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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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The Foundation supports students in all our Catholic Schools

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The Foundation supports students in all our Catholic Schools Principal Nolan Trafton (center) joins his students in thanking Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana donors. A Foundation grant made it possible to purchase a new theology curriculum for Billings Central Catholic High School.   The Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana supports...
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BCS benefits from Catholic Foundation’s grant program

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Billings Catholic Schools benefits from Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana grant program Father John Pankratz visited St. Francis Preschool to bless the statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary that were purchased with grant funding from the Foundation. Billings Catholic Schools (BCS) has received three grants from the Catholic Foundation of...
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What do you want your Will to say?

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Your Will is the last chapter you’ll write in the book of your life on earth. What do you want it to say? Where were you when you first received Holy Communion? Sighed with relief after having your sins absolved in Reconciliation? Grinned at your new spouse just after being...
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Find out about your Catholic Foundation

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The Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana has been energetically serving the Catholic faithful of our diocese since 1999—yet some Catholics in our diocese still aren’t sure exactly what we do here. We hope the following basic Q & As will get you as excited as we are about creating a...
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For the sake of His priests

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For the sake of His priests People like you throughout our diocese build endowments at the Catholic Foundation of Eastern Montana for the Catholic causes dearest to them. And one thing nearly every Catholic has in common? Fondness for our priests. So many wonderful people gave to the Foundation’s Seminarian Education...
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For charity, for God, for the poor

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For charity, for God, for the poor The Michael and Agnes Graham Endowment was created in 2022 by their daughter, Florence, to honor the generosity so often shown by her parents toward the poor in Roundup. “We were always taught that if you saw anyone in need, you helped them out,” Florence...
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