Help support catechists, parents, and others in the church and beyond!
One Time Donation
No gift is too small, a donation of any size can make a difference. Donate in your name or your organization’s name to support CGSUSA. Donations to the Annual Appeal are welcome throughout the year!
Sustainable Giving
CGUSUA offers automatic, flexible giving plans so you can support the mission all year long. Join a loyal group of monthly and annual donors committed to the religious life of children in Sustainable Giving to CGSUSA.
Tribute Gifts
Honor someone special, a special occasion or the memory of a loved one or friend by making a Tribute Gift to CGSUSA in their name.
Tina Lillig Memorial Fund
The Tina Lillig Memorial Fund was created to support the growth and development of CGSUSA through catechist formation, missionary outreach, and our work. Donate to the Tina Lillig Memorial fund today!
Legacy Giving
Remembering CGSUSA in your estate plan is a way to ensure the long-term sustainability of our Association and to continue to assist the involvement of children and adults in a common religious experience.
Endowment Fund
The CGSUSA Endowment Fund is managed by the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation, an educational foundation. This designation makes the CGS Endowment Fund eligible for corporate matching funds.
Other Ways to Give:
tHeART of the Child
Help us present this traveling lecture series and art exhibit that displays the artwork of the child to thematically spotlight the meeting between the mystery of God and the mystery of the child.
“Graphic figures are the child’s expressive vocabulary.”
Tilde Cocchinni“Numerous drawings demonstrate how the children enter the parables message and how it resounds within the; the most apparent effect they derive from it is a serene peace, which is why they exclaim: ’With the Good Shepherd everything is fine‘, why they pray: ’You are good because you guide us with goodness‘.”
Sofia Cavalletti
The purpose of these exhibits is:
- to deepen our understanding of the child’s relationship with God
- to share what we are learning from the child with adults in and beyond the Church
- to broaden the CGSUSA constituency base for the purposes of increasing financial support beyond the catechist community
The art exhibits and lectures are created and offered by CGSUSA. The format within which these are made available and the subsequent planning efforts, will be determined in collaboration with specific regional hosts.
Buy the HeArt of the Child Book2017 JOURNAL – DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE?2017 JOURNAL – INSPIRING ART EXPRESSION IN THE ATRIUM2001 JOURNAL – ARTISTIC EXPRESSION OF THE CHILDREN IN THE ATRIUM
“Thank you for the wonderful HeART of the Child exhibit. It was well done. What struck me is the way that God speaks to children; and then, how through the children, He speaks to us. They awaken us to the mystery of God’s presence and love in refreshing ways. The art itself has a freshness to it; many of us who don’t work daily with children appreciate the help of you or others to help us see all that is there.”
Bishop Thomas J. Olmsted
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