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Give back to retired religious on Dec. 2-3
The annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection will be held Dec. 2-3 in the Diocese of Little Rock. Coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office (NRRO), the appeal benefits 32,000 elderly Catholic sisters, brothers and religious order priests whose religious congregations lack adequate retirement funding. Last year, the Diocese of Little Rock contributed $154,723 to the collection. In 2017, the Benedictines of Subiaco Abbey, Discalced Carmelite nuns in Little Rock and the Olivetan Benedictine sisters in Jonesboro received financial assistance from the ... More
Catholic Charities help after 2017 disasters
After years of having no significant hurricanes, storms came one after another causing extraordinary damage in 2017. Through it all, Catholic Charities organizations were on the scene to provide assistance and help with long-term recovery. The spring floods in Arkansas were the prelude. Catholic Charities of Arkansas established a case management office in Pocahontas as a base of operations. This office, staffed by Faye Spurlock, worked with long-term issues involving flood survivors and continues to help restore people to their new normal even to this day. ... More
Immigration office gets grant to help youth
Catholic Charities Immigration Services — Springdale recently received a grant from the Denver Foundation to help children receive citizenship through Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS). To qualify, a child must be: an immigrant; younger than 18; living with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) or without any immigration status at all; and live with only one biological parent or without both biological parents (Minors with a stepfather or a stepmother could still qualify.). Children who apply for SIJS must not get married until their green card arrives ... More
2017 CCHD grants help Catholics serve
Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) at the Diocese of Little Rock awards a limited number of small grants to provide financial assistance to organizations whose efforts are aimed at serving the needs of low-income people. Projects eligible for funding can either be direct service-oriented, or aimed at institutional change. Grants between $200 and $2,000 are awarded for the fiscal year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018. These grants help Catholics meet a wide range of needs within their local communities while assisting parishes in being a Catholic charity. ... More
Adopt a fire family from Mayflower disaster
On the evening of Saturday, Oct. 14, a disastrous fire occurred at one of the apartment buildings of the Queens Manor Apartments in Mayflower. Of suspicious origin, the fire spread quickly to a number of apartments. Nearly 50 residents were driven from their homes without warning, with only the clothes on their backs. Immediately, Mayflower’s mayor and school superintendent set up a temporary shelter in the town’s elementary school. The American Red Cross responded, providing vouchers for hotels for those not able to stay with family or friends. Area churches began ... More
Father Gregory Hart, 59, dies Nov. 14
"With faith in eternal life I announce the death of Father Gregory G. Hart. Father died on Tuesday, Nov. 14, in Springdale. "Born in Kennett, Missouri March 12, 1958 to Edward and Christina (Kordsmeier) Hart, he attended St. Theresa Elementary School and Catholic High School, (both in) Little Rock. After graduation from the University of Dallas, he was assigned to the North American College in Rome, where he earned his licentiate in sacred theology in 1985, the year after he was ordained to the sacred priesthood in the Cathedral of St. Andrew in Little Rock on June 30, 1984. ... More
EPJ building faith among young adults
The Diocese of Little Rock Hispanic Ministry Office hosted the 26th women's weekend for Encuentros de Promoción Juvenil (EPJ) (Encounters of Youth Promotion) at the Vincentian Lay Mission Center in North Little Rock Nov. 2-5. Twenty women, ages 18-27, attended the four-day encounter, which was led by a team of peers that began planning the weekend in August. "We call it an encounter because it is a lot more than just retreating oneself from our daily life, it allows us to find our self, find God and find our peers' needs," said Bárbara Barroso, EPJ weekend retreat coordinator. ... More
2017 scholarship appeal to raise $267,141
The fifth annual Catholic Schools Scholarship Appeal will kick off Nov. 11 to assist schools statewide in providing tuition assistance to students who qualify. This year, $3.5 million is needed to provide assistance to 907 students. Parish subsidies and school scholarship funds cover $3.2 million, which leaves a need for $267,141 in donations through this appeal. In a letter to previous donors, Bishop Anthony B. Taylor explained that every dollar donated will be used to provide financial assistance to the students who need it. "Catholic schools are an integral part of the teaching mission ... More
