I need your help to live a more full creative life!

My name is Josh – I'm a Catholic musician and filmmaker from Austin, TX that is raising funds to receive formation in Italy with The Vigil Project this May 30th – June 9th, 2025 in Italy. Over ten days they will be providing me (and a cohort of musicians from around the world) with essential training on liturgy, devotion, and musicianship. The aim is to equip me with the prayerful vision, skills and energy such that I can return home with a renewed passion for creativity through my music and videography. I'll also receive a once-in-a-lifetime chance to explore the life of St Francis in Assisi, experience the Italian coast and Tuscany city of Modena, and be in Rome on Pentecost in the Jubilee year. There will also be a private nighttime mass for us musicians at the tomb of St Cecilia... It will be a transformative experience for me in my journey as a Catholic creative and I intend to bring this fire with me wherever I go.

I need to raise $2,315 to help pay for this experience, and any additional funds raised will cover my international travel expenses (flights, passport, etc.). I'm asking you to consider giving $50-$100 to help make this experience possible

for me. If just 22 of my friends and family give, I'll be fully funded.

As a special thank you, I will be sending updates to y'all exclusively while I'm in Italy, and will also offer a small get-together with music and sharing of my experiences and gained knowledge in your local area. Thank you for considering donating! All funds support the work of The Vigil Project, a 501c3 nonprofit: www.thevigilproject.com

"...I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly." - John 10:10

“the glory of God is man being fully alive.” - St. Irenaeus