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Mustard Seed Fund Application - The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago Information About the Mustard Seed Fund: The purpose of the Mustard Seed Fund is to test and scale promising new ministries and programs that inspire and motivate a new generation of Orthodox Christians to participate in the church.
Microgrants will be awarded to Metropolis of Chicago clergy and stewards seeking to develop and implement new or existing parish-level initiatives that advance evangelism, welcoming and outreach. Throughout the year, those who are selected to receive a microgrant will: Receive funding and support to develop their proposed initiative/ministry.
Refine initiatives and evaluate benchmark progress toward goals, assessing effectiveness of programming. Upon completion of the first year, participants will present their proposed ministries to Metropolis. By sharing presentations, participants will learn from each other’s experiences and be better able to implement their ministries within their own parishes.
In the future, successful ministries will be implemented at other parishes within the Metropolis. Information Regarding the Development of Ministries: The Mustard Seed Fund aims to support the development or enhancement of ministries that are designed to promote evangelism, welcoming and/or outreach. These important concepts are defined below.
Ministries can take many different creative forms. We welcome you to think outside the box based on your parish and surrounding community’s needs. Sharing the Good News of Christ to offer greater meaning and purpose to all people.
Fostering a Christ-centered friendship among believers, seekers, and visitors in our parishes. Offering compassionate service, inspired by Christ’s love, to those in our surrounding communities. Parish Priest Letter of Support: It is important that your parish priest supports the initiative that you will be developing and implementing.
Please share with him your interest in applying to the Mustard Seed Fund and discuss your initial ideas. After this meeting, please have your parish priest complete the “Parish Priest Letter of Support”. Forms can be completed by: Downloading the Letter of Support PDF and uploading a scanned copy of the completed form with your online application.
The Parish Priest can complete the digital version of the Letter of Support online at: chicago. goarch. org/mustard-seed-priest-letter Download Letter of Support Parish Priest - Digital Letter In order to apply to the Mustard Seed Fund, please complete the following application form.
We encourage parishioners of all ages to submit their ideas. There is no idea too small or big. IMPORTANT – Prepare your Application: We recommend preparing all short answer questions in advance.
Make sure to speak with your parish priest prior to submitting your application – applications cannot be submitted without the Parish Priest Letter of Support. Mustard Seed Fund Application Name This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Parish Priest Letter of Support It is important that your parish priest supports the initiative that you will be developing and implementing.
Please share with him your interest in applying to the Mustard Seed Fund and discuss your initial ideas. After this meeting, please have your parish priest fill out the brief 'Parish Priest Letter of Support". View "Parish Priest Letter of Support" above for details.
Parish Priest Letter of Support (Required) I will upload a scanned copy of the completed form with my application My parish priest has completed the digital form at chicago. goarch. org/mustard-seed-priest-letter Please upload the completed Parish Priest Letter of Support (Required) Max.
file size: 15 MB.
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Applicant 2: Name (Required) Applicant 2: Address (Required) Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific Applicant 2: Email (Required) Applicant 2: Phone (Required) Applicant 2: Date of Birth (Required) Applicant 2: Parish Name (Required) All Saints, Joliet IL All Saints, Peoria IL Annunciation, Milwaukee WI Annunciation, Kankakee IL Annunciation, Decatur IL Annunciation Cathedral, Chicago IL Ascension of our Lord, Lincolnshire IL Assumption, Madison WI Assumption, Homer Glen IL Assumption, Hegewisch IL Assumption, Chicago IL Assumption, East Moline IL Assumption, Town & Country MO Holy Anargyroi, Rochester MN Holy Apostles, Westchester IL Holy Cross, Justice IL Holy Taxiarhai Saint Haralambos, Niles IL Holy Transfiguration, Mason City IA Holy Trinity, Sioux City, IA Holy Trinity, Fond du Lac WI Holy Trinity, Schiller Park IL Kimissis Tis Theotokou, Racine WI Saint Andrew, South Bend, IN Saint Andrew, Chicago IL Saint Anthony, Springfield IL Saint Athanasios, Aurora IL Saint Basil, Chicago IL Saint Demetrios, Hammon IN Saint Demetrios, Waterloo, IA Saint Demetrios, Libertyville IL Saint Demetrios, Elmhurst IL Saint Demetrios, Chicago IL Saint Elias the Prophet, Dubuque IA Saint George, Schererville IN Saint George, Des Moines IA Saint George, St.
Paul MN Saint George, DeKalb IL Saint George, Chicago IL Saint George, Rock Island IL Saint Iakovos, Valparaiso IN Saint John the Baptist, Cedar Rapids IA Saint John the Baptists, Des Plaines IL Saint Luke the Evangelist, Columbia MO Saint Mary's, Minneapolis MN Saint Nectarios, Palatine IL Saint Nicholas, Oak Lawn IL Saint Nicholas, St.
Louis MO Saint Sophia, Elgin IL Saint Spyridon, Sheboygan WI Saint Spyridon, Palos Heights IL Saints Constantine and Helen, Merrillville IN Saints Constantine and Helen, Wauwatosa WI Saints Constantine and Helen, Palos Hills IL Saints Constantine and Helen, Rockford IL Saints Constantine and Helen, Swansea IL Saints Peter and Paul, Glenview IL Three Hierarchs, Champaign IL Twelve Holy Apostles, Duluth MN Other 2.
