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.
The 78th annual Catholic Charities Appeal (CCA), “See All the People,” has come to a close, and this year more than 20,000 generous supporters came forward making gifts totaling $4.1 million
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Catholic Social Services provides emergency housing and homeless shelters to those in their time of greatest need across the Diocese of Fall River. One of these shelters is St. Joseph House in Hyannis.
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For nearly 30 years, the Office of Pro-Life has been ministering to people of all ages across the Diocese of Fall River, providing opportunities to come together and learn about the value of life from conception to natural death, in accordance with the teachings of the Catholic Church.
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