NCCL Innovates:
Parish & School Projects

NCCL
CATHOLIC KIDS

A Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative funded by Lilly Endowment Inc.

Visit the Project Homepage: NCCLCatholicKids.org

PATHWAYS TOWARD A
THRIVING PARISH

Guided by the
Theology and Practices
of Synodality

Through a generous grant
from Lilly Endowment Inc.
all services of this Thriving Congregations Initiative are free for participating parishes.

Project Directors:
Dr. Tracey Lamont (Loyola)
and John Roberto (NCCL)

An Invitation for Your Parish or Catholic School:

With a generous grant from Lilly Endowment, Inc., NCCL is developing two national projects as part of the Initiative, and inviting parishes and Catholic elementary schools to participate.

The first Project focuses on Children and Catholic Worship with the goal of engaging children (and their parents) more fully and meaningfully in the liturgical life of the Catholic Church.

The second Project focuses on Children and Prayer with the goal of creating a developmentally-appropriate Catholic prayer curriculum for young children and grade school children.

Learn More at NCCLCatholicKids.org

Thanks to Lilly Endowment Inc.

Lilly Endowment Inc. is a private foundation created in 1937 by J.K. Lilly Sr. and his sons Eli and J.K. Jr. through gifts of stock in their pharmaceutical business, Eli Lilly and Company. While those gifts remain the financial bedrock of the Endowment, it is a separate entity from the company, with a distinct governing board, staff and location. In keeping with the founders’ wishes, the Endowment supports the causes of community development, education and religion and maintains a special commitment to its hometown, Indianapolis, and home state, Indiana. A principal aim of the Endowment’s religion grantmaking is to deepen and enrich the lives of Christians in the United States, primarily by seeking out and supporting efforts that enhance the vitality of congregations and strengthen the pastoral and lay leadership of Christian communities. The Endowment also seeks to improve public understanding of diverse religious traditions by supporting fair and accurate portrayals of the role religion plays in the United States and across the globe.