Deacon Willie Cortez: A Reflection
A very heartfelt reflection by Father Mark, in remembrance of Deacon Willie.
“Deacon Willie served at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for 8 years. He helped found and manage the Sacred Heart Tuition Subsidy Program, today supported by the Our Kids at Heart Foundation”
May he Rest In Peace
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Inspiring Hope and Transforming Lives – One Graduate at a Time
Kevin just graduated from San Juan Diego High School, one of our partner schools. He will be attending the University of Dallas in the fall. Catholic education transforms the lives of the children in our program. Thank you to all who made it possible!
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Wednesday of Holy Week
We find ourselves reflecting on the effects of this pandemic affecting our communities, and yet we find joy and hope in the Resurrection of the Lord.
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CSF: Breaking the Chains of Poverty through Catholic Education
Thank you to our #OurKidsAtHeart donors who make it possible to empower Hispanic Families to send their children to Catholic Schools.
Read more about Catholic schools help break the chains of poverty and their profile of Fr. Mark Hamlet at the CSF website:
Our Kids at Heart Partnership with local charitable organizations
More good news on our outreach. OKAH has been asked to partner with a couple of Parish St. Vincent DePaul Societies and Catholic Charities to identify families who elect to send their children to Catholic schools. We can think of no better way to evangelize families than through the Catholic education of their children. A team of Catholic school “Ambassadors” is being formed to help these families navigate the process. We ask for your prayers and support. We have seen that Catholic education can help break poverty’s hold on these families, and assure the success of their children.
Our tuition Subsidy program is becoming a tool in the toolbox of case workers dealing with challenging family situations.
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To support this new initiative, please donate now.
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Generous Supporters Allow Siblings to Attend Same Catholic School
Thanks to the generosity of the supporters of the #OurKidsatHeart tuition fund, Aly’s mom was able to enroll her younger son, Juan, in the same Catholic School that her daughter attends. Aly has been in the Cathedral School of St. Mary’s for three years; she has learned to pray, to be more kind, merciful and respectful toward others. Now Juan will experience the same #Catholic education and they will walk together into the Journey of the Catholic Faith!
May God bless all the supporters of Catholic Education and all the students in this school year 2019-2020!
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Saint Mary Cathedral Gala
Our Kids at Heart was a Bronze sponsor of Saint Mary Cathedral Gala on Saturday April 14th, 2018. Our Kids at Heart supports the tuition of 107 Sacred Heart parish students at Cathedral School of St. Mary.
OKAH and GoFundMe
Our Kids at Heart partnered with GoFundMe to raised more than $10,000 to support the tuition of more than 150 students. You can contribute at gofundme.com/OurKidsatHeart.