Women's Giving Circle Awards
Nine Organizations a Total of $142,500
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Four-Year Giving Total Rises to $538,500 Distributed in Our Community
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Last month, the
Women’s Giving Circle
(WGC) held its annual Celebration Mass and Breakfast...
and what a celebration it was!
Members gathered at St. Stephen Church, and Rev. Msgr. Christopher H. Nalty celebrated Mass. A program with breakfast followed, during which an amazing $142,500 in grants were awarded to this year’s nine presenting organizations (listed below), all of which serve to strengthen the health of families in our community.
Click here for event photos
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"True ‘health’ integrates physical, mental, and spiritual well-being to determine quality of life," says Co-Chair Karen Eagan. "We are grateful to our 145 members for recognizing the importance of both the family and its health—spiritual, physical, and emotional—in the success of our community."
This year's awards bring the four-year Women’s Giving Circle total to $538,500 distributed to deserving ministries in the Greater New Orleans area.
"Our Women’s Giving Circle members are a wonderful example of how to foster generosity in our community," says Director of Gift Planning
Lisa M. Chmiola, M.S., CFRE
. "Their leadership in pooling philanthropy to make a larger impact shows what can be done when we answer God’s call to use all He has blessed us with to help our fellow sisters and brothers.”
Next up, WGC members will visit the ministries for a day-long bus tour on October 16. This year's recipients are:
$30,000 Grants
$20,000 Grants
$8,500 Grants
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Census Pilot Program Begins with Our Lady of the Rosary Parish
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Ryan Adams,
ParishSOFT coordinator, has begun parish census work in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Our Lady of the Rosary Church is the pilot program for these clean-up efforts, which focus on updating parishioner contact information to create a more accurate picture of active church members.
"This work will help us in our communication efforts," says Fr. Jonathan Hemelt, pastor at Our Lady of the Rosary. "Better data will only further our ability to evangelize."
Many parishes have not completed a census since Hurricane Katrina. The Catholic Community Foundation's (CCF) ParishSOFT work to remove duplicates from parish information was the first step in ensuring churches have the best data possible. Now the work begins to correct or fill in outdated, incomplete information, like addresses. As the pilot program, Our Lady of the Rosary is working with Ryan to refine processes that then will be implemented in other parishes.
"People want to feel connected and part of a larger faith community; accurate contact information is the first step in building a culture of stewardship," says
Dr. Susie Veters
, director of stewardship and parish services. "Good communication with our parishioners allows for deeper engagement and greater transparency. Joint ownership of the parish then fosters generosity as parishioners share all of their gifts with the parish."
CCF is ready to assist parishes with their census work and has the administrative support to make this a seamless task. For more information, please contact
Ryan Adams at
radams@arch-no.org or 504.527.5796.
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Catholic Community Foundation
Seeks Nominations, Launches New Website
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This year’s winner will be recognized at CCF’s
Annual Dinner
celebrating Catholic generosity in our community on Thursday, October 10, at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. Last year’s recipient was Gordon Stevens.
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This year's rebranding efforts convey our dedication to strengthening the body of Christ by fostering generosity in our community. New name...
new website!
Have you explored the Catholic Community Foundation's
redesigned site
yet? C
heck out how
pastors, ministry leaders, and community members can
Connect Through
our foundation. And learn how we help donors
Give Through
the foundation to meet the needs of the parishes, schools, and nonprofit ministries in our archdiocese.
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Upcoming Events and Resources
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your Catholic Community Foundation.
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