2018 Campaign Manual - Together in...

2018 Campaign Manual

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December 18, 2017

Dear Together in Mission Friends,

2017 has been an incredible year.

Our Together in Mission 2017 “Be the Light of Christ” campaign is drawing to a close and we are very happy to share that ALL of your hard work has paid off. In this third week of December, we have received total pledges of almost $17M and have raised over $15.9M in gi s. Our $16.1M goal was a difficult one, but with the leadership of our priests and their parish administra ve staffs and commi ees, as well as your extremely generous parishioners, we are solidly approaching 99% of our goal!

From our Together in Mission Staff, thank you for being a beacon of hope for our poor who live in our Archdiocese.

It is safe to say that a well-developed fundraising plan must include clear and measurable goals. This has always been our objec ve here at Annual Appeals, but with a lean department team, cri cal data reports o en were not able to be prepared because of more immediate opera onal responsibili es.

This year, we re-classed an open posi on and hired a database coordinator who could provide the database management team with key metric and key performance indicator reports so that we could study how our donors are giving. There is a maxim “What gets measured gets done” and that is exactly what we were able to achieve by evalua ng these cri cal reports.

With our results, we were able to reach out to our donor base and encourage them to either fulfill an exis ng pledge or consider a new one through alterna ve pla orms. Mobile-friendly online gi s via Mobile Cause increased 34% between the 2016 and 2017 and taught us that convenience is a key component to giving. We also learned that people do pay a en on to their emails. Constant Contact allowed us to reach out to our TIM donors especially in the second half of the campaign and they kindfully responded. Search Bug helped us with discerning a LANDline telephone number from a cell phone number, so that we could be more precise with our text releases.

For the TIM 2018 campaign, we will be saying goodbye to Luminate Online and will be adding a more online payment solu on that is streamlined, easy and customizable and will allow our donors to set up pledges with installments and actually see/track the history of their giving. Real- me transac on no fica ons will be generated so our donors will be certain their gi s were processed.

Many of you may have no ced that in addi on to the Parish Details Reports this year, our data team designed and created Individual Donor Reports for all 303 parishes, enabling and empowering every pastor and TIM Contact with a clearer understanding of their parish’s new, increased, decreased, drops, renewals, returns and walkaway TIM dona ons. This is the power of data and accurate and mely repor ng, when a strategic and very experienced fundraising team is at your disposal!

Our 25th anniversary Together in Mission theme “Let us Love” was influenced by Our Holy Father’s Declara on of the First World Day of The Poor. Our annual appeal is a direct expression of solidarity for

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our needy brothers and sisters, so we were inspired by these words of sharing and support in this special year of annual giving.

Regarding best prac ces, you filled out your Together in Mission surveys and we listened to your feedback!

In the TIM 2018 campaign, we have added 5 Webinars to our suite of Parish Leadership Training Sessions. If it is inconvenient to drive to one of our Parish Leadership Training Sessions, please feel free to RSVP to Veronica Leon for one of the 5 webinars. Our a endance rates to these sessions are higher than ever, so we are looking forward to either seeing you in person or via the internet.

TOGETHER, we will celebrate a quarter century of helping those in need. YOU CONTINUE to BE the essen al catalyst of this appeal’s success. Thank you for allowing us to help you and in turn help those we love.

Amemos!

With gra tude,

Dee Smith

Director,

Together in Mission

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$22,945 All Saints Parish, 431, Los Angeles

