Dolores Catholic Church Signs Up and Takes Charge
Over 600 signatures on Dolores Catholic Church's agenda of issues have been collected in the last six months. One of the issues that was raised during Dolores's house meeting campaign was the need to understand and address the church's budget. The organizing team presented this information to their fellow parishioners during religious education classes and during Sunday Mass, and collections immediately increased, including one mass that doubled its regular contribution.
Public Housing Authority recommends new management at Travis Park Apartments
St. Ignatius, San Jose, Prince of Peace, and Travis Heights Elementary have continued to work with public housing residents to improve the living conditions at the Travis Park Apartments. After several meetings with HUD authorities and other public officials, including U.S. Representative Lloyd Doggett, Southwest Housing Authority recommended that there be a management change at the apartments. This is an important step in creating a safe and decent place to live for all Travis Park residents.
250 House Meetings held so far this year
Since June, 150 house meetings have been held at St. Ignatius, San Jose, Mt. Olive, Dolores, Santa Barbara, and St. Thomas More. This brings the total number of house meetings conducted this year to 250! By holding these meetings the congregations are able to build networks of relationships where leaders are identified, and where people know one another's interests so they are then able to develop agendas of issues that reflect what is most important to the entire congregation.
