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PAGE 2 THE CATHOLIC WEEK MARCH 8, 2024 The Catholic Week MARCH 8, 2024 Volume 90, Number 05 Official Publication of the Archdiocese of Mobile Published since 1934 The Catholic Week (USPS 094-660) is published bi-weekly by the Archdiocese of Mobile 356 Government Street Mobile, AL 36602 Periodical Postage Paid at Mobile, Alabama —POSTMASTER— Send address changes to: The Catholic Week, PO Box 349, Mobile, AL 36601 Mobile P.S. Form 3541-N —PUBLISHER— Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi —EDITOR— Robert W. Herbst 251-434-1544 rherbst@mobarch.org —PRODUCTION— Pamela C. Wheeler 251-434-1545 tcw@mobarch.org —ADVERTISING— Claudia T. Sims 251-434-1543 csims@mobarch.org —OFFICE HOURS— 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday – Friday —PHONE NUMBERS— 251-432-3529 FAX: 251-434-1547 —OFFICE ADDRESS— 356 Government Street Mobile, Alabama —MAILING ADDRESS— PO Box 349 • Mobile AL 36601 —WEBSITE— mobarch.org/thecatholicweek —ONLINE EDITION— www.mobarch.org —SUBSCRIPTIONS— Claudia T. Sims 251-434-1543 csims@mobarch.org $22 out-of-parish, and $24 out-of- state. Address all subscription cor- respondence to The Catholic Week , PO Box 349, Mobile AL 36601. When changing address, renewing or inquiring about a subscription, customer should include a recent address label with old address and new address and allow four weeks for address change to take effect. DEADLINES for MARCH 22, 2024 News copy and photos: MARCH 12, 2024, NOON Advertising Camera-ready Ads: MARCH 12, 2024, NOON The Office for the Protection of Minors and Adults Reports of abuse should be made to civil authorities in your county. If the report involves a member of the clergy, Archdiocesan employee or lay volunteer, please also notify the Office for the Protection of Minors and Adults at 251-434-1559. If the report of abuse involves a bishop, please notify the Catholic Bishop Abuse Reporting Service at ReportBishopAbuse.org or 1-800-276-1562. The Archdiocesan Child Protection Policy can be found at the websites mobarch.org or protection.mobarch.org Baldwin/Escambia Deanery St. Lawrence Parish—7 p.m. ( 2 nd Tuesday of most months) March 12, April 9, May 14, no training June-July Mobile Deanery St. Dominic Parish—7 p.m. ( 4 th Wednesday of most months) March 20, April 24, May 22, June 26, July 24 Montgomery Deanery Montgomery Catholic High—6:30 p.m. ( 4 th Wednesday of most months) March 20, April 24, May 22, no training June-July Dothan Deanery Training sessions are conducted on an “as needed” basis. Contact your pastor in the Dothan area for more information. Text CCA to 91999 F INAL R EPORT as of 3/1/2024 Parish Don or Cou Pledge Total % of Goal Annunciation, Monroeville 22 $19,960 118.1% Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Spanish Fort 169 $91,534 152.6% Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception 96 $80,267 125.4% Christ the King, Andalusia 32 $25,357 149.2% Christ the King, Daphne 382 $308,780 85.8% City of St. Jude, Montgomery 77 $29,961 77.8% Corpus Christi, Mobile 338 $248,743 88.8% Holy Family, Mobile 82 $92,260 113.5% Holy Name of Jesus, Semmes 77 $30,048 96.9% Holy Redeemer, Eufaula 61 $27,398 114.2% Holy Spirit, Montgomery 237 $268,467 107.4% Immaculate Conception, Orrville 10 $6,054 108.1% Little Flower, Mobile 171 $108,761 101.7% Most Pure Heart of Mary, Mobile 24 $4,773 46.8% Our Lady of