Each year the United Catholic Appeal raises vital funds to support the ministries of the Archdiocese. These funds help us to spread discipleship, formation, and community to those we serve across central and southern Indiana. A good way to think about the supported ministries is by using the labels of Teaching, Shepherding, and Serving. Under teaching, the UCA supports ministries such as seminarian education, vocations, Catholic Schools, Catechesis, and the care and support of our retired priests. Under Shepherding, numerous ministries are directly supported including Youth Ministry, Intercultural Ministry, Marriage Preparation, Project Rachel, and many more. And under Serving, the UCA directly supports all our Catholic Charities spread throughout the Archdiocese, as well as supporting the Mother Theodore Catholic Academies, our archdiocesan center-city schools. Since teaching, shepherding and serving are all intertwined, some ministries could fit under multiple headers. But in the end, it is about the archdiocesan infrastructure existing so that the Church can SERVE. It is about being available, to meet the needs of pastors, parishioners and everyone who can be touched by our faith. For more on the specific ministries and programs served by the UCA, visit the WHO WE SUPPORT tab at the top of this page.

Tithing is an expression of personal devotion, of an honest and loving relationship with God and a permanent covenant with the Church. Tithing is truly a reminder to put God first in your life (Deuteronomyu 14:23). Tithing is a reminder that God is the supplier of everything we have. It is also God’s personal invitation to an outpouring of His blessings in your life. Tithing is necessary for your parish to flourish. Please support your local parish as it is where you celebrate Mass and participate in the Eucharist, the source and summit of the Christian life. But also consider supporting the United Catholic Appeal since it helps all parishes in our diocese do what no one parish can do alone. It is a great sharing of our love for Jesus and our love for one another.

Intention Weekend is the kick-off weekend for the United Catholic Appeal. During this weekend you will hear from your pastor or possibly a lay witness speaker who will share with you why supporting the appeal is important. It is a reminder of the ministries that are supported, such as caring for our retired priests, supporting our seminarians in minor and major seminary, supporting our homeless families, providing for women and children who are fleeing a domestic situation. It allows us to feed those who are hungry, counsel those who are struggling in their marriages, provide mental health services at a significantly reduced cost and in some cases, at no cost, and to conduct prison ministry and addiction ministry to truly meet people where they are. This is a weekend to commit to helping our brothers and sisters who are in need in many different ways.

Visit the tab WAYS TO GIVE at the top of this page. To make your pledge electronically, click the DONATE button at the top of this page. If you’ve received a physical pledge card, you can mail it to the address listed or bring it with you on Intention Weekend and drop it in the collection plate. You can also explore more ways to give including through stock, an IRA, or a donor-advised fund by visiting www.archindy.org/CCF. You can also become a member of one of our sustaining donor programs to commit your support on an ongoing basis.

Almighty Father, through your Son, Jesus Christ, you send us forth to love as you have loved us. United in the Eucharist, grant us generous and faithful hearts, as we love our neighbor, as we clothe the poor, as we feed the hungry, as we care for the sick, as we speak your Word to others, as we share your blessings. Be our joy, strength, and guide, that we may become one Body, one Spirit in Christ, to the praise of your glory. Amen

The United Catholic Appeal begins with Intention Weekend on November 9-10, 2024, and new gifts to the appeal are accepted until June 30, 2025. If you made a pledge on Intention Weekend, you will receive your first reminder in the mail to begin your payments in January, and you will have until December 31, 2025 to pay off your pledge. If you make a gift in April 2025, your pledge will be prorated and will be split evenly between April and December, 2025.

You will have until December 31, 2025 to pay off your UCA 2025 pledge.

To see a list of ministries supported by the United Catholic Appeal, please visit www.unitedcatholicappeal.org/whowesupport.

Your tax statement for gifts made to the 2024 United Catholic Appeal will be mailed to your home by January 31, 2025. Gifts made in 2025 will be received by January 31, 2026.

To update your payment information or to increase your monthly gift amount, contact Olivia at 317-236-1425, or at uca@archindy.org.