Collection Supports Wide Range of Catholic Communication Projects
 

The Diocese of Scranton will participate in the Collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) this weekend, May 15-16. This effort remains one of the most important in the Church, because the CCC keeps us connected to our faith — no matter where we are — through all the communications media we use every day.

The CCC provides faith-centered television and radio programming, Catholic news, helpful marriage and family resources, audio versions of the daily Scripture readings and so much more. These projects, delivered in a wide variety of ways, aim to connect everyone to the faith, the Church and God’s Word.

Bishop Joseph C. Bambera noted that contributors can make a difference right here in our Diocese through a donation to the Catholic Communication Campaign Collection. Half of all funds collected here are used for local communications projects such as The Catholic Light, Catholic Television (CTV), and the diocesan website.
CTV is the only diocesan owned-and-operated low-power TV broadcast station in the United States. It reaches a potential audience of 235,000 households 24 hours a day via broadcast and on the Comcast, Service Electric, Service Electric Cablevision, Adams and Metrocast cable companies. CTV broadcasts the daily Mass live from St. Peter’s Cathedral in Scranton; the monthly “Our Faith, Our Diocese” program; as well as a variety of programs originating locally, nationally and internationally, including those produced by the CCC.

The Catholic Light brings news of the Diocese and the Universal Church to more than 40,000 households throughout the 11 counties of the Diocese. Like CTV, it provides information and perspective about the faith that cannot be found in the secular media.
The Diocesan website at www.dioceseofscranton.org offers a wealth of information that can be accessed at any time by anyone with an Internet connection. The website includes video of the daily Mass, “Our Faith, Our Diocese” and other programs.

“I ask you to be generous to the CCC when the collection is taken up in your parish,” Bishop Bambera said. “We need your support to remain a strong voice in today’s world and to continue to spread the gospel message through all media. Remember that our Diocese keeps half of all the proceeds it raises from this collection to fund local communication projects.”