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2021TRAINING MANUALA Single Launch Weekend 2021 Annual Appeal in a Socially Distanced Environment

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Letter from the Director Annual Appeals

Table of Contents

: Together in Mission Calendar of Events

Page 3-12: Parish Goals

Page 13: Bulletin Announcement & Homiletics

Page 14: The Annual Appeal in Action

Page 15: The Efforts of the In-pew Process

Page 15: QR Code & Text-To-Give

Page 16: QR Code & Text-To-Give

Page 17-18: 2021 Annual Appeal In-Pew Script

Page 19: Parish Social Media & Additional Opportunities

Page 20: The Renewed Landing Page for the Annual Appeal

Page 21: The New Dynamic Leaderboard

Page 22: What is a Batch?

Page 23: How often does a parish need to send a batch?

Page 24: Appendix

hat a past year we have all endured…. the COVID pandemic has been a most devastating and life-altering experience for

most of us. Since last Spring, our professional and personal life experiences, schedules, opportunities, and expectations all changed as we had to adjust to our ‘new’ lives and our faith practices transitioning from loving in faith together in-person to virtual or socially distanced alternatives.

Many of us lost loved ones. Lovingly, we continue to pray for them and

for those they left behind at our parishes, the ACC, and our most sacred Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

As we are feeling hope in the air with reduced cases of the virus, a sense of normalcy is detectable.

This year, our Annual Appeal, Together in Mission ‘Forward with Faith’ campaign is fast approaching. Our schedule (June vs. the traditional February) and launch (one week vs three) are different, but our mission profoundly the same.

Our financially struggling parishes and schools were severely impacted by the coronavirus. As we emerge as one Catholic family from this pandemic, the call to help those in need is deeper and louder.

This year, our Together in Mission 2021 ‘Forward with Faith’ goal is $15.35M and we need your help in achieving this large benchmark. On June 5-6, we will be celebrating our Together in Mission 2021 Announcement, Commitment, and Follow-up launch at once and we need to encourage our parishioners to deeply and loudly respond to Archbishop Gomez’s call to action to love our poor.

With a renewed sense of purpose, the Together in Mission Team is ready to assist you in every way in educating your communities about the critical need for the success of our Annual Appeal. I ENCOURAGE every pastor to ‘raise the bar’ on his parish participation goal for the Annual Appeal. If a parish’s past Together in Mission parish participation rate has been 12%, for example, set a goal of 15%. Keep your parishes informed of your success as you move throughout the year until the end of the campaign.

We look forward to hearing from you and helping you in every way.

Blessings of hope,

Dee Smith | Director of Annual Appeals

Greetings from the Annual Appeals Office!

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April 12th Direct mail ABG Letter arrives

May 25th TIM materials arrive at your parishes

June 3rd

2nd Direct Mail Letter arrives

June 5th - 6th Launch Weekend

July 5th 1st parish batch due to LCI

July 15th 1st Billing Reminder mailed

October 1st 3rd Direct Mail Letter mailed

October 30th 1st Rebates sent

November 30th Giving Tuesday

November 30th End-of-Year Letter Non-Renewal

December 4th Advent ABG 2nd Ask

December 7th 4th Letter arrives

January 17, 2022 End-of-Campaign

February 10, 2022 2nd Rebates sent

Together in Mission Calendar

Together in Mission | 4

Our Parish Goals

PARISHES LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

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PARISH NAMEThe 103 Saints Korean Catholic Center, 254

