Spotlight on Social Outreach
Epiphany Potluck Dinner | A Feast of Flavors from Around the World
Saturday, January 10 | 5:00pm | Parish Hall
Sign up for our 3rd annual Epiphany Dinner! Join us for a multicultural feast from around the world. You are invited to bring a potluck dish to share which represents your ethnic or cultural heritage. Let’s start the New Year creating and renewing friendships, while sharing time-tested family recipes. It is important for you to sign up so we can get accurate counts. If you need assistance with the sign up, please contact Ann and she’ll be happy to assist you.
Sign up and more information: https://tinyurl.com/HPEpiphany2026 Flyers can be found in the back of church with more information. Ann: annz@holyfamilydenver.com
“Making Life Unbearable”
The Impacts of Immigration Enforcement on Families and Communities |Pre-recorded Panel Discussion | Wednesday, Jan 14 | 10:00am | Parish Office Classroom
The administration’s approach to immigration enforcement “seeks to make life unbearable for undocumented immigrants,” as Washington’s Cardinal Robert McElroy recently lamented. “It is willing to tear families apart, separating grieving mothers from their children, and fathers from the sons and daughters who are the center of their lives.”
This conversation focused on the effects of fear-inducing immigration enforcement tactics, the separation of families, and racial prejudice resulting from the violent rhetoric and policing that have accompanied the immigration policies of the last year. It explored the impacts these dynamics are having now in Latino communities across the nation, as well as the lasting damage they will continue to do in the future.
Georgetown University is the host for this pre-recorded panel discussion. Time for discussion and sharing of resources on how you can support our neighbors will be provided. Flyers with more information are in the back of church. All are welcome. No need to RSVP. Snacks provided.
January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month
January is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Every year since 2010, January has been dedicated to raise awareness about human trafficking and to educate the public about how to identify and prevent this crime. Human trafficking violates the sanctity, dignity, and fundamental rights of the human person which is which is in stark contrast to our Catholic Social Teaching.
Training and education are key in stopping human trafficking. Since 2005, the Laboratory to Combat Human Trafficking (LCHT) has been a leader in the movement to end human trafficking in Colorado.
Your involvement can drive progress in anti-trafficking training, community-based research, strengthening Colorado’s 24/7 Human Trafficking Hotline, and developing future human rights leaders. Check out the LCHT website and learn how you can be more informed and active in stopping human trafficking. https://combathumantrafficking.org/
Here are a few facts to get you started:
Who experiences it?
Human trafficking is a crime against a person, not a border. It can impact individuals from a range of diverse backgrounds and identities, including:
- Those at risk of or experiencing homelessness
- Individuals struggling with substance dependency
- LGBTQIA+ community members
- Sex Workers
- Minors not residing with legal guardians
- Undocumented individuals
- Asylees and refugees
Where does it happen?
Human trafficking occurs across Colorado, in both urban and rural areas. It can take place in a variety of settings and sectors, including:
- Food service and hospitality
- Construction
- Farming and agriculture
- The commercial sex industry
- Temporary foreign worker visa programs
- Debt bondage scenarios with recruiters or smugglers
- Involuntary servitude or forced marriage arrangements
- Exploitative labor operations involving children
24/7 Hotline: Call 866.455.5075 Text 720.999.9724
