October is Respect (All) Life Month | Weekend of Oct. 18-19

October is Respect Life Month, and we will be supporting all life with 4 ways to supply products, both for babies and the elderly. We’ll be collecting diapers for the babies and incontinence products for the elderly. 1) Make a donation to Bottom Line Diaper Bank https://ccdenver.org/diaper/ (they can purchase bulk at a much lower cost)

2) Donate on the Holy Family website | “Donate” | Scroll down to Diaper Drive | https://tinyurl.com/Diapers25

3) Check made out to Catholic Charities Bottom Line Diaper Bank and drop it in collections.

4) Bring diapers / incontinence products to church the weekend of Oct 18-19 before and after Masses.

We’ll be supporting Catholic Charities and The Bottom Line Diaper Bank which serves many moms and seniors in need.

Help is needed before all Masses (15 mins) to collect donations. Contact Ann if you’re interested in helping. More details in the Information Center in the back of church.

Pads 4 Dignity!

We wrapped up our Summer /Fall Pads for Dignity Outreach. A big thank you to all who contributed pads over these past months. We estimate that we collected and distributed well over 13,375 pads to various food banks. The women who received them are so grateful. A special thank you to Cathy Hanisits who spearheaded this ministry.

National Hispanic Heritage Month | Sept 15- Oct. 15

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15 to honor Hispanic and Latino Americans’ histories, cultures, and contributions. It began in 1968 under President Lyndon B. Johnson, The observance starts on September 15 to align with the independence days of five Central American countries, including Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Mexico. The celebration includes various activities like festivals, concerts, and exhibits.

Learn more about this rich heritage and celebration and how this month is celebrated in Denver: https://www.denver.org/blog/post/hispanic-heritage-month/

Christmas Stocking in October? | Calling All Sewers

Our Christmas outreach this year will include “Stocking Stuffed with Love”. Many of you may have participated in this outreach a few years back when we made, filled and delivered Christmas stockings to the residents at Holy Family Plaza. This year we will share our stockings with the residents at St Martin Plaza.

The process starts with the creation of the stockings. If you are handy with a scissors and sewing machine, this is for you! We’ll supply the felt and the pattern; you cut and sew. Please contact Ann if you’d like to help with this first step of creating these stockings. We will need to make 60 stockings, so lots of hands will make light work. More opportunities coming soon.

Another Note of Gratitude for Your Generosity

Because of your generosity we were able to grant $27,000 to various non-profits over the 24-25 fiscal year. Here is a note of gratitude from the DPS Northwest Community Hub which received a $$2,500 monetary donation and school/snack supplies. .

I wanted to reach out to thank Holy Family Church for the generous monetary donation and the i- kind donation of school supplies and snacks. Here is how we were able to use the funds and distribute the school supplies.

-We used the funds to purchase new socks and underwear for our no cost clothing boutique. Because of your donation all our shoppers ages 3 to 18 years old receive new undergarments during their shopping appointments.

-We distributed the awesome school supplies you provided as well. Some went to district students and some went to our adult GED students. All of them were thrilled to pick out the supplies and express lots of gratitude for the support. We also provided snacks to our ESL and GED students. They loved having a treat in between classes.

We so appreciate the kindness care and love from your church members.

Sincerely,

 Jackie Bell

Manager of DPS Community Hubs