All Saints Parish, 431

All Souls Parish, 432

American Martyrs Parish, 605

Annunciation Parish, 451

Ascension Parish, 548

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, 433

Assumption Parish, 406

Beatitudes of Our Lord Parish, 590

Blessed Sacrament Parish, 501

Cathedral Chapel, 502

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 546

Christ the King Parish, 503

Corpus Christi Parish, 479

Cristo Rey Parish, 353

Divine Saviour Parish, 354

Dolores Mission, 407

Epiphany Parish, 452

Good Shepherd Parish, 480

Guardian Angel Parish, 368

CITYTorrance

Los Angeles

Alhambra

Manhattan Beach

Arcadia

Los Angeles

Pasadena

Los Angeles

La Mirada

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Pacific Palisades

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

South El Monte

Beverly Hills

Pacoima

GOAL

$5,200.00

$20,358.00

$27,309.00

$305,431.00

$49,218.00

$30,646.00

$48,562.00

$8,831.00

$62,420.00

$27,625.00

$24,268.00

$50,000.00

$29,005.00

$110,068.00

$18,045.00

$19,316.00

$16,742.00

$33,989.00

$81,895.00

$27,365.00

Holy Angels Parish of the Deaf, 589

Holy Angels Parish, 453

Holy Cross Parish, 300



Holy Family Parish, 355




Holy Innocents Parish, 623

Holy Name of Jesus Parish, 524

Holy Name of Mary Parish, 466

Holy Redeemer Parish, 356

Holy Spirit Parish, 525

Holy Trinity Parish, 357

Holy Trinity Parish, 607

Immaculate Conception Parish, 290



Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 504

Incarnation Parish, 358

La Purisima Concepcion Parish, 291

Maria Regina Parish, 571

Mary Immaculate Parish, 369

Mary Star of the Sea Parish, 312

Mary Star of the Sea Parish, 608

Mother of Sorrows Parish, 550

Nativity Parish, 455



Our Lady Help of Christians Parish, 408

Our Lady of Grace Parish, 338

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish, 292









Our Lady of Guadalupe Sanctuary, 411

Our Lady of Loretto Parish, 506

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish, 339

Los Angeles

Arcadia

Santa Barbara

Moorpark

Los Angeles

Glendale

South Pasadena

Artesia

Wilmington

Long Beach

Los Angeles

San Dimas

Montrose

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

San Pedro

New Cuyama

Monrovia

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Glendale

Lompoc

Gardena

Pacoima

Oxnard

San Pedro

Los Angeles

El Monte

Los Angeles

Torrance

Los Angeles

Encino

Guadalupe

Santa Barbara

Oxnard

Santa Paula

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

El Monte

Irwindale

Hermosa Beach

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Northridge

$4,240.00

$91,547.00

$16,424.00

$65,773.00

$25,343.00

$93,881.00

$130,847.00

$79,028.00

$63,575.00

$29,316.00

$33,869.00

$173,435.00

$61,660.00

$20,856.00

$31,566.00

$119,698.00

$1,665.00

$76,537.00

$24,002.00

$30,022.00

$92,016.00

$32,859.00

$30,370.00

$65,207.00

$43,094.00

$76,092.00

$19,137.00

$43,039.00

$19,438.00

$58,236.00

$14,352.00

$70,357.00

$16,975.00

$20,937.00

$62,284.00

$23,535.00

$15,029.00

$15,430.00

$66,381.00

$13,999.00

$38,835.00

$19,725.00

$23,276.00

$109,975.00

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Our Lady of Malibu Parish, 481

