By PAUL WIRTH Diocesan Communications Staff
As a member of the Bishop’s Annual Appeal Trust Advisory Board, Marian Carty of Palmerton helps ensure that every dollar donated to the appeal is spent appropriately.
“The Bishop’s Annual Appeal plays a key role in the Diocese of Allentown,” says Carty. “The appeal enables us to care for every member of our community, in all five counties of the Diocese, which we do ‘because we are Catholic.’”
The Trust Advisory Board, a group of mostly lay people from across the Diocese, meets regularly to recommend how the money should be spent, and to monitor that spending.
Recently, people have asked if Bishop’s Annual Appeal donations would be used to pay the costs of the clergy abuse crisis or to pay settlements for victims.
“No dollars from the appeal are used for any abuse-related expenses,” says Carty. “The Bishop’s Annual Appeal is operated with transparency and accountability. The faithful can be assured that their gift is always allocated to the specific charities, educational uses and ministries for which it is intended.”
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