CHARLOTTE — As Catholics, we know Sacred Scripture tells us that “Faith of itself, if it does not have works, is dead” (James 2:17). The 2020 Diocesan Support Appeal’s theme “Our Faith In Action” keeps this truth in mind.
In his 2020 DSA appeal letter to the faithful, Bishop Peter Jugis shares a Scripture passage from James 1:22 which reflects this truth: “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.”
“This is a shining reminder and an opportunity to put our faith into action to help others,” Bishop Jugis said.
The DSA campaign funds more than 50 programs within the core operations of 30 ministries and agencies, like those mentioned here, that serve thousands of people across the diocese. Most notably, the DSA is a significant funding source for Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte for its counseling, food pantries, pregnancy support, refugee resettlement, elder ministry, Respect Life and other programs, as well as the programs and ministries of the Education Vicariate.
The DSA also supports multicultural ministries, seminarian education, the permanent diaconate, the annual Eucharistic Congress, and the diocese’s housing corporation.
Catholic Charities receives 33 percent of the funds collected in the campaign. Other DSA funds are allocated to: the Education Vicariate (29 percent); vocations (14 percent); multicultural ministries (11 percent); and the Eucharistic Congress and the diocesan housing ministry (7 percent). Campaign administrative costs are projected to be 6 percent.
Last year, parishioners raised $6.32 million, $240,762 over the goal.
The 2020 DSA campaign has a goal of $6.2 million.
Parishioners in all 92 parishes and missions in the diocese fund the annual DSA campaign. Each parish has an assessed goal. Parishes that exceed their goal in donations receive a rebate for 100 percent of the additional funds collected; parishes which fall short of their goal in donations from parishioners make up the shortfall from their operating budgets.
Bishop Jugis concludes his annual appeal letter stating, “I am confident that you will answer God’s call by putting your faith into action to help our brothers and sisters.”
— SueAnn Howell, Senior reporter
Related: 2019 DSA campaign surpasses goal, continues successful trend
Where does your money go?
The purpose of the Diocesan Support Appeal is to help provide the annual funding necessary to carry out the mission of our diocese – namely to fulfill our call to “grow ever more perfectly into a community of praise, worship and witness, and to become a leaven of service and sign of peace through love in the Piedmont and Western North Carolina.”
Parishioners in all our parishes and missions help fund the annual DSA.
Parishes that exceed their goal in donations receive a rebate of 100 percent for the additional funds. Parishes that fall short of their goal in donations have the shortfall taken out of their operating budgets.
How to support the DSA
PLEDGE: Make a pledge in response to a mailing you receive or in-pew appeal at your local parish. An individual DSA pledge may be paid in up to 10 installments by EFT, credit card or check. Pledging allows you to make a greater gift over time. You will receive monthly reminder statements in the mail or by email until your pledge is paid, or until December 2020.
DONATE ONLINE: Donate online at www.charlottediocese.org/dsa, either with a one-time gift or set up a pledge with monthly gift payments via credit or debit card. (If you give online, please do not complete a pledge envelope at your local parish. This could result in having two gift records.)
ONE-TIME DONATIONS: Give a one-time contribution in response to a mailing you receive or in-pew appeal at your local parish. Please make checks payable to the “DSA” and note the name of your parish in the memo line of the check. Do not send cash through the mail.
STOCK DONATION: Make a donation of publicly traded securities and receive the tax benefits for giving appreciated stock. Instructions are online at www.charlottediocese.org/ways-to-give.
IRA CONTRIBUTION: For donors over 70 1/2 years of age, contact your Financial Advisor to request a charitable distribution from your IRA.
