Hello, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ.
As you know, Holy Trinity Church, along with the other 85 parishes in the Diocese of Rochester, is participating in the Catholic Ministry Appeal (CMA). Let us remember that CMA is “the annual appeal inviting Catholics in the Diocese of Rochester to join in a partnership to advance the mission of the Church through Stewardship. Each of us has received gifts from God – namely, our time, talent, and treasure. We are called to discern our gifts, to nurture them, and to share our gifts for the good of others and our Church” (Taken from CMA – Diocese of Rochester).
A quick reminder of what CMA does:
- Support ministries that reach out with the hands and heart of Christ to the aged, the sick, and the imprisoned.
- Ensure we can help struggling families find their way through economic crisis and back to stability.
- Help fund the crucial work of Catholic Charities, which serves more than 250,000 people annually.
- Fund ministries that nurture children and teenagers in the Catholic faith and teaches values they’ll carry into adulthood.
- Help pay for the education of our seminarians on the road to priestly ordination.
- Prepare engaged couples for God-centered marriages rooted in the Catholic Church.
- Educate and prepare those who wish to become Catholic for the fullness of life in the Church through OCIA.
- Enable us to promote Catholic values about the sanctity of all life and make our voice heard in society.
- Fund programs that give young adults on college campuses a connection to the Church.
- Provide important services to your parish that it would find difficult to afford on its own.
As you know, our CMA goal is $192,000. We have donated $175,218.22 which is 91.26% of our goal (information based on 1/28/25). This is great, but we still need to give 8.74%, which is $16,781.78. I ask those who have not donated yet to CMA to please contribute now, and those who already donated to consider contributing more so that we can achieve our CMA 2024-2025 goal. Let us all participate in this campaign. If we do not achieve our CMA goal through donations, the parish pays the remaining amount out of our operating account. It is important that Holy Trinity succeed in this goal so we can help many people who are most in need.
Remember, The parish that we dream is the parish that I help to build.
God bless you, and may the Blessed Virgin Mary be with you always!
Fr. Jorge Ramirez
