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Atholic Charities February 2009 atholic Charities Celebratingonnects 40 Years of Service to the Community TH NNUCAL T ATRICK S AY ALA Catholic Charities 8 A S . P ’ D G Saturday, March 14, 2009 at 6 PM Celebrates 40 years of Service DoubleTree World Arena While the Diocese of In Housing, Head Start and Share 1775 Cheyenne Mountain Boulevard Colorado Springs celebrates Colorado were begun with the its’ 25th anniversary this year, support of Catholic Charities and Cocktails, Silent & Big Board Auctions Catholic Charities celebrates are now independent, thriving Buffet Dinner of Genuine Irish Fare its’ 40th year of service to organizations in our community. the community of Colorado By 1993, the 25th Live Auction featuring trips to: Breckenridge, Hawaii, Springs. The agency has seen Anniversary of CSCCS, and Ireland, a Notre Dame Football Game, Southwest many changes through the programs included Children’s Services which included Airlines tickets, a Car, custom jewelry, an Oriental Carpet, years such as name changes, children’s services, pregnancy $2,500 in Construction, and $2,500 in New Carpet program additions, deletions counseling and adoptions (Go to www.ccharitiescs.org/stpatsauction for complete listing) and expansions. But the one services; budget counseling; constant of Catholic Charities Ministry to People with Dance to the sounds of One More Shot has been the delivery of services Tickets are $95 Per Person which includes a Drink Voucher Disabilities, Family Counseling, to help those in our community the Campaign for Human ($45 tax deductible) who need help the most. Development; and Social Auction items such as restaurant certificates, quilts and Colorado Springs Social Ministry. entertainment items are still needed. To donate, please call 719.866.6443. Services, the original name, was In 1994, CSCCS took over formed in October 1968 when the operations of the Marian House Archdiocese of Denver provided Soup Kitchen from the Bijou 719.866.6422 For Reservations funding for a social services Community and by 1995, meals office in Colorado Springs were being served to about 275 based on consistent requests ou To Our S people per day. Marian House ank Y ponsor from community members and Client Services moved into the Th s Catholic pastors in the area. Presenting Sponsor building to help the clients of Some of the original programs the soup kitchen, as well as those included child welfare services, who were already being served budget counseling, counseling in the Information & Referral for ex-convicts, and ministries program. The Family Literacy Silver Sponsors Bronze Sponsors to the Hispanic community, Project was formed this same homemakers and senior citizens. Gold Sponsors ABC BANK year and began offering English CENTRAL BANCORP After the Diocese of ENT LAWN DOCTOR as a Second Language classes to EL POMAR FOUNDATION O’BRIENS CARPET ONE Colorado Springs was created adult immigrants. Penrose-St. Francis Health Services THE DIOCESE OF COLORadO SPRINGS in 1984, youth services and In 1999, the Life Support Phil Long Dealerships DAVID & PEGGY TAYLOR a Family Life Office were Center, an independent agency CARRIER FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC Secruity Servcie Federal Credit Union The Colorado Springs Flea Market added. In 1986, the agency was providing emergency services RYAN GLASS, INC. reincorporated under the name to families with children since Green Shamrock TAEUS of Colorado Springs Catholic 1976, was incorporated into the MICHAEL J. WOLFE, CLU, CHFC, MSFS Community Services (CSCCS) agency. Today, the Life Support The Patterson Group U.S. BANK and soon offered a licensed child Center is part of the Marian Invitation Sponsor Media Sponsors placement program. House brand and annually Non-profits such as Partners KPB Commercial Printing distributes more than 1,535 cans (See 40th on page 2) Providing Help. Creating Hope. For What and For Whom Shall We Give? The New ...And Sometimes Why? Marian House We’re almost there! “A Bridge to New Beginnings” Capital Campaign for The New Marian House complex has experienced Dear Friends very compelling support from people in our community. And, because of your generosity; less than $1 million is needed to It has been told that during her visit to New South Wales, Blessed reach the fund-raising goal of $7.3 million. Mother Theresa was attended by a Franciscan monk who was elated to serve as her attaché for the nun’s visit. Most of her visit ran at a frantic The New Marian House offers vital support for those who pace and never afforded the monk an opportunity to visit with her as he are homeless or living in poverty in our city. As the number so desired. of families and individuals seeking help increases, the