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, 302

Our Lady of Peace Parish, 370

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, 383



Our Lady of Refuge Parish, 625

Our Lady of Solitude Parish, 414

Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, 303

Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, 314

Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, 467

Our Lady of the Bright Mount Parish, 528

Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish, 371

Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Parish, 413

Our Lady of the Rosary of Talpa Parish, 415

Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, 573

Our Lady of the Valley Parish, 340

Our Lady of Victory Parish-Compton, 574

Our Lady of Victory Parish-Los Angeles, 416

Our Lady of Zapopan Mission, 349

Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish, 529

Our Mother of Good Counsel Parish, 505

Our Savior Parish, 530

Precious Blood Parish, 507

Presentation of Mary Parish, 552

Queen of Angels Parish, 293

Resurrection Parish, 417

Sacred Heart Parish, 317







Sagrado Corazon Y Santa Maria de Guadalupe, 604

Saint Barbara Parish, 305

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, 396

Saint Paul the Apostle Parish, 493

San Antonio de Padua Parish, 419

San Buenaventura Mission, 318

San Conrado Catholic Mission, 519

San Fernando Mission, 147

Tujunga

Los Angeles

Malibu

Santa Barbara

North Hills

Santa Clarita

Downey

Los Nietos

Long Beach

Los Angeles

Santa Barbara

Ventura

Claremont

Los Angeles

Sun Valley

Montebello

Los Angeles

Paramount

Canoga Park

Compton

Los Angeles

North Hollywood

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Lompoc

Los Angeles

Ventura

Lancaster

Los Angeles

Altadena

Covina

Pomona

Compton

Cudahy

Santa Barbara

Santa Clarita

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Ventura

Los Angeles

Mission Hills

$44,627.00

$19,025.00

$71,884.00

$45,188.00

$59,384.00

$141,414.00

$88,735.00

$63,288.00

$60,018.00

$18,455.00

$36,684.00

$115,098.00

$134,665.00

$17,780.00

$41,374.00

$53,902.00

$12,889.00

$29,417.00

$43,494.00

$32,347.00

$15,910.00

$6,276.00

$21,720.00

$35,134.00

$3,239.00

$23,179.00

$20,272.00

$24,732.00

$29,462.00

$69,501.00

$66,156.00

$21,999.00

$26,707.00

$113,008.00

$58,502.00

$15,268.00

$13,458.00

$66,256.00

$175,756.00

$132,015.00

$5,744.00

$42,844.00

$2,437.00

$5,000.00

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San Francisco Parish, 420

San Gabriel Mission, 436

San Miguel Parish, 553

San Roque Parish, 304

San Salvador Mission, 335

Santa Clara Chapel, 700

Santa Clara Parish, 319

Santa Ines Mission, 294

Santa Isabel Parish, 421

Santa Rosa de Lima Parish, 386

Santa Teresita Parish, 422

Ss. Felicitas and Perpetua Parish, 437

Ss. Peter and Paul Parish, 611

St Pius X Parish, 603

St. Agatha Parish, 532

St. Agnes Parish, 533

St. Albert the Great Parish, 576

St. Aloysius Gonzaga Parish, 577

St. Alphonsus Parish, 423

St. Ambrose Parish, 508

St. Anastasia Parish, 482

St. Andrew Parish, 438

St. Ann Parish, 360

St. Anne Parish, 483

St. Anselm Parish, 554

St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 578

St. Anthony Parish, 320





St. Athanasius Parish, 627

St. Augustine Parish, 484

St. Barnabas Parish, 628

St. Bartholomew Parish, 629

St. Basil Parish - Korean Apostolate, 258

St. Basil Parish, 509

St. Bede the Venerable Parish, 361

St. Benedict Parish, 424

St. Bernadette Parish, 535

St. Bernard Parish, 362

St. Bernard Parish, 579

St. Bernardine of Siena Parish, 341

St. Brendan Parish, 510

Los Angeles

San Gabriel

Los Angeles

Santa Barbara

Piru

Oxnard

Oxnard

Solvang

Los Angeles

San Fernando

Los Angeles

San Marino

Wilmington

Santa Fe Springs

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Rancho Dominguez

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

West Hollywood

Los Angeles

Pasadena

Los Angeles

Santa Monica

Los Angeles

Gardena

Oxnard

San Gabriel

Los Angeles

El Segundo

Long Beach

Long Beach

Culver City

Long Beach

Long Beach

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

La Canada

Montebello

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Bellflower

Woodland Hills

Los Angeles

$13,205.00

$68,625.00

$10,367.00

$38,708.00

$13,314.00

$18,015.00

$104,932.00

$55,391.00

$16,517.00

$60,245.00

$8,282.00

$36,436.00

$72,784.00

$32,313.00

$41,592.00

$35,922.00

$31,073.00

$23,475.00

$32,222.00

$14,086.00

$81,627.00

$82,018.00

$7,960.00

$15,066.00

$20,779.00

$60,929.00

$31,967.00

$65,311.00

$16,560.00

$32,478.00

$43,566.00

$30,487.00

$58,420.00

$60,867.00

$60,357.00

$7,629.00

$11,620.00

$164,327.00

$43,203.00

$42,708.00

$25,701.00

$42,960.00

$101,122.00

$55,152.00

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St. Bridget Chinese Catholic Center, 511

St. Bridget of Sweden Parish, 342

St. Brigid Parish, 555

St. Bruno Parish, 593

St. Casimir Parish, 512

St. Catherine Laboure Parish, 614

St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish, 613

St. Catherine of Siena Parish, 343

St. Cecilia Parish, 537

St. Charles Borromeo Parish, 372

St. Christopher Parish, 459

St. Clare of Assisi Parish, 387

St. Clement Parish, 485

St. Columban Parish, 513

St. Columbkille Parish, 556

St. Cornelius Parish, 630

St. Cyprian Parish, 631

St. Cyril of Jerusalem Parish, 344

St. Denis Parish, 469

St. Didacus Parish, 388

St. Dominic Parish, 363

St. Dominic Savio Parish, 580

St. Dorothy Parish, 460

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish, 470

St. Elizabeth Parish, 373

St. Elizabeth Parish, 440

St. Emydius Parish, 581

St. Eugene Parish, 557

St. Euphrasia Parish, 389

St. Ferdinand Parish, 390

St. Finbar Parish, 374

St. Frances of Rome Parish, 461

St. Frances X. Cabrini Parish, 558

St. Francis de Sales Parish, 375

St. Francis Korean Catholic Center, 256

St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 321

St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 514

St. Francis Xavier Chapel, 538

St. Francis Xavier Parish, 376

St. Francis Xavier Parish, 594

St. Gabriel Korean Catholic Center, 263

St. Genevieve Parish, 377

St. Gerard Majella Parish, 486

St. Gertrude Parish, 582

Los Angeles

Van Nuys

Los Angeles

Whittier

Los Angeles

Torrance

Avalon

Reseda

Los Angeles

North Hollywood

West Covina

Santa Clarita

Santa Monica

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Long Beach

Long Beach

Encino

Diamond Bar

Sylmar

Los Angeles

Bellflower

Glendora

Rowland Heights

Van Nuys

Altadena

Lynwood

Los Angeles

Granada Hills

San Fernando

Burbank

Azusa

Los Angeles

Sherman Oaks

Torrance

Fillmore

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Burbank

Pico Rivera

Rowland Heights

Panorama City

Los Angeles

Bell Gardens

$10,165.00

$32,665.00

$26,630.00

$104,319.00

$13,303.00

$67,401.00

$9,010.00

$53,381.00

$31,706.00

$86,879.00

$58,781.00

$71,592.00

$8,414.00

$8,066.00

$15,261.00

$83,592.00

$53,568.00

$58,762.00

$114,875.00

$75,522.00

$85,973.00

$77,303.00

$90,841.00

$93,590.00

$44,713.00

$40,009.00

$83,131.00

$16,175.00

$58,716.00

$40,895.00

$82,886.00

$77,640.00

$24,217.00

$67,502.00

$40,561.00

$35,339.00

$16,411.00

$10,464.00

$52,099.00

$49,171.00

$33,006.00

$54,522.00

$33,793.00

$66,323.00

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St. Gregory Nazianzen Parish, 515

