Catholic Services Appeal 2025
This is my commandment: love one another as I love you.
John 15:12
A Message from the Bishop
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I want to thank you for the many ways in which you demonstrate God’s own love in your parish communities. In 2025, I ask that you pray with our Lord’s word in the Gospel of John to “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:12). This divine commandment is this year’s theme for our Catholic Services Appeal (CSA).
The Catholic Services Appeal is an essential way in which we ensure that our ministries continue. These ministries include the formation of seminarians and deacons, retired priests, youth and young adults, Catholic schools, and ethnic and lay formation — all of which are crucial to the life and mission of the Local Church in northern Nevada. Because of your prayers and generous contributions, this important work has been accomplished year after year.
I am grateful for your commitment to the Catholic Church and the Diocese of Reno. Please make a donation to the 2025 CSA appeal as part of your charitable giving.
Thank you for your positive response to this request and for your generous support of the 2025 Catholic Services Appeal. May the Lord bless you and your loved ones as we continue to carry out Christ’s mission in northern Nevada.
The Catholic Services Appeal brochure can provide additional information on the various essential ministries supported by this annual fund. I pray that you will join with other faithful Catholics in helping to carry out these ministries.
With every best wish and an assurance of prayer, I remain,
Yours in Christ,
+Most Reverend Daniel H. Mueggenborg
Bishop of Reno
Other Ways to Donate
Consider the many ways you can donate, whether through an IRA account, a donor-advised fund, employer-matching gift programs, or stock transfers. If you have questions or need further guidance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Richard Todd.*
*The Catholic Services Appeal is an annual fundraising campaign for the Diocese of Reno. The Diocese of Reno TAX ID (EIN) is 88-0338219. For more information, you can contact Richard Todd directly at richardt@catholicreno.org 775-326-9417.
Please consult with your own personal tax, legal, financial, and/or accounting professional prior to making any donation to any diocesan entity including the Catholic Services Appeal.
A MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,
I am reaching out to ask for your support for the 2024 Catholic Services Appeal. This year’s theme “We are His Body”, tells us something very important about ourselves. As people of faith, we are a Eucharistic people. We are one body with many members because we are the first partakers of the Body of Christ, the Eucharist (1Cor 10:16-17).
As recipients of the Eucharist, the real presence of Jesus, we are meant to be transformed to become what we receive – the very presence of Christ in the world. This means our lives as individuals in the Church must be directed toward the good of others as ministers of Christ’s mercy, love, and compassion.
This mercy, love, and compassion is clearly demonstrated in the many ministries that take place within the Diocese of Reno. Perhaps your children have benefited from religious education in one of our parishes. Deacons have been taught to provide pastoral care for those in need and for people who are grieving. You have made it possible to foster and enrich vocations to the priesthood. These and other things are made possible by the Catholic Services Appeal.
Please allow me to introduce the updated format of the pamphlet and pledge card. If you prefer to make your donation online, click Pledge Card on the side and complete the form and other related information.
I am humbled and thankful for your generous continued support, and I ask you to prayerfully consider a gift to the Catholic Services Appeal 2024.
Please know that I keep you and your loved ones in my daily prayers. God Bless you always!
With every best wish and assurance of prayer, I remain,
Yours in Christ
+Most Reverend Daniel H. Mueggenborg
Bishop of Reno
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we
break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many,
are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf.
1 Corinthians 10:16-17