100 Steps to Home has reached its goal!
Because of the generosity of so many people, we soon will be able to build a new orphanage, a loving home for neglected, abused, and orphaned girls in Secunderabad, India. Each of the steps below represents a gift of $3,000. The projected budget for this project was $300,000.
Right now, eighty girls aged 4-16 are sleeping on the concrete floor of a tiny rented house because there is no other place for them. They have been “swept” off the street by the local police and the Salesian Sisters of Saint Don Bosco have rescued them. These are children just like those you saw in “Slumdog Millionaire.” When they were brought to us, some did not know their age; some did not even know their name.
When we started this project in the summer of 2009, our goal was to build these girls a new home where they would be safe and able to go to school. Now, at the end of 2010, with the generous support of the parishes and individuals listed below, we have reached our goal…and then some.
Each day, the orphan girls and sisters will “pray” the stepping stones, much like beads of a rosary, remembering those who have made their dream of a new home a reality.
Many, many thanks to you all,
Paul Wilkes, Executive Director, Homes of Hope India-US
www.homesofhopeindia.org
Stuart Padley
Seattle WA
Stuart Padley, our new computer guru and dear friend of Hope of Hope, works for Microsoft in Seattle, WA. He visited Home of Hope in 2008 and spent time again in India in 2009 at Hyderabdad, where we are planning on building a new orphanage.
Stuart poured over the computers in a number of locations, finding that none of them had authorized operating systems and therefore were vulnerable to viruses and other problems, which often shut down classes. He is working to get proper licenses to make these computers fully operational, and during his visit, he installed routers in the provincial house in Bangalore, the teachers college in Angamaly, and at Home of
Hope so now they are all WiFi, which connects main
computers to computer labs, seamlessly.
Stuart has a special way with the girls, reading them stories, teaching them games, and simply demonstrating his love. We are grateful to have him on board with Hope of Hope and our future journeys.
Our Lady of the Snows
Clarks Summit PA
Our Lady of the Snows
Around the year 325A.D., there was an elderly couple living ordinary lives near the city of Rome. They began having a dream which repeated itself several times: a beautiful woman, whom they believed was the Blessed Mother, kept appearing to them.
They decided to seek out the Bishop of Rome to help them discern the meaning of the dream. The Pope recommended that they wait: if it were a genuine appearence of the Mother of God, and unmistakable sign would be given.
To everyone's surprise, on August 6th, snow began falling on the Esquiline Hill of Rome. The miracle of the snows was interpreted as God Himself affirming the Council of Ephesus which had declared belief in Mary as the "Theotokos", a Greek word wich means "Mother of God". A basilica called "Saint Mary Major" was built by Pope Liberius (352-366) and was dedicated on August 5, 451. It is called "Major" because it is the first church in the West build in honor of Mary.
The Catholic Community in Calrks Summit named it's church "Our Lady of the Snows" in recognition of the important role which Mary playes in God's plan of salvation for the World. On October 4, 1899, the original Our Lady of the Snows Church was dedicated be the Most Reverend Michael J. Hoban, Bishop of Scranton. It was to remain a mission church of St. Patrick's, Nicholson, until March 1, 1911, when it was established as a parish.
The present church building was dedicated on May 31, 1931 by the Most Reverend Thomas P. O'Reilly. It was built on solid rock out of the blue fieldstone which was excavated from the site.
The stained glass doors at the main entrance of our parish church retell the story: One panel shows the elderly couple with their heads together in sleep; then Mary, the Mother of God; and the Papal tiara (The Pope's triple crown) representing the couple's visit to the Holy Father, the Bishop of Rome. The other panel depicts our own Church; then the snow; and the seven lilies symbolizing the glorified Christ extending His hand in blessing.
Out Lady of the Snows is Legendary for the beauty of its churches and the outstanding service and dedication of its parishioners. The Lord has richly blessed us during the past and we are glad indeed.
Holy Family Parish
Inverness IL
Holy Family Parish
In the summer of 1984, a panel of priests from the personnel board of the Archdiocese of Chicago arrived at St. Theresa’s parish hall in Palatine to talk to parishioners about the creation of a much needed new parish in the Hoffman Estates/Barrington/Inverness area.
All sorts of people (married, single, widowed, divorced, young and old) came to voice their needs, concerns and feelings about the type of pastor needed to create a new parish family. In October of 1984, Fr. Medard Laz was appointed the founding pastor. With the help of parishioners from St. Theresa, St. Anne, and St. Hubert, a new parish was born whose name was to become Holy Family.
Holy Family Parish found its first home in the cafeteria at Fremd High School, fondly known as “St. Fremd,” where the first Mass was celebrated on December 1, 1984. During the three and a half years spent at “St. Fremd,” the parish grew to over 1,300 families, and a site for a permanent home for this community began.
