Make a Difference

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- 2020 Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe
  
  Thank you for your generous contributions to the Collection for the Church in Central and Eastern Europe. As a parish, we collected over $1,200.
  
  Our donations will be added to others from around the world to support projects in these countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
- If you missed the collection, you can still help.
  
  You can send your donation to:
  
  Church in Central & Eastern Europe
  Office of National Collections
  United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
  P. O. Box 96278
  Washington DC 20090-6278
  
  Make your check or money order payable to: "Church in Central & Eastern Europe".
  
  If unable to contribute with a donation, please support our brothers and sisters in these countries with your prayers.
  
  Thank you for doing whatever you can to help restore the Church, and build the future, in Central and Eastern Europe.
- Merciful and loving God,
  we ask you to bless those in Central and Eastern Europe
  who have suffered oppression because of their faith.
  Help us to stand in solidarity with them
  and to be beacons of hope as they renew their faith communities.
  May the strength of their faith inspire us to persevere in ours.
  
  For this, we ask the intercession of the Albanian martyrs.
  When faced with political persecution,
  these men and women remained faithful and gave their lives for love of you.
  May their sacrifice be a witness of the power of the Resurrection.
  We ask you to grant us the same spirit of hope that rose up in them.
  Bless us with the same spirit of fortitude that was unfailing in them.
  Fill us with the same spirit of love that only you can give.
  
  Amen.
  
  "Your people shall rebuild the ancient ruins;
  the foundations from ages past you shall raise up;
  'Repairer of the breach,’ they shall call you,
  'Restorer of ruined dwellings.’” —Isaiah 58:12
- Make a Difference
  
  Following Jesus means going out into our world, loving our neighbor, and making a difference.
  
  Take a look at our ministries and outreach opportunities, and please consider getting involved. Every little bit helps and you can start small.
  
  Come help us serve our parish and our community, and beyond.
  
  "Serve one another through love." (Galatians 5:13).