2014-2015 Sharing in Ministry Progress Report

Thirty-four (34) parishes, have now surpassed 100% of their parish goal in total commitments –
Blessed John Paul II, Denton; Christ the King, Fort Worth; Good Shepherd, Colleyville; Holy Family of Nazareth, Vernon; Holy Rosary, Cisco; Holy Trinity Mission, Azle; Immaculate Heart of Mary,Abbott; Most Blessed Sacrament, Arlington; Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Penelope; Our Lady of Fatima, Fort Worth; Our Lady of Guadalupe, Morgan; Our Lady Queen of Peace, Wichita Falls; Sacred Heart, Seymour; Sacred Heart, Wichita Falls; Sacred Heart of Jesus, Breckenridge; San Mateo Mission, Fort Worth; Santa Rosa, Knox City; St. Andrew, Fort Worth; St. Bartholomew, Fort Worth; 
St. Boniface, Scotland; St. John, Strawn; St. Joseph, Cleburne; St. Joseph, Rhineland; St. Jude Thaddeus, Burkburnett; St. Maria Goretti, Arlington; St. Mary, Henrietta; St. Mary, Windthorst; St. Mary of the Assumption, Megargel; St. Michael, Bedford; St. Patrick Cathedral, Fort Worth;  St. Paul the Apostle, Fort Worth; St. Peter, Fort Worth; St. Rita, Ranger and St. Theresa, Olney.
Parishes pledging more than 90% of their goal include – St. Frances Cabrini, Granbury; and St. Joseph, Arlington.
Parishes pledging between 75% and 89% of their goal are – All Saints, Fort Worth; Christ the King, Iowa Park; Jesus of Nazareth, Albany; Our Lady of Mercy, Hillsboro; Sacred Heart, Muenster; St. Francis of Assisi, Grapevine; St. John the Apostle, NRH Fort Worth; St. John the Baptizer, Bridgeport;  St. Mark, Denton; St. Mary, Jacksboro; and St. William, Montague.
Twenty-three (23) parishes have surpassed 50% of their goal - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Decatur; Holy Angels, Clifton; Holy Family, Fort Worth; Immaculate Conception, Denton; Immaculate Conception of Mary, Wichita Falls; Our Lady of Guadalupe, Fort Worth; Our Lady of Guadalupe, Wichita Falls; Our Mother of Mercy, Fort Worth; St. Brendan, Stephenville/St. Mary, Dublin;  St. Catherine of Siena, Carrollton; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Keller; St. Francis Xavier, Eastland; St. Joseph, Crowell; St. Joseph, Nocona; St. Mary, Graham;; St. Mary, Quanah; St. Mary of the
Assumption, Fort Worth; St. Peter, Lindsay; St. Philip the Apostle, Lewisville; St. Stephen,
Weatherford;  St. Thomas the Apostle, Fort Worth; St. Vincent de Paul, Arlington.
Parish Share
Each parish receives 10% of all funds raised up to their parish goal and 50% of everything contributed over the parish goal for use in meeting local parish needs. This share portion is tax-exempt. Checks will be sent to parishes after December 2014 reconciling and again after June 2015 reconciling. A total of $256,356 has already been earned by 90 of 91 parishes.
Nineteen (19) parishes have exceeded their parish goal in payments – Blessed John Paul II, Denton; Christ the King, Fort Worth; Holy Family of Nazareth, Vernon; Holy Rosary, Cisco; Holy Trinity, Azle; Immaculate Heart of Mary, Abbott; Most Blessed Sacrament, Arlington; Our Lady of Fatima, Fort Worth; Our Lady of Guadalupe, Morgan; Sacred Heart, Seymour; Sacred Heart, Wichita Falls; San Mateo  Mission, Fort Worth; Santa Rosa, Knox City; St. Boniface, Scotland; St. John, Strawn; St. Maria Goretti, Arlington; St. Mary, Henrietta; St. Mary, Windthorst; and St. Mary of the Assumption, Megargel.
Tax Statements
Tax documentation for gifts paid to Sharing in Ministry in 2014 will be included in the Advancement Foundation consolidated tax statement sent to donors the end of January 2015.
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Contact Information
Thank you for your efforts on behalf of the Sharing in Ministry Bishop’s Annual Appeal. If you have
any questions about the appeal, please feel free to contact: Pat Miller, Associate Director,
Advancement Foundation at 817-560-2452 x116 or by email at             advancementfoundation.org.

The parish report is also posted at www.fwdioc.org and at www.advancementfoundation.org.