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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS CHARITY GOLF TOURNAMENT

WHEN: Saturday, June 15, 2024WHERE: Hot Springs Village----Granada Golf Course

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Pictured (l-r): Bob Honzik, Chris Arthen, and John Bodensteiner
Pictured (l-r): Bob Honzik, Chris Arthen, and John Bodensteiner
At the suggestion of Bishop Anthony Taylor, Chris Arthen recently visited Sacred Heart of Jesus. Chris is the Southeast U.S. Regional Development Director for Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and his area includes Arkansas. His former position with CRS was Global Programs Manager. Both Bishop Taylor and Arthen have a common goal of informing Arkansas Catholics about the mission of CRS in the hope of gaining their support for the work of this agency.

Founded in 1943 by the Catholic Bishops of the United States to serve World War II survivors in Europe, CRS is the official international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States. It works closely with Caritas and a number of other agencies. It is typically first on site to offer help after disasters and the last to leave. For example, it only recently completed its work in Haiti.

With a global staff of 5,000, the agency provides assistance to 100 million people in 93 countries, without regard to race, religion or nationality. Its mission is to save lives, address the root causes and effects of poverty, promote the sacredness and dignity of human life and help build more just and peaceful societies outside the United States. It maintains strict standards of efficiency, accountability and transparency. More than 93% of its revenues go directly to programs that benefit the poor overseas. Its operating revenue comes from: public support and revenue – 70.62%; private support and revenue – 29.04%; and, other – 0.34%.  

By 2018, CRS hopes to serve 150 million poor and vulnerable people worldwide while inspiring 10 million Catholics in the U.S. to put their faith into action. To accomplish this, CRS will attain leadership in three program areas: 1) emergency response and recovery; 2) agricultural livelihoods; and, 3) health.

Some clips in CRS publicity follow:
- you don’t have to save the world, you just have to take the first step
- we’d rather do the impossible than accept it
- peace begins by picking up the pieces (emergency response and recovery)
- inspiring change from the ground up (agriculture)
- building resilience through better care (health)
- there are many different ways to make a difference
- a helping hand can reach farther than you think
- a small donation has enormous impact

Following Arthen’s initial visit, Council 10208 donated $1,000 and Sacred Heart of Jesus gave $3,000 to support the current efforts of Catholic Relief Services in earthquake devastated Nepal.