The Universal Church Appeal

Beginning in 2026, we will shift from today’s crowded and fragmented second collection landscape to a more focused, high-impact approach: three major archdiocesan campaigns, down from a patchwork of 14+ collections. This streamlined model gives parishes more control over their weekends, clearer messaging to parishioners, and a stronger sense of shared mission across the archdiocese. This shift is designed to increase participation, simplify messaging, and strengthen our collective capacity to fund the ministries most vital to our mission to witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This new approach reflects the thoughtful recommendation of the Presbyteral Council, whose counsel played a key role in shaping this path forward. 

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This new process is called The Universal Church Appeal and happens the weekend of July 12th this year.  This collection includes everything except the Archbishop's Annual Appeal (April), the Seminarian Appeal (September) and Catholic Charities (November).

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The Universal Church Appeal is a digital appeal and can be accessed at https://osd.archdpdx.org/universal-church-appeal anytime.

 

NOTE: The 2nd Collection envelopes that we used to receive from USCCB and stuff in the bulletin and put out in church will no longer be used.