"Good works are essential and
inseparable from prayer." - Pope Benedict XVI
Vatican: "A form of education
that ignores or marginalizes the moral and religious dimension of the
person is a hindrance to full education. Moreover, if religious
education is limited to a presentation of the different religions, in a
comparative and neutral way, it creates confusion or generates religious
relativism or indifferentism."
Want to perform a
good work?
Sponsor-a-Student
Diocese of Utah
Utah Catholic Schools Office
801-328-8641
“As a product of the Catholic school
system here, I can attest that there may be no better gift or investment
to make. This program provides those of us who attended Catholic schools
with an opportunity to give something back to the system we benefited from
as students,” said Holy Cross Sister Catherine Kamphaus, Superintendent
of Catholic Schools. “This is an opportunity for all Catholics to
share in the education of young people.”
Sponsorships may be designated to particular schools but
not to particular students and are available at four levels:
Patron – One full-year high school scholarship $7,500.
Benefactor – One full-year elementary school
scholarship $5,000.
Guardian Angel – One half-year elementary school
scholarship $2,500.
Sponsor – Give at a level that matches your ability.
Gifts of cash, check, or credit card can be made to:
Sponsor-A-Student Program
Utah Catholic Schools
27 C Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84103
Want to perform a
good work?
Do you have a sewing machine which is no
longer in use? Clare Liptak collects sewing machines and sends them
to Tanzania. She also sends sewing machines which are in need of
repair, along with a check, to provide repair work for Tanzanians.
Kentucky is another place Claire sends sewing
machines. Both electric and treadle machines are needed. The manual
sewing machines are sent to places where electric power is
unreliable. "Often the machine has been in their family a long
time and they want it to be used. They don't want their grandmother's
sewing machine to be thrown away," said Claire to the diocesan
newspaper The Catholic Spirit.
Please forward sewing machines and
sewing material to:
Clare S. Liptak
Mary, Mother of God Parish
157 S. Triangle Road
Hillsborough, NJ 08844
908-874-8220
Want to perform a
good work?
Please send a package valued at
under $100 from the following Wish List. Values over $100 require
Father Means to pay customs duty.
Father David Means
Church of the Nativity
Galvpochtant, Box 171
685000 Magadan
RUSSIA
Babies:
Snowsuits, socks, baby blankets, vitamins
Mothers: Maternity clothes
and feminine products
Children: Socks,
coats, hats, gloves, vitamins, children's tylenol, children's
aspirin, school and art supplies
Teens: Backpacks
Adults: Pain
relievers, arthritis pain relievers, winter boots, gloves,
hats, socks
Toys and reading eyeglasses
What's Allowed, What's Not in Russia
Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope - You may
include a letter - insured up to $100 - maximum 4 pounds - customs form -
$12.95
Priorty Mail Small Flat Rate Box - You may
include a letter - insured up to $100 - maximum 4 pounds - customs form -
$12.95
Priority Mail Regular Flat Rate Box - You
may not include a letter - insured up to $100 - maximum 20 pounds -
customs form - $41.95
Priority Mail Large Flat Rate Box - You may
not include a letter - insured up to $100 - maximum 20 pounds - $53.95
Tip:
Priority Flat Rate envelope, Priority Flat Rate small
box, Priority Flat Rate regular box, Priority Flat Rate large box
may save on postage from the U. S. Ask the post office to weigh
Priority non-flat-rate envelope/box to see which costs less.
Priority envelopes and boxes are free at the post office. The same
Priority Mail boxes and envelopes are used for both domestic and
international mail.
Tip: Above rates are reduced a couple
of dollars if you print stamps online.
Catholic Church in Siberia
Nativity Inn in Russia
Want to perform a
good work?
Please donate a Pre-K to Grade 8
book to
Saint Paul School's library
Library
Saint Paul School
114 East 118 Street
New York, NY 10035
Tax-deductible
suggestion: Joseph and Chico: The Life of Pope Benedict XVI
As Told By A Cat is a book for elementary school children which tells
the story of the life of Pope Benedict XVI when he was growing up in
Bavaria, Germany. The story is told by Pope Benedict XVI's next-door
neighbor in Pentling, Germany, Chico, the cat, who would visit Pope
Benedict XVI often. Pope Benedict XVI is a cat lover who fed stray
cats in Rome and brought one Roman stray cat home with him when he was a
cardinal. The Vatican doesn't allow animals, but when asked whether
Pope Benedict XVI brought his two cats with him when he moved into
the Vatican, the Vatican had no comment. The Introduction is by
Monsignor Georg Gänswein, Pope Benedict XVI's personal secretary.
Want to perform a
good work?
Saint Brigid Catholic Church
1231 Plainfield Pike
Johnston, RI 02919
(401) 944-2232
Established 1915
Saint Brigid's in the Diocese of
Providence has a Prayer Shawl Ministry in which the group crafts
shawls at home and meets once a month at the parish hall to discuss
patterns and enjoy each other's creations and company. The shawls
are then given free of charge to hospital patients with a tag sewn in
which reads, "Do Not be Afraid: I am With You," along with
a medal and a prayer card. "The healing aspect of the shawl is
important to us," said crafter Ursula Zarella. The group keeps
a string from each shawl to remember to pray for the recipient of that
shawl. If you would like to create a shawl for the ministry or know
someone in need of a prayer shawl, please telephone Saint Brigid's.
Want to perform a
good work?
Missions
Diocese of Fairbanks
[Alaska]
Parish Needs List
Want to perform a
good work?
Developer Wilbur Breslin has received
800 Valentine cards from Sacred Heart Academy students in Hempstead on
Long Island in New York each year for years. Mr. Breslin and his
partners, Fred Colin and Louis L. Ceruzzi, Jr., developers of The Hub
Shopping Center, finally relented and gave the girls what they wanted - a
nearby one-acre vacant lot valued at $1.5MM to be used by the students as
a parking lot. "It's the Valentine cards every year that did
it," said Mr. Breslin.
Let's add Wilbur Breslin to our card
list:
Breslin Realty Development
500 Old Country Road
Garden City, NY 11530
Want to perform a
good work?
Catholic Charities of South Bend in
Indiana needs door draft dodgers for low-income residents. Draft
dodgers are fabric logs which can be placed against the inside bottom of a
door to prevent wind from entering the home and can also be placed around
windows.
If you live in Saint Joseph County you
can participate in the Busy Hands program by sewing the draft dodgers on
Catholic Charities' premises. Otherwise, you can make the logs at
home or purchase a draft dodger and send it to:
Busy Hands
Catholic Charities of South Bend
1817 Miami Street
South Bend, IN 46613
(574) 234-3111 x57
