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Archdiocesan Finances

Who manages the Archdiocese’s financial assets and operations?

Archdiocesan Finances

Has Archdiocesan Operations improved its financial situation in recent years?

What is the current financial condition of the Archdiocese of Detroit?

How much does the Archdiocese owe to outside entities?

What is the Archdiocesan Operations General Fund and how has it performed?

Where has the Archdiocese invested General Fund assets ?

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Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan

Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan

How many staff and volunteers does CCSEM have?

What is the difference between CCSEM and other Catholic charitable organizations in the region like crisis pregnancy centers, counseling services, food banks, and programs to help the homeless?

How is CCSEM funded and what is its budget?

What is the relationship between CCSEM and the Archdiocese of Detroit?

How does CCSEM determine which programs and services to offer?

How can I learn more about CCSEM?

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Catholic Cemeteries

What is Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services (CFCS), and what do they do for the Archdiocese of Detroit?

What is the importance of Catholic cemeteries?

Where can I learn more?

Can funds paid to the Archdiocesan Cemeteries be used for other purposes?

Who has oversight of cemetery operations?

What services are offered by Archdiocesan Cemeteries?

What are cemetery perpetual care funds and who manages the funds?

What cemeteries are managed by CFCS in the Archdiocese of Detroit?

What is the difference between Archdiocesan Cemeteries and parochial (parish) cemeteries?

Compartiendo la Luz: Cementerios católicos

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Catholic Foundation of Michigan

What is the Catholic Foundation of Michigan and why does it exist?

Catholic Foundation of Michigan

What is the difference between The Catholic Foundation of Michigan and the Archdiocese of Detroit Endowment Foundation?

What is the relationship between the Catholic Foundation of Michigan and the Archdiocese of Detroit Endowment Foundation?

How does the Foundation serve the Archdiocese of Detroit?

Who governs the Foundation?

What are the benefits of working with the Catholic Foundation of Michigan?

What is the relationship between The Catholic Foundation of Michigan and the Archdiocese of Detroit?

Could contributions to, or assets of, the Catholic Foundation of Michigan be reached by creditors of the Archdiocese of Detroit to pay its attorneys’ fees or lawsuit settlements?

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Catholic Services Appeal

Catholic Services Appeal

What does the CSA fund?

Who oversees and distributes CSA funds?

What happens when the goal is exceeded – where does that money go?

What is the Catholic Services Appeal?

What happens if a parish does not reach its goal?

How can I learn more about the Catholic Services Appeal?

How much money is raised and where does this money go?

How is the fundraising goal for each parish determined?

Have CSA funds ever been used to settle judgements against the archdiocese?

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Changing Lives Together

Changing Lives Together

Why did the Archdiocese of Detroit conduct the Changing Lives Together Capital Campaign?

What was total fundraising goal and what was the fundraising goal for each of the four priorities?

How many people contributed to the campaign?

How much was raised and how much has been collected?

How much was raised for the Church in the City element and where has it been spent?

What were the priorities of Changing Lives Together?

How was the goal for each parish determined?

How were the campaign proceeds shared?

How were these priorities determined?

How have the proceeds for the Archdiocesan priorities been used?

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Clergy Sexual Abuse

Clergy Sexual Abuse

John Paul II Center

John Paul II Center

Why did the Archdiocese suffer a loss on the sale?

Why did the Archdiocese sell the Center in 2011?

How much money did the Detroit Archdiocese put into the Cultural Center?

Where did the $54 million come from?

Why did the Archdiocese get involved so deeply in a Washington, D.C., enterprise?

What financial policies has the archdiocese established to avoid committing such large amounts of funds to single projects like this in the future?

Does the Archdiocese continue to support the Cultural Center?

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Loan Deposit Program

Who is the Loan Deposit Program auditor?

Where are LDP deposits invested?

Who manages LDP assets and investments?

What has the Archdiocese done over the last several years to stabilize the LDP?

Is the LDP making loans?

How have LDP funds been used?

Who has loans from the LDP? What is the status of those loans?

What other Catholic organizations have LDP accounts?

What are the sources of LDP deposits?

How much is in the LDP?

Do parishes and schools have deposits and debts outside the LDP?

Have any parishes or schools been restricted from accessing their LDP deposits? Can they make withdrawals for things like roof and parking lot repairs or school year startup expenses?

