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Author Archives: Kelly Weldon
Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier – Parish Tour, Mass and Listening Lunch
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 ››
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 ››
Foundations in Faith Awards over $150,000 to 17 Diocesan ministries
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 ››
St. John Vianney Fund – Our Retired Priests at Our Queen of Clergy
DID YOU KNOW? More than two decades ago, the Catherine Dennis Keefe Queen of the Clergy Residence was built to offer independent living for our retired priests. This independent living facility was conceived under Bishop Edward Egan, who served as Bishop of the Bridgeport Diocese from 1988 to 2000. Original building construction began in 1998 Read More ››
FIF Supports and Celebrates Seminarians and Priests. We are Thrilled to Share Bishop Ordains Deacon Dormévil To The Priesthood
Reprinted and Shared from Fairfield County Catholic, Diocese of Bridgeport Bishop Ordains Deacon Dormévil To The Priesthood June 13, 2021 BRIDGEPORT — Bishop Frank J. Caggiano ordained Deacon Guy Dormévil to the priesthood on Saturday, the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, urging the widowed father of two adult children “to become through grace Read More ››
Transparency in FIF Funding – A (Very Good) Year in Review
FIF YTD Distribution Report FY 20-21 FIF 2020-21 Grantees
FIF “Youth in Action” Grant Funded This Awesome Gathering For Youth By Youth
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 ››
