Connect with a Cause is a brief gathering that introduces a pressing need in our community — and an organization working to address that need. Though these events are primarily held online over the noon hour, CCF has hosted one Connect with a Cause in person. Below you can find information and recordings from all past Connect with a Cause events.
Previously-Featured Organizations
TUE. FEB. 25. 2024 | 12 – 12:30 PM
SPO trains full-time missionaries and student leaders to build these communities – communities that reach out and invite college students and young adults into a transformative encounter with Christ, into deep relationship with him and with his people . . . into a lifelong adventure of mission.
THU. JAN. 23. 2025 | 12 – 12:30 PM
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School—Twin Cities
Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Twin Cities in Minneapolis, Minnesota, delivers a career-focused, college-preparatory education in the Catholic tradition for students with limited economic resources, uniquely integrating rigorous academic curricula with four years of professional work experience and support to and through college.
WED. NOV. 20. 2024 | 12 – 12:30 PM
Office of Latino Ministry (Archdiocese of Saint Paul & Minneapolis)
The Office of Latino Ministry provides direct, parish‐based ministry to Latino Catholics. It serves as a resource for the 25 Archdiocesan parishes that offer Masses, sacrament preparation, and faith formation in Spanish across all ages. It is the role of the office to walk in solidarity with the growing Spanish‐speaking population in the Archdiocese, reaffirming its values and traditions and promoting leadership in their parishes and communities.
TUE. APR. 09. 2024 | 12 – 12:30 PM
Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus
The Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus live in imitation of Mary as handmaid, virgin, bride, and mother in the diocesan life of the Catholic Church, carrying out the New Evangelization in parishes.
MON. DEC. 11. 2023 | 12 – 12:30 PM
Minnesota Catholic Youth Partnership (Trinity Woods Catholic Retreat Center)
The goal of Minnesota Catholic Youth Partnership (MCYP) is to create an environment where young people can encounter Jesus Christ within nature, through relationships and the Sacraments. The Partnership has established Trinity Woods Catholic Retreat Center, a camp property benefiting the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis year-round with a large, well-equipped facility to host camps and retreats for youth and adults.
THU. SEP. 07. 2023 | 6:30 PM
Venezuelan Mission: Jesucristo Resucitado
The parish of Jesucristo Resucitado, located in Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela, is a mission parish of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis. The parish ministers to the spiritual and physical needs of an estimated 65,000 people who live in the 11 surrounding neighborhoods.
THU. APR. 13. 2023 | 12:30 – 1:00 PM
Cana Family Institute partners with Catholic parish, school, and diocesan leaders to design and implement integrated marriage and family life ministry that engages and transforms the family for Christ and the Church.
THU. MAR. 23. 2023 | 12:30 – 1:00 PM
The Aim Higher Foundation provides student-based, tuition-assistance scholarships so that more children in the twelve-county Twin Cities metro area can experience the life-changing benefits of a Catholic education.
WED. MAR. 01. 2023 | 12:30 – 1:00 PM
Twin Cities Prison Ministry participates in prison ministry as the face and heart of Jesus Christ, sharing his mercy, forgiveness and presence while letting insiders, their families, and institutional staff know that they are not forgotten or alone.