Community Supports Diocese of Fall River Catholic Schools and Families
Awards are announced for financial support that are helping to welcome children back to the Diocese’s Catholic schools this fall
Read more- November 15th, 2020
The Diocese of Fall River, MA has taken a step in FAITH and HOPE to formally establish an independent, charitable foundation responsible for raising, managing and distributing philanthropic funds to provide long-term, sustainable support for the parishes, schools and life-changing ministries across its Diocese.
The Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts comes as a direct outgrowth of a six-month planning process that brought together over forty women and men from across the Diocese, to serve on a taskforce and seek to discern how a Foundation may help us to fulfill God’s will for REBUILDING the Church in Southeastern, MA.
Their collective efforts resulted in a shared vision to establish a Catholic Foundation to serve and support our community of FAITH in the years ahead. The Foundation will play an active role in advancing the mission of our Church and together we will strive to:
The Foundation is incorporated as a separate 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, fully endorsed by the Diocese of Fall River and its Bishop, Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V. This legal structure ensures that all gifts will be used for their intended purposes and provides a level of efficiency, accountability and transparency that will earn the respect and confidence of donors as well as the pastors/parishes, schools and ministries it serves.
To invite great generosity, safeguard all gifts entrusted to our care and enable our parishes, schools and ministries to advance the mission of our Church, throughout the Diocese of Fall River.
Below are the latest projects in need of financial support
Since 1942, the Catholic Appeal has helped people in all phases of life. Now in its 79th year, the Appeal sustains the numerous agencies, programs, and ministries vital to the needs of thousands.
Please join us in supporting our Catholic schools as we are experiencing the effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic. Together, let us rise up and support our students and families.
CSS provides critical human services to the community such as food pantries, homeless shelters and financial assistance to the most vulnerable in our community.
Join us in supporting our parishes who are experiencing the effects of COVID-19. Together, let us rise up and support our local community.
Since 1942, the Catholic Appeal has helped people in all phases of life. Now in its 79th year, the Appeal sustains the numerous agencies, programs, and ministries vital to the needs of thousands.
Awards are announced for financial support that are helping to welcome children back to the Diocese’s Catholic schools this fall
Read moreConducted during an unprecedented time, the 79th Annual Catholic Appeal, “See All the People,” has come to a close.
Read moreOur Diocese is blessed with devoted seminarians who are the future leaders of our Church, united in a common bond of faith and service. Gifts to the annual Catholic Appeal directly support these men, through the Diocese of Fall River Office of Vocations.
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