All DSF funds are used within Archdiocesan boundaries and support the formation of our future priests; provide a strong Catholic education to more than 17,500 students; serve the poor, feed the hungry, and support those in need; form the next generation of Catholics through youth and adult faith formation, and more.

View Ministries that the DSF supports

No DSF funds are spent on general administrative expenses of the Chancery. Administrative expenses are covered separately.

DSF benefits your parish in many ways, including training and supporting Archdiocesan priests and deacons. Additionally, DSF helps:

• Provide pastoral council and catechist training

• Support parish and school systems

• Accompany families and married couples

• Provide medical care to the uninsured

• Offer sacraments to young adults and students, forming lively Disciples of Christ

• Provide support for sacramental ministry throughout the Archdiocese

• Feed the hungry, care for the elderly and visit the imprisoned.

Also, if your parish financially exceeds your DSF goal in payments, a certain percentage of those funds (over your goal) are returned to your parish.

Individual contributions to DSF cannot be designated to specifics ministries, as funds are allocated based on the needs of each ministry set forth in their budget. This helps ensure all ministries benefit from your generosity.

Each parish has access to a report with donor gift information. Should you have any questions regarding your gift, please contact Development Records at (713) 652-4444 or email dsf@archgh.org.

With your gift to DSF, you receive a complimentary subscription to The Texas Catholic Herald to help stay up to date with all activities and ministries of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.

Acknowledgement, or thank you, letters are sent at the time a gift is made. All gifts totaling $100 or more will also receive a tax letter at the end of January the following year after the gift is made. If you do not receive a tax letter, please email dsf@archgh.org or call (713) 652-4422 to request a letter.

To learn more about the Diocesan Services Fund or to make your gift, simply visit www.archgh.org/dsf.

Online, Phone, Check, Cash, Credit Card, Direct Debit, Stock, IRA, Mutual Funds, Donor Advised Funds, and Matching Gifts.

Learn more at archgh.org/dsf or by contacting the Archdiocese Development Department at (713) 652-4444.