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One Faith Hope Love bulletin
Spring 2018
Catholic Community Foundation for the Archdiocese of Cincinnati
Tuition grants are arriving in the mail Catholic Education Foundation is offering more than $2 million in grants Thanks to the generous benefactors of the One Faith, One Hope, One Love campaign, thousands of students will receive tuition assistance for next school year. For the 2018-2019 school year the Catholic Education Foundation (CEF) is offering more than two million dollars in tuition assistance to students in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati Elementary and Secondary Schools. The Catholic Education Foundation, which supervises funds allotted to the Archdiocese’s Educational Services Department from the One Faith, One Hope, One Love campaign, met on February 28 to discuss the disbursement of tuition grants for the upcoming school year. It was announced at the meeting that grants will be offered to 1,832 students. The applications were submitted through the FACTS system (a third-party evaluator). More than 1,350 students (or 75 percent of those offered grants) will be receiving the maximum individual grant amount of $1,100. This is an increase of $100 from last year’s maximum grant amount. The CEF Board increased the maximum grant amount after considering the funds on hand from the campaign and the financial need of applicants. Award letters to applicants informing them of the amount they
are eligible to receive began arriving in homes in early March. Grants can be used in any of the 90 Archdiocesan elementary schools and were available to students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. In addition to the combined $1.8 million in grants for elementary school students, 24 high schools in the Archdiocese will receive a total of $460,000 in scholarship aid. The funds are divided based on the percentage of students in poverty at each individual location. That brings the total funds the CEF is offering students to more than $2.2 million. According to the Superintendent of Catholic Schools, Susan Gibbons, the campaign is impacting students and families. “The generosity of the donors to the One Faith, One Hope, One Love campaign is remarkable. Students and families throughout the Archdiocese of Cincinnati are benefitting from grants to assist in their tuition to their local Catholic School. We remain extremely grateful to those who donated to the campaign. They are making a true difference in the life of a child by helping with the gift of a Catholic education,” said Gibbons.
Illuminating the Story of Jesus for more than a Century Windows in Wapakoneta are dazzling again A number of churches in the Archdiocese of Cincinnati have used the 20 percent rebate funds from the Archdiocesan capital campaign, One Faith, One Hope, One Love, to assist in church and parish renovations. The money has been critical for projects to improve grounds, make additions and in some cases restore beauty. At St. Joseph Church in Wapakoneta the renovation of the church has been a multi-year, multi-campaign project. Before the inception of One Faith, One Hope, One Love, St. Joseph Church began their own capital campaign for church improvements. According to Father Pat Sloneker, pastor of St. Joseph Parish, despite the parish needs, parishioners recognized the needs of the broader Church and still pledged to the Archdiocesan campaign. “Outstanding, good stewards that they are, St. Joseph parishioners pledged generously to the Archdiocesan campaign as well. Many of us had to wait until our own church renovation campaign ended and then immediately began payment of the Archdiocesan campaign’s pledge,” said Fr. Sloneker. And their generosity was recognized in the 20 percent rebate to the parish from the campaign. In total the parish will receive an estimated $144,000 in rebates once all pledges are paid. This money is going toward accomplishing a renovation they were unable to originally complete, the restoration of the church’s stained glass windows. The rebate money supplied more than 20 percent of the funds toward the $660,000 project. The rest of the funds were raised through the support of the parishioners for the continued renovation of the church and the generosity of the Wapakoneta Kleinhenz Moeller Foundation. Walking into St. Joseph Church, the beauty of the more than 100-year-old church is astounding and contributing to the church’s radiance are more than a dozen dazzling stained glass windows. Originally designed in Munich, Germany, the windows were purchased around the time that the church was built in 1911. There are ten windows each measuring 20.5 feet by 5.5 feet that go down the nave of the church. Each were $300 at the time of purchase. These windows depict various saints and events in the life of Christ, including the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Presentation in the Temple, the Finding of Jesus in the Temple, the Agony in the Garden, the Crucifixion, St. Anne with the Virgin Mary, St. Martin
of Tours, St. Margaret Mary Alacoque and Simon of Cyrene. In addition three large rose windows, each more than 20 feet high, grace the church walls above the vestibule and above each side of the altar. The rose windows depict angels, as well as the Nativity of the Lord and St. Joseph with the Child Jesus. “I love the St. Joseph windows, particularly the window of the Nativity, which faces the presider’s chair. Now the windows are even more radiant,” said Fr. Sloneker. “Parishioners have been of one voice in praise of the beauty of the finished product. The windows look new and the glory of the Lord Jesus shines through them!” The restoration project for the windows has taken several years. Begun in January of 2015, the process included removing each window for cleaning and inspection and then replacing it. The project is now coming to an end. The church hopes to have the full restoration completed in April of 2018 - just in time to let the spring sunshine illuminate the windows during the brilliance of the Easter season!
