Support Grace Cuellar's Musical Journey in Italy

Peace be with you! My name is Grace Cuellar.

I'm a Catholic musician raising funds to receive

formation with The Vigil Project THIS May 30th – June 9th, 2025 in Italy. Over ten days they'll be providing me (and a cohort of musicians from around the world) with essential training on liturgy, devotion, and musicianship. The goal

is to equip me with a prayerful vision, skills, and passion so that I can return home, ready and confident, to do something great with music here in our community.

During this trip I'll receive a once-in-a-lifetime chance to explore the life of St. Francis in Assisi and be in Rome on

Pentecost (June 8th, my birthday!!) in the Jubilee year. There'll also be a private nighttime mass for us musicians at the tomb of St. Cecilia...(on my birthday, and St. Cecilia is my Patron Saint!! What?!?)! This is going to be an unforgettable and formative experience for me in my journey as a Catholic and a musician. I can't wait to use what I will have learned on this Summit to share the gift of music more powerfully to all Christians around the world.

God has been speaking to me so much this past year about my gift of music and where He desires to lead me. It's become clear that I'm being pulled towards songwriting. I'm very passionate about the topic of mental health and suffering since I've gone through a fair share of trials with my Chronic Lyme disease and mental health. I want to write music that helps those suffering feel less alone and closer to the heart of God, their father and maker. I've been blessed to currently be using my gifts at Saint John the Evangelist Church, Holy Cross Family Ministries, PVD Music, and at numerous weddings & funerals.

For this to happen, I need to raise $3,150 to help pay for this experience and cover my international travel expenses.

I'm asking you to consider giving $50-$100 to help make this experience possible for me. If just 63 of my brothers and sisters in Christ gave $50-$100, I would be fully funded!

If that amount isn't possible for you, I would be so grateful for anything you have to give!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to read this. May the Lord bless you now and always!

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful through prayer. - Romans 12:12