St. Gregory the Great Parish, 595

St. Helen Parish, 583

St. Hilary Parish, 596

St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish, 364

St. James Parish, 615

St. James the Less Parish, 365

St. Jane Frances de Chantal Parish, 378

St. Jerome Parish, 487

St. Joan of Arc Parish, 488

St. John Baptist de la Salle Parish, 391

St. John Chrysostom Parish, 559

St. John Eudes Parish, 345

St. John Fisher Parish, 616

St. John Neumann Parish, 295

St. John of God Parish, 597

St. John the Baptist Parish, 462

St. John the Evangelist Parish, 560

St. John Vianney Parish, 471

St. Joseph Korean Catholic Center, 252

St. Joseph Parish, 306






St. Joseph the Worker Parish, 346

St. Jude Parish, 347

St. Julie Billiart Parish, 327

St. Junipero Serra Parish, 332

St. Junipero Serra Parish, 393

St. Kevin Parish, 516

St. Lawrence Martyr Parish, 618

St. Lawrence of Brindisi Parish, 561

St. Linus Parish, 598

St. Lorenzo Ruiz Parish, 476

St. Louis de Montfort Parish, 296

St. Louis of France Parish, 463

St. Louise de Marillac Parish, 464

St. Lucy Parish, 426

St. Lucy Parish, 633

St. Luke Parish, 441

St. Madeleine Parish, 474

St. Malachy Parish, 562

Los Angeles

Whittier

South Gate

Pico Rivera

Los Angeles

Redondo Beach

La Crescenta

North Hollywood

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Granada Hills

Inglewood

Chatsworth

Rancho Palos Verdes

Santa Maria

Norwalk

Baldwin Park

Los Angeles

Hacienda Heights

Canoga Park

Carpinteria

Pomona

La Puente

Los Angeles

Hawthorne

Long Beach

Winnetka

Westlake Village

Newbury Park

Camarillo

Lancaster

Los Angeles

Redondo Beach

Los Angeles

Norwalk

Walnut

Santa Maria

La Puente

Covina

Los Angeles

Long Beach

Temple City

Pomona

Los Angeles

$27,379.00

$50,071.00

$45,416.00

$41,696.00

$29,757.00

$114,634.00

$39,163.00

$36,731.00

$70,008.00

$25,691.00

$83,273.00

$46,165.00

$103,701.00

$217,347.00

$48,073.00

$63,016.00

$72,277.00

$15,909.00

$145,950.00

$36,700.00

$26,582.00

$31,354.00

$49,379.00

$13,160.00

$74,684.00

$71,733.00

$67,620.00

$111,033.00

$81,797.00

$139,726.00

$89,017.00

$15,082.00

$161,174.00

$30,799.00

$60,338.00

$76,041.00

$108,039.00

$58,495.00

$139,466.00

$20,400.00

$35,141.00

$63,208.00

$36,357.00

$22,467.00

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St. Marcellinus Parish, 427

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Parish, 619

St. Maria Goretti Parish, 634

St. Mariana de Paredes Parish, 599

St. Mark Parish, 489

St. Mark University Parish, 307

St. Martha Parish, 475

St. Martha Parish, 584

St. Martin of Tours Parish, 490

St. Mary Magdalen Parish, 328

St. Mary Magdalen Parish, 491

St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, 297

St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, 600

St. Mary Parish, 392

St. Mary Parish, 428

St. Matthew Korean Catholic Center, 262

St. Matthew Parish, 635

St. Matthias Parish, 585

St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, 333

St. Mel Parish, 348

St. Michael Parish, 563

St. Monica Parish, 492

St. Odilia Parish, 564

St. Pancratius Parish, 636

St. Paschal Baylon Parish, 329

St. Patrick Parish, 379

St. Patrick Parish, 540

St. Paul Chung Ha Sang Korean Catholic Center, 261

St. Paul of the Cross Parish, 601

St. Paul Parish, 541

St. Peter Chanel Parish, 602

St. Peter Claver Parish, 330

St. Peter Italian Parish, 517

St. Peter Parish, 620

St. Philip Neri Parish, 586

St. Philip the Apostle Parish, 442

St. Philomena Parish, 621

St. Raphael Korean Catholic Center, 253

St. Raphael Parish, 308

St. Raphael Parish, 565

St. Raymond Parish, 587

St. Rita Parish, 443

St. Robert Bellarmine Parish, 380

St. Rose of Lima Parish, 331

Commerce

Lomita

Long Beach

Pico Rivera

Venice

Goleta

La Puente

Huntington Park

Los Angeles

Camarillo

Los Angeles

Santa Maria

Whittier

Palmdale

Los Angeles

Tujunga

Long Beach

Huntington Park

Westlake Village

Woodland Hills

Los Angeles

Santa Monica

Los Angeles

Lakewood

Thousand Oaks

North Hollywood

Los Angeles

North Hills

La Mirada

Los Angeles

Hawaiian Gardens

Simi Valley

Los Angeles

San Pedro

Lynwood

Pasadena

Carson

Norwalk

Santa Barbara

Los Angeles

Downey

Sierra Madre

Burbank

Simi Valley

$14,409.00

$114,703.00

$33,251.00

$63,955.00

$54,943.00

$15,488.00

$65,190.00

$42,796.00

$69,456.00

$101,556.00

$11,284.00

$46,289.00

$90,912.00

$97,496.00

$18,356.00

$8,086.00

$27,824.00

$29,377.00

$88,235.00

$111,043.00

$20,697.00

$305,000.00

$14,912.00

$45,049.00

$105,507.00

$34,825.00

$13,710.00

$3,692.00

$38,605.00

$13,361.00

$68,507.00

$65,862.00

$6,855.00

$19,172.00

$31,116.00

$111,919.00

$83,273.00

$36,456.00

$72,442.00

$14,884.00

$55,055.00

$64,948.00

$52,798.00

$79,858.00

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St. Rose of Lima Parish, 588

