Catholic Services Appeal
Your gift changes lives for the better, impacting 179,371 Catholics and thousands more in our community and beyond. Thank you for your generosity.
(en Español)
The Catholic Services Appeal (CSA) is the annual diocesan collection which supports the programs and ministries of our diocese so that we may continue the teaching, healing ministry of Jesus through:
Priestly Vocations | Catholic school education | Cultural Ministries | Catholic Charities West Michigan | Catechesis | Communication
The annual CSA goal for each parish is calculated based on a percentage of their annual offertory and ensuring that each parish provides direct support to Catholic schools in the diocese.
Ways to Give
Give/pledge to CSA 2025
(click the button below):
Give Now - CSA 2025
Give a gift of stock, an IRA charitable distribution, or from your Donor Advised Fund.
Charitable gifts of stock, bonds, mutual funds, and other assets may provide special tax advantages. Contact the diocesan Finance Office at 616-475-1253 to arrange this type of gift.
Finish your pledge to CSA 2024
(click the button below):
Give Now - CSA 2024
Accomplishing good things through CSA
CSA 2025:
$7,405,000
Resources
Bishop Walkowiak's letter to parishioners
Brochure
Video
2025 Campaign report (Ending Sept. 30, 2025)
Final 2024 Campaign Report
Your Gift in Action:
Seminarian Education &
Continuing Formation
Your gift helps to support:
23 Seminarians
97 Diocesan Priests
The future of the Catholic Church relies on men answering God’s call to this vocation in their lives. While the Our Shepherds – Our Future campaign helped to defray some of the costs, the full cost of seminarian formation in our diocese exceeds the available distribution from the permanent endowment established by the campaign.
Thus, CSA continues to support the work of offices that guide men along the journey to priesthood and provides ongoing formation for the priests of our diocese.
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Catholic Schools
Your gift helps to support:
6,456 students; 481 PK-12 teachers
31 schools
Catholic schools in the diocese prioritize fostering a profound relationship with God, which prepares students to seek and fulfill his plan for them. Here, they are formed in our faith, educated for college and life, and provided with an environment in which they are welcomed and cherished for their unique gifts.
Catholic schools in our diocese continue to grow - enrollment is up by 7.23% over the last
four years. We opened our newest Catholic school, Bishop Baraga Academy in Fremont, this summer.
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Cultural Ministries
Your gift helps to support:
Hispanic ministry, Black Catholic ministry, and Native American ministry in our diocese.
The Catholic community in our diocese is enriched by people of many cultures who represent the universal Church. In our diocese, approximately a third of our parishioners are Hispanic.
Our cultural ministry offices help meet the sacramental, spiritual and material needs of our brothers and sisters in Christ through education, programming and outreach.
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Catholic Charities West Michigan (CCWM)
Your gift helps to support:
358 children receiving loving support through CCWM’s foster care and adoption programs
71,000+ meals served through CCWM's food programs
Through your contribution, you help CCWM meet the needs of our community by feeding the hungry, counseling those who struggle, and building strong families in our diocese. CCWM's programs exist not only to feed those who hunger for physical necessities, but also to satisfy their hunger for hope.
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Catechesis
Your gift helps to support:
6,321 youth in parish faith formation
136 parish ministers
Catechesis goes beyond intellectual formation and the walls of a building. It’s a lifelong effort to form intentional disciples who have a joyful relationship with Jesus and his Church.
Your CSA contribution helps provide training and support for parish catechists and directors of religious education who guide families in their faith journey and provide an example of discipleship lived out in love and service.
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Communication
Your gift helps to support:
Sunday Mass broadcast live on TV and online
40,009 copies of FAITH Grand Rapids magazine mailed 10x per year
The Office of Communications aims to support Catholics in our call to be missionary disciples. From the live broadcast of Sunday Mass from the Cathedral of Saint Andrew on television and online to FAITH Grand Rapids magazine, social media, and the diocesan website, the Communications Office provides resources that bring Christ into our homes, workplaces, and communities.
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Contact Us
Please contact our CSA Administrator with general questions about the Catholic Services Appeal, how to give, or with specific questions about the processing of your gift/pledge.
Katie Olding
CSA Administrator
Phone:616-246-0586
Email: kolding@grdiocese.org