Catholic Foundation of Northwest Pennsylvania

The Warren County Catholic Community is continually growing in their collaboration and relationship-building efforts between the two local parishes of Holy Redeemer and Saint Joseph. One thing on their wish list to continue these efforts was to create an outdoor seating area with a fire pit at Holy Redeemer Parish where many faith formation groups and other parish groups could gather. From youth groups to OCIA sessions, small group gatherings for young families to visiting priests, the possibilities for use of the space were endless.

As the world becomes more technology-reliant, not keeping up means losing out on opportunities for education and community. For Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Mercer, upgrading their wi-fi network and other technology was no longer a want, but a necessity.

After he passed away in August 2022, the Reverend Rocco A. Tito Endowment in Memory of Joseph and Vittoria Tito was established in the Catholic Foundation with a purpose of supporting the education of students in the Diocese of Erie as well as supporting undergraduate and graduate education for seminarians and priests. Following a life of pastoral service, this desire to give a perpetual gift honoring the parents he loved with a cause dear to him is Father Tito’s remarkable legacy.