St. Sebastian Parish, 322

St. Sebastian Parish, 494

St. Stephen Martyr Parish, 444

St. Stephen Parish, 445

St. Teresa of Avila Parish, 518

St. Therese Parish, 446

St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 323

St. Thomas Aquinas Parish, 429

St. Thomas More Parish, 447

St. Thomas the Apostle Parish, 542

St. Timothy Parish, 495

St. Victor Parish, 496

St. Vincent Parish, 544

St. Vitus Parish, 381

Sungsam Korean Catholic Mission, 251

Transfiguration Parish, 545

Ventura Korean Catholic Apostolate, 257

Visitation Parish, 497

Maywood

Santa Paula

Los Angeles

Monterey Park

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Alhambra

Ojai

Monterey Park

Alhambra

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

San Fernando

Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Oxnard

Los Angeles

$48,226.00

$26,949.00

$6,907.00

$31,503.00

$5,056.00

$13,913.00

$81,405.00

$37,134.00

$36,194.00

$25,511.00

$51,604.00

$26,886.00

$21,716.00

$30,144.00

$37,331.00

$10,893.00

$26,425.00

$1,691.00

$45,707.00

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Reminder: A parish’s Together in Mission goal is 10% of their prior year’s cumulative offertory.


The Bulletin Announcement is to be printed in the Parish Bulletin or other parish publications. It can also be published on social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram.

2021 Bulletin Announcement 2021 ‘Forward with Faith’ Annual Appeal

2021 Homiletics Reflection Homiletics

The Together in Mission 2021 “Forward with

Faith” Annual Appeal launch is June 5-6,

2021. Please make a special effort to attend

mass, virtually or in-person, so we can pray

and reflect on how we can continue to help

our struggling parishes and schools in the

Archdiocese of Los Angeles. One in EVERY

5 parishes needs financial assistance and 1 in

every 4 Catholic schools needs critical funds

to keep their doors open.

This year’s cumulative Together in Mission

goal is $15.35M throughout all five regions, so

please visit your Together in Mission poster

in your church vestibule for your parish’s

Together in Mission goal. Together, let’s make

a difference for those in need especially after

this most challenging year.”

Clearly, this past year has been a challenging

time for many of our parish communities. Yet

Catholics all around the Archdiocese have

still found ways to come together and move

forward.

On this Solemnity of the Body and Blood of

our Lord Jesus Christ, we begin our annual

Together In Mission appeal by announcing this

year’s theme: “Forward with Faith”.

Only by remaining united in the Eucharist will

we be able to stay faithful to God and each

other, especially those who are struggling the

most. So we ask you today, would you please

consider making a gift to help other members

of the Body of Christ to keep moving forward

with faith? Thank you.


The 2021 Annual Appeal in ActionOur goal each year is for 100% participation of families at each parish to make a gift. We need our parish leaders to make an impassioned call to action of the importance of making a gift, no matter the size.

1. The materials that include in-pew

envelopes, bulletin inserts, and pencils,

should be divided and distributed at every

Mass on Sunday. For easy transition between

Masses, use clearly labeled baskets for gifts.

2. Enlist parish volunteers to distribute the

Annual Appeal materials in accordance with

COVID guidelines in your regions and pick up

the baskets afterward with the donations and

secure them in a safe location.

3. Utilize all resources to enhance the

ask by implementing the homiletics,

the in-pew script, campaign video, and

bulletin announcements to improve your

talking points about the campaign on

the Parish Resources tab on our website,

TogetherinMission.org.

4. Post Together in Mission content on Social

Media pages.

5. Conduct the in-pew process using the

in-pew script, video, pledge envelope, and

collection of donations through a secure

basket procedure.

Use all of the materials and graphics we

provide for you at TogetherinMission.org

on the Parish Resources page. All the materials

provided to your parish are on our website.

Ask your youth group and young adult

ministries to help you post on social media.

You’ll be surprised how much they want to help!


The Efforts of the In-pew Process B R I N G I N G T H E A N N U A L A P P E A L T O L I F E

EVERYONE NEEDS TO BE ASKED TO COMMIT. The in-pew process is the

moment for every parishioner to receive

a personal invitation during our launch

from their Pastor to either renew or make

their gift for the first time. Even the most

dedicated donor needs to be invited

to make a gift and believe their gift is

important to the success of the campaign.

