Bishop’s Gala 2012 Makes History Once Again

If you attended this past Saturday’s 14th Annual Bishop’s Gala 2012 with comedian and actor, Martin Short, you know it was a packed house! Not only were more than 1,000 supporters in attendance, history was made once again with a record-breaking amount of PR and media attention towards this year’s fundraiser which created the biggest buzz to date! Plus, guests exceeded our expectations by raising more than 3 times the amount of funds through this year’s new “Meet the Need” campaign – which guests could participate either by “texting” or donating straight to our “Meet the Need” Wish Wall!

The final numbers are still being tallied up, but according to Bishop Farrell, the night was a huge success, bringing with it the most energy he has seen at this premier fundraiser event!

Thank you to all supporters in attendance Saturday evening who made the night a success. The dollars raised through your generosity will directly assist more than 70,000 vulnerable individuals in need in Dallas this year.

Also, a special Congratulations to our 2012 Raffle Prize Drawing winner, Charlotte Putnam! You are going to Ireland!

Stay tuned to next week’s E-News for the final report of the Bishop’s Gala 2012, and the latest breaking news regarding Gala 2013, which is already in the works!

Check out brand new 2012 video, debuted at this year’s Gala online (2012 Catholic Charities of Dallas Video) or view below:

Don’t forget to view the Bishop’s Gala 2012 photos online at:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150604332542154.442223.67815557153&type=3

Also, you can purchase your own copies at:

http://www.johnchristopherphoto.com/2012gala/

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Join Us on our Next Bus Tour: February 9, 2012

Join Catholic Charities of Dallas at one of the following upcoming Bus Tours to learn more about our services and programs!

Thursday, February 9, 2012
Thursday, May 17, 2012

Bus Tours are typically scheduled from 9:30 am – 1:30 pm unless otherwise stated, and leave from our Central Services Office location (9461 LBJ Freeway, Suite 128, Dallas, Texas 75243). A more tentative schedule will be posted closer to the date of the tour.
Let us know you plan to attend! To RSVP for one of the upcoming bus tours above, simply fill out the RSVP form below. Questions? Call (214)520-6590 ext. 126 or email rtarangioli@ccofdallas.org.

Or, schedule an exclusive bus tour for you and your particular group or organization today!
If you have a small or large group looking to tour the Catholic Charities of Dallas service sites, contact us to schedule your very own exclusive tour!
Contact Maureen Dunlap at mdunlap@ccofdallas.org or call (214)520-6590 ext. 123 to schedule a tour.

RSVP to one of our upcoming scheduled bus tours online through our website at
www.CCofDallas.org/Tours

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Bishop Kevin J. Farrell and All U.S. Bishops Decry HHS Rule, Urge Catholics to Stand up For Religious Liberty and Conscience Rights…

01/23/2012

WASHINGTON—Both the president of the U.S. bishops and the bishops’ Pro-Life chairman called on the thousands of Catholics gathered for the National Prayer Vigil for Life to speak out for the protection of conscience rights and religious liberty.

            “From a human point of view, we may be tempted to surrender, when our government places conception, pregnancy and birth under the ‘center for disease control,’ when chemically blocking conception or aborting the baby in the womb is considered a ‘right’ to be subsidized by others who abhor it,” said Cardinal-designate Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) at the vigil’s closing Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception on January 23.

            His words referred to the January 20 announcement by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that nearly all employers will be forced to cover drugs and procedures that violate their conscience in their health insurance plans.

            “When the ability of feeding, housing, and healing the struggling of the world is curtailed and impeded if one does not also help women abort their babies, one can hardly be faulted for being tempted to the ‘sin against the Holy Spirit’ and just consider all as lost,” Cardinal-designate Dolan said.

            Addressing the opening Mass the previous evening…          (Click for full article)

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