Bishop’s Annual Appeal

2025 Bishop’s  Annual Appeal 

2025 La Ofrenda Anual del Obispo Para Recaudar Donaciones

My dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Hope isn’t something that happens when everything is going right. Hope is what carries us through difficulties – because we have faith that God is present and working.

Enkindle Christ’s voice of hope within yourself. Embrace His love in the Eucharist, and open your heart to the fire of the Holy Spirit.

Then be a voice of hope for others.

You can be hope for your community, for rural areas, for the next generation, and for our church. Answer Christ’s call to walk with faith every day. Volunteer your time and talent at your parish or at one of our diocesan ministries.

And please give faithfully to support this appeal. Your gift, whatever the size, will be carefully stewarded to support seminarians and vocations, rural life ministries, Catholic education, respect for life at all stages, and to provide resources and training for lay ministers.

Your faith community needs you to be a voice of hope. Thank you for answering that call. I pray God will bless your sacrifice and enkindle hope in your heart.

Yours in Christ,

+Patrick M. Neary, C.S.C.
Bishop of Saint Cloud

Solid grounding in the Catholic tradition empowers our youth to face challenges with hope and resilience. By nurturing youth ministry, family faith formation and Catholic schools we ensure that our next generation of Catholics will understand their faith and be witnesses to Christ in a world often marked by division and uncertainty. Diocesan ministries support these efforts by providing formation opportunities for educators, pastoral staff and faith formation leaders.