Guadalupe, Wetumpka 105 $58,106 103.8% Our Lady of Lourdes, Mobile 57 $24,608 90.1% Our Lady of Sorrows Mission, Fairford 10 $2,763 92.1% Our Lady of the Gulf, Gulf Shores 241 $94,544 109.9% Our Lady Queen of Mercy , Montgomery 81 $20,528 112.8% Our Lady Queen of Peace, Selma 46 $27,114 83.4% Our Mother of Mercy Mission, Mobile 9 $1,993 166.1% Our Savior, Mobile 212 $131,134 111.1% Prince of Peace, Mobile 40 $13,495 103.8% Resurrection, Montgomery 26 $5,669 72.7% Sacred Heart of Jesus, USA 14 $4,676 85.0% Sacred Heart, Grove Hill 21 $22,745 105.8% Shrine of the Holy Cross, Daphne 51 $36,531 102.9% St. Agatha, Bay Minette 23 $14,901 78.4% St. Andrew Kim Taegon, Montgomery 29 $15,280 113.2% St. Bartholomew, Elberta 77 $43,398 115.7% St. Bede the Venerable, Montgomery 343 $253,682 133.5% St. Bridget, Whistler 20 $6,035 90.1% St. Catherine of Siena, Mobile 35 $28,506 76.0% St. Cecilia, Mt. Vernon 9 $5,101 79.7% St. Columba, Dothan 136 $92,893 71.5% St. Dominic, Mobile 254 $171,155 92.5% St. Edmund by the Sea, Dauphin Island 17 $6,225 73.2% St. Elizabeth, Greenville 12 $10,211 112.2% St. Francis Xavier, Mobile 22 $8,347 128.4% St. Ignatius, Mobile 301 $544,761 101.8% St. James Major, Prichard 38 $12,709 87.7% St. Joan of Arc, Mobile 29 $29,565 95.4% Parish Don or Cou Pledge Total % of Goal St. John Mission, Bromley 23 $11,889 116.6% St. John the Baptist, Grand Bay 29 $11,262 62.6% St. John the Baptist, Magnolia Springs & Our Lady of Bon Secour Mission 38 $15,112 47.2% St. John the Baptist, Montgomery 20 $7,707 110.1% St. John the Evangelist, Butler 10 $5,739 114.8% St. John the Evangelist, Enterprise 91 $54,979 84.6% St. John the Evangelist, Ozark 59 $36,799 102.2% St. Joseph Mission, Camden 7 $6,482 129.6% St. Joseph, Holy Trinity & Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission, Clio 14 $3,406 75.7% St. Joseph, Lillian 50 $14,631 82.2% St. Joseph, Maysville 18 $7,512 107.3% St. Joseph, Prattville 142 $69,309 110.0% St. Joseph, Tuskegee Institute 21 $10,684 82.2% St. Lawrence, Fairhope 352 $323,884 92.5% St. Margaret of Scotland, Foley 357 $238,078 138.4% St. Margaret, Bayou La Batre 29 $9,741 88.6% St. Martin of Tours, Troy 41 $29,342 83.8% St. Mary Mission, Geneva 4 $795 33.1% St. Mary of the Mission, Opelika 54 $34,321 201.9% St. Mary, Mobile 72 $68,352 65.2% St. Matthew, Mobile 51 $40,443 103.7% St. Maurice, Brewton 19 $13,711 130.6% St. Michael, Heron Bay 26 $13,900 171.6% St. Michael the Archangel, Auburn 298 $224,214 109.4% St. Monica, Mobile 38 $20,551 93.8% St. Patrick, Phenix City 32 $14,410 91.8% St. Patrick, Robertsdale 81 $39,784 75.1% St. Peter, Montgomery 59 $48,048 68.6% St. Peter the Apostle, Chastang 37 $11,670 145.9% St. Philip Neri, Belle Fontaine 54 $70,411 182.4% St. Pius X Mission, Union Springs 7 $2,885 192.3% St. Pius X, Mobile 97 $50,631 84.4% St. Robert Bellarmine, Atmore 29 $13,012 60.8% St. Rose of Lima, Mon Luis Island 33 $18,375 110.0% St. Theresa, West Mt. Vernon 11 $4,061 72.5% St. Thomas Aquinas, Citronelle 14 $4,162 115.6% St. Thomas by the Sea, Orange Beach 40 $19,807 42.1% St. Thomas the Apostle, Chickasaw 82 $21,109 81.2% St. Vincent de Paul, Mobile 65 $29,396 80.3% St. Vincent de Paul, Tallassee 56 $33,358 99.6% Friends of the Archdiocese of Mobile 23 $37,710 D ONOR T OTAL % OF C OUNT P LEDGED G OAL P ARISH D ONOR T OTAL % OF C OUNT P LEDGED OAL P ARISH A RCHDIOCESE OF M OBILE T OTAL 6,582 DONORS PLEDGED $4,720,705