GUAM
Pacific Daily News
Shawn F Raymundo June 11, 2015
The pastor of the Immaculate Heart of Mary parish in Toto was summoned to the Archdiocese of Agana Chancery Office on Wednesday to discuss why the church’s donations in an annual campaign for funds were “not favorable.”
During the roughly three-month period in which the island’s Catholic churchgoers donate toward what’s called the annual appeal, Rev. Michael Crisostomo and the Toto church only raised $150 toward its goal of more than $5,000, said John Taitano, member of the Toto parish council.
“The results of the Immaculate Heart was unfavorable,” Taitano said. “The archbishop wanted to meet with our pastor to discuss the unfavorable results.”
From Ash Wednesday to Pentecost Sunday, churches collect money meant to fund the religious education of prospective priests attending seminaries. The annual appeal donations also assist chaplains at Guam Memorial Hospital, the Department of Corrections and Department of Youth Affairs.
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