Bishop's Appeal helps support Adult Faith Formation
Many of us wonder where our faith journey may take us. For Julianne Donlon-Stanz, her faith journey took her from a little mountain village in Ireland to Northeastern Wisconsin. Her role as Director of Adult Faith Formation for the Diocese allows her to share our Catholic faith with people of all ages through the programs and seminars offered through the diocesan Department of Education. "This work is tremendously important to me because it's impacted my own life on such a personal level. I've seen the effects when people are energized in their faith, they live their faith and are really on fire for Christ and His teachings," said Julianne.
Through your support of the Bishop's Appeal, you can help Julianne bring the Word of God to thousands more. The 2012 Bishop's Appeal has raised $4.802,000 to benefit the ministries the Diocese. If you have not made your gift to the please consider it today!
Catholic Foundation approves distributions of more than $3.7 million
“The practice of almsgiving is a reminder of God’s primacy and turns our attention towards others, so that we may rediscover how good our Father is, and receive his mercy.” -- Pope Benedict XVI.Because of your support of the Catholic Foundation, we are able to continue to help others experience how good our Father is to each of us. I am proud to share with you the news the Catholic Foundation has available for distribution more than $3.7 million to parishes, Catholic schools, and other Catholic ministries here in Northeastern Wisconsin.
Your support helps us tremendously to bring Jesus to people young and old.
Thank you and may God abundantly bless you and your family during this Easter season!
Bishop's Appeal helps in welcoming new Catholics!
With help from parish Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) programs, candidates were given the resources, support, and knowledge they needed to take the next step in their journey of faith. Clare Sturm, Director of Worship for the Diocese of Green Bay, helps parishes enhance their RCIA programs by providing them with new ways to create a warm and welcoming place to find God. With a gift to the Bishop's Appeal you can join Clare in helping parishes enhance their RCIA program and welcome home future Catholics. To make a gift today, visit www.Catholicfoundationgb.org/give.
Making a Difference in the Lives of Catholc Youth
Enriching the relationship between Christ and Catholic youth is just one way Kari Kruser is impacting the bond they share with Jesus Christ. As religious education coordinator at St. Peter the Fisherman in Two Rivers, Kruser looks to new and innovative ways to improve religious education and engage our Catholic youth. Recently, she attended a conference in Atlanta, Georgia to help further her ministries.A grant from the Catholic Foundation Advancing the Mission Lifelong Catechesis Endowment helped make it possible for her to attend the conference. “I feel truly blessed that I was able to go,” Kari says. This conference gave her the opportunity to receive training in a new religious education program for grades 6-8 and taught her ways to improve their high school program.
The Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Green Bay encourages financial stewardship and generosity by providing a faith-based avenue for giving. Distributions and grants are made each year from more than 100 restricted funds as designated by donors to benefit Catholic parishes, schools, and other Catholic organizations.
Catholic Foundation helps support the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help
The Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help sits quietly in NortheasternWisconsin, surrounded by dairy farms
and rolling cornfields. Seemingly untouched by our modern world, for over 150 years it has been a place where the faithful have come to seek intercession from the Blessed Virgin Mother. The Catholic Foundation assists the Shrine by doing an annual fundraising campaign, encouraging people to establish endowments that benefit the Shrine and by helping people leave a legacy by remembering the Shrine in their wills and estates. To help the Shrine today, please consider making a gift.
If you would like more information on how you may leave a legacy to support the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Help, your parish or other ministries and programs in the Diocese of Green Bay, please contact Cindi Brawner at 920-272-8173 or Josh Diedrich at 920-272-8197.
The Catholic Foundation has been Helping Change Lives for Over a Decade
Since its founding in 1997, the Catholic Foundation for the Diocese of Green Bay has distributed more than $8,100,000 to support Church ministries and services for the spiritual, educational, and social needs of
God's people.
We can help you:
- Make a gift that immediately makes a difference
- Make a gift that both gives you a life income and helps others
- Make a gift that will help others later through deferred giving
- Make a gift to a new or existing fund that
benefits a parish or ministry
Whether you are interested in assisting a ministry of the Church, educating our seminarians, remembering the Church in your will, helping your parish or the Church in many other ways bring Christ to thousands of people throughout Northeastern Wisconsin, the Catholic Foundation can assist you.
Each gift helps. Thank you on behalf of everyone you are assisting.
To learn more about how we can help you with your charitable intentions, please review our Annual Report or Contact Us today!