Your donation in memory of a loved one covers the extra costs associated with the Christmas (and Easter) liturgies, as well as the general ministry of the church. The names of those in whose memory gifts are made will be recognized as part of the Christmas Eve services.
Children's Christmas Project
Donations for the Children’s Christmas Project will be distributed to 3 schools (Rio Vista, Holaway, and Imago Dei) for them to use at their discretion. Your financial support can help in a wide range of ways, from helping a family stay in its apartment so the child can continue to attend school to providing clothing and supplies for students.
Every organization and non-profit is facing uncertain times with costs that rose dramatically in recent years. Every year at Christmas we look beyond our immediate community and identify non-profits who would benefit from our generous support.
There is no end to the ways we could devote the Christmas resources, and we are grateful for the many deeply felt suggestions we received. Each of the organizations below focuses on the transforming work of Christ in our communities through the life of the Church.
The Southwest Indigenous Women’s Coalition works to increase the capacity of indigenous communities to address and respond to domestic violence through education, training, and culturally sensitive supportive services. Violence rates on reservations are reported to be as much as ten times higher than the national average, and our support will help transform the lives of women and children there.
The Old Pueblo Community Services reentry and recovery program places people who have been released recently from prison in stable housing, and provides an array of support services. These include a dedicated case manager, substance abuse counseling, mental health care, life skills training, and employment assistance.
Since 1992, the Innocence Project has helped to free or exonerate more than 250 people who’ve collectively spent over 3,800 years wrongly incarcerated. The Project’s focus is to ensure that innocent people whose lives, families, and communities have been upended by wrongful convictions in a sometimes deeply flawed system receive some measure of justice and a renewed sense of dignity and support.