On May 28, 1985, 16 acres of farmland was purchased on Palatine Road, a building was designed, and more than $5 million was pledged by over 1,000 families. The original building contained 57,000 square feel of space, with more than ten miles of wiring and 31,000 square feet of carpeting. 4,000 tons of concrete were poured and 400 tons of stone surrounded the exterior. The major trusses in the worship space weigh more than 100 tons, and they can be seen through the 3,700 square feet of glass that surround the space. The first Mass was celebrated in the new space on April 30, 1988.
Today, under the leadership of Fr. Pat Brennan, over 3,700 families form the community of Holy Family Parish, and we continue to grow.
Holy Family Parish
Inverness IL
Holy Family Parish
In the summer of 1984, a panel of priests from the personnel board of the Archdiocese of Chicago arrived at St. Theresa’s parish hall in Palatine to talk to parishioners about the creation of a much needed new parish in the Hoffman Estates/Barrington/Inverness area.
All sorts of people (married, single, widowed, divorced, young and old) came to voice their needs, concerns and feelings about the type of pastor needed to create a new parish family. In October of 1984, Fr. Medard Laz was appointed the founding pastor. With the help of parishioners from St. Theresa, St. Anne, and St. Hubert, a new parish was born whose name was to become Holy Family.
Holy Family Parish found its first home in the cafeteria at Fremd High School, fondly known as “St. Fremd,” where the first Mass was celebrated on December 1, 1984. During the three and a half years spent at “St. Fremd,” the parish grew to over 1,300 families, and a site for a permanent home for this community began.
On May 28, 1985, 16 acres of farmland was purchased on Palatine Road, a building was designed, and more than $5 million was pledged by over 1,000 families. The original building contained 57,000 square feel of space, with more than ten miles of wiring and 31,000 square feet of carpeting. 4,000 tons of concrete were poured and 400 tons of stone surrounded the exterior. The major trusses in the worship space weigh more than 100 tons, and they can be seen through the 3,700 square feet of glass that surround the space. The first Mass was celebrated in the new space on April 30, 1988.
Today, under the leadership of Fr. Pat Brennan, over 3,700 families form the community of Holy Family Parish, and we continue to grow.
Holy Family Parish
Inverness IL
Holy Family Parish
In the summer of 1984, a panel of priests from the personnel board of the Archdiocese of Chicago arrived at St. Theresa’s parish hall in Palatine to talk to parishioners about the creation of a much needed new parish in the Hoffman Estates/Barrington/Inverness area.
All sorts of people (married, single, widowed, divorced, young and old) came to voice their needs, concerns and feelings about the type of pastor needed to create a new parish family. In October of 1984, Fr. Medard Laz was appointed the founding pastor. With the help of parishioners from St. Theresa, St. Anne, and St. Hubert, a new parish was born whose name was to become Holy Family.
Holy Family Parish found its first home in the cafeteria at Fremd High School, fondly known as “St. Fremd,” where the first Mass was celebrated on December 1, 1984. During the three and a half years spent at “St. Fremd,” the parish grew to over 1,300 families, and a site for a permanent home for this community began.
On May 28, 1985, 16 acres of farmland was purchased on Palatine Road, a building was designed, and more than $5 million was pledged by over 1,000 families. The original building contained 57,000 square feel of space, with more than ten miles of wiring and 31,000 square feet of carpeting. 4,000 tons of concrete were poured and 400 tons of stone surrounded the exterior. The major trusses in the worship space weigh more than 100 tons, and they can be seen through the 3,700 square feet of glass that surround the space. The first Mass was celebrated in the new space on April 30, 1988.
Today, under the leadership of Fr. Pat Brennan, over 3,700 families form the community of Holy Family Parish, and we continue to grow.
Holy Family Parish
Inverness IL
Holy Family Parish
In the summer of 1984, a panel of priests from the personnel board of the Archdiocese of Chicago arrived at St. Theresa’s parish hall in Palatine to talk to parishioners about the creation of a much needed new parish in the Hoffman Estates/Barrington/Inverness area.
All sorts of people (married, single, widowed, divorced, young and old) came to voice their needs, concerns and feelings about the type of pastor needed to create a new parish family. In October of 1984, Fr. Medard Laz was appointed the founding pastor. With the help of parishioners from St. Theresa, St. Anne, and St. Hubert, a new parish was born whose name was to become Holy Family.
Holy Family Parish found its first home in the cafeteria at Fremd High School, fondly known as “St. Fremd,” where the first Mass was celebrated on December 1, 1984. During the three and a half years spent at “St. Fremd,” the parish grew to over 1,300 families, and a site for a permanent home for this community began.
