Seminarian Annual Appeal & Fundraising Dinners
Your Gift Brings Hope!
Today’s seminarians are tomorrow’s priests! Your support helps them take the next step toward their priestly vocation. Give today and be part of their journey.
What your gift can do
Seminarians are the future leaders of our Church. The average annual cost to educate one seminarian is over $60,000. Together, we will prepare them to serve the Diocese of Salina with compassion, wisdom, and holiness.
Formation & Education
Preparing for the priesthood begins with deep academic and theological study.
Tuition: $24,000–$32,000 per year
Books: $500 per year
Additional studies (languages and specialized training): $2,000 per year
Daily Life & Living
A stable, supportive environment allows seminarians to focus fully on their calling.
Room & board: $16,000–$20,000 per year
Transportation: $1,000 per year
Care & Well-Being
Seminarians are cared for as whole persons: body, mind, and spirit.
Care for their health and well-being: $13,000 per year
Spiritual & Pastoral Formation
Formation continues beyond the classroom through prayer, service, and real-world ministry.
Summer programs and ministry experiences: $6,000 per year
Seminary visit for discernment: $100
Make a Gift Today to Support our Seminarians
The Catholic Foundation for Diocese of Salina
P.O. Box 1696, Salina, KS 67402-1696.
Fundraising Dinners
The annual seminarian fundraising dinners take place each year in July and provides a unique setting for the faithful of the diocese to meet the men who are discerning a call to the priesthood. We hope and pray that these men will one day become great priests for future generations of Catholics within our diocese. The events are fundraising dinners to support our seminarians. They include time to socialize, evening prayer, dinner and a brief program.
Prayers and financial support are essential to the vocational discernment of our seminarians. Donations to the seminarian fund supports the tuition, summer ministry, books, room and boarding expenses of our current seminarians, as well as recruitment of future seminarians. The average annual cost to educate one seminarian is more than $60,000. If you have any questions, please call Torrie Gregg at 785-827-8746.
Seminarian Collection
The seminarian collection is held in every parish across the diocese and occurs during one of the first weekends in August. Donations to this collection support the tuition, books and board and summer ministry expenses of the seminarians, as well as recruitment of future seminarians. Thank you for your continued prayers and support of our seminarians.