St Joseph on the Rio Grande

Although the Archdiocese of Santa Fe entered into Chapter 11 Reorganization during the first week of December 2018, the utmost concern is for the victims of abuse. People of God, stand erect and continue to be the good people you are. Pray with and for the victims.

Please remember!  The Annual Catholic Appeal (ACA) Foundation is NOT part of the Chapter 11 filing. ACA funding is not available for legal claims. ACA remains a significant source of funding for the ministries and services of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe throughout this process and beyond. We are the body of Christ and His loving work endures...forever.

Loving and Merciful God,
look upon us with compassion
as we cry out to You in our time of contrition.

Your Church is brought low
by the sins committed against our innocent children
in whose eyes we see the image of Your crucified Son.

Just as Jesus gathered the children into His loving arms,
so gather us now into Your healing embrace,
especially those who have been crushed
by the scourge of abuse.

Fashion us, Your sons and daughters,
into instruments of Your healing presence
so that Your humble Church may itself be healed
as we seek to comfort all who have been devastated
by the actions of those who betrayed our trust.

You, who know all mysteries
and whose wisdom is beyond compare,
guide us through these turbulent days.

Assist us in our efforts to bring justice
to those who have been offended,
give us the grace to restore our suffering communion
and imbue us with new life
in our efforts to heal and to protect,
especially those who are most vulnerable.

We ask this through our Lord, Jesus Christ,
who is with us now and forever. Amen.

On the 8th day of March, 2019, the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Mexico, sitting in Albuquerque, entered an order setting out a comprehensive claims process for survivors of child sex abuse by clergy in the pending Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe. The order also provides a deadline for filing sex abuse claims of June 17, 2019.

“This order is the first step in what we hope will be a global resolution to provide fair compensation to all survivors of sex abuse by clergy,” said Archbishop John C. Wester of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, “while we work collaboratively with the committee of sex abuse survivors and our insurers to maximize the outreach to those who might have claims.”

1) Notice of Deadline for Filing Claims Relating to or Arising from Sexual Abuse
2) Sexual Abuse Proof of Claim

The Catholic Community of St. Joseph on the Rio Grande is a member of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe and is in union with the Roman Catholic Church. We believe in and celebrate the presence of Christ in our world through Word and Sacrament. We strive to make Jesus known in the local community through ministries of faith, hospitality, liturgy, compassion, and justice.

The words of our mission statement show that St. Joseph on the Rio Grande Catholic Church is a vibrant community of Christian believers. Bound together by our common baptism, we journey with each other in this life in the hope that we will come at last to everlasting life in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ, Our Lord.

Take your time and explore this site. It is my hope that you will find some information that can be a help to you or see a ministry through which you can use your gifts for the good of the community.

 

In Christ's Peace, 
Monsignor Lambert Joseph Luna, Pastor

The SJRG Parish Staff has been notified that ALL MINISTERS age 18 or older must complete the new version of this training As Soon As Possible and must re-accomplish the training every five (5) years.  All ministers in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, who are age 18 or over,  are required to complete the Abuse Awareness Prevention Workshop either online or in person.

So what do we have to do? There are two options. If you want to complete the Workshop online, click here. If you wish to take it in person, click here for the schedule of prevention workshops.

So, here's the kicker. As we look ahead to our Summer 2018 schedule and beyond, we must know who is up to date with the required training. As soon as you can, please scan your certificate and email to Dawn Wenzel (dwenzl@sjrgparish.org) and Krista Rashap (ministryscheduleratsjrg@gmail.com), so they can update your minister eligibility. Please help us keep this all up-to-date.

Again, to take the training, there are two options:
1. Attend the In-person Prevention Workshop
Here is a link to the in-person workshop schedule (a pdf of the workshop schedule as of 4-20-18 is also attached): 
ASF schedule of prevention workshops 

or 

2. Take the Archdiocese of Santa Fe online training for the Abuse Awareness Prevention Workshop. 
After you have taken the new training online through Virtus, log back into your account and print a copy of your certificate. Please click on the link here and read the pdf file for all of the details regarding logging in and completing the training.  (I've been told that the online training takes less than 1 hour.)