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SLW Grants
Mission Fund Grants This fund, established in the 90’s, is fed mainly by the annual Mardi Gras Event which will be held February 12th of this year. It is also supported by other benefits and donations from families and friends. It was established to make it possible for the Sisters of the Living Word to engage in ministries directly addressing the SLW Mission. Grants from this fund help SLW take the Word that “frees the oppressed and brings new life” to people in dire circumstances. See more about the works of SLW Underfunded Ministries:
The recipients of the Mission Fund Grants for 2010 are as follows: Joanne Grib, SLW for work with Journey from Pads to Hope, serving the homeless and at risk in Palatine, IL. Carrie Miller, SLW for work as Program/Case Manager at Faith Community Homes transitioning families into affordable housing in Arlington Heights, IL. Georgene Schumacher, SLW for volunteer work at Villa Maria in El Paso, TX. This is a home where women in crisis can live within a safe, supportive and spiritual community. Krisitne Vorenkamp, SLW for Religious Education Ministry to Hispanic youth, for bible study and for adults in RCIA at Mision San Juan Diego in Arlington Heights, IL.
Ministry Grants Very shortly after the Sisters of the Living Word were founded in 1975, the seed of an idea began to grow. Although the number of Sisters in the community was under one hundred, there was a desire to support and strengthen a wide diversity of ministries that shared the core values of the Living Word Mission Statement. In an act of faith that moved beyond limited financial capabilities, the Sisters of the Living Word invested in other innovative ministry efforts. In 1978, the first year of the Ministry Grants, three grants were distributed amounting to $2,700. In each of the original grants, a Sister of the Living Word was to be involved in the actual ministry. By 2005, $15,000 was distributed, no longer requiring that an SLW be involved. The amount available for these grants is based on 1% of the Sisters' salaries and 1% of Development net income.
2010 Ministry Grant Application
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