The Diocese of Charlotte Foundation has 18 endowments totaling over $4 million that help fund the education of our seminarians:
- Monsignor Thomas Burke Seminarian Endowment Fund
- Beatrice A. Chase Endowment Fund
- Conklin Endowment Fund
- A. Loraine Cox and C. Richard Cox Seminarian Education Endowment Fund
- Fabrey Endowment Fund
- FFHL Vocation and Seminarian Support Endowment Fund
- Dick Kelly Endowment Fund
- Seminarian Michael G. Kitson Memorial Endowment Fund
- Lee Endowment Fund
- William E. Rabil Sr. and Rosalie Daye Rabil Family Endowment Fund
- The Reverend Timothy S. Reid Endowment Fund
- Eugene and Carmen Rossitch Endowment Fund
- Dr. Marvin L. Schrum and Paula B. Schrum Education Endowment Fund
- Seminarian Education Endowment Fund
- Abdou J. and Edna S. Showfety Endowment Fund for Seminarian Education
- St. Lawrence Council (1695) RSVP Endowment Fund
- St. Lucien Seminarian Scholarship Endowment Fund
- Valentine Family Seminarian Education Endowment Fund
Leave a legacy
Interested in setting up an endowment to help fund the education of our seminarians? Individuals can establish an endowment in the diocesan foundation by leaving a bequest in their will, a beneficiary designation from a retirement plan, a gift of real estate, a gift of life insurance, cash or securities sufficient to set up an endowment, or a life income arrangement such as a trust or annuity.
For details, contact Gina Rhodes at 704-370-3364 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
CHARLOTTE — Seven Sisters of Mercy from the South Central Community in Belmont were honored earlier this year for their longtime service to the Church: Sister Maureen Dees (75 years); Sister Mary Jerome Spradley, Sister Mary Robert Williams and Sister Maria Goretti Weldon (70 years); Sister Barbara Wheeley and Sister Mary Schmuck (60 years); and Sister Mary Rose Bumpus (50 years).
During a Mass Feb. 1 for the World Day for Consecrated Life, Bishop Peter Jugis thanked religious for their personal witness of consecrated holiness.
Consecrated religious are like “anchors of holiness” in our diocese, he said, just as vital to the spiritual strength of our diocese as those who are ordained clergy and those who choose the vocation of holy matrimony. “All of these anchors keeping us grounded in our life in Christ and in the Gospel are so essential, so integral, so necessary to the complete picture of the life of our diocese,” he said. Pictured at St. Patrick Cathedral with Bishop Jugis are Sister Mary Robert Williams, Sister Maria Goretti Weldon, and Sister Mary Schmuck.
Instituted by Pope John Paul II in 1997, World Day for Consecrated Life is marked in conjunction with the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, also known as Candlemas Day, commemorating the coming of Christ, the Light of the World, through the symbolic lighting of candles. Similarly, consecrated men and women are called to spread the light and love of Jesus Christ through their unique witness of selfless service, such as caring for the poor, the contemplative work of prayer, or through their professional careers.
— SueAnn Howell | Catholic News Herald