services Her tour had concluded and she prepared to depart to New Guinea. offered through the Marian House programs are evermore Frustrated by not having any time with Mother Theresa, the monk offered critical. The new facility will greatly improve Catholic to pay his own airfare so long as he could sit next to her on the flight to Charities’ ability to assist those who are in need, particularly talk and learn from her. The founding member of the Sisters of Charity those who are motivated to move out of poverty and toward queried if the monk had enough money to pay for airfare to New Guinea. higher levels of self-sufficiency. Excitedly he responded, “Yes.” Her response: “Then give that money to The new soup kitchen opened its’ doors on June, 2008 the poor. You’ll learn more from that than anything I can tell you.” and is currently serving between 700 and 800 meals per day. So what exactly can we learn from giving to the poor? Perhaps a This is a 50% increase over the same period a year ago, which better question is what can we learn about ourselves in giving to the demonstrates the effect the economy is having on the most poor? vulnerable in our community. Construction of The New Marian Maimonides was a twelfth century Jewish scholar who established a House SELF SUFFICIENCY CENTER is underway and anticipated scale of the eight levels of “tzedakah” or “justice.” So what does justice to be completed by mid-March. have to do with giving to the poor? Quite simply, justice is something If you would like to get involved in the campaign, please that goes beyond charity. contact Kirsten Casebolt at 719.866.6424 or go to www. According to Maimonides the levels of justice are as follows: helpmarianhouse.org to make an on-line donation. 1. Give to the poor, but doing so reluctantly; Thank you again for your generosity and support! 2. Give to the poor happily, but inadequately; 3. Give to the poor after being asked; (40th cont’d) 4. Give to the poor without or before being asked; of formula, 10,130 jars of baby food, 45,440 diapers and 56,200 5. Give to the poor with the beneficiary knowing who you are but items of children’s clothing as well as limited maternity clothing, allowing the person to know your identity; baby furniture, layettes, Birthday Buddies and a Christmas Gift 6. Give to the poor knowing who they are, but not allowing the Program. person to know who you are; In July 2002, Marian House Community Outreach was a one 7. Give to the poor without knowing who the beneficiary is and day-a-week program, but by 2003 due to demand, had expanded without allowing the person to know who you are; to a five day-a-week program with a full-time manager. This 8. Strengthening the poor person in a way that allows them to be ministry regularly used the truck from the soup kitchen and the self-sufficient. Outreach Managers’ personal truck to be able to meet the need. In When examining the Maimonides standard, I find myself greatly the summer of 2005, Community Outreach purchased a 15 foot challenged about my own giving and motivation for giving. I am guessing box truck partially funded with grant money. Today, Community many who read this column would experience the same challenge. Outreach has one part time and three full time staff members and As so many are adversely affected by the current economic downturn, distributes goods and services to a 10 county area. we are forced to examine our own giving habits. Our habits, however, On October 1, 2002, CSCCS changed its name to Catholic shouldn’t be determined by “how much” so much as “why” we give. Charities of Colorado Springs to be consistent with and part of, the To put it succinctly, I offer the words of pop-music icon and anti- Catholic Charities USA network. In 2005, the Board of Directors poverty activist, Bono. Hosted at the White House for the National Day commissioned “A Bridge to New Beginnings” capital campaign for of Prayer his keynote address was summed up in these two sentences: The New Marian House, to build a new Marian House and renovate “It’s not about charity. It’s about justice.” the current building for a self-sufficiency center. The plan has since I am so grateful for the generous gifts that have been given to Catholic changed to build a new, more efficient building rather then renovate Charities. Every donation that is given goes to creating a more caring, the existing building. The campaign has raised over $6 million, and more importantly, a more just community. opened the doors to the new soup kitchen on June 9, 2008 and will Thank you to all who support Catholic Charities of Colorado open the doors to the new self sufficiency center in March 2009. Springs. Fund-raising efforts are expected to be completed in 2009.
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