For parishes or missions with a good idea that has suffered due to lack of resources the Parish Health Grant initiative can stimulate you to turn the crank and get started.
Cash grants of approximately $2000 will be made to at least three worthy parishes in the Diocese.
In addition one cash grant of $2500 will be earmarked for a mission community only. If further efforts aimed at raising additional donated funds are successful the number and or size of grants can be increased.
These parish grants are inspired by the grants provided annually to mission parishes of the Diocese. The difference is that, unlike Mission grants which tend to be larger and are used to support day to day operation of small struggling missions in early stages of existence, Parish Life Grants are:
- available to missions or parishes
- designed to provide stimulus to begin specific new ministries or further strengthen existing parish ministries.
- involve specific effort -effort undertaken by the parish and its members- tied to them.
To receive an award parishes need to submit an application, which can found
here prior to May 30, 2007. The decision on which parishes will be awarded grants will be made by a committee appointed by Archbishop JOB.
Further information can be found in the recent press release from the Diocese and in a
document that provides background for parishes desiring to submit an application.
As a first step, parishes considering applying for a grant are encouraged to contact
Joe Kormos, Parish Health Facilitator, to receive more information about the grant process, assistance in defining the project and to receive suggestions for potential grant worthy projects.
