In celebration of the Congregation of Holy Cross’s Year of Mission, the Holy Cross Mission Center is delighted to announce an expanded $4,000 Bricklayers Matching Grant to support official Twinning partnerships in the 2025-2026 year!

This special opportunity is designed to help your Twinning fundraising efforts go even further in supporting Holy Cross’s international ministries and the communities they serve. For all funds received by the HCMC for registered Twinning partnerships during the 2026 fiscal year (which ends June 30, 2026), the HCMC will match up to $4,000 USD to support your Twinning partner’s ministry priorities.

To join the HCMC’s Twinning Program or to confirm your Holy Cross organization’s participation, please email us at hcmc@holycrossusa.org.

Why “Bricklayers”?

Bishop Vincent J. McCauley, C.S.C. (1906–1982), was passionate about building up the local Church—an effort that required not only missionary zeal, but also hard work, creativity, and tenacity. He knew the value of labor firsthand from his years as a Holy Cross missionary in Bangladesh in the 1930s and 40s.

Before establishing Holy Cross’s mission to East Africa in 1958, then-Fr. McCauley formed generations of missionaries at the Foreign Mission Seminary in Washington, D.C., and tirelessly raised funds for the Congregation’s overseas ministries. Along the way, he often shared his mission appeal slogan—one that captured his deeply practical vision for transforming the world through service:

“WANTED TO BUILD A BETTER WORLD:
FEWER ARCHITECTS,
MORE BRICKLAYERS!”

In this spirit, the Holy Cross Mission Center is proud to honor Bishop McCauley’s legacy through the 2025 Bricklayers Matching Grant, now doubled in recognition of the Congregation’s Year of Mission.

Published by the Holy Cross Mission Center
June 2025