CHARLOTTE — Does your parish help run a food pantry or have an emergency services program? Perhaps your parish or ministry provides food assistance for children during summer months, offers meals for those who experiencing homelessness, or sponsors a community garden for people in need.
If so, consider applying for a Catholic Charities CRS Rice Bowl Mini-Grant for up to $1,000 in grant funds. For every $3 of Rice Bowl funds sent to CRS for overseas projects, $1 remains in the Diocese of Charlotte to help fund a local grant program that supports poverty and hunger fighting projects of diocesan Catholic entities. Projects must target hunger and poverty in communities in the diocese.
Only one grant can be submitted per Catholic entity, and grant applications must be reviewed and signed by the pastor, principal or director of the entity applying for the grant.
Completed application PDFs must be emailed by Friday, June 3.
For more information and applications, go to www.ccdoc.org/cchdcrs.
— Joseph Purello
GASTONIA — St. Michael School will host “All The World’s a Stage,” a fun-filled spring gala to benefit the Catholic school, from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 30, in the school’s gym.
The Shakespearean theme of this semi-formal fundraiser promises a festive evening celebrating the school and its 80th anniversary.
The gala includes dinner, open bar, dancing and updates about the preK-8 school. Dr. Michael P. Foley will also speak about how classical education sets the stage for a meaningful life.
Foley is a professor of patristics at Baylor University, Catholic theologian, “mixologist,” and author or editor of over a dozen books and 500 articles on topics including the liturgy, St. Augustine, and contemporary film and culture.
Tickets are $75 per person or $500 per table. For details, go to www.eventcreate.com/e/smcsgala. Questions? Call 704-867-6212.
— SueAnn Howell, senior reporter