Grateful for God’s Providence Capital Campaign

Please click here to view the Capital Campaign Summary Report as of 6/30/22.
Figures in this report will change as pledge payments continue to be collected. 

[The capital campaign] is a tangible way of showing that we are ‘Grateful for God’s Providence,’ which we have all experienced over the years, while also creating a beautiful legacy for future generations.”
- Bishop Thomas J. Tobin

The “Grateful for God’s Providence” capital campaign commemorated the 150th anniversary of the Diocese of Providence, celebrated September 8, 2021 through June 26, 2022. Begun in January 2018, the campaign ran for two years reaching and exceeding its goal of $50 million to support the church’s mission in Rhode Island and to help maintain the viability of parish and diocesan funds.

The Campaign had an overall goal of $50 million, its purpose was to provide greatly needed funding for several causes: the education of seminarians, support for our retired priests, tuition assistance for Catholic Schools, support for Catholic charities and social ministry, funding for the preservation of our beautiful cathedral, and, very significantly, for our parishes, the communities where Catholics regularly experience and practice their faith. 

Of the campaign’s $50 million goal, $20 million remained in local parishes to meet needs determined by parish leadership. Each parish was assigned a goal based upon their weekly collection income, with 40 percent of funds collected up to the goal returning to the parish and 60 percent of funds returning once the goal had been surpassed.

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At Jesus Saviour Church, Newport, over 80 contributors to parish's Grateful for God's Providence Campaign came together for a photo when the church received it's parish share check!