Catholic Rural Life (CRL) requests a five-year grant for its Thriving in Rural Ministry program, an effort designed to renew pastors serving rural parishes and revitalize their communities. Through retreats and opportunities for ongoing engagement with peers, the pastors will build a community of peer support and develop a renewed vision of the vocation of rural ministry. The program will provide pastors with theological formation and renewal experiences, encounters with exemplary rural leaders and opportunities to foster relationships with other rural priests. To sustain the program, CRL will solicit contributions from dioceses and parishes to defray program costs and dedicate a portion of its existing fundraising efforts to raise additional funds.