Maryknoll Sisters award $250,000 challenge grant to Lay Missioners

Published: 2005-09-12

MARYKNOLL, N.Y. (CNS) -- The Maryknoll Sisters of St. Dominic have announced a $250,000 challenge grant to the Maryknoll Lay Missioners to support their mission efforts and spark major donor initiatives. As the Lay Missioners raise money, the congregation will match the sums up to a total of $250,000, according to a Maryknoll press release. The congregation's "family" gift will help the Lay Missioners develop an expanded and sustainable financial base, it said. Maryknoll Sister Suzanne Moore, president of the congregation, said the sisters' gift affirms the growing role of the laity in the church's mission movement. It is also part of the Maryknoll Sisters' 50th anniversary commemoration of the life of their foundress, Mother Mary Joseph, who died Oct. 9, 1955. The challenge grant is focused on current and first-time donors who contribute $1,000 or more to the Lay Missioners. Donations must be received by Dec. 31, 2006, to qualify for matching funds.

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