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Help Catholic Charities West Michigan Decide on a Patron Saint!
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We are inviting parishes in our diocese, along with our Catholic Charities West Michigan staff, to help us choose a patron saint for the agency. The staff of CCWM studied Catholic social teachings through various saints whose lives exemplified care for the poor and marginalized.
CLICK HERE to find out how you can help choose CCWM’s patron saint!
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Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl Local Grant Process Open
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If your parish or organization has a hunger, poverty alleviation, or direct services program and is in need of funding, you may be eligible for a local CRS Rice Bowl grant. Grant amounts usually range from $800 - $1,500. Applications for the grants are available through the Catholic Charities West Michigan website here. Grant applications are due by October 31. To learn more about the program locally, please contact Maggie Walsh at mwalsh@ccwestmi.org or (616) 340-1824.
Thank you to all who participated in and contributed to CRS Rice Bowl! The grants are made available through parishioner contributions made throughout the Lenten season. 25% of the contributions remain in our diocese while 75% of parishioner contributions go to CRS Humanitarian Relief Agencies throughout 100 countries. To learn more about CRS Rice Bowl, click here: crsricebowl.org
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Project Rachel
Project Rachel is now offering new post-abortion healing opportunities during the fall and winter. Retreats and support groups are offered in a virtual format. Contact Maggie Walsh for more info, if you or a loved one is struggling because of an abortion experience.
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Combatting Racism
The USCCB's Ad Hoc Committee Against Racism seeks to teach about and to witness to the intrinsic dignity of the human person as an antidote to the grave sin of racism. The committee explores and implements concrete solutions to address the racism that still pervades our society and our Church today.
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Promote Civility. Love Our Neighbors. Build Community.
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As the level of civility and respect for others with differing opinions has diminished with each passing political campaign season, Michigan Catholic Conference (MCC) has undertaken an advertising effort encouraging Catholics and residents of the state to pledge civility, clarity, and compassion when discussing and debating candidates and politics. To learn more about promoting the nonpartisan Civilize It effort, please watch this one-minute television commercial featuring a diverse range of individuals who are taking the pledge. To learn more about this campaign, please visit here.
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Walking With Moms In Need
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Walking with Moms in Need is a year of service where Catholic parishes and communities "walk in the shoes" of local pregnant and parenting women in need. Everyone should know how to help moms in difficult circumstances. While not trying to turn Catholic parishes into pregnancy centers, we can support local pregnancy centers where they exist, and we can also find and share other resources with pregnant and parenting women. And where there are few local resources, we can create our own, based on the gifts of the parish community!
We hope you and your parish will join us in this Year of Service. For further resources on this initiative and additional Respect Life Month here in our diocese, visit here.
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