Have a blessed Advent Season and Joyous Christmas!!!
Reflection from a 21-year-old volunteer at CCRGV
Living down here in the Rio Grande Valley has really just opened my eyes to the problems that people have. I find it so annoying that I have to remind myself everyday not to get mad over petty things. Shouldn't I realize by now how fortunate I am? Today we put flooring for a house of seven people. Their whole house could probably fit in my bedroom at home. I'm stressing about what Christmas presents I'm going to buy for my family, and that's really not important at all. All they really need to know is how much they mean to me and how much I love them. Love and the real meaningful relationships that I create with people are the most important. Take away everything material, everything that is deemed necessary or important by society and the base of everything is human emotion and motivation. Emotion, in every form, is what motivated people. I just hope that I will always be able to say that those emotions are what drove me to make choices that I do. Today the goal of society is to always be exceeding and want to stop and ask why? Why do I need more than someone else? Why don't "they" deserve the same quality of life that I have? Why can't everyone help out just a little bit more?
FROM THE DIRECTOR'S CORNER
It is my pleasure to share with you that Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley is committed to make the best effort in responding to the needs of people in our community. The social mission of the Church to help those in need is clearly advanced through services carried out by all who participate with Catholic Charities. This comprehensive effort includes the staff of Catholic Charities who believe in what they do and are dedicated to service those in need, the volunteers who give of their time to care for others, the partner agencies who join in the effort by networking together in responding to a need in our community, the funders who trust in the outcomes we deliver, and to all who in some way have supported the efforts of Catholic Charities in the Rio Grande Valley. While we are very proud of our accomplishments, there remains much work to be done. I pray to our loving God that He bestow on us all the grace to continue carrying out the social mission of the church with compassion and respect. Thank you again for being a part of Catholic Charities. Sincerely yours, Sister Norma Pimentel Executive Director |  Sister Norma Pimentel,
Executive Director of CCRGV |
"You and I, we are the Churcn, no? We have to share with our people. Suffering today is because people are hoarding, not giving, not sharing. Jesus made it very clear. Whatever you do to the least of my brethren, you do it to me." —Mother Teresa of Calcutta
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