What is the Diocesan Services Fund (DSF)?
The Diocesan Services Fund (DSF) helps all of us fulfill Christ’s mission here on earth by supporting those programs and services that cannot be accomplished by one parish alone. More than 60 programs receive all or part of their funding from DSF and all funds are spent within Archdiocesan boundaries. The broad areas of ministry that receive DSF support include Catholic education of children and adults; pastoral ministries for the sick, the poor and the incarcerated; the formation and education of church leadership; social service programs such as San José Clinic, St. Dominic Village and Catholic Charities. Read more...
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I am pleased to share with you the annual report for the Diocesan Services Fund (DSF) appeal of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston for 2019. I thank you again for your gracious and generous giving. Every gift, no matter the size, helped to make the DSF appeal a success in our local Church. This report, covering the appeal year through December 31, 2019, recaps the DSF 2019 campaign which had as its theme, “Do Not Neglect to Share What You Have.” Because of your generosity, DSF funds allow us to assist the 60-plus ministries that include the Permanent Diaconate, Office of Vocations, Ethnic Ministry and Office of Pro-Life Activities, to name a few. Together we truly have shared what we have with our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Daniel Cardinal DiNardo
Archbishop of Galveston-Houston