$32,569 All Souls Parish, 432, Alhambra

$301,305 American Martyrs Parish, 605, Manhattan

$57,833 Annunciation Parish, 451, Arcadia

$32,489 Ascension Parish, 548, Los Angeles

$71,650 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Par‐

$15,421 Assumption Parish, 406, Los Angeles

$40,088 Beatitudes of Our Lord Parish, 590, La Mira‐

$33,189 Blessed Sacrament Parish, 501, Los Angeles

$25,751 Cathedral Chapel, 502, Los Angeles

$50,000 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 546,

$52,655 St. Raphael Korean Catholic Center, 253,

$32,850 Christ the King Parish, 503, Los Angeles

$121,752 Corpus Christi Parish, 479, Pacific Palisades

$19,638 Cristo Rey Parish, 353, Los Angeles

$33,408 Divine Saviour Parish, 354, Los Angeles

$13,453 Dolores Mission, 407, Los Angeles

$28,973 Epiphany Parish, 452, South El Monte

$86,545 Good Shepherd Parish, 480, Beverly Hills

$28,044 Guardian Angel Parish, 368, Pacoima

$102,164 Holy Angels Parish, 453, Arcadia

$4,961 Holy Angels Parish of the Deaf, 589, Vernon

$70,228 Holy Cross Parish, 326, Moorpark

$27,471 Holy Cross Parish, 549, Los Angeles

$18,567 Holy Cross Parish, 300, Santa Barbara

$128,283 Holy Family Parish, 434, South Pasadena

$103,750 Holy Family Parish, 355, Glendale

$89,266 Holy Family Parish, 591, Artesia

$68,720 Holy Family Parish, 606, Wilmington

$31,805 Holy Innocents Parish, 623, Long Beach

$40,575 Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 524, Los Angeles

$177,657 Holy Name of Mary Parish, 466, San Dimas

$67,406 Holy Redeemer Parish, 356, Montrose

$24,571 Holy Spirit Parish, 525, Los Angeles

$142,967 Holy Trinity Parish, 607, San Pedro

$31,565 Holy Trinity Parish, 357, Los Angeles

$83,603 Immaculate Conception Parish, 454, Monro‐

$32,048 Immaculate Conception Parish, 526, Los An‐

$1,567 Immaculate Conception Parish, 290, New

$36,977 Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 504, Los

$84,738 Incarnation Parish, 358, Glendale

$39,461 La Purisima Concepcion Parish, 291, Lompoc

$36,303 Maria Regina Parish, 571, Gardena

$70,494 Mary Immaculate Parish, 369, Pacoima

$84,398 Mary Star of the Sea Parish, 608, San Pedro

$46,686 Mary Star of the Sea Parish, 312, Oxnard

$18,451 Mother of Sorrows Parish, 550, Los Angeles

$46,056 Nativity Parish, 455, El Monte

$22,440 Nativity Parish, 551, Los Angeles

$68,277 Nativity Parish, 609, Torrance

$21,756 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 457, Irwindale

$20,214 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 410, Los An‐

$26,850 Our Lady of Guadalupe Sanctuary, 411, Los

$61,965 Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish,

$15,749 Our Lady of the Rosary of Talpa Parish, 415,

$55,249 Santa Ines Mission, 294, Solvang

$15,822 Our Lady Help of Christians Parish, 408, Los

$121,992 Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, 314, Ven‐

$18,507 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 409, Los An‐

$79,286 Our Lady of Grace Parish, 338, Encino

$88,607 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 456, El Monte

$67,449 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 315, Oxnard

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$42,784 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 610, Hermosa

$35,508 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 316, Santa

$24,348 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 301, Santa

$21,049 Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 292, Guada‐

$26,679 Our Lady of Loretto Parish, 506, Los Angeles

$120,916 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 339, Northridge

$53,000 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 359, Tujunga

$20,443 Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 412, Los Angeles

$63,475 Our Lady of Malibu Parish, 481, Malibu

$47,689 Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, 302, Santa

$71,026 Our Lady of Peace Parish, 370, North Hills

$158,088 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, 383, San‐

$92,898 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, 572,

$66,480 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, 592, Los

$60,642 Our Lady of Refuge Parish, 625, Long Beach

$17,565 Our Lady of Solitude Parish, 414, Los Ange‐

$44,695 Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, 303, Santa Bar‐

$139,202 Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, 467,

$16,531 Our Lady of the Bright Mount Parish, 528,

$45,599 Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish, 371, Sun

$36,497 Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, 573, Para‐

$53,448 Our Lady of the Valley Parish, 340, Canoga

$38,163 Our Lady of Victory Parish, 574, Compton

$17,558 Our Lady of Victory Parish, 416, Los Angeles

$7,083 Our Lady of Zapopan Mission, 349, North

$33,253 Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish, 529, Los

$43,538 Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish, 505, Los

$4,336 Our Savior Parish, 530, Los Angeles

$130,510 Padre Serra Parish, 332, Camarillo

$26,837 Precious Blood Parish, 507, Los Angeles

$19,694 Presentation Parish, 552, Los Angeles

$26,681 Queen of Angels Parish, 293, Lompoc

$30,277 Resurrection Parish, 417, Los Angeles

$126,066 Sacred Heart Parish, 458, Covina

$113,345 Sacred Heart Parish, 384, Lancaster

$72,824 Sacred Heart Parish, 317, Ventura

$69,125 Sacred Heart Parish, 468, Pomona

$31,734 Sacred Heart Parish, 435, Altadena

$24,975 Sacred Heart Parish, 418, Los Angeles

$16,359 Sagrado Corazon, 575, Compton

$12,629 Sagrado Corazon Y Santa Maria de Guada‐

$15,038 St. Mary Magdalen Parish, 491, Los Angeles

$66,000 St. Rita Parish, 443, Sierra Madre

$6,762 San Antonio de Padua Parish, 419, Los Ange‐

$50,618 San Buenaventura Mission, 318, Ventura

$3,615 San Conrado Catholic Mission, 519, Los An‐

$5,000 San Fernando Mission, 147, Mission Hills

$17,779 San Francisco Parish, 420, Los Angeles

$65,754 San Gabriel Mission, 436, San Gabriel

$11,053 San Miguel Parish, 553, Los Angeles

$41,471 San Roque Parish, 304, Santa Barbara

$17,335 San Salvador Mission, 335, Piru

$60,695 St. Barbara Parish, 305, Santa Barbara

$113,448 Santa Clara Parish, 319, Oxnard

$17,548 Santa Clara Chapel, 700, Oxnard

$16,720 Santa Isabel Parish, 421, Los Angeles

$72,324 Santa Rosa Parish, 386, San Fernando

$9,688 Santa Teresita Parish, 422, Los Angeles

$10,012 St. Ann Parish, 360, Los Angeles

$21,336 St. Anselm Parish, 554, Los Angeles

$46,779 St. Anthony Parish, 320, Oxnard

$63,175 St. Cyril of Jerusalem Parish, 344, Encino

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$54,040 St. Hilary Parish, 596, Pico Rivera

