Cleveland, Ohio – December 17, 2015 – The Catholic Community Foundation has made a distribution in the amount of $1,934,054 to the Office of Catechetical Formation and Education to provide assistance to a total of 144 parish catechists and Catholic schools in the Diocese of Cleveland. Schools submitted 90 grants and parishes submitted 54 grants to help fund sacramental preparation programs, technology, school curriculum and capital improvements.
The distribution was funded through the generosity of all parishes in the Diocese – pastors, parochial vicors, volunteers and parishioners – through the historic Rooted in Faith – Forward in Hope fundraising campaign, which has distributed nearly $92 million in support of campaign case components that benefit diocesan and parish ministries in the eight counties of the Diocese of Cleveland (Ashland, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit and Wayne).
“This distribution reaffirms the intention of the faithful to support Catholic education and catechetical formation for youth in the Diocese of Clevleand,” says Patrick Grace, Executive Director, Catholic Community Foundation. “We are seeing the fruits of Rooted in Faith – Forward in Hope building forward momentum for the Church in Northeast Ohio, which is benefiting today’s Catholics as well as generations to come.”
Rooted in Faith – Forward in Hope has raised more than $170 million in pledges, surpassing its goal. The Catholic Community Foundation is solely responsible for administering and managing the Rooted in Faith – Forward in Hope campaign on behalf of the Diocese of Cleveland, the 23rd largest diocese in the Unites States. The Foundation operates in union with the Diocese to help strengthen the Northeast Ohio Catholic community.
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The Catholic Community Foundation is dedicated to enriching lives by encouraging faithful philanthropy. The Foundation supports the mission of the Diocese of Cleveland to provide for the spiritual, educational and charitable needs of people throughout Northeast Ohio. Since its inception in 2000, the Foundation has raised more than $220 million to support Catholic Charities, Catholic Education, Priestly Formation, and other ministries in the Diocese of Cleveland.
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