Additionally, the in-pew process should

also be thought of as an impactful way for

your parish to invite parishioners who have

never made a gift to make an inaugural gift

to the appeal. The higher the participation

the more successful your parish will be.

COMMIT TO MAKING A GIFT. Every time

during Mass one must use the supplied

pledge envelopes or their mobile phones.

Because of COVID, we are providing

contactless communication in the form of

a QR code and Text-To-Give. All Together

in Mission 2021 have a QR Code and Text-

To-Give, including our banner and poster.

Please ensure that parishioners understand

that they can pay off a pledge over several

months (7 months) and billing reminders

will be e-mailed and mailed for their

convenience.

IT TAKES A VILLAGE. Consider inviting

those who pledge to place their envelopes

into the designated baskets placed in

strategically safe yet accessible locations

and according to COVID guidelines in your

region. To enhance your in-pew process

to show your congregation that they are

a part of the bigger picture of helping our

poor.

Collecting the Pledge EnvelopesPlease ensure that there is a formal process in place to collect the pledge envelopes after the in-pew process. This collection process should be separate from your weekly offertory collection.

BELOW ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE COLLECTION PROCESSES IN DIFFERENT LOCATIONS 1. Have ushers pass around baskets to pick up pledge envelopes directly after the in-pew process.

2. Place a basket in front of the altar and have parishioners drop in their

pledge envelopes after or during Mass.

3. Place baskets in the aisle and invite parishioners to drop into them after Mass.

Please follow COVID guidelines in the five regions of the Arcdhicoese of Los Angeles for this process.


GIVING THROUGH QR CODE. Anyone can give with their phone’s camera directly through the QR code. It makes it very simple. The QR code directs donors to our landing page where a donor selects their parish to begin gift process.

The Together in Mission banners, bulletin insert, and remit envelopes have a QR code for donors.

Please encourage the donor to make a gift through contactless giving like QR Code.

GIVING THROUGH TEXT-TO-GIVE. Now we have a text-to-give as a contactless giving option in 2021. Anyone can text “Forward21” to (213) 397-0682.


This weekend, Archbishop Gomez invites all Catholics to make their yearly commitment to the Together in Mission Annual Appeal. I want to thank everyone who has given generously to Together in Mission in the past. Your support has ensured that the doors remained open at parishes & schools who experience financial hardship (like we just saw on the video) in our Archdiocese. Your past gifts have made their work and ministries possible.

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For those of you who are new to our parish or may not have not made a gift in the past, I hope you are inspired and deeply touched by the impact your gifts can make in the lives of those supported by Together in Mission. We invite you to make a commitment of $350, or $50 a month to help the parish communities and schools most in need. I ask that everyone here today make a true commitment to this campaign. Each of us is called to love one another through our prayers and actions. Together in Mission is a perfect opportunity to act on our love for our Catholic brethren living right here in our community. And what better day to show our love than on The Solemnity of Corpus Christi. At this time, you can find pledge envelopes at the end of every pew for your use. We also have included QR Codes on all Together in Mission 2021 materials if you prefer contactless communication to make your gift. Just scan the QR code found on

the in pew envelopes, poster or banner and you can complete your gift electronically.

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For those parishioners who would like to pay their pledge electronically, we invite you to pull out your mobile phones and visit togetherinmission.org to make your gift. The website is also found on the pledge card in the pews. You can also fulfil your pledge this year by texting ‘Forward21’ to 213-397-0682.

- PAUSE - For those of you that would like to use the paper commitment envelope please complete the first 3 lines of the pledge card with your family’s biographical information. You will see there is a box to mark if you have given to Together in Mission in the past.

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Please select that box if your family has made a gift to the campaign. Please remember that your generous gift could have been made at another parish.

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If your address has an apartment or suite number please be sure to include it on the address line. This address information will be used by the Together in Mission office to send you pledge reminders and send you tax receipts.

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Please also consider including your email address and phone number. The Together in Mission office will use this contact information to remind you of your pledge balance and send you email receipts. Next, please select your Total Commitment Amount for the 2021 campaign.

2021 Annual Appeal In-Pew ScriptThe Together in Mission 2021 Launch is a single weekend - June 5-6. Please use the following script but feel free to customize your script for your community.


Remember, you are selecting the total amount that you and your family can commit throughout 2021. Due to the coronavirus, the Together in Mission campaign is condensed. You can pay your pledge over 7 months vs. the usual 10. Or you can make your one-time gift in full. We are also inviting you this year to join the Together in Mission Sustainer program which would mean you will be making continuous monthly payments to this appeal. Please select one of the listed total commitment amounts or write-in your own amount in the appropriate box.

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We encourage you to commit to a gift that is within your family’s means. The Together in Mission office will send monthly billing reminders to your home and if you provide your email address, we can send you email reminders if you prefer.

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If you want to include a first installment on your pledge today, write on the line labeled “amount enclosed” you are choosing to include today and place your check or cash in the remit envelope.

