Please Make Your Gift to the 2026 Annual Catholic Appeal!
Together We Bring Light
Many families in our parish have received or will be receiving the Annual Catholic Appeal mailing from Cardinal Cupich. On behalf of those served by the ministries, parishes and schools who receive funding from the Appeal, we thank you for your gifts. Please return your response as soon as possible.
The Annual Catholic Appeal is an opportunity to bring together our efforts to support parish life, Catholic schools, programs of religious education, and various archdiocesan initiatives and outreach. We encourage giving at all levels to support the Appeal.
In addition to providing for ministries and services throughout the archdiocese, the Annual Catholic Appeal funds services in our own parish. For example, Appeal funds support Catechesis, Ministry of Care, Bereavement, Marriage & Family Ministry and more.
Together We Bring Light is more than this year’s Annual Catholic Appeal theme—it reflects how our parish continues to grow, communicate, and serve with purpose. Our Annual Catholic Appeal goal this year is $61,018. As you know, donations in excess of our goal are returned to the parish in the form of a rebate. Since 2021, we have intentionally earmarked Appeal Rebate funds for special projects that strengthen our parish community and enhance our worship spaces. Recent projects include new sound systems at both worship sites, security upgrades with added cameras, and updates to our playground at Queen of the Rosary Church, with bathroom facility improvements across the parish currently in the works.
This year, we hope to bring that light to the street by replacing our outdated and worn manual signboard at Queen of the Rosary Church with a new digital signboard. This upgrade will allow us to share timely messages, extend a more welcoming presence, and keep parishioners and visitors informed with clarity and ease. Through your generosity, together we bring light, inside our church walls and beyond them.
When we financially support the work of our parish, our archdiocese and the Catholic Church throughout the world, we experience a feeling of deep gratitude, especially when we contemplate God’s many gifts to us personally. By sharing our wealth through gifts to the 2026 Annual Catholic Appeal, we demonstrate our commitment to the Church and each other.
Thank you for your prayerful consideration and generous response. To make your gift, you can complete the mail-in giving envelope from the Cardinal’s mail or available at church, or make a gift online at annualcatholicappeal.com.
Questions? Please contact the parish office at (847) 979-0901 or info@olbsegv.org. Fr. Art would love to hear from you and is happy to chat about the Annual Catholic Appeal, our rebates or the proposed special project. You can follow this link to send Fr. Art a note.
