Jean Woods has joined the Catholic Charities of North Louisiana Shreveport as their new Case Manager.
     Jean has been in social work since she started at St. Vincent de Paul disaster services.  She worked as a Case manager and then was promoted to Office Manager assisting people throughout Shreveport, Bossier, Natchitoches, and Monroe.  Their mission assisted with damages to homes due to the flood of 2016, food, clothing, utilities, and helping others achieve their GED, as well as home visits for the elderly and physically challenged.  In 2019, when the program closed, she participated in several volunteer projects at Sacred Heart of Jesus CatholicChurch.  She worked on the Parish Directory, Catholic Black History Program, and the St. Vincent de Paul conference.
Jean is working to assist clients in achieving financial stability.  She is also responsible for interviewing clients for emergency assistance and teaching Money School financial management classes for Catholic Charities of North Louisiana.  Her mother instilled in her to "Be happy, make a difference, and always remember to help someone along the way."
     Look for Jean in the Catholic Connection.

Fr. Francis becomes a United States Citizen, June 12, 2020..  We are very happy to have you as a new American.  Congratulations on your new citizenship.

Raney will be ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacon through the imposition of hand and the invocation of the Holy Spirit by his excellency Most Reverend Francis I. Malone, Bishop of Shreveport on Saturday, June 27, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. in the morning at St. Mary of the Pines Catholic Church, 1050 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop, Shreveport, LA 71118.