The Bishop's Ministries Appeal, "Feed my lambs, feed my sheep"

This year’s theme, “feed my lambs, feed my sheep” was chosen by Bishop Barber. He shared the following:

“With the launch of the Bishop’s Ministries Appeal 2022, the people of the Diocese of Oakland are being asked to participate in the day-to-day work of meeting the needs of the faithful. This emphasizes the ministries that go out into the parishes – faith formation and evangelization, CYO sports, formation of priests to serve those parishioners, care of the retired priests, and meeting the unexpected needs of schools and parishes.”

“Feed my lambs, feed my sheep’ refers primarily to Holy Communion,” Bishop Michael C. Barber said. But it also extends to the ministries of instruction, catechism,  schools, and charities; feeding people with the word of  God, feeding people with the truth of the Catholic faith, feeding people with pastoral care,” he said.

Materials have been sent to all parishes with additional resources on the diocesan intranet. Please use these in your bulletins, on social media.

A link to the 2022 Bishop’s Ministries Appeal page is here:  https://www.oakdiocese.org/bishops-ministries-appeal