Bishop Thomas John Paprocki has announced that a local collection, to be called the Diocesan Campaign for Justice and Hope (DCJH), will be taken up on the third weekend in November to help meet the needs of the poor in the Springfield diocese. The new collection will replace the Catholic Campaign for Human Development, which has previously been conducted on that same weekend annually.
In a Sept. 6 letter to priests and parish life coordinators of the diocese, Bishop Paprocki wrote, “All of the money collected in the DCJH will be distributed to groups and organizations in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. … I am relying on your full support and partnership … .”
The Campaign for Justice and Hope will be coordinated by the diocesan Department of Human Services. The department includes Catholic Charities and the Office for Social Concerns and Respect Life.