Two parishes in Elk County will have the opportunity to further serve those in their community thanks to grants from the Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania.
Queen of the World Parish in St. Marys, a first-time grant recipient, plans to create a comfort care room for terminal patients and their families at the Penn Highlands Elk hospital. “This project would provide the families not only a more comfortable place to care for their loved ones, but would also serve as an emotional refuge,” Jessica Weinzierl, business manager for Queen of the World, wrote in her grant application. “Providing support to families in time of illness and grief aligns with our mission of service and work of God.”
Saint Boniface Parish in Kersey will use their grant toward the installation of a handicap entrance into the church building. Saint Boniface pastor, Father Kevin Holland, wrote in his grant application, “With this grant funding, more elderly will have the confidence that they can safely enter and leave Saint Boniface. Our hope is that more of our homebound parishioners will feel comfortable and safe enough to come and worship in their parish.”
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