On May 28, 1985, 16 acres of farmland was purchased on Palatine Road, a building was designed, and more than $5 million was pledged by over 1,000 families. The original building contained 57,000 square feel of space, with more than ten miles of wiring and 31,000 square feet of carpeting. 4,000 tons of concrete were poured and 400 tons of stone surrounded the exterior. The major trusses in the worship space weigh more than 100 tons, and they can be seen through the 3,700 square feet of glass that surround the space. The first Mass was celebrated in the new space on April 30, 1988.
Today, under the leadership of Fr. Pat Brennan, over 3,700 families form the community of Holy Family Parish, and we continue to grow.
Holy Family Parish
Inverness IL
Holy Family Parish
In the summer of 1984, a panel of priests from the personnel board of the Archdiocese of Chicago arrived at St. Theresa’s parish hall in Palatine to talk to parishioners about the creation of a much needed new parish in the Hoffman Estates/Barrington/Inverness area.
All sorts of people (married, single, widowed, divorced, young and old) came to voice their needs, concerns and feelings about the type of pastor needed to create a new parish family. In October of 1984, Fr. Medard Laz was appointed the founding pastor. With the help of parishioners from St. Theresa, St. Anne, and St. Hubert, a new parish was born whose name was to become Holy Family.
Holy Family Parish found its first home in the cafeteria at Fremd High School, fondly known as “St. Fremd,” where the first Mass was celebrated on December 1, 1984. During the three and a half years spent at “St. Fremd,” the parish grew to over 1,300 families, and a site for a permanent home for this community began.
On May 28, 1985, 16 acres of farmland was purchased on Palatine Road, a building was designed, and more than $5 million was pledged by over 1,000 families. The original building contained 57,000 square feel of space, with more than ten miles of wiring and 31,000 square feet of carpeting. 4,000 tons of concrete were poured and 400 tons of stone surrounded the exterior. The major trusses in the worship space weigh more than 100 tons, and they can be seen through the 3,700 square feet of glass that surround the space. The first Mass was celebrated in the new space on April 30, 1988.
Today, under the leadership of Fr. Pat Brennan, over 3,700 families form the community of Holy Family Parish, and we continue to grow.
Debra and Matthew Khorsand
South Barrington IL
Kenneth Aman
Hoffman Estates IL
George and Barbara Franks
Inverness IL
The Lemme Family
Inverness IL
Ken and Judy Guilette
South Barrington IL
Holy Family Parish
Inverness IL
Holy Family Parish
In the summer of 1984, a panel of priests from the personnel board of the Archdiocese of Chicago arrived at St. Theresa’s parish hall in Palatine to talk to parishioners about the creation of a much needed new parish in the Hoffman Estates/Barrington/Inverness area.
All sorts of people (married, single, widowed, divorced, young and old) came to voice their needs, concerns and feelings about the type of pastor needed to create a new parish family. In October of 1984, Fr. Medard Laz was appointed the founding pastor. With the help of parishioners from St. Theresa, St. Anne, and St. Hubert, a new parish was born whose name was to become Holy Family.
Holy Family Parish found its first home in the cafeteria at Fremd High School, fondly known as “St. Fremd,” where the first Mass was celebrated on December 1, 1984. During the three and a half years spent at “St. Fremd,” the parish grew to over 1,300 families, and a site for a permanent home for this community began.
On May 28, 1985, 16 acres of farmland was purchased on Palatine Road, a building was designed, and more than $5 million was pledged by over 1,000 families. The original building contained 57,000 square feel of space, with more than ten miles of wiring and 31,000 square feet of carpeting. 4,000 tons of concrete were poured and 400 tons of stone surrounded the exterior. The major trusses in the worship space weigh more than 100 tons, and they can be seen through the 3,700 square feet of glass that surround the space. The first Mass was celebrated in the new space on April 30, 1988.
Today, under the leadership of Fr. Pat Brennan, over 3,700 families form the community of Holy Family Parish, and we continue to grow.
Pat Marriott
Wilmington NC
Immaculate Conception
Chicago IL
Immaculate Conception
Immaculate Conception Church, one of Chicago's oldest parishes, was established in 1859, At that time, there were two other Catholic parishes nearby - Holy Name Church, now the cathedral for the Archdiocese of Chicago, and St. Michael's. Many North Siders during that era were German, and so were these parishes. Immaculate Conception was set up as the first Catholic Church in the area for English-speaking parishioners, who for the first hundred years of the parish history, were primarily Irish.
In 1871, a catastrophe signaled a decisive pattern in the parish's life, one of slow and steady comebacks: the Great Chicago Fire burned down the original church, convent and school. On August 9, 1874, Bishop Foley laid the cornerstone of a new brick church that was completed four years later, at a cost of seven thousand dollars. It was a church of bold straight lines, conveying strength and elegance. Its chapel possessed a lovely and dignified scope.
