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“No bird soars in a calm.” —Wilbur Wright, Co-inventor of the airplane
Nor can the Diocese of Las Cruces soar without the holy wind born of your active giving. Your participation in the Bishop’s Annual Appeal – United in Ministry – will help us live and share the Gospel for our second 35 years, and beyond. Your generous acts of giving yield an incalculable harvest of faith, hope and love to:
- Parishioners, who will be spiritually enriched by Religious Education, Youth Ministry and programs such as Respect Life and Marriage Preparation.
- God’s people throughout the southern New Mexico, who will benefit from our Catholic schools, Natural Family Planning program, Tribunal services, Detention Ministry and more. Your gift also supports the centralized services provided through the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces Foundation and our offices of Finance, Human Resources, Payroll, Development and Property Management.
- Priests and deacons, who receive continuing education to help them grow in their vocations. Priests who have retired receive financial assistance through your gifts.
- With the help of your donations, we also assist the discernment of those who are contemplating the vocation of priesthood.
- The Church in the wider world, to which our diocese is united through the Vatican and the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
I never cease to be grateful for you and your generous giving. I fervently forward to you the message St. Paul sent to the Thessalonians: “We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love….” May Christ hold you always in his Sacred Heart.
