Catholic Foundation Awards grants to Saint Boniface Parish
Youth of Saint Boniface Parish in Kersey were able to attend the 2022 National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Long Beach, CA thanks to funding from the Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania.
A $6,755 grant helped support the cost of sending nine students and two adults to this experience of a lifetime.
Saint Boniface Parish also collaborated on an additional project that was awarded a $6,000 grant. This grant assisted with the costs to provide three Advent evenings of Eucharistic worship featuring musician/singer John Finch and his team. Three parishes collaborated on this project: Holy Redeemer Parish in Warren, Saint Boniface Parish in Kersey, and Saint Joseph Parish in Lucinda.
These grants from the Catholic Foundation are possible because of donations to the Foundation’s Education Endowment.
“Our mission is to strengthen and grow the Church’s mission and ministries in northwest Pennsylvania. These grants carry out the hopes and intentions of faith-filled donors who wanted their generosity to extend beyond their lifetimes,” shared Lisa Louis, executive director.
The Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania is an independent 501(c) (3) corporation and the only community foundation in northwest Pennsylvania guided by Catholic values and investment principles. It is governed by a board of directors comprised of Catholic lay men and women from throughout the Diocese of Erie. The Foundation inspires and unites Catholics in supporting their faith community and creating a Catholic legacy, assisting donors to provide for the long-term needs of the Catholic ministries in their community. For more information visit www. MyCatholicFoundation.org.