Northern Mexico

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The Diocese of West Texas supports various initiatives in the Diocese of Northern Mexico:

“Constructores de Cristo” House Building Project

• Piedras Negras
• Cost per house:  $10,000
• Contact:  The Rev. David Read, St. Helena’s Episcopal Church, Boerne, (830) 249-3228 or sthelena@gvtc.com

 

Texas/Mexican Border Water Ministry

• (new initiative)
• Volunteers needed are:
  • Drilling teams (training by Living Waters Intl)
  • Teachers for water hygiene
  • Workers micro-business
  • ESL
  • Evangelism
• Cost per well:  $2,000
• Contact:  Palmer Haines – (830) 597-4393 or moonfireranch@yahoo.com

 

Women’s Tapestry Program

• Piedras Negras
• Contact:  Frances Harrison – jrhsr@flash.net

 

Casa Amparo Orphanage

• Reynosa
• Contact:  Priscilla Gregory – cilla7850@aol.com

 

Reynosa Street Children Ministry

• Reynosa
• Contact:  Mark Evans – (956) 994-0029

 

Iglesia San Andres Apostal

• Monterrey
• Funds needed to remodel a building to be used as a “Centro Social” (meeting place) for the neighborhood with the possibility of event rental to provide funds for the parish.
• Contact:  The Rev. R. J. Smith – 1sandres@nl1.texmex

 

New Day Orphanage

• Cuauhtémoc
• Funds needed to buy food, clothing and school supplies; also for scholarships.
• Contact:  Betty Chumney – (210 or 888) 824-5387 or chumneyb@aol.com

 

Texas/Mexico Border Projects

• Contacts:
  • The Rev. Chuck Sharrow – (956) 542-3869 or VicPablo@juno.com
  • The Rev. Dori Zubizaretta – (956) 399-1795 or saintsall@sbcglobal.net
  • The Rev. John Badders – (956) 687-6191 or stjohns2@sbcglobal.net

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Funds are needed for all ministries

Contact:

Mrs. Betty Chumney

Diocese of West Texas

P. O. Box 6885

San Antonio, TX  78209

Phone (210 or 888) 824-5387

Fax (210) 822-8779

e-mail:  chumneyb@aol.com