CHARLOTTE — During a global pandemic that has created an even greater cry for assistance, we as Catholics are charged to come to the aid of people in need across the Diocese of Charlotte.
The 2021 Diocesan Support Appeal theme is “Love Thy Neighbor,” taken from Matthew 22:36-40: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” It illustrates one way we can strive to share God’s love with others at this difficult time.
“This is a heartfelt reminder and an opportunity to put our faith into action to help others,” Bishop Peter Jugis writes in his DSA appeal letter to the people of the diocese.
The DSA campaign funds more than 50 ministries and programs 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.
Parishioners in all 92 parishes and missions help fund the annual DSA. Through their contributions, people across the diocese are able to join together to do the Lord’s work – works of love and service that no one person or parish can do alone.
Catholic Charities receives 33 percent of the funds collected in the campaign. Other DSA funds are allocated to: the Education Vicariate (27 percent); vocations (14 percent); multicultural ministries (14 percent); and the Eucharistic Congress and the diocesan housing ministry (7 percent). Campaign administrative costs are projected to be 5 percent.
Last year, parishioners raised $6.4 million, $230,391 over the campaign’s goal of $6.2 million.
The 2021 DSA campaign goal remains the same as last year’s goal, diocesan leaders determined, because of the financial challenges posed by the pandemic.
Parishes that exceed their goal in donations receive a rebate of 100 percent of the additional funds collected. Parishes that fall short of their goal in donations are expected to cover the shortfall amount from their operating budgets. Diocesan leaders note that last year was especially difficult for many parishes, and some may face similar challenges for most of this year. If a parish falls short of goal at the end of the year, the diocese will consider the financial impact of the pandemic when determining the shortfall amount to be collected.
Bishop Jugis asks parishioners to prayerfully consider making a financial contribution to the 2021 DSA, sharing our blessings from God with others “especially during these trying times of a global pandemic when the needs of many are great. I appeal to you to reflect on your own blessings and return a portion of these gifts to make a difference in our diocese.”
— SueAnn Howell, senior reporter
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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 2021.
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.)
TEXT OR SCAN TO DONATE: Text “DSA” to 704-389-2096 or scan the QR code on this page to donate securely online.
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 me
mo 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..
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.”
33% CATHOLIC CHARITIES
- Burial Assistance
- Case Management
- Counseling
- Disaster Relief
- Elder Ministry
- Food Pantries
- Legal Immigration Services
- Marriage Preparation
- Natural Family Planning
- Pregnancy Support & Adoption
- Refugee Services
- Respect Life
- Social Concerns & Advocacy
- Stay the Course
- Supportive Services for Veteran Families
- Teen & Young Parent Support
- Transition Out of Poverty
- Wee Care Shoppe
- Youth in Crisis
27% EDUCATION
- Evangelization/Adult Ministry
- Lay Ministry
- Campus Ministry
- Young Adult Ministry
- Youth Ministry
- Faith Formation Office
- Totus Tuus
- In-Services
- RCIA
- Diocesan Catechetical Conference
- Special Needs Resource Group
- Catholic Schools Offices
14% VOCATIONS
- Seminarian Education
- Permanent Diaconate
14% MULTICULTURAL MINISTRIES
- Hispanic Ministries
- Hmong Ministry
- African American Affairs Ministry
5% DSA CAMPAIGN COSTS
NOTE: This information reflects projected 2021 DSA funding for $6.2 million, which is allocated to these offices and ministries.
PARISH/MISSION DSA GOAL
Christ the King, High Point $16,499
Christ the King, Shelby $2,741
Divine Redeemer, Boonville $25,317
Good Shepherd, King $15,386
Holy Angels, Mount Airy $23,430
Holy Cross, Kernersville $87,491
Holy Family, Clemmons $171,530
Holy Infant, Reidsville $18,308
Holy Redeemer, Andrews $5,548
Holy Spirit, Denver $67,741
Holy Trinity, Taylorsville $9,959
Immaculate Conception, Forest City $44,226
Immaculate Conception, Hendersonville $133,027
Immaculate Conception, Waynesville $6,404
Immaculate Heart of Mary, High Point $144,054
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Murphy $22,833
Our Lady of Consolation, Charlotte $49,440
Our Lady of Fatima, Winston-Salem $10,770
Our Lady of Grace, Greensboro $131,849
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Bryson City $3,026
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Charlotte $68,231
Our Lady of Lourdes, Monroe $59,130
Our Lady of Mercy, Winston-Salem $92,814
Our Lady of the Americas, Biscoe $38,880
Our Lady of the Angels, Marion $12,127
Our Lady of the Annunciation, Albemarle $27,306
Our Lady of the Assumption, Charlotte $48,987
Our Lady of the Highways, Thomasville $21,886
Our Lady of the Mountains, Highlands $13,950
Our Lady of the Rosary, Lexington $22,094
Prince of Peace, Andrews $2,366
Queen of the Apostles, Belmont $108,934
Sacred Heart, Hamlet $3,014
Sacred Heart, Brevard $65,537
Sacred Heart, Mars Hill $8,673
Sacred Heart, Salisbury $98,462
St. Aloysius, Hickory $112,152
St. Andrew the Apostle, Mars Hill $6,451
St. Ann, Charlotte $123,355
St. Barnabas, Arden $83,651
St. Benedict, Greensboro $21,939
St. Benedict the Moor, Winston-Salem $11,575
St. Bernadette, Spruce Pine $37,816
St. Charles Borromeo, Morganton $55,200
St. Dorothy, Lincolnton $40,072
St. Elizabeth, Boone $38,528
St. Eugene, Asheville $82,644
St. Frances of Rome, Sparta $10,229
St. Francis of Assisi, Franklin $29,323
St. Francis of Assisi, Jefferson $22,029
St. Francis of Assisi, Lenoir $30,640
St. Francis of Assisi, Mocksville $25,744
St. Gabriel, Charlotte $394,153
St. Helen, Spencer Mountain $4,336
St. James, Concord $128,167
St. James, Hamlet $11,353
St. Joan of Arc, Asheville $28,484
St. John Baptist de La Salle, North Wilkesboro $20,051
St. John Lee Korean, Charlotte $17,113
St. John Neumann, Charlotte $89,383
St. John the Baptist, Tryon $49,644
St. John the Evangelist, Waynesville $33,073
St. Joseph Vietnamese, Charlotte $46,251
St. Joseph, Asheboro $26,544
St. Joseph, Newton $26,868
St. Joseph of the Hills, Eden $10,202
St. Joseph, Bryson City $8,753
St. Joseph, Kannapolis $19,380
St. Jude, Sapphire $25,709
St. Lawrence Basilica, Asheville $80,665
St. Leo, Winston-Salem $162,644
St. Lucien, Spruce Pine $10,920
St. Luke, Mint Hill $112,014
St. Margaret Mary, Swannanoa $29,050
St. Margaret of Scotland, Maggie Valley $20,352
St. Mark, Huntersville $345,677
St. Mary, Greensboro $43,916
St. Mary, Shelby $26,181
St. Mary, Sylva $19,856
St. Matthew, Charlotte $794,625
St. Michael, Gastonia $82,781
St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte $99,588
St. Paul the Apostle, Greensboro $106,379
St. Peter, Charlotte $195,024
St. Philip the Apostle, Statesville $42,238
St. Pius X, Greensboro $219,244
St. Stephen, Elkin $9,666
St. Therese, Mooresville $202,525
St. Thomas Aquinas, Charlotte $109,677
St. Vincent de Paul, Charlotte $115,899
St. William, Murphy $18,299
TOTAL: $6,200,000