Family Catechesis-Parish Leadership Support
Financial Resources
Family Catechesis
400 E. Monroe
Phoenix, AZ 85004
(602) 354-2323
(602) 354-2432 (FAX)
MaryBeth Mueller
Executive Director
Ryan Hanning
Director of Parish Leadership Support
(602) 354-2321
Carmen Portela
Director of Parish Leadership Support in Spanish
(602) 354-2031
Mike Phelan
Director of Marriage and Respect Life
(602) 354-2355
Victoria Smith
Sr. Admin. Assistant
(602) 354-2323
Stephanie Calleros
Bilingual Senior Administrative Assistant
(602) 3542114
Never waste a perfectly good recession.
—Fr. John Spitzer
Stewardship Resources
Parish Toolbox Stewardship Resources:
An excellent resource from the Diocesan Office of Stewardship.
www.phoenixstewardship.org
Our Sunday Visitor has a collection of 5 excellent pamphlets in English and Spanish.
www.osv.com
Curriculum
7 Steps to Becoming Financial Free by Phil Lenahan: A Catholic small group study for managing your money. It will help your parishioners deepen their relationship with the Lord, strengthen their marriages and family life and build a support network for living Catholic values.
Format: 6 Weekly Session with video teaching and facilitated small group discussion.
www.veritasfinancialministries.com
Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University: The program is a biblically based accountability curriculum that will teach your church to manage God's money and resources in a godly way. It empowers them to make the right financial decisions to achieve their financial goals, teaching them to eliminate debt, build wealth, and give like never before.
Format: 13 Weekly Sessions with video teaching and facilitated small group discussion.
www.daveramsey.com/fpu/church/
The Biblical Financial Study is a 10 week in-depth study of what scripture teaches about money and possessions.
Format: Groups meet for 2 hours every week and include scripture memorization and interactive discussions.
www.crown.org
Other
Weekly Petitions for those who lost jobs or are in foreclosure.
Support local Business Owners: www.hireacatholic.com a great directory of local Catholic businesses that we can support. Started by Chris Muglia of Sound Mission Ministry.
Parish Directory for people looking for jobs or businesses hiring.
Parish Financial Counseling teams
Local directory of service providers for refinancing, real estate questions, debt management, budgeting, financial planning etc.
Get families involved in charitable activities:
Local: Catholic Charities
International: Catholic Relief Services
