At this time, we are in the midst of the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal for 2026. The theme of the Appeal is “Answering the Call. Supporting the Church’s Mission.” Archbishop Hartmayer stated, “The Annual Appeal provides an opportunity for us to put our faith into action by putting the gifts with which the Lord has blessed us in the service of others. As the main source of funding for all the ministerial, outreach, education, formation and discipleship work of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, your sacrificial gift-giving allows us to continue the work of Christ throughout our Archdiocese.”
The Archdiocese has recently sent reminder notices urging parishioners to support the Appeal. Catholics are invited to make a significant pledge so that we can meet the spiritual, educational, and temporal needs of our parishes and our people.
A substantial portion of our contributions to the Appeal provide funds that go to the training and support of future happy, holy, and healthy priests needed to serve the Church of tomorrow. We are blessed to have seminarians who have benefited directly from the Appeal. This year we were pleased to witness Brian Roberts assist at his first Mass at Saint Brigid after being ordained as a transitional Deacon. In addition, seminarian William Brock enhanced his pastoral ministry experience while serving at our parish this summer.
Our contributions are also used for the training and formation of permanent deacons and others in religious life. Through your generosity and your prayers, vocations are being embraced as we go forth in service of the one, holy, Catholic and apostolic Church.
In addition, the Appeal supports Catholic Charities, which continues to make a focused effort to assist homeless military veterans in the Atlanta area and in other local areas, and to help to stabilize their lives with housing and employment assistance. The Appeal also supports priest retirement programs as well as other Archdiocesan pastoral outreach, education, and formation programs that serve our Parish as well as our larger Church community.
We invite you to contribute to the 2026 Appeal, and we thank all who have already given via the mail or online. For those who have not yet contributed, 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 Hartmayer has asked us to generously and sacrificially support the Archbishop’s Annual Appeal. We ask you to assist to the extent possible.
Thank you for all you do to enhance the spiritual vitality of our faith community.