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For those of you wanting to pay by credit card, you can choose to make a one-time gift or divide your total pledge into monthly payments. Simply select thebox marked “monthly installments” on the pledge card.

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(Due to COVID guidelines, we will not be collecting the remit envelopes this year, but we have conveniently placed large baskets at the front of the church and back, so that you can place your envelope and gift in this container. Please don’t take the envelope home. It important that you consider making your pledge today. Our in pew launch is one weekend, not the conventional three,so please don’t leave for tomorrow what you can do today!

On behalf of the more than 15,000 students, and their families attending the schools this campaign supports, as well as the approximate 525,000 families living in the 67 parish communities that will benefit from your generosity we would like to thank you for your support.

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Be Yourself in 2021!

The In-pew Process is a critical part of our campaign. It is important to be prepared and to study our script to be comfortable. But we want to encourage you to be yourself. Who you are is very important to us. We want you to use the script, but please be yourself! We believe that every personality gives life to the campaign in a unique way. There’s no one like you!


Many parishioners are now connected with your parish.

HOW CAN I MONITOR MY PARISH’S PROGRESS?

Our office prepares several weekly reports to track your parish’s progress. The specific reports and how they can help our parish are listed below.

PARISH DETAIL REPORTS.

Visit our parish portal at TogetherinMission.org on the Parish Resources page.

RENEWAL REPORT.

Highlights parishes and schools who have renewed their gift increased or deceased

Parish Social Media Channels & Additional Opportunities

their gift, or have not made a pledgegift to data.

PARISH DONOR REPORTS.

Visit our parish portal at Together in Mission.org on the Parish Resources page. This is where you will find your parish donor report.

• Increases• Deceases• Renewals• Returns• Drops• Walk-Aways• New Donors


The Renewed Landing Page for Annual AppealThe Together in Mission team has renewed our user experience for our digital donors. The “landing page”(see image above) is the webpage that donors will find themselves during the giving process whether they use togetherinmission.org, text-to-give, or QR code.

It is a part of our comprehensive response to social distancing, new technology, and a more automated interaction online.

In the past, the “landing page” was our page with our online giving form. However, during the 2021 Annual Appeal, our landing page is now an initial webpage where a donor chooses their parish from a drop-down menu before selecting “Give Now.” After a donor selects their parish, they will then be directed to a specific online giving form that has been automated by that parish. Their gift will then be contributed to the goal of the selected parish and be applied to the leaderboard (see

information on the dynamic leaderboard in the training manual).

Please note that there is a “No Parish” option for donors who want to make an anonymous gift that will not be attributed to the goal of a specific parish.

As we move forward with faith, the Together in Mission team is committed to consistently upgrading the user experience for donors and parishes alike.

This image above is the renewed landing page for the online giving process for Together in Mission 2021.


Our New Dynamic Leaderboard One of the most exciting and dynamic tracking tools that has been created by the Annual Appeals Office and GiveCentral is our Together in Mission Leaderboard. This webpage will interactively provide to every online donor the ability to view one’s parish’s annual appeal performance after she/he has made an online pledge or gift.

After a gift pledge or donation has been electronically submitted, the donor is routed to the Together in Mission leaderboard where St. Lucy, the Patron Saint of sight, greets all visitors on this webpage. One will see the current Together in Mission campaign’s YTD performance for ALL 300 plus parishes across all five regions.

Once a donor continues to scroll down the page, he/she will see a field in which one can choose their parish. All parishes are in alphabetical order and have their city location. On an Our Lady of Guadalupe mural background, our donors

are invited to then type in their parish’s name, and their parish’s year-to-date pledges and gift donations will be shown.

This Together in Mission leaderboard will be updated every two weeks with new performance results from the Annual Appeals Office. We hope that in addition to the Parish Detail Reports and Individual Donors Reports, our pastors, associate pastors, and parish staffs will find this a fun and informative site.

This image above depicts the dynamic leaderboard

webpage during the online giving process for a donor.


What is a Batch?A BATCH CONTAINS THE PLEDGE CARDS, FORMS OF PAYMENTS, AND A TRANSMITTAL (COVER SHEET) WHICH OUTLINES WHAT IS ENCLOSED IN THE BATCH THAT THE PARISH PREPARES AND SENDS TO LCI IN CONNECTICUT FOR PROCESSING.

NOTE: In 2021 we will continue to partner with LCI to help process all batches and direct mail. In 2021, the gift processing remains the same except for one addition, the Together in Mission recurring option.

HOW TO BUILD A BATCH: STEP 1: Review handwritten pledge cards to ensure that they are legible and all the essential biographical information is present. Please add a name or address information if known so that we can record and send accurate reminders to the donor. If a partial name or address is listed on the pledge card the donation will be listed under the parish record as an anonymous donation. See appendix for examples of transmittal and pledge envelopes.

STEP 2: Separate, bundle, and affix the pre-printed label to the matching donor envelope. If you do not have a label for the donor write the donor’s name in the donor field.

(Do not separate donor’s checks from their pledge cards.)

