TO: All Pastors/Administrators/Business Managers
FR: Jessica Orzechowski | Office of Mission Advancement
DATE: January 2022
RE: Special/National Collection dates 2022 - 2023
Below, please find the list of Special Collection dates for 2022-2023.
Should you have questions regarding these special collections, please contact me at
orzechowski.jessica@aod.org or 313-596-7407.
We are grateful for your assistance in facilitating the generous gifts of the parishioners in your parish.
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FOR 2022 - 2023
The following collections are “required” in the sense that they must be announced and taken in all parishes of the archdiocese. Thus, the parishioners have the opportunity to decide whether or not they wish to contribute.
| AID TO THE CHURCH IN CENTRAL/EASTERN EUROPE | February 22,2023 |
| CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES | March 19, 2023 |
| PETER’S PENCE | July 2, 2023 |
| PROPAGATION OF THE FAITH (Mission Sunday)
Make check(s) payable to: Propagation of the Faith and mail to: | October 23, 2022/October 22, 2023 |
| CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN | November 20, 2022/November 19, 2023 |
| RETIREMENT FUND FOR RELIGIOUS | December 11, 2022/December 10, 2023 |
The following collections are funded through a donation from CSA. They are not taken up in parishes.
| CHURCH IN LATIN AMERICA | January 22, 2023 |
| BLACK AND INDIAN MISSIONS | February 5, 2023 |
| HOLY LAND | April 7, 2023 |
| CATHOLIC HOME MISSIONS APPEAL | April 30, 2023 |
| CATHOLIC COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN | May 21, 2023 |
| THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA | September 4 or 11, 2022 September 3 or 10, 2023 |
| RICE BOWL | February 22, 2023-April 9, 2023 |
The Rice Bowl Collection is a matter of choice in each parish. To order free Rice Bowl supplies, please visit www.crsricebowl.org or call 1-800-222-0025.
With the exception of the Propagation of the Faith/Mission Sunday Collection (see above); parish check(s) should be made payable to the Archdiocese of Detroit-Designated Fund-Collections (Archdiocese of Detroit- Des Fund-Coll). Proceeds from each collection should be forwarded within four to six weeks after the collection is taken up, to the Department of Finance and Administration, with the name and amount of the collection clearly identified.
