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<p>SCRANTON &#8212; St. Gregory Parish in Clarks Green is among 15 parishes that surpassed their goal for the Diocesan Annual Appeal for each of the past five years.</p><p>The Most Reverend Joseph C. Bambera, D.D., J.C.L., Bishop of Scranton, announced the 2015 Diocesan Annual Appeal raised $5,064,000 in gifts and pledges, surpassing the goal of $5 million. A total of 31,479 donros made gifts and pledges and 77 parishes surpassed their Annual Appeal parish goal, an increase from last year, when 48 parishes achieved their goal.</p><p>Gifts to the Diocesan Annual Appeal support the various missions of the local churches.</p><p>The Diocesan Annual Appeal team includes Diocesan staff, pastors, parish volunteers and committees and regional chairpersons throughout the 11 counties in the Diocese in northeastern and north central Pennsylvania.</p><p><ins>The other 14 include Ascension Parish, Forest City; Blessed Sacrament Parish, Throop; Corpus Christi Parish, West Pittston; Holy Name of Jesus Parish, West Hazleton; Holy Rosary Parish, Hazleton; Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Lake Silkworth; Our Lady of Victory Parish, Harveys Lake; SS Cyril &amp; Methodius Parish, Hazleton; St. Ann Parish, Williamsport; St. John Bosco Parish, Conyngham; St. Monica Parish, West Wyoming; St. Peter&#8217;s Cathedral Parish, Scranton; St. Therese Parish, Shavertown and Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish, Dickson City.</ins></p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Bishop Joseph C. Bambera with Diocesan Annual Appeal Regional Lay and Clergy Chairs for Lackawanna and Wyoming Counties, Atty. Larry and Kathy Moran, Christ the King Parish, Archbald. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/web1_ABJ-Appeal.jpg</photo0><caption0>Bishop Joseph C. Bambera with Diocesan Annual Appeal Regional Lay and Clergy Chairs for Lackawanna and Wyoming Counties, Atty. Larry and Kathy Moran, Christ the King Parish, Archbald. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>St. Gregory Parish in Clarks Green among those to exceed goal for five consecutive years</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>For Abington Journal</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Information provided by the Diocese of Scranton.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

St. Gregory Parish in Clarks Green among churches to exceed goal for Diocesan Annual Appeal