Programs:
Cooperative Parish Sharing


Important Changes to the Cooperative Parish Sharing Program

Over the years the Cooperative Parish Sharing (CPS) has funded hundreds of projects from parish based ESL classes, to community meals, to home repair programs. Due to the decreased support of donor parishes, the merging and strengthening of recipient parishes, and the existence of other Archdiocesan financial assistance programs, CPS is being phased out.

Parishes which have hunger related programs are eligible to apply for the Archdiocesan CRS Rice Bowl grant program. Applications can be found here.

The remaining eligible parishes which have been receiving CPS funding in the past have been invited to apply for 2020-2021 funding one last time. There is a very limited amount of funding available for the 2020-2021 grant year.

If you have questions, please contact Lynn Campbell, Executive Director, Office for Catholic Social Justice Ministry at (860) 242-5573.




CPS Grant Calendar

  • September: Eligible parishes are invited to apply
  • September: Application materials available on OCSJM website
  • December 1: Completed Applications due to OCSJM
  • January 1: Notification of HomeFront awards
  • January – February: Committee onsite visits to evaluate projects
  • March 1: HomeFront grant disbursements
  • April 15: Notification of other grant awards
  • July 1: Contracts and prior year project evaluations due
  • July 1: Grant disbursements upon receipt of above
Current Forms & Information 
Cooperative Parish Sharing Committee Members
  • Deacon Roger Albert – St. Ann Parish, Bristol
  • Mr. Darryl Wisneski - Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Hamden
  • Mrs. Catherine Elia – Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish, Hamden
  • Ms. Mary O'Brien – St. Francis of Assisi Parish, New Britain
  • Ms. Carmen Ortiz, St. Mary Parish, New Britain
  • Deacon Stanley J. Piotrowski, Jr. – St. Gregory the Great Parish, Bristol
  • Ms. Carol Sue Schmidt – Corpus Christi Parish, Wethersfield
  • Mr. Michael Verrett – Our Lady of Mercy Parish, Plainville
  • Attorney Philip S. Walker – St. Peter Claver Parish, West Hartford
Current Pledges & Grants

2019 CPS Pledges


CPS Grants
Awarded for 2019-2020

​2019 CPS Eligible Parishes

For more information, or for assistance developing a grant application,
please email the Office for Catholic
Social Justice Ministry 
or call  (860) 242- 5573.

Current forms may be viewed and printed from the links above.