Welcome

The Mater Ecclesiae Fund for Vocations is privileged to assist men and women to follow God's call to service in the Church through a life of consecration. We operate the St. Joseph Student Debt Relief Grant Program for religious life and the St. John Vianney Student Debt Relief Grant Program for the parish priesthood. These grants eliminate the delay many young people encounter as they struggle to pay off their student debts before they can enter religious life. A grant pays candidates' student loan payments while they are in formation for either religious life or the priesthood.

We invite you to share in the graces that flow from these vocations by making a donation to the Fund for Vocations:

News

MEFV Has Moved

Our new mailing address is

        MEFV
        9243 Old Green Mountain Road
        Esmont, VA  22937
        

Our phone number and email addresses remain unchanged.

22 More Vocations Enabled

From the 34 applications received for our 2013 grant awards we were able to issue 23 grants.

To make those grants possible, we committed to raising an additional $55,000 each year beyond our current commitment to our existing grant recipients! We trust that our faithful and generous donors will continue to support this very important work. And we trust that our Lord will help us find many new generous donors to assist them.

The following vocations were made possible:

• Joseph who will enter the St. Martin de Porres Province (Southern US), Dominican Friars
• Melissa with the Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary of Wichita, KS
• Joseph of the Archdiocese of Tamale, Ghana
• Melissa entering the Daughters of Mary, Help of Christians, US Western Province
• Bernard with the US Mid-western Augustinian Friars
• Jessica who will enter the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ in Prayer Town, TX
• Channing entering the Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Elysburg, PA
• Abigail who will enter the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia in Nashville, TN
• Hillary entering the Carmelite Monastery of the Holy Name of Jesus in Denmark, WI
• Russell entring the St. Martin de Porres Province (Southern US), Dominican Friars
• Emily who will enter the Trappistine Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey in Dubuque, IA
• Elizabeth who will enter the Cistercian Valley of Our Lady Monastery in Prairie du Sac, WI
• Sefanit entering the Sisters of Life in New York, NY
• Leon Melendres of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter in seminary at Denton, NE
• Gizella entering the Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ in Prayer Town, TX
• Kristopher of the Archdiocese of Managua, Nicaragua
• Joseph entering the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal
• Br. Juniper Mary with the Franciscan Brothers Minor
• Nikola entering the Carmel of Jesus, Mary and Joseph in Elysburg, PA
• Audrey of the Franciscan Daughters of Mary in Covington, KY
• Dyna entering the Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Church in Spokane, WA
• Nicholas VonTersch of Our Lady of the Annunciation Abbey in Clear Creek, OK
• Kayla Walton, a candidate for the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles

Spring 2013 Newsletter Available

Our spring newsletter has been mailed to our donors and friends. It includes a reflection on St. Joseph by a priest friend of the MEFV and an interview with one of our grant recipients who is about to reach her fifth anniversary of final vows (when her grant will be complete). You can download a copy here (pdf).

MEFV Board Changes Eligibility Requirements

The MEFV Board of Directors has determined that all future applicants mush have some connection with the United States or Canada. The ruling is summarized in our FAQ.

Next Application Period in Fall 2013

The open application period for the 2013 awards closed on November 15th 2012. We have removed the application forms for their annual checkup and will make them available again in the summer of 2013. The next application open period will begin on September 15, 2013. Click here to view more information about out grantmaking schedule.

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