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Paul MN Saint George, DeKalb IL Saint George, Chicago IL Saint George, Rock Island IL Saint Iakovos, Valparaiso IN Saint John the Baptist, Cedar Rapids IA Saint John the Baptists, Des Plaines IL Saint Luke the Evangelist, Columbia MO Saint Mary's, Minneapolis MN Saint Nectarios, Palatine IL Saint Nicholas, Oak Lawn IL Saint Nicholas, St.
Louis MO Saint Sophia, Elgin IL Saint Spyridon, Sheboygan WI Saint Spyridon, Palos Heights IL Saints Constantine and Helen, Merrillville IN Saints Constantine and Helen, Wauwatosa WI Saints Constantine and Helen, Palos Hills IL Saints Constantine and Helen, Rockford IL Saints Constantine and Helen, Swansea IL Saints Peter and Paul, Glenview IL Three Hierarchs, Champaign IL Twelve Holy Apostles, Duluth MN Other 3.
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Parish State (Required) Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific Applicant 4: Name (Required) Applicant 4: Address (Required) Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific Applicant 4: Email (Required) Applicant 4: Phone (Required) Applicant 4: Date of Birth (Required) Applicant 4: Parish Name (Required) All Saints, Joliet IL All Saints, Peoria IL Annunciation, Milwaukee WI Annunciation, Kankakee IL Annunciation, Decatur IL Annunciation Cathedral, Chicago IL Ascension of our Lord, Lincolnshire IL Assumption, Madison WI Assumption, Homer Glen IL Assumption, Hegewisch IL Assumption, Chicago IL Assumption, East Moline IL Assumption, Town & Country MO Holy Anargyroi, Rochester MN Holy Apostles, Westchester IL Holy Cross, Justice IL Holy Taxiarhai Saint Haralambos, Niles IL Holy Transfiguration, Mason City IA Holy Trinity, Sioux City, IA Holy Trinity, Fond du Lac WI Holy Trinity, Schiller Park IL Kimissis Tis Theotokou, Racine WI Saint Andrew, South Bend, IN Saint Andrew, Chicago IL Saint Anthony, Springfield IL Saint Athanasios, Aurora IL Saint Basil, Chicago IL Saint Demetrios, Hammon IN Saint Demetrios, Waterloo, IA Saint Demetrios, Libertyville IL Saint Demetrios, Elmhurst IL Saint Demetrios, Chicago IL Saint Elias the Prophet, Dubuque IA Saint George, Schererville IN Saint George, Des Moines IA Saint George, St.
Paul MN Saint George, DeKalb IL Saint George, Chicago IL Saint George, Rock Island IL Saint Iakovos, Valparaiso IN Saint John the Baptist, Cedar Rapids IA Saint John the Baptists, Des Plaines IL Saint Luke the Evangelist, Columbia MO Saint Mary's, Minneapolis MN Saint Nectarios, Palatine IL Saint Nicholas, Oak Lawn IL Saint Nicholas, St.
Louis MO Saint Sophia, Elgin IL Saint Spyridon, Sheboygan WI Saint Spyridon, Palos Heights IL Saints Constantine and Helen, Merrillville IN Saints Constantine and Helen, Wauwatosa WI Saints Constantine and Helen, Palos Hills IL Saints Constantine and Helen, Rockford IL Saints Constantine and Helen, Swansea IL Saints Peter and Paul, Glenview IL Three Hierarchs, Champaign IL Twelve Holy Apostles, Duluth MN Other 4.
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Parish State (Required) Alabama Alaska American Samoa Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Guam Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Northern Mariana Islands Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Puerto Rico Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah U.S. Virgin Islands Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Armed Forces Americas Armed Forces Europe Armed Forces Pacific Please respond to the following prompts (2500-character limit for each prompt): 1.
Why are you applying to be a part of the Mustard Seed Fund? What has inspired you to apply to be a part of this initiative? (Required) 2.
How does the story of the Mustard Seed (Matthew 13:31-32) inform your desire to serve in your community? (Required) 3. Describe your proposed ministry and explain how it would promote evangelism, outreach and/or welcoming.
Please refer to the definitions above. (Required) 4 (a). What is the amount of funding you are requesting from the Mustard Seed Fund?
(Required) 4 (b). Explain how the funds would be used. (Required) 5.
Identify the volunteers and/or staff your proposed ministry would require. (Required) 6. What is the timeline for development of your proposed ministry?
(Required) 7. How will you measure the success of your proposed ministry? (Required) 8.
What (if any) experiences have you had that are relevant to the ministry that you would like to develop (i.e. professional experience, volunteer experience) (Required) OPTIONAL: Upload supplementary documents and information. Max. file size: 50 MB, Max.
files: 3. By checking this box, I agree to receive emails regarding the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago's latest news and updates. Sign me up!
The purpose of the Mustard Seed Fund is to test and scale promising new ministries and programs that inspire and motivate a new generation of Orthodox Christians to participate in the Church. Micro-grants will be awarded to Metropolis of Chicago clergy and stewards seeking to develop and implement new or existing parish-level initiatives that advance evangelism, welcoming, and outreach.
Please consider making a gift to the Metropolis of Chicago Annual Vision Campaign to help us grow the faith together. To make a gift to the Mustard Seed Fund, go to www. chicago.
goarch. org/donate/
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Churches and Christian organizations. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
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