At this time, we are in the midst of the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal for 2024. The theme of the Appeal is “In His Presence”. The Archdiocese has recently sent reminder notices urging parishioners to support the Appeal. Catholics are invited to make a significant pledge so we can meet the spiritual, educational, and temporal needs of our parishes and our people.
Our contributions to the Appeal provide funds that are applied to the training and support of future happy, holy, and healthy priests needed to serve the Church of tomorrow. The Appeal also supports our diaconate program, and many other Archdiocesan pastoral outreach, education, and formation programs that serve our parish as well as our larger Church family. The Appeal also provides contributions to Catholic Charities which is making a concerted effort to help homeless veterans in the Atlanta area and other local communities to stabilize their lives through housing and employment assistance in these difficult and uncertain times. In addition, the Appeal provides needed financial support for our priests in retirement who have served the people of this Archdiocese so faithfully over the years.
Through your generosity, our Saint Brigid faith community has benefited directly from the Appeal. A substantial portion of the Appeal provides for funding for our Archdiocese Vocation program. At Saint Brigid we strive as a community to assist seminarians as they discern a vocation to the priesthood and as they continue their training and formation.
Seminarian Juno Lee was assigned to parish ministry at Saint Brigid for a designated “Pastoral Year” which began last September and ended this July. He assisted primarily at our liturgies and with our Adult Education, Youth, and Confirmation programs. Juno gained valuable experience in parish ministry, and he truly enjoyed this opportunity to interact with the faith community of Saint Brigid.
As we can see, our prayers and financial support of the Annual Appeal are clearly bearing fruit. We ask for your continued support. If you have already given via the mail or online, we thank you. If you have not yet given to the Annual Appeal, we ask you to prayerfully consider doing so. Additional information about the Appeal can be obtained from the parish office or from the parish website.
Archbishop Hartmeyer has asked us to generously and sacrificially support the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. We ask you to assist us to the extent possible. Thank you for all you do to enhance the spiritual vitality of our faith community.