To pay our blessings forward Matt and Erin Ginnaty on a visit to Bellingham, Washington. Here at the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana, we love to hear the stories of why our donors decide to build (or, in some cases, create) permanent endowments for the Catholic Church in our diocese....
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Why support (or start) an endowment for a rural Catholic church? IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, FORSYTH "Rural parishes face many challenges: there’s little economic development, so young people settle elsewhere, and older people move to larger communities to be closer to healthcare or family. Churches struggle to maintain the same level of...
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Rev. Peter Guthneck is a beloved retired priest of our diocese, as well as a board member of the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana. Father spent decades ministering at three parishes on or near Rocky Boy Indian Reservation, and knows a lot about sustaining rural Catholic communities through endowments. Father,...
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A simple, but oh, so effective (and important) way to support the Church forever When many people think of building permanent endowments, they often think of large, planned gifts. But providing everlasting support for the Catholic causes that mean the most to you can be as simple as creating a...
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Year-End giving: so many ways to keep the faith alive— locally and forever! Phipps family (left to right: Luke, Danny, Julie, Lisa, and Clayton) enjoying Glacier Park in July 2023. "Clayton and I were excited for the opportunity to donate to the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana for the Greatest...
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The Foundation supports students in all our Catholic Schools Principal Nolan Trafton (center) joins his students in thanking Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana donors. A Foundation grant made it possible to purchase a new theology curriculum for Billings Central Catholic High School. The Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana supports...
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Billings Catholic Schools benefits from Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana grant program Father John Pankratz visited St. Francis Preschool to bless the statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary that were purchased with grant funding from the Foundation. Billings Catholic Schools (BCS) has received three grants from the Catholic Foundation of...
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There for the Church… in good times and in bad What our donors want matters to us. And they want the endowments they support at the Foundation to help the Catholic parishes, schools, and ministries they love, both in good years and in bad. Because of donor support, we...
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Your Will is the last chapter you’ll write in the book of your life on earth. What do you want it to say? Where were you when you first received Holy Communion? Sighed with relief after having your sins absolved in Reconciliation? Grinned at your new spouse just after being...
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The Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana has been energetically serving the Catholic faithful of our diocese since 1999—yet some Catholics in our diocese still aren’t sure exactly what we do here. We hope the following basic Q & As will get you as excited as we are about creating a...
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