$45,684 St. James the Less Parish, 365, La Crescenta

$88,752 St. Lorenzo Ruiz Parish, 476, Walnut

$143,076 St. Louise de Marillac Parish, 464, Covina

$15,851 St. Peter Parish, 620, San Pedro

$36,194 St. Agatha Parish, 532, Los Angeles

$43,250 St. Agnes Parish, 533, Los Angeles

$27,819 St. Albert the Great Parish, 576, Rancho

$23,957 St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parish, 577, Los Ange‐

$33,790 St. Alphonsus Parish, 423, Los Angeles

$13,166 St. Ambrose Parish, 508, West Hollywood

$95,525 St. Anastasia Parish, 482, Los Angeles

$92,158 St. Andrew Parish, 438, Pasadena

$20,367 St. Anne Parish, 483, Santa Monica

$64,710 St. Anthony Parish, 439, San Gabriel

$38,968 St. Anthony Parish, 626, Long Beach

$38,384 St. Anthony Parish, 612, El Segundo

$15,467 St. Anthony Parish, 534, Los Angeles

$60,759 St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 578, Gardena

$25,089 St. Athanasius Parish, 627, Long Beach

$75,657 St. Augustine Parish, 484, Culver City

$69,407 St. Barnabas Parish, 628, Long Beach

$81,394 St. Bartholomew Parish, 629, Long Beach

$14,359 St. Basil Parish, 509, Los Angeles

$10,436 St. Basil Parish ‐ Korean Apostolate, 258, Los

$156,140 St. Bede the Venerable Parish, 361, La Cana‐

$52,481 St. Benedict Parish, 424, Montebello

$39,669 St. Bernadette Parish, 535, Los Angeles

$40,581 St. Bernard Parish, 579, Bellflower

$34,650 St. Bernard Parish, 362, Los Angeles

$123,852 St. Bernardine of Siena Parish, 341, Wood‐

$64,496 St. Brendan Parish, 510, Los Angeles

$11,786 St. Bridget Chinese Catholic Center, 511, Los

$42,186 St. Bridget of Sweden Parish, 342, Van Nuys

$110,130 St. Bruno Parish, 593, Whittier

$16,277 St. Casimir Parish, 512, Los Angeles

$13,254 St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish, 613, Ava‐

$70,988 St. Catherine Laboure Parish, 614, Torrance

$55,644 St. Catherine of Siena Parish, 343, Reseda

$42,688 St. Cecilia Parish, 537, Los Angeles

$100,920 St. Charles Borromeo Parish, 372, North Hol‐

$78,258 St. Christopher Parish, 459, West Covina

$74,708 St. Clare of Assisi Parish, 387, Santa Clarita

$5,560 St. Clement Parish, 485, Santa Monica

$11,668 St. Columban Parish, 513, Los Angeles

$16,966 St. Columbkille Parish, 556, Los Angeles

$76,822 St. Cornelius Parish, 630, Long Beach

$38,546 St. Cyprian Parish, 631, Long Beach

$133,402 St. Denis Parish, 469, Diamond Bar

$86,415 St. Didacus Parish, 388, Sylmar

$86,721 St. Dominic Parish, 363, Los Angeles

$86,599 St. Dominic Savio Parish, 580, Bellflower

$82,287 St. Dorothy Parish, 460, Glendora

$50,445 St. Elisabeth Parish, 373, Van Nuys

$42,539 St. Elizabeth Parish, 440, Altadena

$99,691 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 470, Rowland

$99,832 St. Emydius Parish, 581, Lynwood

$23,422 St. Eugene Parish, 557, Los Angeles

$65,687 St. Euphrasia Parish, 389, Granada Hills

$46,983 St. Ferdinand Parish, 390, San Fernando

$98,890 St. Finbar Parish, 374, Burbank

$46,045 St. Frances Korean Catholic Center, 256, Tor‐


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$89,150 St. Frances of Rome Parish, 461, Azusa

$32,350 St. Frances X. Cabrini Parish, 558, Los Ange‐

$79,119 St. Francis de Sales Parish, 375, Sherman

$42,493 St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 321, Fillmore

$20,038 St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 514, Los Angeles

$61,882 St. Francis Xavier Parish, 594, Pico Rivera

$44,851 St. Francis Xavier Parish, 376, Burbank

$41,207 St. Gabriel Korean Catholic Center, 263,

$84,572 St. Genevieve Parish, 377, Panorama City

$38,254 St. Gerard Majella Parish, 486, Los Angeles

$61,538 St. Gertrude Parish, 582, Bell Gardens

$33,087 St. Gregory Nazianzen Parish, 515, Los Ange‐

$57,396 St. Gregory the Great Parish, 595, Whittier

$41,789 St. Helen Parish, 583, South Gate

$42,017 St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish, 364, Los Ange‐

