I don't know about you, but I will readily admit that I don't normally like to read the "fine print" that is part of some documents that come across my desk or are put before me for my attention.  Not only is the "smallness" of the print a challenge, but also, the length and content of the small print can be discouraging, to say the least.  Such, I believe, is not the case with the small print that was included on the Catholic Arkansas Sharing Appeal envelope that many of us saw, and some of us used, to give our donation to help support the many needed ministries that are funded by this annual appeal.

Since, to date, almost 500 of our registered parish families have yet to make a contribution to support the work of the Lord for people, ranging from the Unborn (Respect Life Office and Catholic Charities) to our children (through our Catholic schools and Religious Education programs), to our young adults (Campus ministry), to our adults (Religious Education and many other ministries), I want to inform you of another option to give besides using the envelopes marked for this Appeal in the narthex.  On that envelope (in small print), it tells us that we can make an online donation by going to dolr.org and selecting the tab "Online Giving."  You can either make a one-time donation or a pledge to the Catholic Arkansas Sharing Appeal that can be paid off througout the rest of the year.

As we continue to contemplate the miraculous growth of the early Church in which Christian communities helped one another in many ways, including individual financial gifts (see Acts of the Apostles), I strongly ask every family at Sacred Heart Church to support the mission churches in our state and so much more through CASA.  God bless those whose faith in God is shown in many way including their generous hearts.