Endowment Sunday
Endowment Sunday
Endowment Sunday is a chance to educate your parishioners about the importance of securing the financial well-being of the parish both now and forever. It may include a second collection or your parish may focus solely on educating your church community about the endowment fund.
When is Endowment Sunday?
Archbishop Hartmayer has approved the third Sunday in May as Endowment Sunday.
- 2026: May 17
- 2027: May 16
- 2028: May 21
How does my parish participate?
For the 2026 archdiocesan wide Endowment Sunday weekend in May, please register to indicate your parish’s participation. All parishes that register will be entered into a drawing for a $500 donation to the parish endowment fund, in addition to custom resources.
Your parish can run an Endowment Weekend any weekend that you choose. We have many resources for you, including toolkits, sample Prayers of the Faithful, and more.
Endowment Sunday 2026 Training Webinar
In this March 26 webinar, we covered how to use the toolkit and tips for a successful campaign. Watch the recording.
Endowment Sunday Toolkits
The tool kit includes:
- sample communications timeline
- short articles to include in your enewsletters or bulletins
- script for a brief talk at Mass
- graphics
- and more
The entire toolkit is also available in Spanish and Vietnamese.
Download a toolkit:
- Domingo del Fondo Patrimonial Herramientas Para Parroquias (Endowment Sunday Toolkit for Parishes – Spanish)
- Hướng Dẫn Tổ Chức Chủ Nhật Gây Quỹ tại Giáo Xứ (Endowment Sunday Toolkit for Parishes – Vietnamese)
Other Resources
- Prayers of the Faithful for Endowment Sunday
- 2026 customizable Canva templates – TV screen, email newsletter banner, social media graphics all in one Canva file
- Donation pew card – use Canva to customize for your parish
- Script for speaking at Mass (Word doc for easy customization)
- Suggested wording for parish direct link to endowment giving
- 2026 training webinar recording | 2025 training webinar recording | 2024 training webinar recording | 2023 training webinar recording
- Your Catholic Legacy video on YouTube – can be shown at Masses or the link included in an email
- What is an Endowment Fund? video on Vimeo
2026 Timeline
Week of | Parish To Dos |
4 Weeks Before | – Run article (Basics of an Endowment Fund) in bulletin or enews– Ensure your parish direct endowment link is on your website– Add planned giving graphics to parish website giving page– Arrange for speakers at the Masses on 5/16 and 5/17 (script provided) |
3 Weeks Before | – Run second article (An Endowment Fund Helps Our Parish In Future Generations) in bulletin or enews |
2 Weeks Before | – Run third article (An Endowment Fund Helps Our Parish Now) in bulletin or enews– Optional: add TV screen graphic to the rotation and run through 5/17 |
1 Week Before | – Run fourth article (Next week is Endowment Sunday!) in bulletin or enews– Post social media announcement– Optional: send announcement in parish app– Optional: reminder announcement at daily Masses |
Week of | – Have speakers at each Mass (use script)– Include article (Support Our Parish Endowment Fund!) in bulletin or enews– Optional: second collection |
After | – If you had a collection, announce total received in gifts at Masses the next weekend– Continue to promote endowment fund with reminders in bulletin and enews during the year |
Graphics
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Questions?
Please contact Juliet Greco by email or call 404.497.9440.
