Diocesan Ministries Appeal exceeds $1.4 million!

seventy-one parishes meet their goal

 

by Wayne Pelzel, director

Office of Stewardship

 

The goal of the 2006 Diocesan Ministries Appeal (DMA) was $600,000. I am pleased to report that at the time of publication of The Prairie Catholic, the DMA has surpassed $1,423,892 in pledges and gifts and has received gifts totaling $1,138,528 to date!

 

There is $285,364 in pledges to come in between now and next September 30.  Seventy-one of the 78 parishes in the Diocese of New Ulm have achieved their DMA goal. However, the remaining seven parishes combined are only $7,293 short of all making their goal..

 

Listed in alphabetical order are all 71 parishes that have made their 2006 Diocesan Ministries Appeal goal:

 

Arlington, St. Mary; Beardsley, St. Mary; Benson, St. Francis; Bird Island, St. Mary; Canby, St. Peter; Clara City, St. Clara;  Comfrey, St. Paul;  Cottonwood, St. Mary; Darwin, St. John; Dawson, St. James; Faxon Twp, St. John – Assumption; Forest City, St. Gertrude; Franklin, Sacred Heart; Gaylord, St. Michael; Ghent, St. Eloi; Gibbon, St. Willibrord; Glencoe, St. Pius X; Graceville, Holy Rosary; Granite Falls, St. Andrew; Green Isle, St. Brendan; Green Valley, St. Clotilde; Hector, St. John; Henderson, St. Joseph; Hutchinson, St. Anastasia; Ivanhoe, SS. Peter and Paul; Kandiyohi, St. Patrick; Lafayette, St. Gregory the Great; Lake Benton, St. Genevieve; Lake Lillian, St. Thomas More; Lamberton, St. Joseph; Leavenworth, Japanese Martyrs;  Litchfield, St. Philip; Lucan, Our Lady of Victory; Madison, St. Michael; Manannah, Our Lady;         Marshall, Holy Redeemer; Milroy, St. Michael; Minneota, St. Edward; Montevideo, St. Joseph; Morgan, St. Michael; Morton, St. John; Murdock, Sacred Heart;  Nassau, St. James; New Ulm, Cathedral New Ulm, St. Mary; Nicollet, St. Paul; North Mankato, Holy Rosary; Olivia, St. Aloysius; Ortonville, St. John; Redwood Falls, St. Catherine; Renville, Holy Redeemer; Rosen, St. Joseph; St. Leo, St. Leo; St. Peter, St. Peter; Seaforth, St. Mary; Searles, St. John; Silver Lake, Holy Family; Sleepy Eye, St. Mary; Spicer, Our Lady of the Lakes; Springfield, St. Raphael; Stewart, St. Boniface; Taunton, SS. Cyril and Methodius; Tracy, St. Mary; Tyler, St. Dionysius; Wabasso, St. Anne; Wanda, St. Mathias; Watkins, St. Anthony; West Newton Twp., St. George; Willmar, St. Mary; Wilno, St. John Cantius; Winthrop, St. Francis De Sales.

 

All dollars in excess of the 600,000 goal will be returned to parishes in the diocese to assist in funding designated projects.

 

A "grand”donation!

 

The Ave Maria Circle, Daughters of Isabella of Willmar recently presented Bishop John C. Nienstedt with a check for $1,000 to be put towards the 2006 Diocesan Ministries Appeal. The check was presented by the Circle Regent, Ellie Bates.