A three-story school adjoining the church was added to the north. And a towering steeple was added, surmounted by a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Restoration was complete.
In the following years, the parish continued to grow, and at the turn of the century the church became an especially capable sanctuary when World War I and then the Depression pushed many to the edge.
After World War II, Pastor John Fleming initiated plans for a convent and a new school. Enrollment was zooming and the old school building, after decades of service, was ready for the wrecking ball. Architect Thomas E. Cooke designed the brick school and convent complex that stands on the site today, and ground was broken in the spring of 1951. Classes were begun there in the autumn of 1952. In May of 1953, Cardinal Stritch dedicated Immaculate Conception School.
Long-time members of I.C. say that the biggest event, and most sorrowful experience in the history of the parish was the tearing down of the old church. In 1957, a routine inspection of the church found the roof was on the verge of collapse. This discovery followed on the heels of a tragedy at another Chicago parish, Our Lady of the Angels School, where a roof had collapsed during a fire and ninety-eight people perished. Nobody will ever know how much physical strain the beams of the church at IC could bear. But it might be said that they were not strong enough to bear the burden of anxiety that people had as a result of the Our Lady of the Angels School catastrophe. Archbishop Albert E. Meyer decided that the church had to come down.
Fortunately many articles from the church were transferred to a true Godsend of a place - the basement auditorium of the school complex Tom Cooke had designed. It was pressed into service as a chapel. This was to be the church's new home.
Mass is still said in that basement chapel. The room possesses an austerity, which makes it deeply inviting to the grace of the Holy Spirit and the celebration of the Mass. The statue of the Virgin Mary, once knocked down by lightning from its perch atop the steeple of the old church, sits in the foyer of the chapel. The statue stands as a symbol of the struggle for re-adjustment and persistent and enduring faith, which has come to characterize the life of the parish over its history.
St. Jerome Croatian
Chicago IL
St. Jerome Croatian
At the end of the 19th century, the Croatian community in Chicago became the second largest, right after Pittsburgh. Hundreds of Croatians built their homes on the South side of Chicago. Among the oldest of the immigrants were those from Dalmatia. In many circumstances, however, a great many of these people were categorized as Austrians by the American government because at that time, Dalmatia was a part of the Austrian dvojnoj monarchy. The main reason for their settlement in Chicago was that there were many possibilities for employment in the steel industry or in the Chicago slaughterhouses. Already at the beginning of the 20th century they began to establish their own associations. One of the first was the Hrvatska Zajednica Illinois (Croatian Union of Illionois). It began in 1905 because of strife with the Croatian Fraternal Union, and it published its own magazine "The Croatian Flag". In addition, one of the oldest Croatian singing groups began in Chicago, and it was called Zora (which means "the dawn"). The beginning of the 20th century saw the establishment of Croatian parishes in Chicago. During this century five Croatian parishes functioned in the Chicagoland area, of which three are still active today: two Franciscan parishes (St. Jerome's on Princeton and Sacred Heart on the South side) and one Dominican parish (on the North side, on Devon avenue). A fourth parish, on Throop street operates only occasionally.
St. Raphael
Raleigh NC
St. Raphael
Welcome to St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. We are a diverse community of Catholic believers, called by baptism to share in the Christian mission of evangelization, worship, and service. As a Jesuit parish, we commit our time, talent, and treasure to building the Body of Christ together.
The St. Raphael Community includes:
-Our Church
-Early Childhood Center Pre-School
-K-8 Catholic School.
-And we will be breaking ground this Fall to add a Parish Activity Center!
Join us!
St. Raphael
Raleigh NC
St. Raphael
Welcome to St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. We are a diverse community of Catholic believers, called by baptism to share in the Christian mission of evangelization, worship, and service. As a Jesuit parish, we commit our time, talent, and treasure to building the Body of Christ together.
The St. Raphael Community includes:
-Our Church
-Early Childhood Center Pre-School
-K-8 Catholic School.
-And we will be breaking ground this Fall to add a Parish Activity Center!
Join us!
St. Raphael
Raleigh NC
St. Raphael
Welcome to St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. We are a diverse community of Catholic believers, called by baptism to share in the Christian mission of evangelization, worship, and service. As a Jesuit parish, we commit our time, talent, and treasure to building the Body of Christ together.
The St. Raphael Community includes:
-Our Church
-Early Childhood Center Pre-School
-K-8 Catholic School.
-And we will be breaking ground this Fall to add a Parish Activity Center!
Join us!
St. Raphael
Raleigh NC
St. Raphael
Welcome to St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. We are a diverse community of Catholic believers, called by baptism to share in the Christian mission of evangelization, worship, and service. As a Jesuit parish, we commit our time, talent, and treasure to building the Body of Christ together.
The St. Raphael Community includes:
-Our Church
-Early Childhood Center Pre-School
-K-8 Catholic School.
