A Catholic charity is accepting donations of financial support for community members following a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis.
The Catholic Community Foundation of Minnesota, a public charity that helps support “Catholic individuals, families, parishes, and institutions,” created the Annunciation Hope and Healing Fund to support the grieving community after a shooter fired through windows during Mass on Wednesday morning, killing two children and injuring 17 others.
The fund is aimed at providing financial support to the church “for the needs of the church and school, as well as to support those affected by the tragedy,” according to a press release.
“We know there will be an outpouring of support for the Annunciation community,” foundation president Anne Cullen Miller said in the release. “And that comes with a heavy administrative burden. By creating the Annunciation Hope and Healing Fund, CCF takes on the work of processing and acknowledging gifts, freeing parish staff to focus on what matters most right now: its mission and ministries.”
All donations will be received without an administration fee, according to the foundation. Large grants received will be disbursed to help support the Church of the Annunciation community. The foundation’s board of directors, along with Annunciation Church and School leaders, may also use grants received to “support broader needs in the Catholic community that arise in connection with or as a result of the tragedy,” according to the release.
“Principal Matt DeBoer urged us to act,” Miller said in the release. “He asked us to pray — and to keep moving into action to support the Annunciation community. The Annunciation Hope and Healing Fund offers us one way to act and support the children, families, teachers, staff and worshipers affected by senseless violence.”
Those interested in donating to support the community of Annunciation can visit ccf-mn.org/annunciation.
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