It all started when…

Sacred Heart was one of the two original city parishes which led to the initiation of the Diocese of El Paso. Since its founding, it has served the low-income immigrant community of the Segundo Barrio as well as the faithful from Ciudad Juarez and all of El Paso. For several decades, the Jesuit priests from Sacred Heart served as missionaries in West Texas, Southern New Mexico, and Chihuahua, Mexico. Presently, it is a vibrant parish in the heart of the Barrio and has continuously been staffed by Jesuit Priests.

Todo empezó cuando…

Sagrado Corazón fue una de las dos parroquias originales de la ciudad que condujo a la iniciación de la Diócesis de El Paso. Desde su fundación ha servido a la comunidad inmigrante de escasos recursos del Segundo Barrio así como a los fieles de Ciudad Juárez y todo El Paso. Durante varias décadas, los sacerdotes jesuitas del Sagrado Corazón sirvieron como misioneros en el oeste de Texas, el sur de Nuevo México y Chihuahua, México. Actualmente, es una parroquia vibrante en el corazón del Barrio y ha sido atendida continuamente por sacerdotes jesuitas.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

• Co-Chair, Fr. Rafael Garcia, S. J., Pastor, Sacred Heart Church

• Co-Chair, Max Grossman, Ph.D., Board of Directors, Preservation Texas, Vice-Chair, The Trost Society

• Bishop Mark J. Seitz, D.D., Diocese of El Paso

• Frank S. Ainsa, Jr., Attorney at Law

• Linda Caro, COO, Foundation for the Diocese of El Paso

• Martina Lorey, Architect, Martina Lorey Architects

• Ann Darnell, Fundraising Strategist

• Sergio Ornelas, Executive Director, Catholic Properties, Inc.

• Wilma Santos, Fundraising

ADVISORY COUNCIL

• Mark Calamia, Ph.D., Anthropologist

• Caroline Conine, Grant Writer

• Anne M. Giangiulio, Associate Professor of Art, Graphic Design, UTEP, Website Development. and Design Student Liaison

• Ricardo Gonzalez, Chair of the Board of Directors, El Paso Preservation Alliance

• Pablo Lopez, President, Southside Neighborhood Association

• Dr. Felipe Peralta, Bowie Class of 1964

• Saul Saenz, Executive Producer and Co-anchor, Good Morning El Paso KVIA-ABC 7

• Mason Sales, Website Development

• Bernie Sargent, Chair, The Trost Society; Scholar Director, Texas Historical Foundation Landmark Commission, City of El Paso; Co-director, West Texas Region of APT Texas

• D. J. Sevigny, Chair, Historic Landmark Commission, City of El Paso; Co-Director, West Texas Region of APT Texas

• David Stout, El Paso County Commissioner, PRECINCT 2

• Evan Thompson, Executive Director, Preservation Texas

• Noelle Trejo, Assistant Grant Writer

• Dr. Víctor M. Vázquez, Research Committee

• Providencia Velazquez, Historic Preservation Officer, City of El Paso

• Barbara Welch, Chair, El Paso County Historical Commission

• Gary Williams, Senior Program Officer, El Paso Community Foundation