[nina0113]

Here in Arlington Diocese, our Bishop didn't need to get the word. I understand that Lincoln's Bishop Bruskewitz & Denver's Bishop Chaput run their dioceses the same way. Though Chaput may have altar girls, I'm not sure. Arlington & Lincoln sure don't.

I hope people in dioceses with a problem (vast understatement) do redirect donations, then when they have the big Bishop's Conference in June, Loverde, Bruskewitz & Chaput can say "Gee, people aren't supporting YOU? WE don't seem to have a problem."

If "Copper Sunday" is just done across the board, in every parish in every diocese regardless of priest or bishop activity, that looks more like a lack of support for the Church in general than a lack of support for a particular Millstone-award candidate.

[history_matters]

Yes, that could be the misinterpretation. In such a case I would recommend a note with the penny in an envelope.

You could then direct your offering to a ministry in your parish or simply deliver your Sunday offering to the parish office during the week and still place the penny with a note in the collection basket.