-And we will be breaking ground this Fall to add a Parish Activity Center!
Join us!
Our Lady of the Lake
Leominster MA
Our Lady of the Lake
As a faith-filled Christian Community we are committed to building up the Body of Christ and strengthening the Kingdom of God. Through diverse ministries we share our many gifts to respond to the needs within and outside our Parish Community. Confident in our strengths and aware of our weaknesses, we enter into collaboration with other communities to deepen our relationship with Jesus and one another. By fulfilling our pastoral, sacramental and educational needs, we, as a Eucharistic Church work to proclaim the message and presence of the risen Lord.
Anne Culkin Brown
Dalton PA
ANNE CULKIN BROWN
1916-2009
Anna Culkin was born in 1916 in Dalton, Pennsylvania, a small town outside of Scranton. As a young child she moved to Scranton with her parents and her brother, John. There she graduated from a Catholic High School and then went on to Marywood College (currently, Marywood University) where she received her bachelor’s degree in education and drama. She excelled in drama and oratory, which gave the basis for her career.
As a single professional woman, Anne had a long and successful career. After spending a year as an actress on Broadway, she joined the United Service Organization (USO), where she became the youngest Club Director of the largest Woman’s USO in the United States. She then became part of the organization’s National Staff, touring and training all over the country. After the War, Anne returned to Scranton where she worked in radio and television. Her weekly “Talk It Over” television program was the area’s first to be hosted by a woman. During that time she also lectured nationally for the Alma Savage Lecture Bureau of New York.
Very religious and deeply rooted in her Catholic Faith, Anne developed The Anne Culkin Course of Personality, which she presented to over 300,000 young women in Catholic Schools throughout the United States and Canada. The theme of her course, and of her life, was “Charm is Warmth, Warmth is Love, Love is God.” Anne also wrote a weekly syndicated newspaper column called “Talk It Over” and in 1958 was named in the first edition of Who's Who of American Women. In 1962 Anne wrote an etiquette book “Charm for Young Women” which sold over 100,000 copies. After more than twenty years of traveling, she opened the Anne Culkin Boutique in Scranton.
In 1978 Anne met and married James O. Brown and moved to Waverly where she and her late husband had a wonderful life together, golfing, traveling, spending winters in Florida and especially enjoying the company of their families.
Anne and her husband were very generous and charitable. It was their wish to support worthwhile, humanitarian projects and to help Catholic Missionaries. Anne would be so pleased to know that she has helped the Salesian Sisters and these young girls in India in this wonderful 100 STEPS TO HOME project.
St. Matthew
Green Bay WI
St. Matthew
The St. Matthew Parish Community, having been formed by Baptism and Confirmation as a visible community of disciples of Jesus, and being nurtured by Word, Sacrament and Prayer, is missioned and empowered by the Holy Spirit to Proclaim, Celebrate and Serve the coming of God’s Reign.
St. Louis
Pittsford NY
St. Louis
We are a Catholic faith community of 2,154 families who believe in Jesus as the Lord and the Savior of our lives. St. Louis Parish is a home for all of God's people.
Faithful to the Gospel of Jesus, we seek to be a welcoming community characterized by inclusiveness and diversity, a community in which everyone experiences the warm hospitality of our parish community.
In our vision of parish life, we are a worshipping community who give praise and thanks to our loving God; who seek to be formed and educated with a thirst for the Word of God in ways that are faithful to our Catholic tradition; who seek to be characterized by our compassionate service of one another; and whose sense of social outreach to people in need is at the very heart of our ministry of service.
Most of all, we seek to be a community who affirm you and respond to your needs. We marvel at the ways in which our computer networks bring us closer to one another. Interconnected, may we find GOD in places we never imagined.
St. Louis
Pittsford NY
St. Louis
We are a Catholic faith community of 2,154 families who believe in Jesus as the Lord and the Savior of our lives. St. Louis Parish is a home for all of God's people.
Faithful to the Gospel of Jesus, we seek to be a welcoming community characterized by inclusiveness and diversity, a community in which everyone experiences the warm hospitality of our parish community.
In our vision of parish life, we are a worshipping community who give praise and thanks to our loving God; who seek to be formed and educated with a thirst for the Word of God in ways that are faithful to our Catholic tradition; who seek to be characterized by our compassionate service of one another; and whose sense of social outreach to people in need is at the very heart of our ministry of service.
Most of all, we seek to be a community who affirm you and respond to your needs. We marvel at the ways in which our computer networks bring us closer to one another. Interconnected, may we find GOD in places we never imagined.
St. Louis
Pittsford NY
St. Louis
We are a Catholic faith community of 2,154 families who believe in Jesus as the Lord and the Savior of our lives. St. Louis Parish is a home for all of God's people.
