• Los Pobres Inc., Avondale - $5,000 - Provides direct service to the immigrant population working in the county and indigent Americans of the surrounding area.  This agency assists with medical bills, partial rents and shut-off notices for utilities.  Some of their families have no homes and live in cars, sheds, barns or with relatives.  Those with children are a priority.
   
• Saint Joseph, Monte Vista - $3,000 - Saint Joseph located in Monte Vista began a nursing program for the elderly living in this parish who can't afford to go to a physicians office due to insufficient funds.
   
• Hispanic Affairs Project, Grand Junction - $13,000 - The Hispanic Affairs Project is a continuation of formation of Spanish-speaking Catholics in the Grand Junction Deanery.  The purpose is to empower progression to leadership and ministry positions in the parishes.  Previous participants are leading bible study groups, facilitating baptism preparation classes, teaching formation classes and preparing others for liturgical ministry as lectors, extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers, etc.
   
• Saint Patrick Church, Telluride - $1,500 - Funds were used to help this parish hire a teacher of Spanish and English as well as bi-lingual books and materials.

Parish and Mission Assistance Fund

• Immaculate Conception Mission, Olathe - $3,200 - Funds were used to replace 30 year old furnaces, keeping operating costs significantly lower and ensuring a safe environment for parishioners.
   
• Saint Margaret Mary, Hotchkiss - $3,000 - Money was used to help defray the cost of installing a new roof for the church.
   
• Sacred Heart, Avondale - $1,000 - Resources were used for catechetical leadership development and to purchase bi-lingual materials.
   
• Saint Francis Jerome, Center - $5,000 - Used fund to build a handicapped ramp that leads into the church.
   
• Saint Francis Xavier, Pueblo - $5,000 - Renovations of handicapped ramp to church to meet ADA code.
   
• Sacred Heart, Alamosa - $5,000 - Funds were used to purchase a van for transportation of youth to and from diocesan an deanery activities.
   
• Saint Paul the Apostle Church, Pueblo West - $10,000 - This mission parish is in the process of building a new church to better serve the Pueblo West Community.
   
• Our Lady of Fatima, Olathe - $2,600 - Funds were awarded to this mission to help with operating costs.

Catholic School Tuition Fund

• Holy Family Catholic School, Grand Junction - $5,000
• Saint Therese Catholic School, Pueblo - $5,000
• Saint Columba Catholic School, Durango - $5,000
• Office of Catholic Schools - $1,800

Seminarian Education and Formation

$80,000 - Each year the Catholic Foundation awards money to the Office of Vocations to help with the cost of educating seminarians who will be able to serve our diocese.

Members of the is society are listed below

Tom and Dianna Acker
Julie Alldritt
Bill and Nancy Anderies
Lonn and Karen Andrews
Joe and Mary Jean Arado
Ellie Archuletta
Rev. Mark Bettinger
Sr. Joan Cain
Peggy Cannon
Cathy Carey
Al and Viriginia Carranza
Bryan Casaus
Mike and Teri Cavanagh
Tom and Mary Cooney
James Corboy
Sr. Nancy Crafton
Don and Mary  Creager, Jr.
Ken and Cathy Danylchuk
Peter and Virginia Dell
Frank and Barbara Delosa
Richard Dewey
Ron and Cathy Diodosio
Jack and Liz Duray
Scott Ewing
Tom and Kathy Farley
Tony and Barbara Fortino
Tim and Shay Gasperini
Joe Giannetto
Mike and Julie Gizzi
Rev. William Gleeson, VF
Lucille Haggerty
Rev. Thomas Hinni
John and Fran Hruby
Andy and Heather Hughes
Michele Jacobus
Diana Jones
Rev. Marvin Kapushion
Rev. Gary Kennedy
Jim King
Gary and Joyce Klava
Richard and Violet Kochevar
Ray and Linda Kogovsek
Bernice and Levi Lucero
Hale and Mary Luff

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