ALL BATCHES SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE SENT TO:

TOGETHER IN MISSIONPO BOX 279 KENSINGTON, CT 06037

A TOGETHER IN MISSION PARISH BATCH

Gift Categories

• Cash Gifts (one-time)

• Cash Gifts (with remaining balance)

• Anonymous Cash (gifts from donors who did not complete a pledge card name and/or address information is incomplete)

• Check Gifts (one-time)

• Check Gifts (with remaining balance)

• Credit Card Gifts

• New Pledge with no payment

• Recurring Gifts

STEP 3: Record the number of items enclosed and the total amount pledged and paid. We have created a static and fillable pdf transmittal form and excel files at TogetherinMission.org on the Parish Resources page. Please use whichever transmittal form you’re most comfortable with.

STEP 4: Make a copy/save an electronic copy of the transmittal for your records. Very Important!

STEP 5: Use the supplied pre-addressed Tyvek return envelopes to mail all bundled pledge cards with a completed transmittal.

STEP 6: Send your batches directly to LCI. Please note that batches mistakenly sent to the Together in Mission office will result in a delay in your batch being processed.

HELPFUL TIPS WHILE BUILDING YOUR BATCH:

• Organization is key. Stay organized designating a place to reconcile your batch.• Study the training manual to learn the steps and requirements.• Replace all cash from parishioners with a parish check.• Do not staple or paper clip checks to pledge cards - this will delay the processing time of your batch!

After the campaign launch, please send pledge cards/payments as they are received. PLEASE DO NOT HOLD!

(Weekly batches are appreciated).LCI will process batches as they are received. The batch contents are verified against the transmittal to ensure that the total number of items we receive

How often does a parish need to send a batch?THE FIRST FEW BATCHES ARE THE LARGEST AND WE ASK THAT A PARISH SUBMIT ITS FIRST BATCH BY JULY 5.

matches the amounts stipulated on the transmittal. If needed, corrections will be made and reflected on the “Donor Exception Report” emailed to the parish email address on file with the Together in Mission Office.

IF THE BATCH IS COMPLETE

If the batch is complete and accurate, checks are deposited and all items are processed. The parish receives a “Donation Entry Report” after a batch has been processed.

IF CHANGES ARE NEEDED TO THE BATCH

If the parish check is “short,” meaning it does not have enough funds to cover the entirety of the pledge cards


included in the parish batch, LCI will process as many items as possible and a representative from our office will contact the parish and return the items that represent the shortfall. These items can be included in the next batch from the parish. If the parish check exceeds the amount represented by the pledge cards in the batch, LCI will process the remaining funds as anonymous gifts on the parish’s record.

WHEN THE DONOR NEEDS TO BE CONTACTED

When the donor: 1. Fails to include a check, 2. If there is an issue with their credit card, 3. Or, the donor did not mark the appropriate fields on the pledge envelope to pledge a specific amount

Our office will contact the donor directly to correct the issue. All batch

PARISH REPORTS

Parish reports will be available for review via the 2021 Together in Mission remote portal biweekly. Aces and Together n Mission passwords need to be refreshed to access your parish reports.

CONTACT OUR OFFICE WITH YOUR QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE CAMPAIGN, BATCHES, AND REPORTS. TOGETHER IN MISSION OFFICE213-637-7672

APPENDIXBATCH BUNDLES

Important: The following picture is an image of how multiple batches should be sent to LCI.

discrepancies outlined above will be marked on the “Donor Exception Report.”


Important: Please note that for the Together in Mission 2021 campaign, four giving fields have been given instead of five in addition to the other blank option.

Important: Please note that there was a change to the transmittal. We added a field for recurring gifts. A recurring gift is a gift that does not have an end date but continues indefinitely until the donor requests that it stop.

EXAMPLE OF #9 REMIT ENVELOPE (IMPORTANT: A LABEL WITH DONOR INFORMATION MUST BE PLACED ON THE BOX “AFFIX LABEL HERE” IN 2021

2021 TRANSMITTAL SHEET

*Payment ONLY-to be applied

toward pre-existing pledge.

**Cash gifts with no donor

information.

***Parish check amount should

always = E21 (Amt. Enclosed

Cash subtotal).

Recurring gifts

****Recurring gifts = Sustainer gifts- Monthly, Quarterly, Annually

Batch Total

Transmittal Sheet

Parish Number: Date:

Parish Name: Prepared by:

Parish Batch Number: Parish Check#:

***Parish Check

Please send to: Together in Mission P.O. Box 279 Kensington, CT 06037-9910

Amount:

Gift Sub-Type Gift Category

Anonymous Cash**

Monthly, Quarterly, Annually

New pledge w/ no paymentNew pledge w/ no payment

Credit Cards

Check Gifts

Cash Gifts(Parish check#)

To be billed

Check Subtotal

Existing pledge payment*

Existing pledge payment*

Cash Subtotal

One-Time Gifts

Pledge with payment

Pledge with payment

One-time gifts

Number of items

Amount Enclosed($)

N/A

N/A

Pledged/PaidTotals

N/A

N/A

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