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Dei Beneficia 2025

Donor Appreciation Event - October 25, 2025

At the Delta Flight Museum in the fall of 2025, our donors, bishops, beneficiaries, special project leaders, and the Office of Mission Advancement staff gathered together in celebration and gratitude. Major donors of the Archdiocese of Atlanta were recognized for their gifts, beneficiaries shared impact stories of how our donors are making a difference in their lives and the lives of those they serve, and pastors were recognized for their parishes' success in the 2024 Archbishop's Annual Appeal.

Our Donors

We were honored to recognize over 50 of our donors through Giving Circles, which reflected total gifts made from August 15, 2024, to August 15, 2025.

While many of our Giving Circles celebrate Archbishop's Annual Appeal giving, honors such as the Lifetime and Bonus Samaritanus Awards recognize generosity toward the many other vital ministries and projects of the Archdiocese of Atlanta that the Annual Appeal does not cover.

Giving Circles

The Giving Circles recognized at Dei Beneficia were:

For Archbishop's Annual Appeal Giving:
Caritas Christi (Love of Christ) - $100,000+
Bonitas Mariae - $50,000 - $99,999
Archbishop’s Circle - $25,000 - $49,999
Bishop’s Circle - $15,000 - $24,999

For Other or All Giving Opportunities:
Lifetime Award $250,000+
Bonus Samaritanus - $10,000+

We have Giving Circles for all giving levels. To see all of our Giving Circles and learn more, click here.

Beneficiaries

While there are over a million Catholics who benefit from the gifts of our donors, two beneficiaries shared how our donors have made a significant impact in their lives or ministries, including:

  • Mr. Didier Montoya Correa, a seminarian with the Archdiocese of Atlanta, who shared how helpful it is to be able to focus on his formation instead of his finances
  • Sister Antonella of the Holy Cross, pjc, a sister of the Sisters Poor of Jesus Christ, who shared about the missions they are able to complete now that they have a van for transportation, thanks to our donors

Parish Awards

Select pastors and their parishes were also recognized for their success in the 2024 Archbishop's Annual Appeal. To see which parishes were recognized, see our post, Archbishop’s Annual Appeal 2024: Top Parishes. We honored the Top 5 in the following categories:

  • Most Funds Raised Over Goal
  • Largest % of Goal Surpassed
  • Most Participation
  • Most Improved on Pledge Fulfillment

We also honored the 2 parishes tied for first place in the category Most Commitments Fulfilled.

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