The Catholic Diocese of Bismarck, North Dakota : Ministries/Offices

Catholic Schools and Religious Education grant funds available this year!

Grant funds from the Vision For The Future Capital Campaign are available this year and the application can be found by clicking on this 2010-2011 grant application link. Please remember the application deadline is September 30, 2010.

Bishop Paul A. Zipfel has written his stewardship pastoral letter titled: Who is the Good and Faithful Steward? If you would like to read or print a copy of it, please click here.

Needy parishes may download the Substitute Clergy Reimbursement Request Form for completion and submission to the Office of Stewardship and Resource Development.

This training manual for 2010 contains valuable information, handouts and forms to assist the parish leaders in promoting the Annual God's Share Appeal.

The stewardship bulletin announcements for insertion in your weekly parish bulletins can be downloaded from the links that are found by scrolling down this page.

Parishes should use the Transmittal Report Form when processing and submitting their God's Share Appeal donations to the Office of Stewardship and Resource Development. Parishes should also use the appropriate Batch Cards when processing their God's Share Appeal donations.

Parishes should use the One Time Gifts form when processing and submitting their God's Share Appeal donations to the Office of Stewardship and Resource Development. The Transmittal Report Form corresponds to the different types of batch cards.

Parishes should use the Pledged Gifts form when processing and submitting their God's Share Appeal donations to the Office of Stewardship and Resource Development. The Transmittal Report Form corresponds to the different types of batch cards.

Parishes should use the Credit and Debit Card form when processing and submitting their God's Share Appeal donations to the Office of Stewardship and Resource Development. The Transmittal Report Form corresponds to the different types of batch cards.

Parishes should use the electronic transfer of funds form when processing and submitting their God's Share Appeal donations to the Office of Stewardship and Resource Development. The Transmittal Report Form corresponds to the different types of batch cards.

Parishes should use the on-line computer gifts form when processing and submitting their God's Share Appeal donations to the Office of Stewardship and Resource Development. The Transmittal Report Form corresponds to the different types of batch cards.

Parishes should use the refusals form when processing and submitting their God's Share Appeal donations to the Office of Stewardship and Resource Development. The Transmittal Report Form corresponds to the different types of batch cards.

Parishes should use the deletions form when processing and submitting their God's Share Appeal donations to the Office of Stewardship and Resource Development. The Transmittal Report Form corresponds to the different types of batch cards.

2011 COLLECTIONS IN DIOCESE OF BISMARCK AND DATES

Black and Indian Missions First Weekend in Lent 3/12-3/13
Operation Rice Bowl Ash Wednesday through Lent 3/09-4/24
*African Mission Appeal First Weekend in March 3/05-3/06
Holy Land (Good Friday) Good Friday 4/22
*God's Share Appeal First Weekend in May 4/30-5/01
Collection for the Holy Father Weekend nearest to Feast of 6/25-6/26
Sts. Peter & Paul
Catholic Home Missions Appeal Weekend in September 9/04, 11, 18 or 25
World Mission Sunday Second to last Sunday in October 10/22-10/23
(Propagation of the Faith)
Catholic Campaign for Human Weekend before Thanksgiving 11/19-11/20
Development
Retirement Fund for Religious Second Weekend in December 12/10-12/11

*These appeals are for the Diocese of Bismarck.

COLLECTIONS NOT TAKEN UP BUT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM GOD'S SHARE APPEAL

Catholic Relief Services Collection (formally American Bishops' Overseas Appeal)
Catholic Communication Campaign
Aid to Catholic Church in Central & Eastern Europe
The Catholic University of America
Church in Latin America

Additional Reference Information

Resources

Transmittal Report Form
File Size: 20.41 kb

September 2010 Stewardship Bulletin Inserts
File Size: 44.15 kb

Batch Card - Refusals
File Size: 13.41 kb

Batch Card - Pledges
File Size: 14.25 kb

Batch Card - One Time Gifts
File Size: 13.24 kb

Batch Card - On Line Computer Donation
File Size: 12.37 kb

Batch Card - Electronic Transfer of Funds
File Size: 13.77 kb

Batch Card - Deletions
File Size: 13.11 kb

Batch Card - Credit and Debit Cards
File Size: 15.59 kb

African Mission Material Order Form
File Size: 16 kb

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