$131,603 St. James Parish, 615, Redondo Beach

$43,735 St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, 378,

$78,103 St. Jerome Parish, 487, Los Angeles

$34,203 St. Joan of Arc Parish, 488, Los Angeles

$91,535 St. John Baptist de la Salle Parish, 391, Gra‐

$52,060 St. John Chrysostom Parish, 559, Inglewood

$88,452 St. John Eudes Parish, 345, Chatsworth

$218,971 St. John Fisher Parish, 616, Rancho Palos

$60,549 St. John Neumann Parish, 295, Santa Maria

$83,829 St. John of God Parish, 597, Norwalk

$87,046 St. John the Baptist Parish, 462, Baldwin

$20,746 St. John the Evangelist Parish, 560, Los An‐

$130,563 St. John Vianney Parish, 471, Hacienda

$71,647 St. Joseph Parish, 632, Long Beach

$53,520 St. Joseph Parish, 473, La Puente

$35,749 St. Joseph Parish, 472, Pomona

$25,227 St. Joseph Parish, 306, Carpinteria

$14,812 St. Joseph Parish, 539, Los Angeles

$89,648 St. Joseph Parish, 617, Hawthorne

$32,854 St. Joseph Korean Catholic Center, 252,

$93,625 St. Joseph the Worker Parish, 346, Winnetka

$111,353 St. Jude Parish, 347, Westlake Village

$79,151 St. Julie Billiart Parish, 327, Newbury Park

$59,847 St. Junipero Serra Parish, 393, Lancaster

$190,348 Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, 396, Santa Clarita

$18,783 St. Kevin Parish, 516, Los Angeles

$164,613 St. Lawrence Martyr Parish, 618, Redondo

$35,325 St. Lawrence of Brindisi Parish, 561, Los An‐

$63,355 St. Linus Parish, 598, Norwalk

$90,261 St. Louis de Montfort Parish, 296, Santa Ma‐

$64,606 St. Louis of France Parish, 463, La Puente

$41,991 St. Lucy Parish, 633, Long Beach

$22,933 St. Lucy Parish, 426, Los Angeles

$64,817 St. Luke Parish, 441, Temple City

$41,538 St. Madeleine Parish, 474, Pomona

$20,873 St. Malachy Parish, 562, Los Angeles

$15,620 St. Marcellinus Parish, 427, Commerce

$130,485 St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Parish, 619, Lo‐

$36,046 St. Maria Goretti Parish, 634, Long Beach

$70,191 St. Mariana de Paredes Parish, 599, Pico Ri‐

$57,976 St. Mark Parish, 489, Venice

$14,257 St. Mark University Parish, 307, Goleta

$77,922 St. Martha Parish, 475, La Puente

$48,610 St. Martha Parish, 584, Huntington Park

$86,995 St. Martin of Tours Parish, 490, Los Angeles

$98,742 St. Mary Parish, 392, Palmdale

$17,568 St. Mary Parish, 428, Los Angeles


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$110,983 St. Mary Magdalen Parish, 328, Camarillo

