Hello friends!
As you may have heard, we now have a committee, who are committed (pun intended) to help our charity, People Helping People, get on the right tracks.
The committee members understood immediately the needs of the Charity, and have started working hard, finding ways to fulfill them.
In order to kick off their tenure within PHP (People Helping People), they had the wonderful idea that this April would be a special month dedicated specifically to Fr. Bernardino. There will also be activities before and after that, but the ones in April are all meant to remember Father Bernardino,
Our dear friend and teacher. Fr Bernardino was always very proud of all of you whenever there was a fund raising activity. “People Helping People” is a group of PEOPLE who are able, HELPING a group of PEOPLE who are in need. This is precisely what Fr. Bernardino meant when he started this mission.
Sweet Sale after Mass
So on the last two Sundays of March (24th and 31st) we would like to sell some traditional Easter sweets outside the Penha de França Chapel, made by the families you help and some of our volunteers.
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On April the 3rd, we will have a “Good Shepherd Meet and Greet” in the late afternoon (more details to follow).
Orange Walkathon
On Sunday the 7th , there will be a sponsored walk, at 11:30, after the mass. It will be called the “Orange Walkathon” as a reminder of the only gift Fr. Bernardino had at Christmas as a young boy.
You can participate either running/walking with us, or by sponsoring someone who will! My son and I will also be running, so if you would like to sponsor us, please meet us after the mass! I should warn you, my son had the most laps last time with 60 laps, and he is even faster now. I did 30 laps, but I’m getting slower, so if you sponsor us both, I’ll act as a counterbalance!
There will be more details about these events in the upcoming weeks, so please keep up with the newsletter and you will know all about it.
A special Charity has special Members. I can already tell you that I am very impressed with the heart, commitment and performance of this new Committee in bringing this community around these issues.
It was Father Bernardino’s dream to see all of us working together to help our suffering Brothers and Sisters. It was something he taught so passionately, that he made us dream with him.
Thank you for your help in making this dream come true.
– Alexandre Silva (alex.lupus@gmail.com)