The Saint Katharine Drexel Legacy Society honors individuals who have shared their gifts or made gift intentions for the Roman Catholic Church in Rhode Island known to the Catholic Foundation of Rhode Island.
Previous legacy gifts have helped perpetuate our ministry and service to those in need. These gifts are a reflection of deep faith and values and help us in our mission to bring the presence of Jesus Christ and the light of the Gospel into the lives of others.
Saint Katharine Drexel (1858-1955), an American Saint, is a model Christian steward who shared her life and her treasure for the service and ministry of others. Born to a wealthy family in Philadelphia, Saint Katharine responded to God's call to dedicate her life in service to Him and focused her ministry on the plight of African and Native Americans. This heiress founded the religious order of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and used her fortune in support of her work, building schools, churches and paying teachers' salaries for rural missions. Pope John Paul II, quoted during her canonization states, "No greater treasure can be found in this world than in following Christ with an undivided heart and in using generiously the gifts we have received for the service of others and for the building of a more just and fraternal world."
Stewardship of estate assets is diverse with gifts through wills, trusts, life income gifts, retirement plans, life insurance, outright gifts and others.
Membership to the Saint Katharine Drexel Legacy Society is open to all friends of the Diocese who
wish to leave a legacy. If you have made a provision for the Church in your estate planning or wish to receive samples of language for making bequests to the Church, please contact the Catholic
Foundation, 401.277.2121, so we may honor and thank you for your stewardship.
Bequest Language
