Annual Catholic Appeal The Annual Catholic Appeal supports the work of the Church throughout central and western Oklahoma. Generous gifts provide formation for youth and young adults, support for families and vocational discernment programs to assist those called to be priests and religious.
Seminarian Education The Catholic Church needs well-formed, holy priests to carry the light of Christ into the darkness of our suffering world. The archdiocese supports 23 men who have responded to the call to be seminarians. Prayers and financial support make their formation possible.
St. Katherine Drexel Fund – Catholic education The Drexel Fund provides financial assistance to struggling parishes in the archdiocese to help carry out the mission of Catholic education. The Drexel Fund seeks to ensure that the system of Catholic schools in the archdiocese is financially stable for generations.
St. Jean Baptist de La Salle Fund – Catholic teachers The de La Salle Fund provides professional education and leadership formation opportunities for teachers and principals serving Catholic schools in the archdiocese. The de La Salle Fund seeks to elevate the professional capacity of future Catholic school leaders.
Sooner Catholic Communications Appeal As evangelization and education needs change, the archdiocese works to reach parishioners and others in the community with new and changing forms of communication. The Sooner Catholic Communications Appeal helps provide newspapers to more than 50,000 households in the archdiocese, including to those imprisoned or on a fixed income. It also helps Archbishop Coakley, clergy, parishes, schools and staff spread the Good News of the Gospel and to go make disciples.