Extension Magazine - Fall 2021
In 1978, St. Pope John Paul II said, " Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for Christ!" His words echo in our ears today as churches across the country have literally reopened their doors after many months of restrictions. The Catholic Church's mission to serve, to heal and to reach people's hears in Christ's name has never shut down, as is revealed in the accomplishments of our 2021 Lumen Christi Award finalists- such as Racheal Jacoby, who recently restored ST. Francis Xavier Mission in Melvin, Texas.
In 1978, St. Pope John Paul II said, " Do not be afraid. Open wide the doors for Christ!" His words echo in our ears today as churches across the country have literally reopened their doors after many months of restrictions. The Catholic Church's mission to serve, to heal and to reach people's hears in Christ's name has never shut down, as is revealed in the accomplishments of our 2021 Lumen Christi Award finalists- such as Racheal Jacoby, who recently restored ST. Francis Xavier Mission in Melvin, Texas.
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<strong>Extension</strong> | Spring 2020 31<br />
IGNITE Making a difference<br />
DONOR PROFILE 40 | PARISH PARTNERS 44 | CONNECT 46<br />
In the Diocese<br />
of Ponce, Puerto<br />
Rico, Father<br />
Omar Soto<br />
Torres serves as<br />
pastor of Sacred<br />
Heart Church. The<br />
parish, hurt by the<br />
pandemic, received<br />
help through the<br />
Catholic Kinship<br />
Initiative.<br />
See Parish<br />
Partnerships,<br />
page 44.
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