Faithful to the Gospel of Jesus, we seek to be a welcoming community characterized by inclusiveness and diversity, a community in which everyone experiences the warm hospitality of our parish community.
In our vision of parish life, we are a worshipping community who give praise and thanks to our loving God; who seek to be formed and educated with a thirst for the Word of God in ways that are faithful to our Catholic tradition; who seek to be characterized by our compassionate service of one another; and whose sense of social outreach to people in need is at the very heart of our ministry of service.
Most of all, we seek to be a community who affirm you and respond to your needs. We marvel at the ways in which our computer networks bring us closer to one another. Interconnected, may we find GOD in places we never imagined.
St. Louis
Pittsford NY
St. Louis
We are a Catholic faith community of 2,154 families who believe in Jesus as the Lord and the Savior of our lives. St. Louis Parish is a home for all of God's people.
Faithful to the Gospel of Jesus, we seek to be a welcoming community characterized by inclusiveness and diversity, a community in which everyone experiences the warm hospitality of our parish community.
In our vision of parish life, we are a worshipping community who give praise and thanks to our loving God; who seek to be formed and educated with a thirst for the Word of God in ways that are faithful to our Catholic tradition; who seek to be characterized by our compassionate service of one another; and whose sense of social outreach to people in need is at the very heart of our ministry of service.
Most of all, we seek to be a community who affirm you and respond to your needs. We marvel at the ways in which our computer networks bring us closer to one another. Interconnected, may we find GOD in places we never imagined.
A Touch of Ireland
Pittsford NY
An Irish family in Pittsford NY sends their love
St. Anthony Shrine
Boston MA
St. Anthony Shrine
St. Anthony Shrine, “The Church on Arch Street,” is a center for Roman Catholic Ministry in Boston, Massachusetts directed by the Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province.
Inspired by the enduring legacy of St. Francis of Assisi, the friars and the lay people of the shrine strive to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with all people. We serve as instruments of God's healing through daily celebrations of the Eucharist and the sacrament of reconciliation. In our preaching, prayers, adult formation, and spiritual counseling, we foster Christian discipleship "in the marketplace" by reaching out and welcoming people to deepen their relationship with God and with one another.
St. Anthony Shrine was instrumental in inaugurating a facility to serve the homeless in Boston. This facility is called St. Francis House. For more information about their activities and how you might volunteer please see their home page.
St. Anthony Shrine
Boston MA
St. Anthony Shrine
St. Anthony Shrine, “The Church on Arch Street,” is a center for Roman Catholic Ministry in Boston, Massachusetts directed by the Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province.
Inspired by the enduring legacy of St. Francis of Assisi, the friars and the lay people of the shrine strive to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with all people. We serve as instruments of God's healing through daily celebrations of the Eucharist and the sacrament of reconciliation. In our preaching, prayers, adult formation, and spiritual counseling, we foster Christian discipleship "in the marketplace" by reaching out and welcoming people to deepen their relationship with God and with one another.
St. Anthony Shrine was instrumental in inaugurating a facility to serve the homeless in Boston. This facility is called St. Francis House. For more information about their activities and how you might volunteer please see their home page.
St. Anthony Shrine
Boston MA
St. Anthony Shrine
St. Anthony Shrine, “The Church on Arch Street,” is a center for Roman Catholic Ministry in Boston, Massachusetts directed by the Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province.
Inspired by the enduring legacy of St. Francis of Assisi, the friars and the lay people of the shrine strive to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with all people. We serve as instruments of God's healing through daily celebrations of the Eucharist and the sacrament of reconciliation. In our preaching, prayers, adult formation, and spiritual counseling, we foster Christian discipleship "in the marketplace" by reaching out and welcoming people to deepen their relationship with God and with one another.
St. Anthony Shrine was instrumental in inaugurating a facility to serve the homeless in Boston. This facility is called St. Francis House. For more information about their activities and how you might volunteer please see their home page.
St. Anthony Shrine
Boston MA
St. Anthony Shrine
St. Anthony Shrine, “The Church on Arch Street,” is a center for Roman Catholic Ministry in Boston, Massachusetts directed by the Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province.
Inspired by the enduring legacy of St. Francis of Assisi, the friars and the lay people of the shrine strive to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with all people. We serve as instruments of God's healing through daily celebrations of the Eucharist and the sacrament of reconciliation. In our preaching, prayers, adult formation, and spiritual counseling, we foster Christian discipleship "in the marketplace" by reaching out and welcoming people to deepen their relationship with God and with one another.
St. Anthony Shrine was instrumental in inaugurating a facility to serve the homeless in Boston. This facility is called St. Francis House. For more information about their activities and how you might volunteer please see their home page.
St. Anthony Shrine
Boston MA
St. Anthony Shrine
St. Anthony Shrine, “The Church on Arch Street,” is a center for Roman Catholic Ministry in Boston, Massachusetts directed by the Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province.
