Ascencion Amado
Director of Outreach Ministry
281-370-3401 EXT.5000
outreach@silcc.org

Kenneth Anicete
Administrative Assistant to the Director of Outreach
281-370-3401 ext. 5000
kanicete@silcc.org

General Information

You shall love the stranger, for you were once strangers in the land of Egypt. Deuteronomy 10: 19 

The U.S. welcomed almost 70,000 refugees to the country in 2013, with Texas receiving more than 10 percent of those families, almost double the percentage received by any other state. The legal definition of a refugee is someone who flees their home country due to a well-founded fear of persecution based on religion, race, nationality, political persuasion or by being in a targeted social group. The nations producing the most refugees to the U.S. are Iraq, Burma, Bhutan, Somalia and Cuba. 

St. Ignatius, through its friendship with Catholic Charities, which directs one of the nation's busiest resettlement programs, coordinates annual opportunites to welcome refugees to the Northwest Houston area by hosting special events for the sharing of culture, friendship, peace and the Gospel of Our Lord, who was himself a refugee.

Refugee Thanksgiving 2019

This year we will be partnering with our sister parish,
Christ the Good Shepherd!

As part of St. Ignatius of Loyola's Year of the Family, we will be focusing on allow families an opportunity to be partnered with a refugee familiy. We believe this is an amazing opportunity for your family to encounter a family from a different country.

Below you will see a flyer that will lead you to a Google Form to sign-up.

We also encourage individual volunteers to sign up for the various tasks as well! 

Please note that there will be a limited sign-up, and if you are still interested and would like to help in other ways please email:
 

Kenneth Anicete at kanicete@silcc.org

Sign-Ups for Families

Sign up for Day-Of Volunteers

Last updated 10/08/2019*