2007 Collection Dates

Worldwide Evangelization Appeal
Includes: Latin American, Holyland & Eastern Europe
When: Last Sunday in January
2007 Date: January 28

Home Mission Collection
Includes: Black & Native American
When: First Sunday of Lent
2007 Date: February 25

Holy Childhood Association
Includes: Catholic Schools & Religious Education
When: Lent
2007 Date: Lent

Catholic Relief Services
Includes: Bishop's Overseas
When: Fourth Sunday of Lent
2007 Date: March 18

Mission Cooperative Appeal
Includes: Foreign Missions
When: Mutually agreed upon between pastor and missionary
2007 Date: June - September

Peter Pence
Includes: Holy Father
When: Second Sunday in August
2007 Date: August 12

* American Evengelization Appeal
Includes: Catholic University & Communications
When: Last Sunday in September
2007 Date: September 30

World Mission Sunday
Includes: Propagation of the Faith
When: Next to last Sunday in October
2007 Date: October 21

Campaign for Human Development
When: Sunday before Thanksgiving
2007 Date: November 18

Retired Religious
Includes: Retired religious
When: Second Sunday of December
2007 Date: December 9

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These collections are made payable to the Office of Missions

* This collection is now being handled by Faith Magazine, not Central Services of the Diocese