November 22, 2019

Catholic Community Foundation funds help St. Francis Xavier and other parishes

As St. Francis Xavier Parish in Henryville celebrates its sesquicentennial (see related story), parishioner Tom Mayes notes that, “It gives peace of mind that you kept something going and are able to pass it on to the next generation.”

One way Catholics of central and southern Indiana help their parishes “pass it on to the next generation” is by establishing designated funds through the archdiocesan Catholic Community Foundation (CCF).

For instance, three funds have been established through the years to benefit the Henryville parish:

  • The St. Francis Xavier Cemetery Endowment Fund is used to ensure that funds will be available in perpetuity to maintain the St. Francis Cemetery in Henryville.
  • The St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Endowment Fund provides support for the operational needs of the parish.
  • The St. Francis Xavier Disaster Relief Endowment Fund continues to help maintain disaster relief infrastructure, fund volunteer groups for disaster relief, and support the New Albany Deanery with disaster relief efforts.

A parish anniversary is a great time to consider contributing to—or starting—a CCF fund to keep the parish thriving and able to serve for years to come.

To find out if your parish has established CCF funds to contribute to or to make a donation to an existing fund, go to www.archindy.org/ccf, e-mail ccf@archindy.org, or call 800-382-9836, ext. 1482, or 317-236-1482. †

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