Loan Deposit Program

Is the LDP unique to the Archdiocese of Detroit?

Who started the Loan Deposit Program? Why and when?

What is the Loan Deposit Program’s primary income source? How does it work?

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Mooney Real Estate Holding Company and Parish Incorporations

Mooney Real Estate Holding Company and Parish Incorporations

Will there be a corporate board of directors? Will laity be involved? What is the role of the Pastor and the Archbishop?

How will this affect the day-to-day life of the parish?

Will parish incorporation result in greater accountability to civil authorities?

Will parishes in a Family of Parishes be separately incorporated?

Will schools be separately incorporated?

How will parishes be incorporated?

Why is this being done at this time in the Archdiocese of Detroit?

Are there theological reasons for parish incorporations?

Why are parishes in the Archdiocese of Detroit being separately incorporated?

Who serves on the Board of Directors of Mooney Real Estate Holdings?

Will parishes in a cluster be separately incorporated?

Is parish incorporation something new or have other dioceses already separately incorporated parishes?

How did the creation of Mooney Real Estate Holdings affect the day-to-day life of the parish?

What was the previous legal structure of parishes in the Archdiocese?

What is Mooney Real Estate Holdings?

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Parish Finances

Parish Finances

Does the Archdiocese of Detroit offer financial assistance to parishes?

Are parishes audited? Who does the audits and on what basis?

How do special collections work in the Archdiocese of Detroit?

How is the CSA goal determined for each parish?

Can CSA fundraising be used for parish capital expenditure projects?

How much has been contributed to the Catholic Services Appeal in recent years?

How is the archdiocesan assessment different from the Catholic Services Appeal?

Is the assessment unique to the Archdiocese of Detroit? How often does it change?

Who develops and administers parish budgets? Are these budgets compared to actual financial activity and results?

Does the Archdiocese own the buildings and grounds of parishes? What role does the Archdiocese have in parish finances and facilities?

What are the primary sources of financial support for Archdiocesan Operations?

What services are provided to parishes by the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Archdiocesan Operations?

Where do parishes keep their excess funds?

What safeguards are in place to prevent embezzlement situations from arising in parishes?

Are parishes required to report their finances to parishioners?

What permissions must be obtained by pastors and parishes on capital expenditures?

What happens with funds contributed in the parish weekly offertory collection?

What are the sources of financial support for a parish?

What is the relationship between parishes, their diocese, and their bishop?

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Parishioner Data Management and Privacy

Parishioner Data Management and Privacy

Is the information contained in ParishSOFT sold for advertising purposes?

How does the Archdiocese of Detroit and its parishes protect personal data?

Why use ParishSOFT Family Suite?

Why use a Church (Parish) Management System?

Why have a single, centralized database?

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Priests' Pension Plan

Has the Detroit priest retirement plan changed in recent years?

What retirement benefits do senior priests receive through the Priests’ Pension Plan?

What do senior priests do in their retirement years?

How are priest retirement benefits funded in the Detroit Archdiocese?

Priests' Pension Plan

Do priests receive benefits through the special collection for retired religious?

How are priest benefits determined and how is the Priests’ Pension Plan administered? Who oversees Plan monies?

How has the Priests’ Pension Plan investment portfolio performed in recent years?

Is the Priests’ Pension Plan sufficient to cover pension and retirement benefits for all priests, including today’s younger priests?

Have priests in the Detroit Archdiocese always received their retirement benefits?

What happens if a senior priest requires care at an assisted living facility?

How many diocesan priests are there? How many are receiving pensions?

Do suspended, permanently suspended, or laicized clergy still receive pensions?

If priests leave ministry or are removed because of financial irregularities, sexual misconduct, or other causes, do they receive archdiocesan priest benefits?

Are Priests’ Pension Plan funds used for other purposes? Are the Pension Plan monies invested with other archdiocesan monies?

What is the financial status of the assets of the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Priests’ Pension Plan? Is it stable?

Does the Priests’ Pension Plan cover all the living costs incurred by senior priests?

When do priests retire? How do they qualify for retirement benefits from the Detroit Archdiocese?

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Protecting God's Children

Protecting God's Children

Are children who take an abuse prevention training program required to take additional training as they get older?

Are all adults who work with children required to take Protecting God’s Children training?

