Appeal Timetable for ACTS 2012

January 6-13 Week 0

• Deadline for selecting Lay Presenter(s) and reporting name(s) to the Office of Stewardship & Development, Friday, January 6
• The Leaven coverage begins January 13

January 14-20 Week 1

• Archbishop Naumann’s homily played at all Masses with endorsement by pastor from the pulpit, January 14/15
• Personalized and Segmented letters sent to all homes on Saturday, January 14, 2011
• Parishioners encouraged to return completed pledge cards to the parish through the collection next weekend, January 21/22
• Suggested prayers of the faithful, bulletin and pulpit announcements, January 14/15
• Moratorium on fund raising begins, Saturday, January 14
• The Leaven series January 20

January 21-27 Week 2

• Suggested prayers of the faithful, bulletin and pulpit announcements, January 21/22
• Pledge card collection
• The Leaven series January 27

Jan. 28 – Feb. 3 Week 3

• Suggested prayers of the faithful, bulletin and pulpit announcements, January 28/29
• Lay Presenters speak at all the Masses January 28/29Pledge card collection
• The Leaven series February 3

February 4-10 Week 4

• Suggested prayers of the faithful, bulletin and pulpit announcements, February 4/5
• The Leaven series February 10

February 11-17 Week 5

• Pastor conducts in-pew appeal, February 11/12 (Option 1)
• Suggested prayers of the faithful, bulletin and pulpit announcements, February 11/12
• Pledge card collection
• The Leaven series February 17
• Moratorium on fund raising ceases, Sunday, February 12

February 18-24 Week 6

• Pastor conducts in-pew appeal, February 18/19 (Option 2)
• 1st Follow-up mailing sent to non-respondents from the Archdiocese on Saturday, February 18
• Suggested prayers of the faithful, bulletin and pulpit announcements, February 18/19
• The Leaven series February 24

March 2012

• The Leaven ACTS 2012 update
• Evaluations sent to Pastors

May 2012

• The Leaven publishes final report on appeal progress

July 2012

• ACTS 2012 Update

November 2012

• Appreciation Mass and Brunch (2012 Crosier Society members, Department of Parish Ministries, ACTS Recipients, Legacy Society members and Stewardship Award winners)
• Donors thanked again for their ACTS 2012 gifts by Archbishop Naumann

December 2012

• ACTS Annual Report for Fiscal Years 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 published in The Leaven