Inspired by the enduring legacy of St. Francis of Assisi, the friars and the lay people of the shrine strive to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with all people. We serve as instruments of God's healing through daily celebrations of the Eucharist and the sacrament of reconciliation. In our preaching, prayers, adult formation, and spiritual counseling, we foster Christian discipleship "in the marketplace" by reaching out and welcoming people to deepen their relationship with God and with one another.
St. Anthony Shrine was instrumental in inaugurating a facility to serve the homeless in Boston. This facility is called St. Francis House. For more information about their activities and how you might volunteer please see their home page.
St. Anthony Shrine
Boston MA
St. Anthony Shrine
St. Anthony Shrine, “The Church on Arch Street,” is a center for Roman Catholic Ministry in Boston, Massachusetts directed by the Franciscan Friars of Holy Name Province.
Inspired by the enduring legacy of St. Francis of Assisi, the friars and the lay people of the shrine strive to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with all people. We serve as instruments of God's healing through daily celebrations of the Eucharist and the sacrament of reconciliation. In our preaching, prayers, adult formation, and spiritual counseling, we foster Christian discipleship "in the marketplace" by reaching out and welcoming people to deepen their relationship with God and with one another.
St. Anthony Shrine was instrumental in inaugurating a facility to serve the homeless in Boston. This facility is called St. Francis House. For more information about their activities and how you might volunteer please see their home page.
In Loving Memory of Gregory Hanna
Fairport NY
In loving memory of Greg Hanna, Fairport NY
Greg was a very bright and curious person who loved to be involved in all kinds of activities and travel experiences. All one had to say was "would you like to" ...and he became part of the plan.
Greg took a year off from Amherst College and with a friend traveled throughout India. He mountain climbed, taught in an English school in the north called Woodstock, and wandered about, especially along the west coast. He loved the whole experience.
Greg was extremely sensitive to the downtrodden and those in need. He always wanted to be socially involved with all types of people.
We believe that Greg is looking down on this mission in India with tremendous approval. We are proud to be able to dedicate a stepping stone in his memory.
Lovingly,
Mike & Barbara Hanna
1 Peter 2:21
Peabody MA
"Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His steps."
Donated by a friend of orphan girls in India.
David, Kay, Michael, Cathleen & Sinead O'Shaughnessy
Ireland & Boston, MA
Ed & Mary Anderson
Gloucester MA
Jane Daly
Boston MA
Jane Daly
Boston MA
Jane Daly
Boston MA
Grandchild of Thomas & Janet Tuton
Grandchild of Thomas & Janet Tuton
Grandchild of Thomas & Janet Tuton
We have declared the three South Indian states of Kerala, Karnataka and Andra Pradesh the HopeZone. There, in the 32 HopeCentres, administered by the Salesian Sisters of Don Bosco that we support, thousands of orphan girls and poor young women are cared for and educated. Otherwise, they would face a life of grinding poverty. We support orphanages, schools, junior and technical colleges, hostels for working young women, and boarding homes for poor village children.
Neil & Monique Austin
Boston MA
Neil, Monique, John & Charles Austin
Girls are often brought to Homes of Hope with ragged clothes and sadness in their eyes. Some are as young as three or four and some have lived on streets their entire lives. Some do not know how old they are; others do not even know their names.
In our care, they are quickly incorporated into a loving community and their physical, educational, medical and moral needs are addressed. It is remarkable to see how happy they become in just a short period of time under these favourable circumstances.
Diocese of Birmingham
Birmingham AL (as of 10/9/09)
In Memory of Jacques Travers
Dr. Ed Mohler, a physician in Massachusetts, and friend of Homes of Hope, dedicates this stone to the memory of Jacques Travers. Dr. Mohler and Travers worked closely together to create the Arthur Sheehan House of Hositality in Brooklyn, New York. The Sheehan house, modeled on those in the Catholic Worker movemet, provided safe and loving care for homeless men and women.
Given in loving memory of Jacques Travers by friend Ed Mohler
Jacques Travers was living in France when he read of the work of Dorothy Day, the co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement. Inspired by her loving service to the poor, he came to America and eventually founded two houses of hospitality in Brooklyn that provided a loving home to hundreds of homeless men and women. He supported the houses through his work as a French instructor at Brooklyn College. For those who knew him, he was considered a living saint. His kindness and happiness were infectious. He died in 1987. Both Dr. Ed Mohler, who dedicated this stone, and Paul Wilkes, the founder of Homes of Hope, knew Jacques well and consider him a powerful influence in their lives.
Clare Ferraro
New York NY
In loving memory of Clare and Laurence Braumann
Our emphasis is to provide excellent education for children who would otherwise not have this opportunity. At Homes of Hope we seek to serve the poorest of the poor, for whom an education is the only way the cycle of poverty can be broken.
