In November of 2022, the Vitality Grants Committee of the Congregations Commission awarded $275,000 to 18 congregations from across the diocese. Annual vitality grants support congregational health and vitality, with funds coming from the diocesan Bishop and Trustees, which holds title to and oversees the real property used by the missions of the diocese.

The 2023 grant cycle, conducted in November 2022, was the fourth to be completed under the guidance of a Vitality Grants Committee appointed with an eye to broadening the perspectives and criteria by which grant applications are evaluated. This year the Grants Committee includes representatives from the Hispanic Affairs Committee, the Antiracism Commission, Bishop and Trustees, Diocesan Council, and the Congregations Commission Oversight Team.

The 2023 Vitality Grants have been awarded to:

Cristo Rey, Chicago $20,000
Good Shepherd, Macomb $20,000
Grace, Galesburg $5,000
Grace, New Lenox $5,000
Messiah and St. Bartholomew, Chicago $20,000
Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Waukegan $17,500
One In Christ, Prospect Heights $20,000
Redeemer, Elgin $5,000
Sagrada Familia, Lake Villa $20,000
Santa Teresa, Chicago $20,000
St. Ann, Woodstock $15,000
St. Edward and Christ, Joliet $15,000
St. George and St. Matthias, Chicago $20,000
St. Martin, Chicago $20,000
St. Mary, Crystal Lake $5,000
St. Michael and All Angels, Berwyn $20,000
St. Paul, McHenry $17,500
St. Paul, Warsaw $10,000

For more information contact Andrea Mysen.