Parish and Advocate Resources

2021 Parish Instructions and Digital Assets

Thank you to all those who organize and lead the Annual Catholic Appeal in our parishes. We’re here to help! Please contact The Catholic Foundation for any support you may need: email aca@scd.org or call (916) 733-0266.

General Information

• ACA Best Practices
• ACA Frequently Asked Questions
• ACA Contacts
• ACA Recipients at Work

ACA Instructions

• 2021 ACA Appeal At-a-Glance Calendar
• Annual Catholic Appeal Processing Instructions

Outreach During Restricted Mass Attendance

• Instructions for Outreach During COVID-restricted Mass Attendance
• Email from Pastor
• Letter from Pastor
• Invitation to Participate for Livestream Mass
• Scripts for Text and Phone Messaging
• Email from Ministry Leader
• Letter from Ministry Leader

Parish Materials

• 2021 ACA Pastor's Invitation to Participate (English)
• 2021 ACA Mass Announcements - English PDF
• 2021 ACA Mass Announcements - English MS Word
• Spanish posting soon

Video Downloads

• Full video and short videos - English post by January 22
• Full video and short video - Spanish post by January 29

QR Codes to Short Videos + Online Giving

• 2021 QR Code Instructions
• 2021 QR Code Images
  • Code 1 - Darrel
  • Code 2 - Deanne
  • Code 3 - Joe
  • Code 4 - Bishop
  • Code 5 - Full Video
  • Code 6 - Donate
• QR Codes can be used after February 1

Social Media and Web Resources

• 2021 ACA Parish Social Media Plan (February - July)
• 2021 ACA Social Media Images
  • Image 1 | Image 2 | Image 3 | Image 4 | Image 5 | Image 6 | Image 7
• 2021 ACA linking tile to watch video
• 2021 ACA linking tile to read brochure
• 2021 Annual Catholic Appeal Brochure

Advocate Advisor Newsletters

• Annual Catholic Appeal Advisor - January 11, 2021