Kuechenberg Family
Palatine IL
We are working in conjunction with architects in India and in the US to qualify for a LEED certification as an environmentally friendly and resource conscious structure for an orphanage in Secunderabad. Right now, the sisters are in the final stages of buying the land and we hope that construction can start after the monsoon, around August or September.
In Loving Memory of Walt & Dixie Overman
Walt & Dixie Overman
Overman Scholarship Fund
Cincinnati, Ohio USA
Wedding Day
Generous gift given by Paul & Paula Overman, Wilmington NC
Microsoft Employee Team
Seattle WA
Microsoft Employee Team
organized by Sapna Jeswani
Aarti Bharathan
Aditee Kumthekar
Anupam Joshi
Bhaskar Bhattacharyya
John Gordon
Matt Neerincs
Naganandhini Kohareswaran
Pankaj Kamat
Vinay Bhat
Microsoft Employee Team
Seattle WA
Microsoft Employee Team
organized by Serena Cameirano
Jatinkumar Patel
Sangeetha
Hari Radhakrisha
Arvind Ranasaria
Srik
Clifford Dibble
Seattle WA
Microsoft Employee who visited Home of Hope in 2008 and also sponsors one of our very own girls, Sreeja, who is pictured below.
Cliff teaching a guitar lesson to the girls at Home of Hope.
Barbara deLateur
Baltimore MD
A John Hopkins doctor who so loving gave her time as a medical volunteer in India at Home of Hope in 2008
Denny & Mary Lou Wilwerding; Marie & Brad Venner
Denver CO
Nick, Elena, Marie & Brad Venner
Denny & Mary Lou Wilwerding
"To be one"
The Jablonski Family
Fairport NY
Adam, Andrea, Katie, Kevin & Karen
St. Mark & St. John the Baptist
Worcester, MA & Boston, MA
St. Mark
In the rolling hills of central Massachusetts, not far from the center of Sutton lies the parish of St. Mark, Roman Catholic Church. Founded in 1964 to meet the spiritual, liturgical, and pastoral needs of Catholics in the region, St. Mark’s has grown to about 1300 households. The parish is a young parish by the standards of our diocese continually striving to be a vibrant community of faith.
St. John the Baptist
John & Clare Piatak
Ponte Vedra Beach Fl
In honor of the Grandchildren of Clare and Jack Piatak
Roger & Mary Fait
Ponte Vedra Beach FL
Ted & Lisa Brauch
Ponte Vedra Beach FL
Valfrid Palmer
Ponte Vedra Beach FL
Mr. & Mrs. Mike Kelly
Palo Alto CA
The Clegg Family
Ponte Vedra Beach FL
Ray & Ellen O'Brien
Ponte Vedra Beach FL
The Verebelyi Family
Ponte Vedra FL
In Memory of Nick Jamele
Ponte Vedra Beach FL
The Dokler Family
Cleveland OH
The Zitiello Family
Ponte Vedra Beach FL
A Friend of Homes of Hope
Pittsford NY
In Memory of Trudy Liebmann
Pittsford NY
1948 - 2003
Teaching was her passion.
Nathan & Jordan Arora
Seattle WA
A gift from your friends to honor your special day!
Nathan & Jordan Arora
Mary & Assad Jebara Family
Morristown NJ
The Jebara Family
Bill & Lea Behan
Cary NC
The families of Bill & Lea Behan
The Brosnan, Buckland & Ateshian Families
Cary NC
In Honor of Reena
Kochi India
Given by the Grazen Family of Cary, NC to honor Reena
Reena was six years old when she was brought to Home of Hope on July 13th of 2005. She and her mother, a mental patient, came to Kerala from Bhopal and had a very difficult time surviving. Reena fell into the hands of the beggar mafia, one of which blinded her left eye and severely damaged her right eye by poking a darning needle into them. This cruel act was done in order to make her a "better" beggar. The sisters took her to the eye doctor, but they weren't able to do much due to the damage done to her nerves in that one eye. Even with what has happened in her past, and with her limited vision, Reena has grown into a happy child at Home of Hope. She is in the 5th grade, speaks Hindi fluently, and has become friendly with the sisters. She is a delight to all at the orphanage.
CJ & Mary Ellen Bruno
Cary NC
Ocean Cure's 2010 Surfing Safari with the girls in Kochi, India
With God's Blessing - The Mathews Family
Cary NC
With God's Blessing
The Mathews Family
Raymond, Suzanne, Harrison, Sean, Baloo
Raleigh, NC
Sarah & Julia Leibold
Cary NC
Sarah & Julia Leibold
Mark Lerch
Apex NC
Claire & Brett Burkhart
Cary NC
Matthew & April Quilter
Emerald Hills CA