Are the Archdiocese of Detroit’s Safe Environment programs audited? How often are these audits conducted?

How many people have been trained since the Archdiocese of Detroit implemented its Safe Environment program in 2003?

Are all children enrolled in Catholic schools or religious education programs required to take safe environment training?

Are adults who take Protecting God’s Children training required to get re-certified?

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Stewards for Tomorrow/Archdiocese of Detroit Endowment Foundation

Stewards for Tomorrow / Archdiocese of Detroit Endowment Foundation

Who qualifies for the Catholic schools’ tuition assistance?

What is the process for applying for archdiocesan tuition assistance?

Who oversees the Foundation and who manages the endowment funds?

How have the investments performed?

Has the Archdiocese ever tapped the endowment to support the Pope John Paul II Cultural Center in D.C., to pay for lawsuits, or for any purposes other than those for which those funds were established

What is the difference between the Archdiocese of Detroit Endowment Foundation and the Sent on Mission fundraising initiative?

What is the difference between The Catholic Foundation of Michigan and the Archdiocese of Detroit Endowment Foundation?

What is the relationship between the Catholic Foundation of Michigan and the Archdiocese of Detroit Endowment Foundation?

How does the Endowment support training for youth and family ministers?

How does the Archdiocese of Detroit Endowment Foundation work?

Who received the tuition assistance?

How much is currently in the Endowment?

Do any parishes or schools invest their funds in the archdiocesan Endowment?

Are endowment funds combined with other accounts in the Archdiocese?

What programs and services receive Endowment funding?

What has been allocated to the above four areas since the Endowment was established?

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St. John's Plymouth

Who owns the buildings and land at St. John's?

St. John's, Plymouth

Why did the Archdiocese of Detroit sell St. John’s?

What is the background of St. John's?

Why did the Archdiocese invest in redeveloping St. John's?

What revenue does the Archdiocese realize from the for-profit hotel, conference center, and golf course operations?

Is the Archdiocese considering new plans for the St. John's complex, or will it close?

What is the background of St. John's?

What happened after the St. John's seminary was closed?

How much money has the Archdiocese put into the St. John's complex?

Where did the AOD funds come from?

Why did the Retreat Center at St. John's close?

Who is overseeing operations at St. John's?

What will happen to the St. John Chapel?

What was the sale price of St. John's?

What will the Archdiocese do with the proceeds from the sale of St. John's?

What is the history of development at St. John's?

Prior to the sale of the property to Pulte Family Management, SJ LLC, were Archdiocesan funds being used to operate the complex?

Prior to the sale of the property to Pulte Family Management, SJ LLC, who oversaw operations at St. John's?

What is next for the Inn at St. John's?

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Synod 16

What are the fruits of Synod 16?

Will there be another synod?

Why was the scope of Synod 16 limited to evangelization?

Why is Synod 16 important?

What is a diocesan synod?

What is evangelization? Why is it important?

What happened in the lead-up to the Synod?

Who were the members of Synod 16?

Have there been other diocesan synods in the Archdiocese of Detroit?

When and where was Synod 16 held?

Synod '16

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Unleash the Gospel

Unleash the Gospel

Was the six-day challenge part of the effort to unleash the Gospel?

How come I haven’t heard about Unleash the Gospel at my parish or school?

Where can I get more information and resources?

What can I do to help unleash the Gospel in the Archdiocese of Detroit?

Why did he write it now?

What is a pastoral letter?

Is this some sort of membership drive to swell the ranks of the Catholic Church?

Why did Archbishop Vigneron write this letter?

Is Unleash the Gospel a document? An initiative? Both? Something else?

Where can I read Unleash the Gospel?

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Compartiendo la Luz

Sínodo 16

Protegiendo a los Niños de Dios

Plan de Pensión Sacerdotal

Privacidad y manejo de datos personales de los miembros de la parroquia

Abuso Sexual del Clero

Llamado al Servicio Católico

Finanzas arquidiocesanas

San Juan Plymouth

Finanzas Parroquiales

Centro Cultural San Juan Pablo II

Cambiando vidas juntos

Haz Llegar el Evangelio

Fundación para la Dotación de la arquidiócesis de Detroit

El Programa de Préstamos y Depósitos

La Fundación Católica de Michigan

Caridades católicas del sureste de Michigan

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