Your Support in Action

Thanks to your generous support, we are able to fund the following ministries, plus many more.

25402

households served

by Catholic Social Services food pantries

Your Support in Action

Thanks to your generous support, we are able to fund the following ministries, plus many more.

16172

Nights of Emergency shelter

provided to those in need

Shelter

Your Support in Action

Thanks to your generous support, we are able to fund the following ministries, plus many more.

61

homeless Veterans assisted

at St. Francis Commons in Scranton

Joe Bates

Your Support in Action

Thanks to your generous support, we are able to fund the following ministries, plus many more.

4400

children

educated in Catholic Schools

Your Support in Action

Thanks to your generous support, we are able to fund the following ministries, plus many more.

25402

households served

by Catholic Social Services food pantries

Food Pantry food being served
16172

Nights of Emergency shelter

provided to those in need

Shelter
61

homeless Veterans assisted

at St. Francis Commons in Scranton

Joe Bates
4400

children

educated in Catholic Schools

Our Supported Ministries

Catholic Communications

Catholic Communications

The Diocesan Office for Communications spreads the Good News of the Catholic Church by utilizing all forms of media including the internet, television, radio, newspapers…

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Catholic Social Services

Catholic Social Services

With your support, we provide vital assistance to thousands of individuals and families facing poverty and hardship each year. Your gifts allow us to provide…

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Catholic Education

Catholic Education

There are 19 Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Scranton that educate more than 4,400 youth and young adults. The Diocese is committed to educating…

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Clergy & Seminarian Support

Clergy & Seminarian Support

Your financial gift to the Diocesan Annual Appeal helps ensure that our seminarians are formed well and that they become holy men with a love…

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Parish Life

Parish Life

The Diocesan Office for Parish Life provides leadership formation, spiritual renewal and many other resources for all parishes. Working in collaboration with clergy and lay…

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Parish Grant Support

Parish Grant Support

Your generosity to the Diocesan Annual Appeal funnels directly back into your own community in many different ways – including directly through Social Justice Grants…

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Barbara Burkhouse, Co-Coordinator of Saint Paul Parish Food Pantry

The Diocesan Social Justice Grant of $5,000 is extremely important to us. We have been lucky enough to get it for the last couple of years and it is used for everything. Our numbers have increased significantly this year. We could see that as some of the benefits that were being given to people were cut back.

Jayden Batoon, Church of Saint John the Apostle, East Stroudsburg

RCIA actually helped me to do away with some of the bad habits that I had. It helped me to realize that, no, ‘this isn’t good for you,’ there are better things you can do with your time.

Harrison Rapp, Seminarian

Donations really do matter. Without support, we’re not able to be formed as priests. Ultimately, we will be serving the people of God and it’s through the people of God that we’re able to be supported in our formation.

Sister Ellen Fischer, SCC, Principal, Saint Jude School

The Diocesan Annual Appeal is so important because the reality is, there are families who want a Catholic education for their children and the reality is sometimes they can’t quite afford it, so the donations to the school in various ways assist in making that a reality. We have to serve all God’s people.

Luke Malonis, Case Manager, Saint Hedwig’s Veterans Village

The one word we should never hear before ‘veteran’ is ‘homeless’ and unfortunately there are thousands! It is very important that the community knows Catholic Social Services has veterans at heart.

Matt Tavani, Ss. Peter & Paul Parish, Towanda

The Diocese of Scranton is really large geographically and it’s not always easy to get to Scranton from our area with how far away we are. To be able to have the Bishop come to us is a special experience.

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A Special Message from the Bishop

Reverend Joseph C. Bambera,
D.D., J.C.l., Bishop of Scranton

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