$93,535 St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, 600,

$51,936 St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, 297, San‐

$33,324 St. Matthew Parish, 635, Long Beach

$13,479 St. Matthew Korean Catholic Center, 262,

$31,133 St. Matthias Parish, 585, Huntington Park

$90,953 St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, 333, Westlake

$109,176 St. Mel Parish, 348, Woodland Hills

$29,120 St. Michael Parish, 563, Los Angeles

$248,665 St. Monica Parish, 492, Santa Monica

$14,038 St. Odilia Parish, 564, Los Angeles

$51,360 St. Pancratius Parish, 636, Lakewood

$109,569 St. Paschal Baylon Parish, 329, Thousand

$21,464 St. Patrick Parish, 540, Los Angeles

$46,286 St. Patrick Parish, 379, North Hollywood

$21,593 St. Paul Parish, 541, Los Angeles

$5,000 St. Paul Chung Ha Sang Korean Catholic Cen‐

$35,422 St. Paul of the Cross Parish, 601, La Mirada

$143,348 St. Paul the Apostle Parish, 493, Los Angeles

$8,909 St. Peter Italian Parish, 517, Los Angeles

$75,133 Ss. Peter and Paul Parish, 611, Wilmington

$61,090 St. Peter Chanel Parish, 602, Hawaiian Gar‐

$65,415 St. Peter Claver Parish, 330, Simi Valley

$49,181 St. Philip Neri Parish, 586, Lynwood

$109,122 St. Philip the Apostle Parish, 442, Pasadena

$105,480 St. Philomena Parish, 621, Carson

$50,855 St. Pius X Parish, 603, Santa Fe Springs

$79,119 St. Raphael Parish, 308, Santa Barbara

$15,678 St. Raphael Parish, 565, Los Angeles

$54,602 St. Raymond Parish, 587, Downey

$56,845 St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, 380, Burbank

$80,103 St. Rose of Lima Parish, 331, Simi Valley

$46,954 St. Rose of Lima Parish, 588, Maywood

$30,412 St. Sebastian Parish, 322, Santa Paula

$17,535 St. Sebastian Parish, 494, Los Angeles

$37,415 St. Stephen Parish, 444, Monterey Park

$5,585 St. Stephen Parish, 445, Los Angeles

$13,694 St. Teresa of Avila Parish, 518, Los Angeles

$76,627 St. Therese Parish, 446, Alhambra

$34,994 St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 429, Monterey

$34,615 St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 323, Ojai

$30,688 St. Thomas More Parish, 447, Alhambra

$63,696 St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, 542, Los An‐

$30,878 St. Timothy Parish, 495, Los Angeles

$20,336 St. Victor Parish, 496, Los Angeles

$40,685 St. Vincent Parish, 544, Los Angeles

$25,504 St. Brigid Parish, 555, Los Angeles

$12,168 St. Francis Xavier Chapel, 538, Los Angeles

$50,742 Ss. Felicitas and Perpetua Parish, 437

$42,827 Sung Sam Korean Catholic Mission, 251

$5,200 The 103 Saints Korean Catholic Center, 254,

$30,751 Transfiguration Parish, 545, Los Angeles

$2,206 Ventura Korean Catholic Apostolate, 257,

$45,167 Visitation Parish, 497, Los Angeles


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BULLETIN ANNOUNCEM ENTS

February 3rd & 4th Announcement Sunday

Use the provided Bulle n Insert

OR—

Next weekend is Together in Mission’s Commitment Sunday. Archbishop Gomez in-vites us to make our annual commitment to help those parishes and schools that need our support to con nue serving the spiritual needs of our neediest communi es.

February 10th & 11th Commitment Sunday:

(when using this announcement please update with parish specific informa on prior to prin ng)

Today, Archbishop Gomez invites every Catholic to make their annual commitment to Together in Mission. Last year, # OF 2017 PARISH DONORS helped us raise FINAL 2017 CASH AMOUNT and helped us to become one of the most generous parishes in the Archdiocese.

This year’s theme of Let Us Love reminds us that our gi s to Together in Mission are an ac ve demonstra on of our faith and love for those in our Archdiocese who need our support. We invite all families, those who have given in the past, and those who have never made a gi to prayerfully consider to make a commitment to this year’s campaign. Your gi s will go a long way to helping our parish reach our 2018 PARISH GOAL $$$

Thank you in advance for your generosity.

February 17th & 18th Follow‐up Sunday

(when using this announcement please update with parish specific informa on prior to prin ng)

Last weekend, Archbishop Gomez invited all Catholics to make their annual commit-ment to the 2018 Together in Mission Appeal. This year, our parish has been asked to raise 2018 PARISH GOAL $$$. If you and your family have not had the opportunity to make your pledge, I ask that you complete a pledge card found in the pews, or make your pledge online by visi ng archla.org/give. Your gi s to Together in Mission ensure that every Catholic living in the Archdiocese has a parish to celebrate their faith in and access to a Catholic school educa on. You are living your faith through your ac ons when you support Together in Mission.

Thank you in advance for your generosity.


January 13 – 17: TIM Materials arrive at parishes

January 31: Direct Mail arrives in homes

February 3 – 4: Announcement Weekend

February 11 – 12: Commitment Weekend

February 17 – 18: Follow-up Weekend

February 27: First Parish Batches Due

March 1: 1st billing reminders mailed

April 1: Skipper Mailing $15 & above

June 1: Heads-up Le ers Sent

June 15: Parish-based Mailing Follow-up $15

September 1: 1st Rebates Sent

September 15: 2nd Skipper Sent

January 14, 2019: End of the 2018 Campaign

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GETTING READY FOR CAMPAIGN LAUNCH

Bring the Campaign to Life

To ensure 100% of parish families make a gi to Together in Mission requires an enthusias-c and impassioned launch of the campaign at the parish.

Prepare the materials. In-pew envelopes, bulle n inserts, and pencils, should be divided and distributed for every Mass. For easy transi on between Masses, use clearly labeled bins.

Enlist parish volunteers to distribute and collect campaign materials during every Mass. U lize all resources to enhance the ask. Use homile cs, the campaign video, Altar and

Bulle n announcement samples to enhance your own talking points about the cam-paign.

Conduct the in‐pew process using the in-pew script, video, pledge cards and pencils. Reach out to poten al new donors. Invite those who specifically have never made a

gi to the campaign to do so this year. Share the story of Together in Mission

Have a Speaker: Contact the TIM office to have a representa ve from a TIM-supported parish and/or school speak to your parish. Or have a parishioner speak about why mak-ing a gi to TIM is important for them.

Show the Together in Mission campaign video. (During Mass if possible, or by sharing in parish hall during Announcement Weekend to prepare your parishioners for Commit-ment Weekend.

Speak passionately about the campaign u lizing TIM-provided resources. Include your parish’s specific 2018 goal and share with them the past results from 2017.

The Importance of the in‐pew process

Everyone needs to be asked

The in-pew process is the personal invita on every parishioner receives from the Pastor during Commitment & Follow-up Weekends to make their pledge. Even the most faithful of donors needs to be invited to make a gi and feel that their gi is integral to the success of the campaign. Addi onally, the in-pew process should also be thought of as an impac ul way for your parish to invite parishioners who have never made a gi to make an introduc-tory gi this year.

Commit to make a gi

It is important that every parish family make a pledge and/or gi at the designated me during Mass using the supplied pledge envelopes or their mobile phones. Ensure that pa-rishioners understand that they are able to make a pledge that they can pay off over several months and billing reminders can be emailed and mailed for their convenience.


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GUEST SPEAKERS

What the speaker is expected to do?

Speak with the parish to coordinate day of logis cs with the parish and to make sure there is a point of contact and a mee ng place upon arrival. What the parish is expected to do for the speaker?

