Dear Friends,On July 13th, we asked you to help fill a significant void in our funding. Your response has filled us with deep gratitude.
In less than three weeks, in the midst of summer, during a terrible economic crisis, you contributed more than $120,000 to our emergency appeal along with countless words of support and encouragement.
Your generosity and support have stabilized the organization and provided the funding needed to carry us through the summer months and into the autumn.
Your generosity also more than doubled our immediate goal of raising $60,000—and it serves as a testament to how important it is for us, as lay Catholics, to continue the vision that Voice of the Faithful set forth in 2002.
That vision, of a more active and involved laity, will lead to the reform of governance structures to help protect our children from clergy sexual abuse, support priests of integrity, and transform our beloved Church into the vibrant messenger of the gospel it was meant to be.
In your responses many of you said our appeal was a wake-up call for the work that remains to be done. We are deeply grateful to those who are making this effort towards realizing the vision of VOTF by sharing your talents, your time, and your treasure.
Despite our joy and gratitude at your response, we know that the road ahead is filled with many new tasks and challenges. Over the next month we will present to you our new strategic plan: the Voices in Action campaign. We hope that you will continue to support us as we work together to carry out our mission.
Thank you and God bless you!
Sincerely,
Dan Bartley, President
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