tvc.dsj.org | January 22, 2019
COMMUNITY
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Grants for Parish Programs – Open for Applications and Donations
Marie Galetto
Marketing & Grants
Program Manager,
CCFSCC
I often try to think of a clever in-
troduction to my announcement of
the opening of the Foundation’s grant
cycle. However, this year, I think that
the examples of last year’s grants speak
for themselves. Read on to discover
just a handful of wonderful programs
that the Foundation is proud to sup-
port. Hopefully they will inspire you
to apply for a grant for your parish or
to donate in support of our grant cycle!
The 2019 Spring Grant Cycle
application is open now through
March 15 at 5 p.m. If you’re interested
in supporting our grantmaking in
any or all of the categories below,
please send donations to the Foun-
dation designating the Spring Grant
Cycle or donate online to the “Spring
Grant Cycle Matching Grants” fund at
https://giving.cfoscc.org/donatenow.
Last year $12,000 in matching grants
allowed the Foundation to award
$231,150 in our four grant categories.
This year we have $214,500 available
in the following categories: grant Farm Workers” – Provide bare
essentials to families during the off -
season when they don’t have fi nancial
resources to feed their families while
they wait for crop season to start. catechesis classes, parents stay for cat-
echetical sessions s ecifi cally designed
for them in the hope that they will walk
more actively with their children in
their journey of faith.
Apolonia Andre Fund for Liturgi-
cal Music: This fund supports parish
liturgical music programs which enrich
our worship and bring our communi-
ties together in Eucharist. Available
funds: $5,900.
Grant Example: “Developing Stu-
dent Cantors and Instrumentalists”
– Identify and train elementary and
junior high school students to serve
as cantors at Sunday 9 a.m. mass, and
extra training in support of the student
string players. Parish Stewardship Endowment:
This fund supports programs which
view stewardship as a way of life that
engages parishioners in Christian
life and builds a community where
everyone is welcome and parishioners
actively and excitedly participate in
parish life. Available funds: $60,100.
Grant Example: “Unity in Diversity
Video” – Highlight the diversity of our
community with all parishioners so
that they can appreciate all the mem-
bers of this faith community. Parish Outreach Endowment: This
fund focuses on programs which serve
underserved communities and perform
corporal works of mercy – feeding the
hungry, clothing the naked, shelter-
ing the homeless, etc. Available funds:
$74,200.
Grant Example: “Ministry to Mi- Pastoral Ministr y Training &
Formation Endowment: This fund
supports ministry training and faith
formation programs that help people
of all ages grow in their faith. Available
funds: $74,300.
Grant Example: “Parents’ Catechesis
Sessions” – While their children are in Grant Workshops: Come to one of
our Grant Workshops for tips on how
to write an eff ective a lication and all
grant processes. Bring your questions!
Check the website for workshop dates
and times.
I encourage all parishes to apply
in every category! Contact us if you
have any questions or need assistance.
I look forward to learning about the
programs that make your parishes so
vibrant and welcoming!
For more information about restric-
tions and requirements, please visit
http://cfoscc.org/what-we-do/grants.
Picture this: Nativity Night
Saint Martin of Tours Young Adults
hosted their second paint night on De-
cember 8, this time painting nativity
scenes for Advent! (Last year, they did
paintings of crosses on Palm Sunday
weekend).
The young adults, some who had
painted before and some who never
had, all became artists inspired by a
variety of nativity scenes.
More information about Saint Martin
of Tours Young Adult Ministry can be
found on Facebook @SMYoungAdults.
For more information regarding
Young Adult Ministry in the Diocese
of San Jose, please visit, www.dsj.org/
young-adult.
Apolonia Andre Fund
for Liturgical Music
Pastoral Ministry
Training & Formation
S UPPORT L OCAL C ATHOLIC M INISTRY
Strengthen programs at parishes in our four grant categories
through a matching donation to our Spring Grant Cycle.
Saint Martin of Tours Young Adults hold-up
their nativity paintings from the second an-
nual paint night.
Donate at giving.cfoscc.org/donatenow
and select “Spring Grant Cycle Matching Grants”
Learn more about our Spring Grant Cycle
at cfoscc.org/what-we-do/grants
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