This article originally appeared in the summer 2025 issue of the Congregation of the Mission quarterly newsletter, The Vincentian.
Holy Trinity staff serve in the model of St. Vincent
Fr. Milton Ryan, C.M., Pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Dallas, speaks proudly about his vibrant, growing, active, and generous parish, for which he takes no credit.
“We have a wonderful staff,” he said. “They do a great job serving the parishioners and keeping people engaged.”
Elizabeth Delgado and Elia Meyers, two of the parish’s 18 staff members, work on opposite ends of the parishioners’ lives—Elizabeth in marriage preparation and Elia in pastoral care for the sick, elderly, and dying.
For Elizabeth, who has worked for Holy Trinity since 2011, it’s a chance to help her clients cement a lasting relationship with the church.
“It’s the same as when I was teaching and saw the children completing the sacraments,” Elizabeth said. “Every role here has been meaningful to me.”
Pastoral Care Associate Elia has worked at Holy Trinity for 36 years. A licensed professional counselor, she does everything from grief counseling to coordinating communion for the homebound. She remembers being the first parish involved in care for HIV/AIDS patients in the ‘80s.
“I’m proud of that,” she said. “Now the parish is very young, and I am helping people with elder care issues for their parents. That is my mission, to keep people connected to this parish that has been such a support to so many.”
Both women spoke of that welcoming, open atmosphere, which they say has always been there because of the Vincentians.
“We are a team that supports each other and helps each other,” Elia said, “toward whatever St. Vincent asks of us for their material needs and their spiritual needs.”
Photo caption: Elia Meyers (left) and Elizabeth Delgado are staff members at Holy Trinity Parish in Dallas.