Post on 09-Feb-2019
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Red Ribbon Project 2018-2019
By: Aiden Roh
“Jesus reminds us in the parable of the sheep and the goats in Matthew’s Gospel: What have we done for the least of His brethren? We are called to minister to these indigenous people who are the least of our brothers and sisters. We are called to provide them hope for a better life here on earth and to bring them the hope for life eternal. Amen.”
What is the Red Ribbon Project? During the weeks of November 26 - December 16, we will be asking the school to collect items and money for the Native American population in Gallup, New Mexico.
Flag of the Navajo Nation
Why did I choose this? This summer, a man named Deacon Todd came and talked to Christ the King during mass one Sunday. He was from the Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico. He told the church about the poverty level and third world conditions in which the Native American people in his diocese live.
Living in squalor
Stats ● 173,000 Navajo people ● 40% without running water ● 44% of Children in poverty ● 25% High school Graduation
Rate ● Unemployment rate as high
as 50% ● Alcohol and drug abuse rate
as high 48% ● Third world conditions
Backstory - In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s St. Catherine Drexel came and established several schools and missions in the Gallup Diocese. In 1936, for the first time in history, an emissary from the Vatican in Rome, Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, the Vatican Secretary of State, was sent to the United States. As he was flying over New Mexico and Arizona while touring the US he noticed the many tiny villages and pueblos spread out across the high desert and wondered who was bringing the Word of God and ministering to these people. He landed in Winslow, Arizona to refuel his plane. Asking around town he discovered that the native people were attended to by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, more than 250 miles away, or from the Diocese of Tucson 275 miles away. He knew they were underserved and decided something needed to be done to bring the presence of a bishop to this area. Three years later, in 1939, Cardinal Pacelli was elected as Pope Pius XII. In December of that year Pope Pius XII established the Diocese of Gallup which provided the presence of a bishop and the Church for the Navajo, Zuni, Hopi, Acoma, Laguna and Apache tribes of the area.
MOST REVEREND JAMES S. WALL, BISHOP OF GALLUP
Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli, Vatican Secretary of State - in Winslow Arizona, 1936. He would go on to become Pope Pius XII.
St. Catherine Drexel’s Order
Where is Gallup, New Mexico? It is located on the borders of Utah,
Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.
Culture - Beautiful Pottery
Tribal Dances
Acoma Dancers
The Concho
Woven Baskets and Traditional Dress
Navajo Sand Painting
What to Donate - Deacon Todd asked us to please donate the following:
Money Gloves and Mittens
Socks Scarves and
Winter Hats
Please bring them to school the weeks of Nov. 26 - Dec. 16.
Santa Claus and St. Nicholas Pancake
Breakfast is Saturday, Dec. 8 from 8:30 -
10:30! You can also bring money, hats, gloves, scarves or
socks to the pancake breakfast and lay them in
front of the St. Nicholas altar.