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June 25
- Sister Mary Tracy, SNJM
The Catholic Foundation furthers the work of the Church and serves the people of Eastern Washington by building, managing and distributing income from contributions and endowed funds. (Catholic Foundation Mission Statement) In early June at St Peter’s Church, the Catholic Foundation Board awarded grants to several organizations. Each recipient applied in one of two categories: Religious Education or Community Outreach.
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April 1
- Sister Mary E. Tracy, SNJM
As a balance to the annual funds, a bequest is a long-term, planned gift, one that gives only after the donor dies.
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April 1
- Sister Mary E. Tracy, SNJM
Marie Kehrli, a parishioner at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, established an endowment dedicated to the education of seminarians eight years ago. Recently, Marie finalized details of a bequest she is gifting to her endowment, managed by the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Washington. Upon her death, the bequest will be added to her endowment, creating a strong and perpetual source of funding for theological education for seminarians.
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February 1
- Sr. Mary Tracy, SNJM
Recently, I attended the St John Vianney School’s dinner & auction. I have a special regard for SJV School and Parish because 10 of my first cousins went through the school in the 60’s and I attended ever so many weddings in what was then a kind of makeshift Church. The SJV auction attracted a diverse and generous crowd from the school, the parish and the community. Bishop Daly offered the prayer and witnessed the bidding war for the dinner he generously offered for a key live auction item.