Our belief is that there are ways of improving what we do. We believe that notwithstanding the resources received by the appeals, there are still many more opportunities out there.
We hope it will be a partnership agreement when possible. The money isn't there yet. We're still raising funds; the target is to raise $3 million over a four-year period.
We're looking for dioceses with a clear sense of vision for the next five to 10 years, a willingness to make stewardship education a priority for the next three years, and a local leadership willing to support parishes in their effort.
We never ask for such support and yet we continually wonder why we don't receive it. Part of our task is to have a sense of vision, to plan for our ministry and mission and we're asking people to support that.