Inform the speaker when during the Mass they are to speak. (Preferably during the homily immediately preceding the in-pew process)

Provide them with space for respite between Masses. Including basic essen als snacks, drinks, and a restroom. What the speaker is NOT expected to do:

Conduct or lead the in-pew process. Leave before the end of the day or as agreed upon in advance. Solicit gi s on behalf of their own parish and/or school. What the parish should NOT expect:

Their assigned speaker to be available for BOTH the Saturday Vigil and all of Sun-day. We only ask our speakers to commitment to Sunday Masses. What the Together in Mission office is responsible for:

Assigning and training speakers to ensure they have access to facts and figures of the appeal.

While our goal is to facilitate speakers from recipient parishes & schools for donor parishes during both Announcement and Commitment Weekends, your parish can also invite a member of your

community to speak about the importance of making a gi to Together in Mission.

It takes a village

Consider invi ng those who make a pledge to step forward and deposit their pledge cards into a designated basket in front of the Altar to enhance their in-pew process and make your congrega on feel as though they are a part of something bigger.

Follow‐Up Weekend is vital Not everyone that will be at Mass on Follow-up Weekend will have a ended Mass the previous weekend.

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A er the Speaker….

(if your parish has a speaker start here )

Thank you, once again to “SPEAKER NAME” for sharing that impac ul story of how Togeth‐er in Mission plays such a cri cal role at your (parish/school). I’m grateful our parish has supported your efforts.

(if your parish does not have a speaker start here )

This weekend, Archbishop Gomez invites all Catholics to make their yearly commitment to the Together in Mission appeal. I want to thank everyone who has given generously to To-gether in Mission in the past. Your support ensured that the doors remained open at par-ishes & schools (like we just heard from our speaker/saw on the video) throughout the Archdi-ocese. Your past gi s have made their work and ministry possible.

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For those of you who are new to our parish or may not have not made a gi in the past, I hope you are struck by the impact and the importance that your gi s can make in the lives of those supported by Together in Mission. We invite you to make a commitment of $100, or if you are able a larger gi , in honor of Together in Mission’s 25th anniversary.

I ask that everyone here today make a true commitment to this campaign. Each of us is called to love one another through our prayers and ac ons. Together in Mission is a perfect opportunity to act on our love for our Catholic brethren living right here in our community.

At this me, [Each of you should have a pledge envelope / there should be pledge envelopes

coming around).

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For those parishioners who would like to pay their pledge electronically, we invite you to pull out your mobile phones and te Please be sure to select OUR PARISH.

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For those of you that would like to use the paper commitment envelope please complete the first 3 lines of the pledge card with your family’s biographical informa on. You will see there is a box to mark if you have given to Together in Mission in the past.

Please select that box if your family has made a gi to the campaign, the gi could have been made at another parish.

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*Full script in editable form will be available on the Parish Resources page of our website at ourmissionla.org THE IN‐PEW SCRIPT


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THE IN‐PEW SCRIPT contd.

If your address has an apartment or suite number please be sure to include it on the address line. This ad-dress informa on will be used by the Together in Mission office to send you pledge reminders and send

you tax receipts.

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Please also consider including your email address and phone number. The Together in Mission office will use this contact informa on to remind you of your pledge balance and send you email receipts.

Next, please select your Total Commitment Amount for the 2018 campaign. Remember, you are selec ng the total amount that you and your family can commit throughout 2018. You can pay your pledge with 10 monthly gi s rather than making 1 full gi . Please select one of the listed total commitment amounts or write-in your own amount in the appropriate box.

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We encourage you to commit to a gi that is within your family’s means. The Together in Mission office will send monthly billing reminders to your home so you can complete your pledge in comfortable install-ments throughout the year.

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If you want to include a first installment on your pledge today, write on the line labeled “amount en-closed” you are choosing to include today and place your check or cash in the envelope.

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For those of you wan ng to pay by credit card, you can choose to make a one- me gi or divide your to-tal pledge into monthly payments. Simply select the box marked “monthly installments” on the pledge card.

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(Someone will come by to pick up your pledge envelopes / Please drop your pledge envelope in the bas-ket) Please don’t take the envelope home. It important that you consider making your pledge today. Don’t leave for tomorrow what you can do today.

On behalf of the more than 12,000 students, and their families a ending the schools this campaign sup-ports, as well as the approximate 525,000 families living in the 80 parish communi es that will benefit from your generosity, we would like to thank you for your support.

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Collec ng the Pledge Card

Please ensure that there is a formal process in place to collect the pledge envelopes a er the in‐pew process as well as at the end of the Mass. This collec on process should be separate from your weekly offertory collec on.

Here are a few examples of this process

Have ushers pass around baskets to pick up pledge envelopes directly a er the in-pew process.

Place a basket in front of the altar and have parishioners drop in their pledge enve-lopes.

Have students in school uniforms come by and pick up the pledge envelopes from the parishioners in the pews.

Place baskets in aisles and have parishioners drop in their offerings.


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HOMILETICS‐Announcement Sunday

Every me scripture is proclaimed Christ speaks. The readings assigned for the fi h through the seventh Sundays in Ordinary Time leave the homilist with a wonderful preaching plan re-newing our commitment to the Archdiocesan program Together in Mission. Even when a vid-eo is presented, a guest speaker shares their story, or pledges are being asked for, a brief one to two-minute homily will help the parishioners hear God’s word in light of Together in Mis‐sion.

