Sue Geegan Named Woman of the Year by Journeys |The Road Home

Inverness, IL Ms. Sue Geegan, Director of the Human Concerns Community at Holy Family Parish was named "Woman of the Year" by JOURNEYS|The Road Home. At the fifth Annual Luncheon held April 26 at Inverness Golf Club, Ms. Beth Nabors, Executive Director of JOURNEYS|The Road Home, presented the award to Ms. Geegan for her extraordinary efforts to assist families in need especially in 2016, but also over the past several years.

Ms. Nabors said, "Sue and Holy Family have always been available for our clients. In addition to our clients' basic needs, Holy Family and Sue have helped provide additional funds for an apartment or shelter in an emergency situation. They have even helped get donated cars so that homeless people can get or keep a job."

Ms. Geegan leads the Human Concerns Community at Holy Family which is the social outreach group for the parish. Human Concerns includes over 15 ministries that assist the community directly and charitable organizations. Volunteers sponsor a PADS site at the church, conduct clothing and food drives, respond to requests to help the needy, and in 2016, raised $60,000 to support JOURNEYS' causes.

"Holy Family and JOURNEYS have been partners as advocates for the homeless for 16 years and we look forward to continuing our work together serving the most vulnerable members of our society.", said Ms. Geegan.

Fr. Terry Keehan, Pastor of Holy Family, believes that Human Concerns is a cornerstone of the Holy Family Catholic community, "We could not be more proud of Sue and the ministry volunteers not only for their time and dedication but for setting a Christian example for our community. They are living our parish theme of 'we are in this together.'"