Dear Friends and Supporters of Ministering Together,

Since our beginning as New Covenant in 1995, Ministering Together has worked to encourage the ministries of the Church to work as partners in providing health, education and social services. We have been committed to the growth and outreach of Catholic organizations and collaborative efforts among Catholic ministries.

Although we will cease to exist as a formal ministry on June 30, 2010, we continue to share the vision that calls us to work more collaboratively for the sake of mission. We celebrate the fruits of this vision to put the needs of those whom we are called and privileged to serve first. In this difficult economic time, that vision is more important than ever.

We believe our efforts have been successful as evidenced by:

• The unified voice and advocacy on behalf of those in need of justice, respect and empowerment.
• The relief and aid administered to those suffering disasters, poverty and illness.
• The relationships, unity and solidarity that evolved as a result of people working together in advancing Jesus’ mission.

We wish to express our gratitude to Catholic ministries across the nation for their participation and support of collaborative models of ministry in their efforts to continue the caring, healing, and teaching ministry of Jesus.

We celebrate the visible achievements of collaboration in the Catholic community. By organizations uniting their resources, skills and commitment to mission, countless individuals, families and communities have been served and have experienced the caring and healing power of Jesus.

Collaboration will always be a challenge, but time and time again we have been inspired by the selfless efforts of those who put aside their differences so that they can make a difference.

The resources on our website www.ministeringtogether.org will remain available until the fall, 2010. We invite you to make use of them. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Len Calabrese at 216.875.4613.

We are grateful to our generous funders who have made our efforts possible.

We offer our encouragement to all ministries for continued vibrancy.
Sincerely yours in Christ,

Bishop Dale J. Melczek, Chair
Jean Beil     Antonio Cube     Edward E. “Ned” Dolejsi