CCDL Connections

November 2016

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Lexington

Board of Directors

Dwayne Edwards, PresidentRyan Haley,

Administrative Vice President

Jane Ellis, Corresponding Secretary

Billie Davenport, TreasurerLeo Brown

Deacon Matt CorialeCathy Davis

Dennis DuzykJulie Gosky

Fred O’BryanTamara Shumate

Staff

Ruslyn Case-Compton, Diocesan Director Janice Bett, Americorps Member Asset-Building Program Debbie Flynn, LCSW Counselor Kelly Garringer-Maccabe, LPCA Counselor Debbie Goonan, LCSW Bridging the Gap Program Coordinator Iris Gutierrez, LCSW Counselor Laurie Hainley, MS Adoption Specialist Gwen Hall, LCSW Prestonsburg Counselor Nelda Stephens Jackson, MS Pregnancy Counselor Cindy Mitchell, Office Manager

Catholic Charities Accepted into USCCB Refugee Resettlement Program

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Our resettlement office will resettle 51 individuals the first year. By starting small, we’ll be able to focus on forming a network of volunteers and establishing an effective program that offers refugees opportunities to build a secure life in their new country.

Right now, with the help of Catholic Charities of Louisville and the USCCB’s Office of Migration and Refugee Services, we’re putting systems and personnel in place in anticipation of the first family’s arrival. We invite you to help us prepare.

For more information about resettlement visit our FAQs page at http://www.catholiccharitieslexington.orgwelcomenewamericansproject.html.

Catholic Charities was recently accepted into the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Refugee Resettlement Program! This means that our agency will begin welcoming refugees into our Diocese in 2017.

We are very pleased to be able to respond to the U.S. Bishops’ call to increase the number of resettlement programs within the Catholic Charities network. We realize that the work will be challenging, but we are confident that, with the support of Bishop John, our parish partners and our many supporters, this ministry will help people who have suffered terribly to start new lives in a land of safety and opportunity.

This announcement will come as no surprise to those of you who have worked with our Welcome New Americans Project. The project empowers refugees and immigrants so that they can build social capital and work toward greater self-sufficiency. While all refugees receive both financial and social support and encouragement during their first 90 days in the United States, the integration process is dynamic and challenging. Welcome New Americans encourages refugees as they continue that process.

What’s NeededPrayer

- for the refugees who will be coming - for the staff and volunteers who will work

with them - for peace in the world so no one will ever

be forced to leave their homeland

Furniture and household goods - couches, bed frames, sheets, cookware,

dishes, etc. to furnish apartments for families

Affordable rental units for families

Employment opportunities for adults - so they can begin rebuilding their lives

Mentors, tutors, advocates and navigators - help with English as a Second Language

classes - assist and encourage refugees as they learn to ride the bus, navigate the school

system, etc. - provide transportation to such places as

medical appointments and state offices

Richard AlldaySister Georgette Andrade for Rachel’s VineyardH. T. AnzuresBrian and JoAnne Aylward in honor of Mark and Cyndi DodsonDavid and Jaye BaeslerWilliam Bishop in memory of Edward BishopAgnes BlackEd and Linda BradyThomas BrannockLorraine BuchananClara Burke in memory of Jack LuigartAllison BurkholderJohn and Glenna Brouse in memory of Edward BishopWilliam and Judy Buelterman for Rachel’s Vine-yardMatthew and Leigh Ann CallahanIluminada CarlosPeggy CarterDeborah Case for Bridging the Gap’s rent and utility assistance fundCatholic Charities Board Member for Rachel’s VineyardRichard Charnigo, Jr.Pete and Barbara ChiericozziJim and Caroline CloudThe Andrew Cohen Family in memory of Edward BishopTimothy and Deborah ColemanAnnearle CollinsRuslyn Case-Compton for the Sanctuary FundMarion ComptonBob and Judy Cooper for Bridging the Gap in memory of Miles and Catherine DavisBruce and Diane CowdenDoug CoxSusan CraftJames Dale CreechCrossways PRC for Rachel’s VineyardCraig Dance and Beth Wright for Rachel’s Vine-yard in memory of Dr. Ben BingcangElizabeth Dirr for Rachel’s VineyardDeacon Larry and Ellie Durbin for Rachel’s VineyardDennis and Michaela Duzyk for Rachel’s Vine-yardDwayne Edwards for Rachel’s VineyardVeronica Fennelly for the Sanctuary FundGary and Gloria Freese

