Developing Our Future Church: $14MillionNew Evangelization Ministry Fund: $2MillionIn order to meet this important need, a $2 million fund will be created through the campaign to spur creative new ministries that lift Catholics to enthusiastically live their faith while also inviting others to join in the mission of our Church.

Youth, Young Adult and Campus Ministry Endowment: $5MillionA $5 million endowment fund will be established within the new Catholic CommunityFoundation to generate a permanent stream of funding to sustain these ministry opportunities throughout the Diocese.

McMahon-Parater Foundation Tuition Assistance Endowment: $7MillionTo complete the goal of building a $15 million fund within the McMahon-Parater Foundation for Education, the Campaign will provide $7 million for tuition assistance endowment to Catholic School families who could not otherwise provide the blessing of a Catholic education to their children.

Supporting Our Clergy: $13MillionSeminarian Education and Advanced Education Endowment: $5 MillionThe Campaign will fund a $5 million endowment to support the recruiting and formation of future priests as well as create new opportunities for the continuing education of our priests and deacons so they can receive advanced degrees.

Priest Pension, Healthcare and Long Term Care: $8 MillionAfter devoting their life in service to the Church, we honor the sacrifice of our priests and show our appreciation for their service by helping them retire with dignity.

(Please see back page for rest of the story on how campaign funds will be disbursed.)

Advancing Our Shared Mission: $16 MillionDistance Learning and Ministry Training Network: $2 MillionTaking advantage of the latest communications technology, the Campaign will fund the creation of Distance Learning and Ministry Training sites throughout the Diocese,bringing broad access to excellent programming for Catholic school children, adult education, and ministry training for staff and volunteers serving in parishes and schools.

Emergency Parish Capital Needs Grant Fund: $2 MillionA fund will be established for assisting parishes with emergency capital projects and for providing special support to historic parishes in the Diocese.

Diocesan Capital Fund: $4 MillionA fund will be established for the management of diocesan-owned properties such as the Pastoral Center, campus ministry facilities, and Catholic schools.

Social Ministry Outreach and Mission Parish Endowment: $4 MillionA $4 million endowment fund will be established within the new Catholic CommunityFoundation to help secure staffing for social outreach ministries as well as helping our 45 mission parishes to carry out their ministries.

Annual Diocesan Appeal: $4 MillionThe Campaign will continue to sustain the essential ministries and programs fundedthrough the Annual Diocesan Appeal in the same year that each parish conducts its campaign.

Expenses: The staffing, marketing and administration of the campaign are estimated at 5 to 6 cents per dollar raised, ensuring that the vast majority of funds collected are dedicated to the capital and ministry priorities of the Diocese, as well as its parishes and schools.

Three Spiritual Considerations to GuideYour Generous Pledge.Gratitude Be motivated by gratitude to God, making a generous return to the Lord for all the blessings in your life.

Joy Give freely rather than from a sense of obligation, knowing that God loves acheerful giver and that true generosity leads to joy.

Love Allow Jesus to fill your heart with his spirit of trust and selfless love for allthose served by the Church’s ministry and mission.

To learn more or to pledge online please visit our website, www.livingourmission.org

Diocesan-wide Impact Additional Diocesan-wide Impact

After careful discernment and lengthy consultation, the Catholic Diocese of Richmond is stepping forward in a historic journey to raise a minimumof $65 million in its first-ever comprehensive capital and endowment campaign.

Many years of studying the pastoral and financial realities we face as a Churchhave resulted in this diverse case for support, beginning with a minimum of one-third allocated to meeting parish needs ($22 million).

Our hope and prayer is to realize tremendous positive change in the life of the Church, while also preparing very thoughtfully for the future.

Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate ConceptionNorfolk, Virginia

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Element 2: Fellowship & Service ($279,000)Renovate the Soup Kitchen and Parish Hall - $200,000

Through the generosity of the St. Mary parishioners, we are able to serve a fullmeal to nearly 150 people in our community three times per week. “For I was

hungry and you gave me food…” (Matt 25:35) Our Soup Kitchen and FoodPantry are at the heart of our parish’s identity, and, through renovations, we plan to make them more effective and better able to serve the growing number of families in need. The renovated parish hall will also provide a more beautifuland usable space for our community to gather together.

$529,000St. Mary Parish Share

$156,000Developing Our Future Church

$141,000Supporting Our Clergy

$174,000Advancing Our Shared Mission

St. Mary Campaign AllocationsCampaign Goal: $1,000,000

“It was not you who chose me, but I chose youand appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain…” John 15:16

For over 150 years, the Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception has stood proudly andbeautifully as a sign of God’s awesomepresence for the people of Norfolk. Westand on the shoulders of generationsof Catholics devoted to Worship and service to those in need. I am enthusiastic about the Living OurMission Campaign because it willhelp ensure that the beautiful structure that has been the symbol of hope, joy and faith will continue to inspire another generation.

~Fr. Jim Curran

$529,000

$174,000$141,000

$156,000 Update the School Building - $79,000

“The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him

in truth.” (Psalm 145:18) Every time we draw people in to the Church, we draw them in to our mission and in to the mission of Christ. Not only does our parish community use the school building for fellowship, but we invite the local community in to our church through the Head Start program. The upgradedschool rooms will provide additional and more usable space for us and our neighbors in Tidewater Gardens.

Parish Share Up To Goal: $529,000

Element 1: Worship ($250,000)Church Roof Repairs, Waterproofing and Painting

Our sanctuary is where we come together as a parish family to celebrate Christ Jesus in the Eucharist. It is where we lift our voices and humble our hearts for weknow that “Every Praise Is To Our God.” Time and weathering have taken their effects on both the inside and outside of the Basilica, and it is with this in mind that we plan on water-proofing and painting both the inside and the outside of theBasilica to beautify and preserve the space for years to come.

The total cost of this project is $450,000; however, the Basilica is applying for and expecting to receive a grant from the Living Our Mission Emergency NeedsGrant in the amount of $200,000. This grant will be applied to the roof repairs, waterproofing and painting, which leaves a net need of $250,000 that must be raised through this campaign.

The Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception stands as a beacon

of history and diversity in our diocese. St. Mary has been a home to many

throughout her long and rich existence, but the mission and ministries of our

beloved parish remain the same. Three of our key areas of ministry which

will be addressed through the Living Our Mission campaign are:

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