The Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA)

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Asante Sana!

We wish to extend a profound thank you to all parishioners who have already participated in making pledges and payments to the 2026/27 Catholic Ministries Appeal campaign. The 2026-2027 CMA runs from June 1, 2026 through May 31, 2027. May God continue to bless you and your families. Asante sana. ~Father Chumo

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How to donate

Navigate to the Diocese of Rochester CMA webpage. There are many ways that you can donate to the CMA:

  1. Give online
  2. Scan the QR code on the envelopes
  3. Make a Gift to the CMA from Your IRA 
  4. Make a gift of securities/stock
  5. Send a check made payable to CMA using the available envelopes.
  6. If you prefer to make an anonymous donation, make your checks payable to Immaculate Conception, designate it for the CMA and the funds will be forwarded to the CMA as anonymous.
  7. Consider using part of any mandatory distributions from retirement funds to support the CMA for a tax benefit.

Please consider all the ways God has blessed you and your family and how the church has brought goodness into the lives of many. Pray for the success of and join our appeal to give back what you can so that we remain strong and able to do God’s work.

About the CMA

The Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) funds important work in the diocese to keep our ministries alive.

When you give to the Catholic Ministries Appeal your gift is joined with thousands of others to enable our diocesan community of faith to:

– Support ministries that reach out with the hands and heart of Christ to the aged, the sick, and the imprisoned

-Ensure we can help struggling families find their way through economic crisis and back to stability

-Help fund the crucial work of Catholic Charities, which serves more than 250,000 people annually

-Fund ministries that nurture children and teenagers in the Catholic faith and teaches values they’ll carry into adulthood.

-Help pay for the education of our seminarians on the road to priestly ordination

-Prepare engaged couples for God-centered marriages rooted in the Catholic Church

-Educate and prepare those who wish to become Catholic for the fullness of life in the Church through OCIA

-Enable us to promote Catholic values about the sanctity of all life and make our voice heard in society

-Fund programs that give young adults on college campuses a connection to the Church.

-Provide important services to your parish that it would find difficult to afford on its own

All monies raised in the CMA are only used for the programs, services and ministries for which they are designated.

The Diocese of Rochester does not collect a cathedracticum.