Fort Smith Times

Immaculate Conception Church - Fort Smith issued the following announcement on April 10.

The Msgr. James O'Connell Seminarian Fund was established more than 50 years ago to pay for the education of Diocese of Little Rock seminarians. This fund was invested through the years and covered the costs until recently. Today the cost of educating one seminarian is $36,000 per year, which includes tuition, room and board, health insurance, and other needs. The fund can no longer cover the cost of educating all of them. Therefore, the Holy Thursday Collection for Diocese of Little Rock Seminarians was established to help pay for the increased cost of seminarian education, which is provided free of charge to all qualified students, regardless of income. We will have envelopes on the pews. Thank you for your generosity.

Original source can be found  here.

Source: Immaculate Conception Church - Fort Smith