Dear Friends
When Jesus Himself talked about meeting us face to face, and thanking us for our faithful service, He talked about our love and compassion for our fellow humans. He stressed how important it was to show genuine love to everyone, especially those in most need.
The Catholic Caring Foundation serves as a vehicle through which donations from the wider Catholic Community can be channelled to organisations that help those in need in our community.
These organisations vary widely, from providing food and emergency accommodation, to visiting those in prison, and supporting those who have recently suffered a bereavement. 70% of our funding goes to Catholic organisations such as De Paul House, Monte Cecilia Housing Trust, St. Vincent de Paul and the Marist Learning Centre.
The work of the Foundation is funded mainly by donations. The money is raised from applications to trusts, grants from generous individuals and the annual Caring Sunday collection throughout the Diocese.
Would you consider remembering the Foundation and its work in your Will? Broaching the subject of death and Wills is not easy and something we naturally avoid talking or thinking about. However, to protect ourselves and our families, it is something we all must do.
As well as making provisions for our loved ones in our Will, there is also the opportunity for us to remember the causes we have supported over the years and to ensure they continue into the future. The Foundation does rely heavily on bequests to build up the capital base from which we can make grants available. Any bequest received by the Foundation is regarded as a very generous and special gift.
Making a bequest to the Foundation will help ensure we can continue to do the work that Christ Himself instructed us to do: feed the hungry, clothe the naked, visit the sick and the lonely, and to look after those less fortunate. I do hope you will consider leaving a bequest to the Foundation in your Will.
It will help us enormously to reach out in the name of Christ to those who most need it.
May God bless you for your generosity!
+Patrick Dunn
Bishop of Auckland