Wheelchair Mission Update

Please let me know what your Councils and Dioceses are doing to support the American Wheelchair Mission so they can be included in future updates.

Alphabetically listed below by Parish, are the Wheelchair Sundays that were held in either February or March, with an asterisk indicating it was their first Wheelchair Sunday:

Key: Parish, Council Number, City, Amount Raised, Beneficiary, Coordinator,

• Holy Spirit, #8157, Duncanville, $17,281 for 115 wheelchairs, CRIT Center in La Paz, Mexico, Brother Jorge Ruiz *
• Holy Trinity, #9967, San Antonio, $46,813 for 312 wheelchairs, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Brother Marcus Vigil *
• Our Lady of Victory, #7696, $5,719 for 38 wheelchairs, CRIT Center in La Paz, Mexico, Brother Josh Shurbet
• Prince of Peace, #11716, Plano, $126,689 for 280 standard wheelchairs and 100 specialty wheelchairs, Sonora CRIT Center in Hermosillo, Mexico, Brother Bill Weber
• Sacred Heart, #10646, Rowlett, $10,000 for 66 wheelchairs, Guerrero CRIT Center in Acapulco, Mexico, Brother John Hardin
• St. Anthony, #12300, Wylie, $20,661 for 137 wheelchairs, CRIT Center in La Paz, Mexico. Brother Bryan Finley
• St. Catherine of Siena, #13408, Carrollton, $21,110 for 140 wheelchairs, Fort Worth Diocese, Brother Randy Koslovsky
• St. John the Evangelist, #16078, Emory, $2,782 for 18 wheelchairs, Tyler Diocese, Brother Mark Freud *
• St. Jude, #7736, Mansfield, $3,100 for 20 wheelchairs, Fort Worth Diocese, Brother Scott Brinkman *
• St. Martin of Tours, #13133, Forney, $5,750 for 38 wheelchairs, where there is the greatest need, Brother Joe Brancaccio
• St. Michael the Archangel, #9903, McKinney, $17,363 for 115 wheelchairs, Guerrero CRIT Center in Acapulco, Mexico, Brother John Causey and Brother Andrew Sakelson *
• St. Michael the Archangel, #10523, Grand Prairie, $16,962 for 113 wheelchairs, Guerrero CRIT Center in Acapulco, Mexico, Brother Ed Romack *

As of April 27th, 156 Councils and 8 Assemblies have raised $630,484 for 4,203 wheelchairs. Thank you so much Texas Knights for helping to raise these funds. This is the most Wheelchair Mission funds ever raised by a jurisdiction as it far exceeds the $476K raised by California in 2015-2016. There is still time for your Council to make a difference by donating. The goal is for each Council to donate at least $150 for one wheelchair.

Please mail checks and donation forms to Dan Moberg, American Wheelchair Mission, 560 W. Main St. #C804, Alhambra, CA, 91801. Be sure your Council Number and Diocese are on your check so that your donation will be properly credited. Please go to www.amwheelchair.org/donate to donate online and select “Knights of Columbus” in the Campaign field and enter your Council Number in the Organization field.

Please contact me a yankeesweb@tx.rr.com or 214-405-8023 if you have any questions about the Wheelchair Program, need any help conducting a Wheelchair Sunday or need any wheelchairs. I will be glad to talk to your Pastor or Council about the program and address any questions or concerns they might have.

Pictured: Brother Brian Nelson and disabled veteran Brother Daniel Maldonado

Texas Donations By Dioceseas of 4/27/22
Diocese	Amount
Amarillo	$750.00
Austin	$59,353.00
Beaumont	$600.00
Brownsville	$0.00
Corpus Christi	$905.00
Dallas	$360,936.71
El Paso	$14,500.00
Fort Worth	$42,866.70
Galveston/Houston	$56,624.24
Laredo	$1,050.00
Lubbock	$500.00
San Angelo	$5,629.00
San Antonio	$66,511.00
Tyler	$15,409.00
Victoria	$4,850.00
Total	$630,484.65

	Top 15 Texas Councils as of 4/27/22
Rank	Council	Parish	City		Amount
1.	11716	Prince of Peace	Plano		$126,689.00
2.	9967	Holy Trinity	San Antonio		$46,813.00
3.	10131	St. Ignatius Martyr	Austin		$44,615.00
4.	5052	Mary Immaculate	Farmers Branch		$42,796.00
5.	14512	St. Edward	Spring		$34,184.24
6.	13044	Our Lady of Angels	Allen		$25,448.00
7.	799	St. Patrick	Dallas		$21,567.86
8.	13408	St. Catherine of Siena	Carrollton		$21,110.00
9.	12300	St. Anthony	Wylie		$20,661.00
10.	17146	St. Andrew Kim	Irving		$18,255.00
11.	9903	St. Michael the Archangel	McKinney		$17,363.00
12.	8157	Holy Spirit	Duncanville		$17,281.00
13.	10523	St. Michael the Archangel	Grand Prairie		$16,962.00
14.	6065	St. Mark the Evangelist	Plano		$16,791.00
15.	7613	St. Mark the Evangelist	San Antonio		$13,928.00