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HANDS TO HONDURAS #5 There will be an Informational Night for all those interested in learning more about such a trip. We have many experienced missionaries now who are delighted to share their personal responses, answer any questions your might have, describe the time spend there, and give you a closer look at they needs of the people who are part of Fr. Donahue’s ministry there. Wonderful advancements are being made, especially in his schools. Volunteers from all across the United States are helping out and making things happen. More and more of them are signing up for an extended period of time, bringing with them enthusiasm, professional training and a desire to reach out to the poor. Here at Holy Family, we continue to find value in a ten-day Mission Trip which we are tentatively planning for March 18th – 28th, 2011. So, if you would like to hear more and/or
are considering such an experience, please come to our:
If you are interested but unable to attend this meeting, please call Sr. Anne at the rectory: 781-878-0160.
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About Three years ago as we celebrated our parish’s 125th Anniversary, we again looked beyond ourselves, deciding to encourage a Mission Team to visit our sister-parish of Inmaculado Concepion to meet the folks there, watch Fr. Donahue, “Padre” in action, help out where they could, and return home to share with the rest of us how this relationship is actually working. The first trip was followed by a second and then a third. Mission Team members have enthusiastically responded to the people they have met. They have bonded with children and families, painted a school, had their eyes opened to extreme poverty, sponsored a Field Day at Santa Clara, participated in a Solidarity Event for special needs students, visited and been touched by several local families, and witnessed tremendous faith, joy-filled faith, in so many people possessing little of this world’s goods. Over the past three years, twenty-seven “missionaries” have returned from a life-changing experience, searching new ways to help from home. They have begun to “adopt” families who lack life’s necessities and send “care packages” to them a few times each year. Please continue to keep all aspects of this ministry in prayer. In the name of Christ’s poor,
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UPdate Olancho Aid Foundation: This title refers to the schools and many projects included in his ministry there. He now has 85 employees as well as a base of volunteers from across the country which continues to increase. Several Mission Teams besides our own contribute to the development of his schools by assisting with construction of property, teaching for extended periods of time, painting rooms and buildings, meeting needs of some very poor folks, relating to the people both young and elderly, visiting homes and the orphanage and whatever else is mutually beneficial. A new vocational program is underway initiated by Fr. Donahue with our Holy Family Team. A tee shirt printing machine has been purchased and some of the students at Nazareth School will be instructed in its use. It is intended as a means of potential employment for them. Local Honduran businesses are enthusiastic about purchasing and selling these shirts. A youth group from St. John’s Parish in Hopkinton were the first recipients of their labor a few weeks ago. We are especially happy about this because our Team “live” at Nazareth while in Honduras and know those students well. Kathy McNeely, a member of our Team, has professional experience in manufacturing and was able to instruct the Honduran teachers in the use of this machine. Our Spaghetti Supper last Saturday night was a fun evening with excellent turnout and a delicious meal. The Team presentations were informative and moving. Thank you to all who made this event happen. Might you be interested in joining a Mission Team? More on that in September |