia Saint Joseph - Aston Catholic Social Services/Mercy Hospice “ Mercy Hospice helped me to know that I wasn’t alone; that I am Dear Friends in Christ, Please know that I am very grateful to you for your generous loved unconditionally. Mercy was my foundation; without the support of the Catholic Charities Appeal. You made an God invites us every day to love unselfishly, give freely and to women I met there I wouldn’t have made it, I wouldn’t be the immeasurable difference in the lives of many. As our Holy share our gifts without counting the cost. It is the mission of person I am today. It made me determined to do the right thing Father, Pope Francis reminds us, “Today, amid so much the Catholic Charities Appeal of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia with the help of God. Life looks great now, I look forward to darkness, we need to see the light of hope and to be men and to Give Hope to the most vulnerable and needy. We’re all getting up every day. I thank God for Mercy, because I know that women who bring hope to others.” Through your continued called to join in the mission. Your support of the 2014 Catholic my life is worth something. I found peace, happiness, and a sense support, we can fulfill the Mission of the Church, Giving Hope Charities Appeal did just that. You helped the Appeal surpass its of purpose there – I’m just grateful and I hope they never close to those who need it the most. ambitious $10,000,000 goal for the second year in a row. that place.” – Marion Cooper Last year, the lives of thousands of our neighbors and friends Because of your generosity, the Catholic Charities Appeal is were changed for the better because of your kindness – it able to help mothers provide food for their children, the elderly truly matters. I THANK GOD Augustine Riley grew up in an abusive family that caused her to receive the medical care they need, developmentally disabled FOR MERCY, run away and abandon school after 8th grade. She began using children receive the proper tools to suit their special needs, May God bless you and those you love. drugs at 15, living in abusive relationships herself, and had students in struggling neighborhoods have a safe place to BECAUSE I KNOW THAT MY multiple children who were all taken away from her. She lived in learn after school, retired priests who have served our faith Sincerely yours in Christ, abandoned houses, and despite treatment, always resumed her communities obtain much needed care and immigrant families LIFE IS WORTH drug habit. When her mother died of AIDS, she considered suicide. call the Church in Philadelphia home. SOMETHING. When her son Marc was born three years ago, she asked God to Most Reverend Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap. “please let me be a good mother, at least to him.” She successfully Archbishop of Philadelphia completed a treatment program, and came to Mercy with Marc last November to cement her recovery. She would recommend Mercy “to anyone who wants to really change their life. I never experienced the kind of love that I found here – God’s love is the heart and soul of this place. Now I want to keep living right and taking good care of my son. Mercy gave me courage and wisdom, and inspired me to keep doing the right thing and moving forward. GIVING HOPE 2014 I am truly grateful for what they have done for us.” Catholic Social Services Chester City Food Cupboard Fr. Anthony Orth, pastor of St. Gabriel’s Church in Norwood, Delaware County visits the Coffee Club at the Catholic Social Services Chester City Food Cupboard a few times a week to provide a pastoral presence to the visitors. Father Orth says, “Most of these LAST YEAR, THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF OUR NEIGHBORS folks are transient, some are literally on the streets or in shelters, they are really up against it. Yet they’ve grown used to seeing me AND FRIENDS WERE CHANGED FOR THE BETTER BECAUSE there, and we enjoy each other’s company.