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Monsignor Siefer’s affinity for this parish community and the DuBois region grew exponentially during his 32-year tenure as pastor of Saint Catherine Parish, the longest serving pastor in the history of the parish. With a desire to support the future of the Catholic community he calls home, he established The Reverend Monsignor Richard R. Siefer Endowment to benefit faith formation and evangelization activities in DuBois.
One of the ministries Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Erie provides to the community is the Kinship Ministry. This ministry partners with Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement to help prepare homes for refugee families resettling in Erie. Kinship Ministry had the idea to assemble their own first aid kits for these families.
With a desire to honor a priest who had specially guided and inspired her, Ruthanne Beighley established an endowment in his name. She chose as beneficiaries the three parishes he served and the parish ministries he "fostered and loved very much."
Catholic Foundation Legacy Society members were honored at a recent gathering of donors, board members, staff, and friends of the Foundation.
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