Mater Ecclesiae Fund For Vocations Inc

The fund conducts an ongoing public education and awareness campaign to inform members of the catholic faithful about the tremendous problem facing men and women who are prevented from pursuibg their vocations to the catholic priesthood and/or the fund conducts an ongoing public education and awareness campaign to inform members of the catholic faithful about the tremendous problem facing men and women who are prevented from pursuing their vocations to the catholic priesthood and/or religious life by their student debts. In 2024, approximately 120,000 catholic households were contacted through a direct mail program (including both postal mail and email) about this problem and about the solution developed by the fund. The fund also operates through its website, fundforvocations.org, and on social media, including facebook, instagram, linkedin and youtube. Facebook pages logged approximately 45,200 page reaches and over 4,900 visits. Instagram reported approximately 241,000 page reaches and over 10,900 visits. Linked in, the youtube channel and the website all experienced positive activity in 2024.

Vita consecrata event : in july 2024, the fund hosted a dinner meeting to meet and to thank men and women in religious life or their lives of prayer, sacrifice and service to the church and to the world, as well as to familiarize them with the work of the fund. The event was held in conjuction with the vita consecrata institute , a joint project of the institute on religious life and the notre dame graduate school of christendom college in front royal, virginia.approximately 60 men and women in religious life, together with faculty and staff attended the event.