CHARLOTTE — Following Christ’s example of serving the needs of others, and how we can assist them through acts of charity, is at the heart of this year’s Diocesan Support Appeal that kicks off the weekend of Feb. 4-5.
The theme for the 2023 campaign, “To Serve is to Love,” is inspired by Philippians 2:5-9. This Scripture passage speaks of Christ’s humility and His gift of self for all of humanity.
“We are called to follow Christ’s example of humbly regarding others as more important than ourselves and to serve one another with love and compassion,” Bishop Peter Jugis said in his appeal letter to parishioners.
The DSA campaign supports more than 50 ministries and programs throughout western North Carolina.
Programs include the seminarian formation program, which has seen enrollment triple over the past six years, and the Campus Ministry program, which impacts Catholic students at 18 local colleges and universities as they deepen their faith.
The DSA campaign also significantly funds the vital work of Catholic Charities, which served more than 18,700 people last year with emergency aid, counseling, housing support and more.
In addition, the DSA supports multicultural ministries, the permanent diaconate, the annual Eucharistic Congress and the diocese’s Office of Family Life, which includes marriage preparation, natural family planning and Respect Life ministry.
Last year, parishioners contributed more than $6.3 million – exceeding the campaign’s goal.
This year’s DSA goal totals $6,526,380, with each parish and mission pursuing a goal based on its offertory collections.
Parishes that exceed their goal receive a rebate for 100 percent of the additional funds collected. Parishes that fall short of their goal make up the difference from their operating budgets.
Since 1987, parishioners have invested nearly $136 million to the Church’s mission of charity and pastoral care, changing the lives of over 1 million people.
“I ask you to prayerfully consider making a financial contribution to the 2023 DSA and support these ministries that serve our growing community in so many remarkable ways,” Bishop Jugis concluded in his letter. “As always, we give thanks to God for His love and mercy, which inspire us to serve our brothers and sisters in need.”
— SueAnn Howell
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 Dec. 31, 2023.
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 David Walsh, 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..
Offices and Ministries supported by the DSA
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.
2023 GOAL: $6,526,380
30% EDUCATION
Campus Ministry
Catholic Schools Office
Young Adult Ministry
Youth Ministry
Faith Formation Office:
Catechetical Certification
Diocesan Catechetical Conference
In-Services
RCIA
Special Needs Resource Group
Totus Tuus
30% CATHOLIC CHARITIES DIOCESE OF CHARLOTTE
Burial Assistance
Case Management
Disaster Relief
Elder Ministry
Food Pantries
Housing Permanency Services
Legal Immigration Services
Mental Health Counseling
Pregnancy Support & Adoption
Refugee Services
Social Concerns & Advocacy
Stay the Course
Supportive Services for Veteran Families
Transition Out of Poverty
Wee Care Shoppes
Youth Empowerment Opportunity Program
14% MULTICULTURAL MINISTRIES
African American Affairs Ministry
Hispanic Ministries
12% VOCATIONS
Permanent Diaconate
Seminarian Education
7% OTHER
Eucharistic Congress
Office of Family Life:
Marriage Preparation
Natural Family Planning
Respect Life
7% DSA CAMPAIGN COSTS
PARISH/MISSION DSA GOAL
Christ the King, High Point: $21,070
Christ the King, Kings Mountain: $6,025
Divine Redeemer, Boonville: $30,058
Good Shepherd, King: $14,608
Holy Angels, Mount Airy: $25,163
Holy Cross, Kernersville: $96,547
Holy Family, Clemmons: $185,616
Holy Infant, Reidsville: $16,979
Holy Redeemer, Andrews: $5,030
Holy Spirit, Denver: $75,252
Holy Trinity, Taylorsville: $10,904
Immaculate Conception, Canton: $5,992
Immaculate Conception, Forest City: $47,248
Immaculate Conception, Hendersonville: $147,855
Immaculate Heart of Mary, Hayesville: $20,093
Immaculate Heart of Mary, High Point: $135,539
Our Lady of Consolation, Charlotte: $45,970
Our Lady of Fatima, Winston-Salem: $10,180
Our Lady of Grace, Greensboro: $152,580
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Charlotte: $75,792
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Cherokee: $915
Our Lady of Lourdes, Monroe: $69,031
Our Lady of Mercy, Winston-Salem: $97,401
Our Lady of the Americas, Biscoe: $43,495
Our Lady of the Angels, Marion: $14,329
Our Lady of the Annunciation, Albemarle: $28,028
Our Lady of the Assumption, Charlotte: $46,973
Our Lady of the Highways, Thomasville: $26,551
Our Lady of the Mountains, Highlands: $25,545
Our Lady of the Rosary, Lexington: $28,102
Prince of Peace, Robbinsville: $1,996
Queen of the Apostles, Belmont: $109,149
Sacred Heart, Brevard: $52,760
Sacred Heart, Burnsville: $8,619
Sacred Heart, Salisbury: $108,377
Sacred Heart, Wadesboro: $2,564
St. Aloysius, Hickory: $96,108
St. Andrew the Apostle, Mars Hill: $13,290
St. Ann, Charlotte: $134,992
St. Barnabas, Arden: $93,854
St. Benedict, Greensboro: $25,177
St. Benedict the Moor, Winston-Salem: $11,271
St. Bernadette, Linville: $33,397
St. Charles Borromeo, Morganton: $56,738
St. Dorothy, Lincolnton: $41,122
St. Elizabeth, Boone: $33,304
St. Eugene, Asheville: $94,707
St. Frances of Rome, Sparta: $9,047
St. Francis of Assisi, Franklin: $31,836
St. Francis of Assisi, Jefferson: $25,067
St. Francis of Assisi, Lenoir: $33,852
St. Francis of Assisi, Mocksville: $26,163
St. Gabriel, Charlotte: $484,782
St. Helen, Spencer Mountain: $5,140
St. James, Concord: $141,354
St. James, Hamlet: $12,332
St. Joan of Arc, Candle:r $28,417
St. John Baptist de La Salle, North Wilkesboro: $19,040
St. John Lee Korean, Charlotte: $16,876
St. John Neumann, Charlotte: $92,501
St. John the Baptist, Tryon: $59,246
St. John the Evangelist, Waynesville: $37,422
St. Joseph of the Hills, Eden: $11,651
St. Joseph Vietnamese, Charlotte: $65,536
St. Joseph, Asheboro: $29,656
St. Joseph, Bryson City: $16,395
St. Joseph, Kannapolis: $24,918
St. Joseph, Newton: $32,510
St. Jude, Sapphire: $36,420
St. Lawrence Basilica, Asheville: $82,146
St. Leo, Winston-Salem: $159,018
St. Lucien, Spruce Pine: $12,972
St. Luke, Mint Hill: $122,219
St. Margaret Mary, Swannanoa: $35,445
St. Margaret of Scotland, Maggie Valley: $21,229
St. Mark, Huntersville: $368,384
St. Mary, Greensboro: $58,415
St. Mary Help of Christians, Shelby: $27,476
St. Mary Mother of God, Sylva: $19,623
St. Matthew, Charlotte: $752,424
St. Michael, Gastonia: $94,117
St. Patrick Cathedral, Charlotte: $90,359
St. Paul the Apostle, Greensboro: $95,923
St. Peter, Charlotte: $199,639
St. Philip the Apostle, Statesville: $41,996
St. Pius X, Greensboro: $211,802
St. Stephen, Elkin: $14,747
St. Therese, Mooresville: $218,267
St. Thomas Aquinas, Charlotte: $113,109
St. Vincent de Paul, Charlotte: $105,010
St. William, Murphy: $15,604
TOTAL: $6,526,380