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Every year we celebrate our Catholic high school seniors with a mass in their honor. This year, St. Raphael Parish will host the mass to include all of our youth and special guest, Foundation of Faith Dinner keynote speaker, Fr. Leo Patalinghug.

We are very grateful to our donors to the annual live auction, one of the highlights of the evening! Last year’s auction, led by Auctioneer Extraordinaire Victoria Pineda, raised $50,000 and we are looking forward to another fun night of bidding.

Benny and Machelle Vanecek celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows on Saturday, September 3 at 12 noon at St Patrick Cathedral: the same day, time, and place they married in 1966.

The 10th Annual Foundation of Faith Dinner: Grace Before Meals will be a night to remember. Join us on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at the El Paso Convention Center from 6-9pm, with a cocktail reception beginning at 5pm.

Fr. John Kartje, Rector and President of the University of Saint Mary of the Lake, Mundelein Seminary, announced that seminarians Michael Lewis and Ivan Montelongo had been selected as recipients of a 2016 Monsignor John Canary Theological Enrichment Fund grant.

Founding board member, Leroy Baeza, and his wife Rose, are the 2016 recipients of the Foundation of Faith Dinner’s Annual Dei Gratia Award.

The Catholic Foundation prayer breakfast celebrated students and their families and inspired a very generous gift!

The ministry will assist parishes with promoting the practice of Stewardship, returning a portion of one’s time, talent, and treasure back to God in gratitude for the gifts He has given us.

The Foundation for the Diocese of El Paso is pleased to welcome the El Paso Villa Maria Endowment Fund to the Foundation’s Catholic Legacy Fund.

Founding Board Member Rudolph “Rudy” Miles, a stalwart in our community, passed away on June 23, 2016. He and his wife, Elvia, gave generously to the Retired Priest Appreciation Fund, the Seminarian Education Fund, the St. Patrick Cathedral Historic Preservation Fund and Father Yermo Schools.