This morning, our Church in Los Angeles invites us to embrace Together in Mission. And our readings echo that invita on.

In our first reading, Job speaks of the misery that fills the days of so many people. He tells of those who lack shelter … those who barely make it from paycheck to paycheck … those whose days “come to an end without hope.” We see such people in our streets and workplaces today.

Today’s Psalm acknowledges such difficult circumstances, but reassures all those who suffer. Because the Lord “heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”

How does the Lord do this? Today he s ll heals people — he shelters them, he feeds them, he teaches them. But he does this through you and me. He does this through a Church whose members come Together in Mission. By using more than words, these ac ons of love are balms of consola on for those in need.

St. Paul writes to tell the Corinthians this “good news.” And he iden fies himself as the “slave to all.” As a Chris an, St. Paul knows he must live his life in service of others.

We see in today’s Gospel that St. Paul is simply following the example of Jesus. Our Lord heals the sick and rescues the oppressed. In fact, a er just one act of healing, he finds he must serve the whole town gathered at his door. And then he goes on to other towns, doing the same thing, “throughout the whole of Galilee.” Love for his neighbors meant taking ac on and bring-ing jus ce.

If we want to be like Jesus we must take part in the good works of his Church — works of healing and sheltering, teaching and consoling. Jesus comes to our land when we contribute to Together in Mission. Please pray about the contribu on you will make.


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HOMILETICS‐ February 11 — Commitment Sunday Ordinary

When we hear the Scriptures proclaimed at Mass, we should hear God calling us to ac on. Right now, the Church is calling us as well. The Church is calling us to make a commitment to contribute TOGETHER IN MISSION. Our readings today make clear that this is one and the same call.

In our first reading, from the Book of Levi cus, we see how cruel the ancient world could be to people who suffered disease. Not only did they have to feel the pain of their ailments. They also had to live as social outcasts. They had to announce them-selves as “unclean.” Their ordinary life was humilia ng.

For them, every day was the “ me of trouble” we heard about in our Responsorial Psalm. “I turn to you, Lord, in me of trouble, and you fill me with the joy of salva on.” Even on their worst days, they could turn to the Lord and seek and receive comfort and love.

Jesus came to relieve the troubles of such people. He came to integrate outcasts. St. Paul makes this very clear as he urges the Corinthian Church to place itself at the ser-vice of people of every background, both Jews and Gen les without dis nc on, and offending no one.

That’s how Jesus lived. In the Gospel we see him placing his divine power at the ser-vice of others, healing them — first one leper and then the many sick people who show up a erward. “People kept coming to him from everywhere.”

Are we sharing the gi s God has given us? When people turn to us, do they find the generosity of Jesus and St. Paul? They should! We are the Church of Los Angeles. We are the visible presence of Jesus whenever we draw Together in Mission to do the work of Jesus. On this day we have heard Jesus call to us in our readings, in the Gos-pel. Please make a pledged gi , and make a difference for those in need, to our Church’s annual appeal for Together in Mission especially in this 25th year of serving others.


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HOMILETICS‐Follow‐Up Sunday

Today’s first reading told a familiar story. It’s the story of Noah and his ark. Today we heard the happy ending of that story — when God set a rainbow in the clouds and made mighty promises to the only family who had survived the flood

In making a covenant with them, God makes clear the expecta on that Noah’s family must live justly. He makes clear that they must go forward as stewards of Together in Mission.

And that is the call God commands of us today.

We admi ed this when we sang the Responsorial Psalm. We sang: “Your ways, O Lord, are love and truth to those who keep your covenant.” We must be those faithful people who keep the covenant — and then God will be “love and truth” to us.

So this is a very important ma er. Our own happiness depends on our faithfulness to the covenant. Peace in our land depends on our faithfulness to the covenant.

St. Peter says, in our second reading, that the Church today brings salva on in trying mes — just the way the ark brought salva on to Noah.

Yes, the Church brings salva on through the sacraments — through prayerful worship we offer in our parishes. The Church also brings salva on through the ministry of Catholic schools. The Church brings salva on through our Catholic hospitals, and cri cal and sea-sonal homeless shelters, and its many programs of ministerial assistance and outreach to parish communi es. These are the programs we support through Together in Mission. Eve-ry region of our archdiocese is posi vely impacted by these generous funds.

Jesus said in today’s Gospel: “This is the me of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand.” Do our Chris an lives show that we believe this is true? NOW is the me when we must be faithful to our calling. The Church is calling us Together in Mission. The Church is pleading with us, on God’s behalf, to come to the assistance of our neighbors by generously giving to this annual appeal, Together in Mission.

Please, let this indeed be “the me of fulfillment.”

Please make a gi today.


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WHAT HAPPENS AFTER FOLLOW‐UP WEEKEND?

