Parish Partnering

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church
Keller, Texas

Our Lord of Agony Catholic Church
Manto, Honduras

"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me."

Matthew 25:35–36

 

In response to the devastation that ravaged the country after Hurricane Mitch, and as an answer to our Holy Father’s call for solidarity within the Church, in 1998 Bishop Joseph Delaney of the Diocese of Fort Worth, and Bishop Maurus Muldoon of the Diocese of Juticalpa, formed a covenant partnership. Within this diocesan relationship, three years ago St. Elizabeth Ann Seton became a sister parish with Our Lord of Agony Church in Manto, and through this relationship we bring hope and love to our parish family in Honduras. Thank you for your support and for your prayers through the years.  While much needed and appreciated financial contributions help to support our sister parish, the partnering relationship is most importantly joint and reciprocal in prayer, communication and education. Both parishes are equal partners, simply sharing the resources God has provided for the benefit of all in need.  In the future, we hope to continue to expand and improve our existing programs in Manto by giving the children more frequent opportunities to be part of the Milk Line, by expanding our scholarship program to include Catholic University students, and by helping to fund the construction/renovation of a chapel in each community, so that masses and prayer services can be celebrated more often.  Thanks to your prayers and financial support, our parish has been able to significantly improve the lives of our brothers and sisters in Manto. The Mission Council of SEAS sincerely thanks you, and asks you to please continue to remember Our Lord of Agony in your prayers.                                        

Christmas Collection Update:

The Mission Council of SEAS would like to say THANK YOU for the generous response during the annual Christmas collection for Honduras. Through your financial support and with your prayers, we are able to significantly improve the lives of our brothers and sisters in Manto.

 

 

 

Upcoming Manto Trip:

Our next trip to Manto will be June 23 – June 28, 2008.  If you are interested in joining us, please email Troy Ankersen or call 817.514.8693.

 

Item Donations:

Each year the Diocese of Fort Worth sends a shipping container of needed items that have been collected from each of the sister parishes. The next container is set to depart in the beginning of February.  Click here to see a list of items that the people of Our Lord of Agony need.

 

 

Honduras Container:

The Diocese of Ft. Worth is sending a container of donations to Honduras in May.  St. Elizabeth Ann Seton will be collecting donations the weekends of May 3& 4, and May 10 & 11.  Items needed include new clothes and shoes for children and adults, school supplies (such as notebooks, pens, pencils, rulers, backpacks), rain ponchos (any size) and a small portable PA that can run on batteries or an electric outlet.  For a complete list of items needed please see the Mission council page of the SEAS website.  The Mission Council page can  be accessed by  going to www.seascc.org, clicking on the "Church Groups" link on the left side of the home page, and then clicking on "Mission Council." Many thanks in advance for all donations offered to our sister parish in Manto, Olancho, Honduras!

Monthly Meetings:

We meet monthly on the 4th Sunday.  Meetings begin after the 9AM Mass (approximately 10:15) in the foyer of the parish office.  Upcoming 2008 dates are: January 27, February 24, March 23, April 27, and May 25 

For more information or to be added to our distribution list, send an email to Kirstin Kloesel or call 817.741.0928

Mission Partnering Prayer

 

We thank You Lord Jesus for the gift of Your life, which you have given us by loving us to the end. Through our faith in You w have become Your adopted sons and daughters as well as brothers and sisters of one another.

We ask that You shower us with the special graces of Your most Holy Spirit so that we may fully live out our calling to be Your One Body, Your Church. Help us to grow in mutual understanding and appreciation through the sharing of our lives and our cultures so as to grow in unity and solidarity, lifting each other up in our shared faith, renewing our hope and strengthening our love.

You reassured Your apostles that You will be with us until the end of the age and so, let us be with one another for all time.

We ask all of this through the intercession of Mary, Our Lady of Suyapa, to You her Son, and the prayers of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, as we strive to fulfill our calling to love and to serve one another.

Amen.