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2025 St. John Vianney Priest Tribute

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Thank you for honoring our priests!  September 4, 2025 Thank you to everyone who supported our priests by participating in the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana’s 2025 St. John Vianney Priest Tribute! Catholics across the Diocese of Great Falls–Billings were invited to honor or remember beloved priests by giving to…

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September 4, 2025
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Keeping Faith and Families Safe

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Helping Saint Leo’s Keep Their Parish Family Safe Thanks to the generosity of our donors, Saint Leo’s Catholic Church in Lewistown was able to make a significant improvement to their Parish Center last fall! With help from a Foundation grant, the parish installed new security cameras and an intercom system,...
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May 9, 2025

A Gathering Space Transformed

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A Whole New Look at St. Agnes! A welcoming space can bring a parish community closer together, and thanks to a grant from the our Foundation, St. Agnes in Red Lodge has completely transformed its gathering area! With the grant and additional parish support, St. Agnes purchased 15 tables and 84...
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April 14, 2025

Warm Hearts and Warm Spaces

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A Warm Thank You from St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church Keeping a parish warm—both spiritually and physically—is no small task, especially when a failing boiler system threatens to leave parishioners and staff in the cold. Thanks to a grant from our Foundation, St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church was able to bring in...
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April 7, 2025
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To pay our blessings forward

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To pay our blessings forward Matt and Erin Ginnaty on a visit to Bellingham, Washington. Here at the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana, we love to hear the stories of why our donors decide to build (or, in some cases, create) permanent endowments for the Catholic Church in our diocese....
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May 7, 2024
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Why support an endowment for a rural Catholic church?

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Why support (or start) an endowment for a rural Catholic church? IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, FORSYTH "Rural parishes face many challenges: there’s little economic development, so young people settle elsewhere, and older people move to larger communities to be closer to healthcare or family. Churches struggle to maintain the same level of...
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May 6, 2024
Endowments at Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana

Interview with Father Peter Guthneck

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Rev. Peter Guthneck is a beloved retired priest of our diocese, as well as a board member of the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana. Father spent decades ministering at three parishes on or near Rocky Boy Indian Reservation, and knows a lot about sustaining rural Catholic communities through endowments. Father,...
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January 12, 2024