Archdiocese of Denver
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Migrant Worker Ministry
T
he farmers in Colorado have relied on
migrant farm workers to help tend their
fields and harvest their crops for the last 100
years. For many years migrants would live in
migrant camps during growing/harvesting
season, but due to the housing at the camps
not meeting minimum safety requirements,
many of the migrants now live in separate
housing, such as Catholic Charities Plaza del
Sol and Plaza del Milagro in Greeley. In addi-
tion to their need for housing they also need
clothing and other supplies.
The workers who are in the fields for long
hours during the growing season need cloth-
ing suitable to work in the elements, so two
deacons began a ministry of collecting cloth-
ing and toiletries f rom parishioners at their
parishes to support the workers. The deacons
take the items collected to the workers. They
also lead Communion Services and pray with
the workers.
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Deacon Modesto Garcia
deacon.modesto.garcia@gmail.com
Deacon Wilf redo Liwanag
liwanagwl3@icloud.com
"
"
I was a stranger and you
welcomed me.
Mt. 25:35
Family Life Ministry
T
he apostolate for Family Life seeks to ad-
dress the varied issues and challenges that
Catholics face in upholding the beauty and
dignity of raising families. In an effort to reach
the peripheries of our Catholic faith communi-
ty the range of ministry efforts are varied and
diverse.
Examples include ministry to support those
suffering f rom the perinatal loss of a child
through miscarriage or stillbirth, ministering
to single parent families affected by divorce
or death of a spouse as well as collaborating
with other family life related ministries such as
Faith in Action and Fallen Away Catholics. This
apostolate seeks to provide prayer, educa-
tion, and spiritual support for those devoted
to strengthening their Catholic families. The
deacons provide guidance to parishes seeking
to offer ministry services in their parishes and
provide information about designated pro-
grams. The deacons also offer spiritual sup-
port to family life lay leaders as well as the lay
faithful who attend ministry programs.
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Deacon Dave Simonton
deacondavids@stthomasmore.org
Deacon Spencer Thornber
dcnspencer@sfcparish.org
Faith Building
