Impact Stories

Saint Callistus Parish in Kane used their 2019 endowment distribution to meet an unexpected parish need.

Saint Catherine of Siena Parish, DuBois received a $1,470 Catholic Foundation grant in 2019 to help provide faith development, faith sharing and continuing education for parishioners in the eastern vicariate interested in furthering their faith.

Because of an education grant from the Catholic Foundation, Sue Berdis, faith formation coordinator at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Erie, PA, was able to attend the Mid-Atlantic Congress in February, 2020.

St. Gregory School in North East used a grant from the Catholic Foundation to introduce new, interactive, smart technology to its students. The portable MimioTeach devices have transformed their whiteboards into visual and highly interactive smart displays with iPad integration.

A grant from the Education Endowment at the Catholic Foundation allowed the Diocese of Erie’s new faith formation team to attend the Amazing Parish conference in October 2019.

The Michael C. McCloskey Memorial Endowment is enhancing music ministry in the Diocese of Erie.

In 2018, the Evangelization Endowment awarded a total of $35,742 in grants.

In 2018, the Catholic Education Endowment awarded a total of $138,862 in grants. One recipient was the Church of the Beloved Disciple in Grove City.

In 2018, the Catholic Social Ministry Endowment awarded a total of $66,700 in grants. One recipient was the Saint Elizabeth Center in Oil City.