free.” (Luke 4:18) CCHD is the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops and works to break the cycle of poverty by helping lowincome people participate in decisions that affect their lives, families and communities. CCHD offers a hand up, not a hand out. It has a complementary mission of educating on poverty and its causes. This dual pastoral strategy of education for justice and helping people who are poor speak and act for themselves, reflects the mandate of the Scriptures and the principles of Catholic social teaching. CCHD also provides the Catholic faithful with concrete opportunities to live out the love of God and neighbor in ways that express our baptismal call and continuing Eucharistic transformation. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is made possible by the generous support of Catholics in the United States, especially through the annual parish collection, which takes place next weekend, November 19 and 20. You received a special envelope in your packet or you can write “CCHD Collection” on a plain envelope and drop your donation in the collection basket. “It is not enough to recall principles, state intentions, point to crying injustices and utter prophetic denunciations; these words will lack real weight unless they are accompanied ...by effective action.” Pope Paul VI
Friday, November 11, 2011
CCHD collection is next weekend
The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is an instrument of the Catholic Church working to carry out the mission of Jesus Christ, “...to bring good news to the poor...release to captives...sight to the blind, and let the oppressed go 
free.” (Luke 4:18) CCHD is the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops and works to break the cycle of poverty by helping lowincome people participate in decisions that affect their lives, families and communities. CCHD offers a hand up, not a hand out. It has a complementary mission of educating on poverty and its causes. This dual pastoral strategy of education for justice and helping people who are poor speak and act for themselves, reflects the mandate of the Scriptures and the principles of Catholic social teaching. CCHD also provides the Catholic faithful with concrete opportunities to live out the love of God and neighbor in ways that express our baptismal call and continuing Eucharistic transformation. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is made possible by the generous support of Catholics in the United States, especially through the annual parish collection, which takes place next weekend, November 19 and 20. You received a special envelope in your packet or you can write “CCHD Collection” on a plain envelope and drop your donation in the collection basket. “It is not enough to recall principles, state intentions, point to crying injustices and utter prophetic denunciations; these words will lack real weight unless they are accompanied ...by effective action.” Pope Paul VI
free.” (Luke 4:18) CCHD is the domestic anti-poverty program of the U.S. Catholic Bishops and works to break the cycle of poverty by helping lowincome people participate in decisions that affect their lives, families and communities. CCHD offers a hand up, not a hand out. It has a complementary mission of educating on poverty and its causes. This dual pastoral strategy of education for justice and helping people who are poor speak and act for themselves, reflects the mandate of the Scriptures and the principles of Catholic social teaching. CCHD also provides the Catholic faithful with concrete opportunities to live out the love of God and neighbor in ways that express our baptismal call and continuing Eucharistic transformation. The Catholic Campaign for Human Development is made possible by the generous support of Catholics in the United States, especially through the annual parish collection, which takes place next weekend, November 19 and 20. You received a special envelope in your packet or you can write “CCHD Collection” on a plain envelope and drop your donation in the collection basket. “It is not enough to recall principles, state intentions, point to crying injustices and utter prophetic denunciations; these words will lack real weight unless they are accompanied ...by effective action.” Pope Paul VI
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