CALIFORNIA
Catholic Voice
Staff report
Almost 100 receptions are planned before year-end for about half the parishes in the Oakland diocese as an effort to raise $65 million goes into full sway.
The other half of the parishes will host their informational receptions in the first half of 2015.
At a kickoff presentation to parish staff members on July 17, Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, suggested a standard for giving by pledging 10 percent of his salary to the Capital Campaign (See his column on Page 5). Archbishops Allen H. Vigneron and Salvatore J. Cordileone, both former bishops of Oakland, will make their own contributions, Bishop Barber said.
The parish receptions began Aug. 4. Most parishes have more than one event scheduled. The receptions are one way to provide information and develop pledges on the campaign. Personal contact, parish bulletins, announcements and the media are also being used to encourage participation.
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