That is your Friday update, which takes a fast have a look at the week ahead and a few developments that El Paso Matters is following.
Pope Praises Bishop Seitz: Pope Francis singled out El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz as an efficient pastoral leader in an interview published this week. The pontiff was interviewed by America Magazine, a publication from his Jesuit order. The interview covered quite a lot of topics, including the war in Ukraine, political polarization in america and the performance of U.S. bishops. In responding to an issue about U.S. Catholic views on the country’s bishops, Pope Francis pointed to Seitz for instance of strong leadership of a diocese. Francis appointed Seitz as El Paso’s bishop in 2013, two months after his election as pope.
“Permit me to say a bishop about whom I have no idea if he’s conservative, or if he’s progressive, if he’s of the suitable or of the left, but he’s a great pastor: Seitz, on the border with Mexico. He’s a person who grasps all of the contradictions of that place and carries them forward as a pastor. I don’t say the others should not good, but that is one I do know.”
Francis also praised Seitz in 2020 after he became the primary U.S. bishop to publicly kneel in protest of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The pope called the bishop to thank him for his words and actions opposing racism.
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Teams: The Sun Bowl Association this weekend will announce the 2 teams that can play on the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. The announcement event is from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, 1200 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park, Latest Mexico, and is open to the general public. This yr’s game is slated for noon on Friday, Dec. 30, on the Sun Bowl. Tickets start at $22. The sport might be televised live to tell the tale CBS. The annual game, now in its 89th yr, features teams from the ACC and Pac 12, with most expecting Louisville and Oregon State to be chosen. Events leading as much as the large game include the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational basketball tournament Dec. 21-22 with Kent State, Latest Mexico State, North Carolina A&T and UTEP; the Sun Bowl Fiesta from 4 to eight p.m. Dec. 29 on the Convention Center Plaza in Downtown; and the pre-game fan party from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 30 at Glory Field on the UTEP campus. Information: sunbowl.org
YWCA Names Latest CEO: Sereka Barlow, who was named interim CEO for the YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region in the summertime, was named CEO on Nov. 17. She has greater than 25 years of experience in health care and organizational leadership and most recently served as chief operations officer for the Hospitals of Windfall Sierra Campus. In 2017, after 20 years of service, Barlow retired as a lieutenant colonel from the Army. She was also the previous COO at William Beaumont Army Medical Center.
That is your Friday update, which takes a fast have a look at the week ahead and a few developments that El Paso Matters is following.
Pope Praises Bishop Seitz: Pope Francis singled out El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz as an efficient pastoral leader in an interview published this week. The pontiff was interviewed by America Magazine, a publication from his Jesuit order. The interview covered quite a lot of topics, including the war in Ukraine, political polarization in america and the performance of U.S. bishops. In responding to an issue about U.S. Catholic views on the country’s bishops, Pope Francis pointed to Seitz for instance of strong leadership of a diocese. Francis appointed Seitz as El Paso’s bishop in 2013, two months after his election as pope.
“Permit me to say a bishop about whom I have no idea if he’s conservative, or if he’s progressive, if he’s of the suitable or of the left, but he’s a great pastor: Seitz, on the border with Mexico. He’s a person who grasps all of the contradictions of that place and carries them forward as a pastor. I don’t say the others should not good, but that is one I do know.”
Francis also praised Seitz in 2020 after he became the primary U.S. bishop to publicly kneel in protest of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The pope called the bishop to thank him for his words and actions opposing racism.
Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Teams: The Sun Bowl Association this weekend will announce the 2 teams that can play on the 2022 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. The announcement event is from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, 1200 Futurity Drive, Sunland Park, Latest Mexico, and is open to the general public. This yr’s game is slated for noon on Friday, Dec. 30, on the Sun Bowl. Tickets start at $22. The sport might be televised live to tell the tale CBS. The annual game, now in its 89th yr, features teams from the ACC and Pac 12, with most expecting Louisville and Oregon State to be chosen. Events leading as much as the large game include the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational basketball tournament Dec. 21-22 with Kent State, Latest Mexico State, North Carolina A&T and UTEP; the Sun Bowl Fiesta from 4 to eight p.m. Dec. 29 on the Convention Center Plaza in Downtown; and the pre-game fan party from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Dec. 30 at Glory Field on the UTEP campus. Information: sunbowl.org
YWCA Names Latest CEO: Sereka Barlow, who was named interim CEO for the YWCA El Paso Del Norte Region in the summertime, was named CEO on Nov. 17. She has greater than 25 years of experience in health care and organizational leadership and most recently served as chief operations officer for the Hospitals of Windfall Sierra Campus. In 2017, after 20 years of service, Barlow retired as a lieutenant colonel from the Army. She was also the previous COO at William Beaumont Army Medical Center.
