BRIDGEPORT—This Friday is the Feast Day of St. Francis Xavier. Foundations is Faith’s St. Francis Xavier Fund for Missionary Parishes will be hosting Mass at St. Augustine Cathedral at 12:10 pm.
The St. Francis Xavier Fund is one of nine programs overseen by Foundations in Faith. It supports nine of the diocese’s urban parishes: six in Bridgeport, and one each in Danbury, Norwalk and Stamford. It receives funding from donors and the We Stand With Christ campaign.
What sets the fund apart from the rest of Foundations in Faith’s eight other funds is its ability to provide emergency assistance quickly. While the other funds might have application periods once or twice a year, if a parish qualifies for the St. Francis Xavier Fund, they can essentially request assistance whenever they need it.
And if approved, they’ll get that funding right away. If a priest requests funding for an emergency project early in the week and his project is approved, work could begin on it by the end of the week.
For more information on the St. Francis Xavier Fund, visit: foundationsinfaith.org.
