Bishop’s United in Ministry Appeal
A Future Full of Hope
The Bishop’s United in Ministry annual appeal supports the spiritual, corporal, and material needs of our Catholic community throughout Southern New Mexico by providing the essential service of hope.
United in Ministry provides programs and ministries throughout the diocese that foster evangelization, social justice, and charitable outreach.
Your support leads others to encounter Christ through ministries and programs, so they may experience His love and be transformed in Him.
This annual campaign reminds us that as Catholics, we are part of the larger Church and not just our local parish. By making your gift today, you will transform the world through love and generosity.
Thank you for your generosity and prayers for the success of this year’s Bishop’s appeal.
United in Ministry - The Essential Service of Hope
“We are called to be a beacon of light in a world that is in need of hope and joy. I invite you to prayerfully consider how you can share in the missionary work of our Diocese by making a gift to serve Christ’s mission in the Church.” – Bishop Peter Baldacchino
Seminarians
As our diocese prepares to open two new seminaries, your support helps train and form the next generation of priests who will serve our parishes, missions, and communities for years to come. Every gift contributes to their education, formation, and daily needs as they answer the call to serve.
How Your Gift Makes an Impact
- Formation includes spiritual direction, academic studies, pastoral training, and living expenses.
- Donations directly assist seminarians from our diocese.
- Your generosity helps strengthen the future of the Church in southern New Mexico.
United in Ministry - Mission and Ministry Donations
Leading Our Young People
Your support helps to provide our youth and young adults with opportunities to encounter Christ and draw them into a lively relationship with God, growing them as leaders and in our Catholic faith.
Support for Vocations
By donating, you support the education of men and women with the theological expertise and pastoral skills within a community of faith and scholarship in service of the Church and society.
Marriage and Family Life
Through marital ministry programs such as “Fully Engaged,” couples can meet the life challenges of today by strengthening their marriage through formation and teachings grounded in the Church.
Charitable Outreach
Help provide hope and healing to the incarcerated through spiritual guidance and the sacraments.
Our charitable outreach advocates for human dignity and justice for the poor, provides aid to rebuild lives, and restores hope in communities devastated by natural disasters.
Donate to Futures Full of Hope
Catholic Education
Each year, the UIM supports scholarship awards to children attending our four Catholic schools. Your support ensures that no child is denied a Catholic education due to financial constraints.
Campus Ministry
Your support assists a team of student missionaries trained by FOCUS to provide prayer, scripture, and fellowship to their college peers through the Newman Centers at NMSU and WNMU.
Care for Retired Priests
Your support assists the retirement needs of our priests and allows them to continue to serve us as they minister to people in our diocese.