The St. Peter Cathedral Altar Society thought that donating to the new Seminarian Endowment Fund and receiving a 50 percent match was too good of an opportunity to pass up.
“And, it was fun!” exclaims member Joanny Johnson.
“My son is a priest and he has made me realize how important it is to have priests for the future,” remarks Sandy Jurkovich. Her son is Father Robb Jurkovich, pastor of Our Lady of Peace Parish and All Saints Catholic Academy in Ironwood. “We feel the most important thing we can do is ensure we have priests on the altar, so we want to support their education,” says Laurie Schmit.
The Diocese of Marquette has partnered with Catholic Extension to build its capacity to meet the long-term need for funding seminarian education. The Seminarian Endowment Challenge is an initiative to build the endowment, which is a permanent fund designed to support seminarian education.
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