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, nearly 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, who directs one of the nation's busiest resettlement programs, coordinates annual opportunities 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 2020

This year we are preparing for an amazing event where parish families will share not only a Thanksgiving meal, but also our love and prayer for peace and well being for our new friends!

Stay tuned to our ads on the bulletin regarding the process that will take place this year as we follow new COVID-19 guidelines.

For more information contact Ascencion Amado at 281-290-4606
or email outreach@silcc.org 

Last updated 11/14/2019*