The campaign doesn’t end on Follow‐up Weekend, we s ll need your help to reach the campaign goal. There are follow-up mailings The TIM office will undertake throughout the year to ensure your parish achieves its goal. In addi on, there are opportuni es listed be-low that the parish can par cipate in to ensure your successful in reaching its Together in Mission goal. What if our parish does not reach our goal in pledges a er Follow‐up Weekend? What is a sufficient amount of pledges? A general rule of thumb is that a parish must secure a min-imum of 110% of their goal in pledges, as annually between 10%-15% of pledges go unful-filled. U lize Parish Progress Reports to ensure donor contact informa on is correct, see who is paying their pledge, and what donors our office can not mail to due to incomplete address informa on. Parish Follow up opportuni es Submit Timely Batches throughout the en rety of the campaign. Monthly Altar /Bulle n Announcements are a helpful way to keep parishioners in-

formed about the campaign and your parish’s progress. Par cipa ng in the summer “parish mailing”. The TIM office sends the mailing, we just

need your le erhead and pastor’s signature. Customized bulle n inserts. The TIM office provides customized bulle n inserts that

your parish can use to promote the various follow-up mailings. These bulle n inserts will be emailed and we encourage each parish to print and place them within the bulle-

n.

How can I monitor my parish’s progress? The TIM Office prepares several weekly reports to track your parish’s progress. The specific reports and how the can help your parish are listed below. Parish Progress Report : Provides detailed informa on about donor par cipa on, cumula-

ve giving (Pledges & Paid), and overall progress towards achieving your parish’s goal. Renewal Report: Highlights who has renewed their gi , increased or decreased their gi , or has not made a pledge/gi to date. Non‐Valid Address Report: lists all of the parishioners who have pledged during the cam-paign, but their address is not up to date. E mail vleon@la‐archdiocese.org with address updates.


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HOW TO BUILD A BATCH‐SENDING IN PLEDGE CARDS AND PAYMENTS

What is a batch? A batch contains pledge cards, forms of payments, and a transmi al (cover sheet), which outlines what is enclosed in the batch that the parish prepares and sends to the Together in Mission for pro-cessing. How to Build a Batch: Step 1: Review handwri en pledge cards to ensure that they are legible and all the essen al bio-graphical informa on is present. Please add addi onal name or address informa on if known so that we can record and send accurate reminders to the donor. (See appendix for examples of pledge cards that need addi onal informa on) Step 2: Breakdown, bundle, and label, the pledge envelopes into their respec ve categories. [do not separate donor’s checks from their pledge cards)

Cash Gi s (One-Time) Cash Gi s (W/ Remaining Balance) Anonymous Cash (gi s from donors that did not complete a pledge card) Check Gi s (One-Time) Check Gi s (W/ Remaining Balance) Credit Card Gi s Promissory Pledges

Step 3: Record the number of items enclosed, and total amount pledged and paid u lizing the elec-tronic form of the transmi al available on the Resource Sec on of the Together in Mission website. Step 4: Make a copy/save an electronic copy of the transmi al for your records. Step 5: Use TIM supplied return envelopes to mail all bundled pledge cards with a completed trans-mi al. Step 6: Send your batches directly to the TIM Office, 3424 Wilshire Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90010. Do not send any batches to the PO Box Address. Helpful Tips When Building a Batch: Replace all cash from parishioners with a parish check. Do not staple or paper clip checks to pledge cards. How O en Does a Parish Need to Send a Batch? The first few batches are the largest and we ask that a parish submit its first batch by February 27th . A er the campaign launch, please send pledge cards/payments as they are received. (weekly batches are appreciated).


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TOGETHER IN MISSION BATCH PROCESSING‐LIKE A FINGERPRINT

The Together in Mission office processes batches as they are received. The batch contents are veri-fied against the transmi al to ensure that the total number of items we receive match the amounts s pulated on the transmi al. If needed, correc ons will be made and reflected on the “Parish Batch Verifica on Report” emailed to the address of record when a batch has been processed.

If the Batch is Complete

If the batch is complete and accurate, checks are deposited and all items are processed. The par-ish receives a “Parish Batch Verifica on Report” a er a batch has been processed in our office.

If Changes are Needed to the Batch

If the parish check is “short”, meaning it does not have enough funds to cover the en rety of pledge cards included in the parish batch, the TIM Office will process as many items as possible and a representa ve from the TIM Office will contact the parish and return the items that repre-sent the short fall. These items can be included in the next batch from the parish.

If the parish check exceeds the amount represented by the pledge cards in the batch the TIM Office will process the remaining funds as anonymous gi s on the parish’s record.

When the donor needs to be contacted

If the donor failed to include a check, there is an issue with their credit card, or the donor did not mark the appropriate fields on the pledge card s pula ng an intent to pledge a specific amount, the TIM Office will contact the donor directly to correct the issue.

All batch discrepancies outlined above will be marked on the Parish Batch Verifica on Report in the Batch Entry Note Sec on located at the bo om of the report.

Parish Reports

Parish reports will be emailed weekly. These reports will contain all processed items from parish batches, Direct Mail, pledge payments and online gi s. (See Appendix for sample reports).


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NOTES

To Do List: Contact Numbers:

Main TIM Office Line: 213-637-7672

Materials Requests

Donor Ques ons

Contact the Director

Subscribe to the Weekly Report Email

Correct issues on reports

Just To Say Hello


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APPENDIX

Batch Bundles

Sample Transmittal


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APPENDIX

Examples of “Needs More Information” pledge cards

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