CNA Staff, Dec 16, 2023 / 08:00 am
Father Jarett Konrade, pastor of St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church in Beloit, Kansas, made an impressive basketball shot recently during a fundraiser, landing him on the “Images of the Week” for “EWTN News In Depth.”
Parish priest Fr. Jarett Konrade, from Beloit, Kansas, might have set a world record for the longest ever basketball shot by a Catholic priest on a playground. It took him 85 tries, but determination won out in the end. pic.twitter.com/9xONUrrueY
— EWTN News In Depth (@EWTNNewsInDepth) December 11, 2023
Two years ago, his parish suffered a fire in one of its church towers, and parishioners are still raising money to pay for the repairs. On Nov. 7, Konrade announced a creative way to raise funds ahead of the #iGiveCatholic GivingTuesday on Nov. 28 — a “foosketball” challenge (a mix of foosball and basketball).
For several weeks ahead of GivingTuesday, Konrade and Father Andrew Rockers, associate pastor of the parish, took part in challenges to encourage donations while giving students at the school something to cheer for. The two went head to head in “foosketball” and a one-on-one basketball game. But it was a trick shot from Konrade that made this Catholic community’s record book.