BRIDGEPORT—The Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier was December 3, and ordinarily, it might be a day to celebrate one of the most important missionaries in the history of the Catholic Church. And it certainly was that. But for a select group of people, it was also a day to learn, listen and take action. Read More ››
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 ››
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 ››
By Rose Brennan June was a busy month for Foundations in Faith. But it was also one filled with joy, as the Diocese begins to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and return to some semblance of normal. And that was reflected in the foundation’s June board meeting. It was the first time its members were Read More ››
REPRINTED FROM FAIRFIELD COUNTY CATHOLIC Teens Encouraged To ‘Find Your Fire’ At Trumbull Youth Event June 4, 2021 TRUMBULL—“The words you speak and the lifestyle you lead will show the world that Jesus means something to you. So, I ask you, my young friends to unlock the fire of the Holy Spirit, for that fire Read More ››
Reprint from FCC BRIDGEPORT—When Father Skip Karcsinski looks back on the challenges Blessed Sacrament Church confronted during the COVID lockdown, he says they would have been insurmountable if his parish did not receive a grant from Foundations in Faith to overhaul its technology and communications systems. So many problems that had been endurable before quickly Read More ››
On February 28th, Foundations in Faith Board Member, Dan Mudd, along with Chris and Kelly Weldon attended Vespers and dinner with Fr. Marco Pacciana, Fr. Giando Menico Flora, and the Redemptoris Mater Seminarians. Dan Mudd is the Board Advocate for the St. Charles Borromeo Fund for vocations and seminarians. According to Kelly Weldon “our visit Read More ››
Click here for the JPII Fund Application for Religious Education and Youth Ministry. Click here to view a PDF of the Application for your planning purposes. All applications must be submitted online. Click here for a copy of the budget form which you will need to upload into the online application for submitting. All applications Read More ››
Foundations in Faith Board of Trustees wishes to congratulate the 2021 Youth in Action grantees; Crossroads 4 Christ , for their collaboration between the Stamford and Fairfield Chapters, Our Lady of Fatima Parish – Bpt for their project- Our Lady’s Vegetable Garden which will support their food pantry and St. Theresa Church who will collaborate Read More ››
“Yes, I will help” was the resounding response from Fairfield County Catholics responding to the Diocesan “Giving Tuesday” appeal. We had over 60 donations to Foundations in Faith for the St. Francis Xavier (SFX) Fund. As a new fund, one of the goals was to build awareness as well as raise funds. According to Kelly Read More ››
