the FOUNDATION

for the DIOCESE of Helena

2013-2014 Foundation Grant Recipients

Trustees instituted the grants program in 2007 to help provide funding for parishes or programs lacking money for specific ministries or projects. Since 2007 over $194,000 in grants have been awarded by the Foundation. This year the Board of Trustees awarded nearly $40,000 in grants:

Blessed Trinity Parish, Missoula
$1,250 — National Association of Pastoral Musicians Annual Convention

Christ the King Parish, Missoula
$1,500 — Gallup Member Engagement Questionnaire

Clinica Maxeña, Guatemala Mission
$5,000 — Sustainable Agriculture Project

Holy Cross Parish, Townsend
$2,100 — Faith Formation program update

Holy Cross Parish, Townsend
$2,000 — Strengthening faith-based family activities

Immaculate Conception Parish, Deer Lodge
$3,500 — Adult and youth minister training

Little Flower Parish, Browning
$1,000 — Cursillo

Madison County Cath. Community, Sheridan
$1,000 — Landscaping

St. John the Apostle Mission, Melrose
$3,000 — Roof rebuilding

Missoula Catholic Schools
$1,400 — Sustainable campus ministry program

Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Eureka
$2,000 — Critical concrete removal and replacement

Our Lady of the Valley Parish, Helena
$3,190 — Little Rock Scripture Study

St. Anthony Parish, Missoula
$3,200 — Audio-visual equipment

St. Anthony Parish, Missoula
$1,000 — National Conference of Catechetical Leadership

St. Charles Borromeo Parish, Whitefish
$450 — Laptop for Faith Formation programming

St. Ignatius Parish and missions
$400 — Adult Faith Formation

St. Joseph Parish, Choteau
$4,000 — Boiler replacement

St. Mary Catholic Community Parish, Helena
$3,000 — New musical instrument

St. Michael Parish, Conrad
$1,000 — Sidewalk repair