April 27, 2016

By Scott Lalone
Director, Diocesan Development Office

Established in 1995 by Bishop Paul S. Loverde to assist in funding certain extraordinary needs of the Diocese and to enhance the heritage handed down to us, the Bishop’s Heritage Circle continues to grow under the leadership of Bishop Terry R. LaValley.

Each member of the Heritage Circle must be a practicing Catholic or the spouse of a practicing Catholic.  It is expected that the individual or couple will have made and will continue to make generous contributions to their local parish, the diocese and the Universal Church.

Membership in the Heritage Circle is attained by a minimum gift of $2,500 for the first two years, then $1,000 each consecutive year. 

Typical needs requested by Bishop LaValley are the Special Care of Priests, the Education of Seminarian Endowment Fund and Capital improvements/needs of the Bishop’s Residence.

Since its inception, over $430,000 has been generously contributed to assist with the extraordinary needs.
There are currently 20 households (30 active members) of the Bishop’s Heritage Circle.

Bishop LaValley and the Diocese would like to thank its current members:
Mark Barie and Christine Racine of Rouses Point, Therese Bruyere of Ogdensburg, Jim and Allison Chadwick of Ogdensburg, James and Elizabeth Coughlin of Malone, Thomas Fiacco of Norwood, Ben Kernan of Panama City Beach, FL; Arthur LeFevre of Morrisonville, Patricia Lewis of Plattsburgh;

Also, Honorable Robert G. Main, Jr. of Malone, John and Maureen Missert of Ogdensburg, Janet Murnane of Plattsburgh, Patrick and Sheila Murnane of Plattsburgh, Mike and Kathy O’Connor of Plattsburgh, Dr. Celine Paquette of Champlain, Honorable Kevin Ryan of Plattsburgh, William and Mary Ughetta of Lake Placid, Ed and Tracy Valentine of Watertown, as well as anonymous donors.

Further  information regarding the Bishop’s Heritage Circle, is available from Scott Lalone in the diocesan Development Office at 315-393-2920 Ext. 1330 or email slalone@rcdony.org.