Pastoral Care Funds

Grant funding supports Parishes and pastoral care programs in the Diocese of Bridgeport. With a focus on reinvigorating our Catholic faith and formation, this foundations prioritizes youth, vocations, discipleship, evangelization and justice. We are on a life long journey and strive to love and accompany our brothers, sisters and neighbors especially the most vulnerable among us. Click here to learn about the nine funds/ministries.

Grant Opportunities

We believe in partnerships, financial and human. Parishes and Diocese of Bridgeport programs have the opportunity to apply and receive grants to support Bishop Caggiano's vision for reinvigorating faith formation, discipleship and missionary outreach. The foundation has three types of grants designed to target and elevate smart, creative approaches to enhancing Pastoral Care. Click here to read more.

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Foundations In Faith

Foundations in Faith embraces innovative approaches to funding Pastoral Care programs in the Diocese of Bridgeport. Resources focus on energizing lifelong formation and discipleship and fostering a commitment to justice and accompaniment with our most vulnerable.

From Seminarians to Retired Priests, from Baptism to Last Rites, from suburbs to Inner cities.

The reach is broad, and the impact is meaningful.

Ensuring the vitality of our church demands immediate and ongoing efforts to listen, learn, connect, create, leverage and partner. Investments in time, talent and treasure will create furtile ground to plant seeds of discipleship. In our parish ministries, we must innovate, increase our evangelization efforts to welcome folks to come to or in some cases return to participation in parish life. Forming young people committed to Christ requires the reimagining of faith formation and the expansion of meaningful youth ministry programs. Our seminarys must continue to welcome, educate and form men for the priesthood, and as a Catholic community we will embrace our commitment to provide for the needs of our retired priests.

In our community, we must continue to show God’s love to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities; and meet the spiritual needs of the elderly living in nursing homes. Foundations in Faith will empower the Church in Fairfield County to support, strengthen and build collaborations to enrich our varied pastoral ministries.

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A Catholic Comeback! FIF sees a Dramatic Increase of Applicants

According to Carol Incarnacao-Schirm, Grants Manager, “The Foundation saw a 50% increase in applications for the St. John Paul II Fund for Faith Formation this year.” This is very exciting as we witness a resurgence of Parishes responding to the needs of their Parishioners in offering engaging Faith Formation programs. We would love to fund Read More ››

FIF St. Therese Fund Grantee Spotlight: ChristLife

ChristLife: Knowing, Following And Sharing Christ April 11, 2023 FAIRFIELD—“You bring me souls.” These are the words I hear when I think about the ChristLife program. That is our “soul” purpose to exist. ChristLife is a 21-week program to encounter Jesus, who he is, why we need to know him ever deeper, how we follow Read More ››

FIF Mini-Grant Off Sets Costs: Bridgeport Good Friday Stations Returns

Reposted from the Diocese of Bridgeport Fairfield County Catholic Bridgeport Good Friday Stations Returns As Witness To Faith  April 7, 2023 By Rose Brennan BRIDGEPORT—In the Diocese of Bridgeport, the Lenten season opened and closed with a public display of the Catholic faith. On Ash Wednesday, the faithful from around the globe wore ashes on Read More ››

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This is Fr. Michael Bachman, retired DOB Priest residing at Queen of Clergy in Stamford. He loves puzzles and is ever so charming. The FIF board visited in March and gifted this puzzle and a big jar of Jelly Beans for a count contest. We had a lot of fun! We encourage our youth groups to do ...

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This is Fr. Michael Bachman, retired DOB Priest residing at Queen of Clergy in Stamford. He loves puzzles and is ever so charming. The FIF board visited in March and gifted this puzzle and a big jar of Jelly Beans for a count contest. We had a lot of fun! We encourage our youth groups to do something nice for our retired Priests who have given their lives to form us.

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Foundations in Faith - Proud sponsor of Bishop’s popular “Let Me Be Frank” podcast radio show will be on Veritas this Wednesday. Tune in and call in!

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Congrats to the ChristLife Crew. Great article in FCC this month. Foundations in Faith was a proud finder of your amazing evangelization efforts. We cheer you on and on and on!

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Congrats to the ChristLife Crew. Great article in FCC this month. Foundations in Faith was a proud finder of your amazing evangelization efforts. We cheer you on and on and on!