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Bernadine Fritz Michele Ferguson for Rachel’s VineyardMichael and Kathy FisterJoyce Flynn for Rachel’s Vineyard Matthew and JoAnn GandolfoThomas Garrison for Mountain OutreachMary Grady in memory of Edward GradySandra GrahamGary and Linda GravenKatie Guiney for the Sanctuary FundGwen Hall for Rachel’s VineyardJill Hamlyn in honor of Fr. Keller’s 70th JubileeBob and Tagalie HeisterFr. Terence Hoppenjans for Rachel’s VineyardRichard and Carol JacksonDavid and Mary JamesAnn JonesLinda Karius in memory of Joe Karius for the pregnancy counseling programKeeneland in memory of Edward BishopRobert and Sonja KellermanKen and Helen KendallAndrew and Camille Kosieniak in memory of Edward BishopMargaret LambertAl and Dena LawingMadeline LiloreMelissa Littrell for Rachel’s VineyardDeacon Mike Lynch for Rachel’s VineyardDoris MatlackMarcus and Eleanor McEllistremJohn McKnightChuck McQueenM. W. McReynolds, Jr.Scott MendenhallTerence and Stacy Meyocks in memory of Ed-ward BishopPat Moloney via Kentucky Justice AssociationEd and Diane MonahanCindy Moody for the Sanctuary FundVincent and Nancy MullenSharon NaasSal and Catherine Nalli for Mountain Out-reach and Pregnancy Counseling in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Robert StewartKevin Nelson and Catherine SteeleJere and Kitty NoeFr. Dan Noll in honor of Kay Kaak for the Sanctuary Fund

Dr. Jacqueline NoonanJerome and Nelle O’DanielJoAnn O’ReillyPaul and Theresa PezelJanneke Pieters for Rachel’s Vineyard John Rice in memory of Edward BishopDwight and Peggy PriceBarry and Judy PurdomFather Paul PrabellRobert and Julie Preston in memory of Corinne V. Wells for the pregnancy counseling programWilliam J. and Catherine M. RileyRandy and Judy RobertsTom RubyChad Rudolph for all Catholic Charities programsJacob RussellRobert and Janice RussellSt. Peter Church for Rachel’s VineyardRobert E. SettlesSteve and Peggy SheikoEdward Shuman for Bridging the GapRobert and Tamara ShumateTamara Shumate for Rachel’s VineyardDixie SmithJames and Carol Strack for the Sanctuary FundFather Ray Stratman for Rachel’s VineyardColeen SydorVincent Taormina in memory of Delores TaorminaJ. Eileen TeKrony in memory of Edward BishopScottye TerhuneIda TerrazasAdam and Amy Thompson for Rachel’s VineyardLawrence ToddJerry Van PeltGregory and Tracy WaltersMike and Renee Ward to the Sanctuary Fund in honor of our daughters’ birth mothersCheryl WatsonDeacon James WeatherSusan WeddingDcn. Tim and Babs Weinmann for Rachel’s Vine-yardJohn and Vicki WenzNancy Green WhelanMark WildenBradford Wood and Susan Kroeg for pregnancy counseling programCtaherine WoomerKevin WrightMathilda Young in memory of Cobie Cashman for the Sanctuary Fund

God Bless Our Wonderful Donors!

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We would also like to wel-come Janice Bett as our Americorps Member. Janice will serve as our Asset Build-ing Coordinator, working to develop our financial literacy program, Lasting Change. She will also work with par-ticipants of an Asset Building Initiative at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary.

Celebrate and Remember…

November is National Adoption Month, a time when we focus on families who have been joined through adoption. This is an annual national effort that was established to raise awareness of the more than 100,000 children waiting in foster care for permanent and loving families.

At A Caring Connection of Catholic Charities, we remember the many families made possible through infant adoption over the years. This is a time to celebrate how those families came together, but it is also a time to remember those first parents who made the sacrifice and chose adoption for their child.

Families joined by adoption are often very excited and eager to share their adoption stories. But those who made these adoptions possible usually do not receive the same acclaim and support. It is often difficult to share with others that you

had to make such a difficult choice for your child, espe-cially when the response from others is often not positive or supportive. So, you may not be aware when you cross paths with first parents who had such an impact on your family and friends through their decision to choose what they felt was best for their child.

In November, we celebrate and remember our “heroes”- the first parents who chose adoption, and those families joined by that decision.

We will soon be saying farewell to our VISTA Volunteer, Nina Lowe, who has been with us this past year implementing the Welcome New Americans Project. Thank you, Nina, for all you’ve done for Catholic Charities! We will miss you!

We are happy to welcome Debbie Flynn, LCSW back with us! Debbie sees counseling clients two days a week: Tuesday evenings from 4:00 to 8:00 pm and Friday mornings from 8:30 to 12:30 pm. Debbie sees individuals and couples. To make an appointment, ask for extension 305.

Iris Gutierrez is an LCSW who is providing much-needed clinical counseling within the Hispanic community. Iris was formerly with our agen-cy and we are happy she could return. She is here Wednesdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and Thursdays from 12:30 to 8:30 pm. Her phone extension is 227.

Changing Faces at Catholic Charities

Be doers of the word,and not hearers only. James 1:22

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2016 GoodGiving Guide Challenge! Our goal is to raise $5,000;

to do so, we are asking friends and supporters like you to donate

at least $10 to Catholic Charities via

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between 9:00 a.m. November 29 and Midnight, December 31.

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