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Catholic Charities Report of Campaign Funds Catholic Charities of Southwest Ohio announced their 2017 report of funds from the One Faith, One Hope, One Love campaign. For the year, the agency received just more than $1.2 million dollars. They used the money to fund food pantries, provide family services, programming and more. Each of the programs listed below are opportunities for service made possible from funds provided by the campaign. The programs are directly impacting thousands of lives. Here is the breakdown of funds: Parish Outreach: $ 83,674 The Catholic Charities Parish Outreach program allows lay people and clergy to bring services to those in need. In 2017 they were able to serve more than 115 parishes with assistance in food, coats and organizing donations. Hunger Reduction: $378,353 Catholic Charities provides meals to those in need in every area of the Archdiocese. One initiative is the Catholic Charities Food for All that works with social service agencies to serve rural communities in the eastern counties of the Archdiocese. The funds were also used to provide meals through the Springfield Food Pantry and mobile pantries. In 2017 more than 450,000 meals were served through pantries and school backpack programs.
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Family Services: $28,855 Individual counseling to children is provided to at-risk children and their families through Catholic Charities. In 2017 more than 1,200 children were served. Health and Education Programs: $139,499 Hispanic and Latino immigrants are provided assistance through the Su Casa program organized by Catholic Charities. Services include education and fitness classes, health fairs, screenings, referrals and emergency assistance. In 2017 more than 4,000 were served through this outreach. Behavioral Health: $332,593 Behavioral health services are provided through Catholic Charities to anyone in need, regardless of faith or income. The program is certified through the Ohio Department of Mental Health. In 2017 more than 10,000 sessions were provided. Volunteer Programs: $52,947 In 2017 more than 5,500 volunteers worked at Catholic Charities. Their service produced nearly 200,000 hours of work on behalf of the agency. Capitol Purchases: $27,066 In 2017 needed updates were made to phones, signage and HVAC. According to the CEO of Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio, Ted Bergh, the One Faith, One Hope, Love campaign has been instrumental in allowing Catholic Charities to serve the community. “All of this work from, Food for All, to volunteer engagement, was made possible by the One Faith, One Hope, One Love campaign. Donations enabled us to launch new services and expand existing programs. Contributions improved the lives of thousands of more people served by Catholic Charities,” said Bergh.
We Are Investing in Five Priorities to Carry Out the Work of The Church:
Local Parish Priorities
Funds are distributed from the campaign semiannually according to the chart on the right. Here is the breakdown of funds from January 2018: • Catholic Schools (Tuition Assistance Endowment) and Education: $5,032,869.89 • Parishes: $3,834,815.26 • The Athenaeum of Ohio: $1,169,880.37 • Retired priests: $1,008,973.97 • Catholic Charities Southwestern Ohio: $520,320.80 • Catholic Social Services of the Miami Valley: $283,885.74
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Beyond school walls; programming needs receive funding Funds seek to foster Catholic identity in schools and parishes In addition to the distribution of funds for tuition grants from the One Faith, One Hope, One Love campaign, funds are also allocated for programs that foster the Catholic identity, leadership and academic quality in schools and parishes. This programming will receive $343,000 for the 2018-2019 school year. The money will be used to continue several initiatives with the aim of growing the Catholic identity. These include the Vocare and “School of Faith” programs. Money will also be allocated for programs designed to foster school leadership skills. Catholic high school boards, the
professional development of principals and the continuation of the Aspiring Leaders program that began last year, will all be a focus for the Archdiocese’s Educational Services Department. In addition the strategic vision for the Department will also be explored. Money for academic efforts will fund Latino Outreach programs, preschool initiatives that continue to grow (currently 65 preschools in the Archdiocese) and summer school programs that assist students living in poverty.