Marta Portillo to Speak on St. Oscar Romero
14 In the Diocese
By LISA KREMER
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University of Wyoming. Harris is looking forward to life in Minnesota and making her home in Winona. Catholic Charities serves the 20 southernmost counties of Minnesota, spanning the territory from the Mississippi River to the South Dakota border. With a mission to serve the poor and vulnerable, the marginalized, the alienated, and the stranger, Catholic Charities’ staff and volunteers serve people without regard to religion, race, gender, or ability to pay. Offices are located in Winona, Rochester, Mankato, Worthington, Albert Lea, Austin and Owatonna. For more information, please visit its website - www.ccsomnorg.
the 40th anniversary of the death of St. Oscar Romero on March 24, the Diocesan Social Concerns Committee and Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota are pleased to host special opportunities to learn more about St. Romero from a person who knew him and worked with him. Marta Portillo, a resident of our diocese, was a catechist with Oscar Romero in El Salvador in the late 1970s until his death in 1980. She will share with the audience her experiences and how she interacted with Romero and the people of El Salvador during very turbulent times. All are invited to attend any of the following presentations throughout the diocese:
Sheila Collom is the director of administration services for Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota.
Thank You!
Wednesday, March 4 - 6:15 p.m. - The Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Rochester
Monday, March 9 - 7 p.m. - Our Lady of Good Counsel in Mankato Wednesday, March 11 - 7 p.m. - The Church of St. Leo in Pipestone
Sunday, March 15 - 2 p.m. - The Church of St. Joseph in Owatonna Friday, March 20 - 7 p.m. - The Church of St. John Vianney in Fairmont
Saturday, March 21 - 10 a.m. - The Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Winona
Please contact the individual churches or Parish Social Ministry Director Tom Parlin at Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota for detailed information. Tom can be reached at tparlin@ccsomn.org or 507-454-2270 ext. 246.
Lisa Kremer is a parish social ministry coordinator for Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota.
At the conclusion of the 2019 Catholic Ministries Appeal, the following parishes had met their goals: All Saints New Richland
Pax Christi Rochester
St. Casimir Winona
St. Mary Chatfield
Basilica of St. Stanislaus Kostka Winona
Queen of Angels Austin
St. Charles Borromeo St. Charles
St. Mary Lake Wilson
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart Winona
Resurrection Rochester
St. Columba Iona
St. Patrick Brownsville
Christ the King Byron
Sacred Heart Adams
St. Columban Preston
St. Patrick LeRoy
Co-Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist Rochester
Sacred Heart Heron Lake
St. Finbarr Grand Meadow
St. Patrick West Albany
Good Shepherd Jackson
Sacred Heart Waseca
St. Francis of Assisi Rochester
St. Peter Hokah
Holy Family Kasson
Ss. Peter & Paul Blue Earth
St. Ignatius Spring Valley
St. Pius X Rochester
Holy Family Lake Crystal
Ss. Peter & Paul Mazeppa
St. Joachim Plainview
St. Rose of Lima Lewiston
Holy Redeemer Eyota
St. Agnes Kellogg
St. John Baptist de La Salle Dodge Center
Holy Spirit Rochester
St. Ann Janesville
St. Joseph Lakefield
Holy Trinity Rollingstone
St. Ann Slayton
St. Joseph Waldorf
Immaculate Conception Kellogg
St. Anthony Lismore
St. Leo Pipestone
Immaculate Conception St. Clair
St. Anthony Westbrook
St. Luke Sherburn
March 2020 w The Courier w dowr.org
