Rediscover the Foundation
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The Catholic Community Foundation of Northeast Indiana is very excited to have a video explaining exactly the focus of our mission: supporting the spiritual, educational and charitable ministries of the Catholic Church and Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, by inspiring charitable giving and estate planning. "...Those who believed...shared" Acts 2:44-45 |
Day of Giving sponsored by the Catholic
Community Foundation of Northeast Indiana
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Mark your calendars for our #iGiveCatholic Day of Giving for Tuesday, November 30, 2021. Information on how to register will be sent out to all parishes this summer. This Day of Giving is sponsored by the Foundation and is free of charge to our parishes, schools & ministries to participate.
Last year we had 48 ministries participate, raising over $175,000 for various causes within our Diocese. 
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Patron Saint of the CCFNEI: St. Katherine Drexel
A few years ago Bishop Rhodes named St. Katherine Drexel the Patron Saint of our Catholic Community Foundation. St. Katherine Drexel is a true example of Stewardship. The 2nd American-born canonized saint, was born into great wealth in Philadelphia in 1858. Soon after her birth, her mother passed away and she was then raised by her father and step-mother who were firm believers in philanthropy, especially tending to the needs of the poor. Leading by example, as a young women, St. Katherine Drexel became aware of the difficult circumstances that were facing Native Americans and African Americans of that time. She used her inherited fortune to serve these groups. She funded many institutions, including schools. St. Katherine Drexel died in 1955, and was beatified by Pope Saint John Paul II in 1988 and canonized in 2000. Her feast day is March 3rd. St. Katherine Drexel, pray for us!
Patron Saint of the CCFNEI: St. Katherine Drexel
A few years ago Bishop Rhodes named St. Katherine Drexel the Patron Saint of our Catholic Community Foundation. St. Katherine Drexel is a true example of Stewardship. The 2nd American-born canonized saint, was born into great wealth in Philadelphia in 1858. Soon after her birth, her mother passed away and she was then raised by her father and step-mother who were firm believers in philanthropy, especially tending to the needs of the poor. Leading by example, as a young women, St. Katherine Drexel became aware of the difficult circumstances that were facing Native Americans and African Americans of that time. She used her inherited fortune to serve these groups. She funded many institutions, including schools. St. Katherine Drexel died in 1955, and was beatified by Pope Saint John Paul II in 1988 and canonized in 2000. Her feast day is March 3rd. St. Katherine Drexel, pray for us!
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