Author Archives: Kelly Weldon

From the Heart

I’d be happy to talk about the importance of the mini grants. They are critical to groups like Stamford Young Adults. Here are some quick things that I could highlight that have happened as a result of the money we received:   We were able to hold monthly faith on taps. We used grant money Read More ››

Good bye, Rose!

With a heart full of gratitude, I would like to thank and wish Rose the very best as she begins a new job with the DOB Communications Team. Yes, we will miss her yet the FIF Board and t are thrilled that she will remain in the Diocesan family. Keep an eye out for her Read More ››

Veritas Event Features Bishop On Live Radio Show

Article by Joe Pisani- reprinted from Fairfield County Catholic April 12, 2022 FAIRFIELD—Several hundred people came out for a dose of faith and fun to watch a special live broadcast of the popular “Let Me Be Frank” radio show and hear Bishop Frank J. Caggiano discuss everything from the perfect recipe for pasta sauce to Read More ››

For St. Catherine Center – A Dream is Launched:

Foundations in Faith congratulates St. Catherine Center for Special Needs, one of our nine pastoral care ministries for their success. reprinted from Fairfield County Catholic Building For the Future Campaign Goal is Met. As 2022 begins we are elated to announce that the $5M goal for the Building For the Future Campaign has been met. Read More ››

SFX Warm Hearts

NORWALK—Foundations in Faith is pleased to share that the St. Francis Xavier Fund approved a $10,000.00 grant to offset costs for a new boiler at St. Joseph and St. Ladislaus Parish in Norwalk. The need was immediate as St. Joseph Church had no heat with Christmas Mass just a few days away! The SFX Committee Read More ››

Our Newly Launched Newsletter – By Rose Brennan

  Check out Foundations in Faith Monthly Newsletter for November  From the Board With the board recently launching the Lourdes Fund for Pastoral Care at Catholic Nursing Homes, it was important for Foundations in Faith to ensure all three of the benefitting nursing homes were on the same page. As a result, Foundations in Faith’s Read More ››

St. James Church Paves the Way with a Program on Racism

STRATFORD — It began as a simple conversation at St. James Parish about racism, a conversation at times unsettling but always illuminating, a conversation between people of different faiths and different ethnic groups. And from that discussion, which focused on the pastoral letter by the U.S. Bishops, “Open Wide Our Hearts,” a group of people Read More ››