FOR INQUIRIES: Contact Barb De Mase, associate director of development, at 704-370-3302 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
PARISH/MISSION: DSA GOAL
Christ the King, High Point: $14,203
Christ the King, Shelby: $4,221
Divine Redeemer, Boonville: $29,010
Good Shepherd, King: $14,860
Holy Angels, Mount Airy: $21,982
Holy Cross, Kernersville; $85,647
Holy Family, Clemmons: $157,173
Holy Infant, Reidsville: $17,141
Holy Redeemer, Andrews: $5,563
Holy Spirit, Denver: $69,712
Holy Trinity, Taylorsville : $7,355
Immaculate Conception, Forest City: $42,553
Immaculate Conception, Hendersonville: $145,685
Immaculate Conception, Waynesville: $5,526
Immaculate Heart of Mary, High Point: $138,421
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Murphy: $22,807
Our Lady of Consolation, Charlotte: $49,565
Our Lady of Fatima, Winston-Salem: $10,914
Our Lady of Grace, Greensboro: $119,982
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Bryson City: $3,395
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Charlotte: $80,207
Our Lady of Lourdes, Monroe: $62,493
Our Lady of Mercy, Winston-Salem: $92,021
Our Lady of the Americas, Biscoe: $36,696
Our Lady of the Angels, Marion: $10,902
Our Lady of the Annunciation, Albemarle: $29,192
Our Lady of the Assumption, Charlotte: $53,576
Our Lady of the Highways, Thomasville: $20,168
Our Lady of the Mountains, Highlands: $12,940
Our Lady of the Rosary, Lexington: $23,494
Prince of Peace, Andrews: $3,049
Queen of the Apostles, Belmont: $100,920
Sacred Heart, Hamlet: $2,989
Sacred Heart, Brevard: $58,247
Sacred Heart, Burnsville: $9,233
Sacred Heart, Salisbury: $97,957
St. Aloysius, Hickory: $112,874
St. Andrew the Apostle, Mars Hill: $9,341
St. Ann, Charlotte: $120,163
St. Barnabas, Arden: $81,833
St. Benedict, Greensboro: $23,363
St. Benedict the Moor, Winston-Salem: $12,677
St. Bernadette, Spruce Pine: $35,723
St. Charles Borromeo, Morganton: $53,406
St. Dorothy, Lincolnton: $41,847
St. Elizabeth, Boone: $46,538
St. Eugene, Asheville: $85,653
St. Frances of Rome, Sparta: $9,069
St. Francis of Assisi, Franklin: $31,041
St. Francis of Assisi, Jefferson: $18,937
St. Francis of Assisi, Lenoir: $28,747
St. Francis of Assisi, Mocksville: $25,678
St. Gabriel, Charlotte: $378,990
St. Helen, Spencer Mountain: $6,249
St. James the Greater, Concord: $131,145
St. James, Hamlet: $11,671
St. Joan of Arc, Candler: $28,512
St. John Baptist de La Salle, North Wilkesboro: $20,456
St. John Lee Korean, Charlotte: $16,370
St. John Neumann, Charlotte: $94,595
St. John the Baptist, Tryon: $43,412
St. John the Evangelist, Waynesville: $25,748
St. Joseph Vietnamese, Charlotte: $50,568
St. Joseph, Asheboro: $29,446
St. Joseph, Newton: $29,057
St. Joseph of the Hills, Eden: $10,611
St. Joseph, Bryson City: $8,503
St. Joseph, Kannapolis: $21,389
St. Jude, Sapphire: $20,605
St. Lawrence Basilica, Asheville: $85,257
St. Leo, Winston-Salem: $166,779
St. Lucien, Spruce Pine: $10,999
St. Luke, Mint Hill: $111,821
St. Margaret Mary, Swannanoa: $25,908
St. Margaret of Scotland, Maggie Valley: $22,000
St. Mark, Huntersville: $335,488
St. Mary, Greensboro: $42,541
St. Mary, Shelby: $25,471
St. Mary, Sylva: $16,798
St. Matthew, Charlotte: $852,481
St. Michael, Gastonia: $78,726
St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte: $96,438
St. Paul the Apostle, Greensboro: $105,099
St. Peter, Charlotte: $179,975
St. Philip the Apostle, Statesville : $46,932
St. Pius X, Greensboro: $210,103
St. Stephen, Elkin: $13,771
St. Therese, Mooresville : $197,843
St. Thomas Aquinas, Charlotte: $112,550
St. Vincent de Paul, Charlotte: $119,397
St. William, Murphy: $19,613
TOTAL: $6,200,000