Seattle University
Climate Action Conference $50,000
Funding Priority: Pastoral Ministries
Supporting a three-day climate conference in summer 2025. Called “Together for Our Common Home,” the climate action summit will bring together business and non-profit leaders, educators, students, researchers, faith leaders, Indigenous communities, elected officials, and community leaders to learn from each other to take real action to care for our common home.
WWU Catholic Newman Center
Campus Minister Support $70,000 over two years
Funding Priority: Pastoral Ministries
Looking ahead, Viking Catholic is focused on their ability to raise funds and develop programs to build out their offerings to support faith development of WWU college students. This grant provides for increased staff time to continue to develop student programming, with an additional focus on building their fundraising ability and enabling them to sustain it in the future.
Office for Catholic Schools
Latino Summit $27,000
Funding Priority: Faith Formation / Education
Funding a Latino Summit: Cultivating Belonging, Empowering Leadership, and Building Access to Catholic Education Goals. A two-day event of: Day 1: Professional Learning Day for principals, school staff, pastors, parish staff, and religious ed instructors; Day 2: Latino
Family Day: Cultivating Belonging, Empowering Leadership, Building Access to Catholic Education
Archdiocese of Seattle - Youth Ministry Services
Supports attendance at the National Eucharistic Congress $23,000
Funding Priority: Faith Formation / Education
Creating opportunities for youth and young adults to encounter Christ and connecting them to the larger Church by providing scholarships to attend the National Eucharistic Congress taking place in Indianapolis in July 2024. The is the first National Eucharistic Congress in 83 years and this grant makes attending accessible to low-income youth and young adults from across the archdiocese.
Archdiocese of Seattle - Young Adult Ministry
Young Adult Retreats Approved: $22,000
Funding Priority: Faith Formation / Education
Supporting those with cultural or financial barriers and furthering the call of evangelization through a personal encounter with Christ is a priority for the Young Adult Ministry. This grant supports young adults with opportunities to grow in their faith by offering four unique retreats throughout the year.
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Catholic Church
Supporting the Mobile Resource Response Team (MRRT) outreach Approved: $2,400
Funding Priority: Catholic Initiatives
Providing essential services to people who are homeless. Through OLQH’s commitment to the Mobile Resource Response Team (MRRT), three times a month services are provided to the unhoused of South Pierce County with a place where they can get a meal,
shower, wash their clothes, acquire new clothes, and receive access to assistance through Pierce County and other organizations.
St. Paul Chong Hasang Parish
Lenten Retreat for Catholic Youth in 2024 Approved: $8,000
Funding Priority: Faith Formation / Education
Supporting, engaging, and nurturing the faith of our youth.
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Social Justice Commission
Outreach services of the Social Justice Commission Approved: $500
Funding Priority: Pastoral Ministries
Enabling the Social Justice Commission to further support their Mobile Resource Response Team in their work with people who are experiencing homelessness.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish
Vacation Bible Camp for Seniors Approved: $2.700
Funding Priority: Faith Formation / Education
Bringing together seniors, from all parishes that make up their new parish family, to come to know each other and share their faith. Laying groundwork to expand ministries to Seniors in new ways and hoping to help seniors feel more connected to the larger community.
St. Gabriel and Prince of Peace Catholic Church
Travel expenses Approved: $7,000
Funding Priority: Pastoral Ministries
Enabling a large group of students to travel to the 2024 Steubenville Northwest Youth Conference in Spokane and giving them the opportunity to grow in their faith and encounter Christ in new ways.
Society of Saint Vincent de Paul, Sacred Heart, Battle Ground
Addressing needs of food, clothing, and shelter. Approved: $5,000
Funding Priority: Pastoral Ministries
Meeting the growing needs of low-income individuals and families with rent, utilities, and food.
St. Peter - St. George Conference - St. Vincent de Paul of Seattle/King County
Addressing needs of food, clothing, and shelter. Approved: $5,000
Funding Priority: Pastoral Ministries
Supporting those in need by going to their place of residence, home, car, or street to help as friends and neighbors with basic needs such as rent, utilities, bed, and food in a spirit of goodwill and friendship.
