Important Information on Mission Appeals

Black and Indian Home Missions collection was held February 10, 2008.  Please forward the monies due to the Office of Missions at 300 West Ottawa Street, Lansing, MI 48933.  If you have any questions, please contact: Dawn at 517-342-2541.

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Summer Appeal
I would like to share the following information with you.  Here are some commonly asked questions regarding the "Summer Appeal", which each parish has been assigned.

 

* Where does the collection go once it is complete?  The collection is to be recorded at the parish and then forwarded by check within 30 days.  The check is to be made payable to the Mission Office.  (Please do not send split checks including other collections due to the Finance Department, as they are separate.)

 

* Where does the missionary stay?  The missionary and the pastor of the parish are to make these arrangements.

 

* Does the parish have to provide a stipend?  It is not necessary to give a stipend as they are here to give an appeal.  However, it is up to the parish to decide if they would like to give one...or a meal, etc.

 

* Can the missionary use their own envelopes?  No, the missionary may not provide any envelopes of any kind.  The parish can hold a second collection and keep it separate or the parish can provide their own generic envelope with the parish name on it; maybe label it "Summer Appeal" or "Missionary Cooperative Appeal".  Some parishes are considering the inclusion in their parishioner's envelope box.

 

* Can the missionary priest assist in confessions? Absolutely and at the discretion of the parish priest.

 

If you have any other questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Dawn at the Mission Office.  This can be done by: 517-342-2541 or missions@dioceseoflansing.org.

 

Thank you for your time and continued support regarding the missionary activity within the Diocese of Lansing and abroad.

 

Dawn Lawless, Office Manager
Diocese of Lansing-Office of Missions
300 West Ottawa Street
Lansing, Michigan 48933-1577
517-342-2541