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To: Pastors, Parish Administrators, Parish Secretaries and Bulletin Editors
From: Nancy Stoehr, Coordinator of Stewardship and Development, Office of Stewardship
The annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection will be December 8-9 in the Archdiocese of Atlanta. Coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO) in Washington, the appeal benefits 31,000 elderly Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests.
The Archdiocese of Atlanta donated $303,459.32 to the last collection. In 2018, Legion of Christ and the Monastery of the Holy Spirit received financial support made possible by the Retirement Fund for Religious, with both having central houses in our archdiocese. Almost 94 percent of donations aid senior religious and their communities, with the remaining funds used for administration and promotion of the national appeal.
The 2017 collection raised just over $28 million, and the NRRO disbursed $25 million to 360 religious communities for the direct care of elderly members. Communities combine these funds with their own income and savings to help furnish necessities such as medications and nursing care. Throughout the year, additional funding is allocated for congregations with critical needs, retirement planning and educational resources.
Your continued assistance is appreciated to make this year’s collection a success.
Please use the following announcements and join me in praying for God’s continued blessing on our nation’s elderly sisters, brothers and religious order priests. Visit retiredreligious.org to learn more.