Justice and Peace Sharing Fund
July 2004 - June 2005
Sarah’s House School Supplies - $2,025.75 - July 2004
Funds collected help defray school related costs, such as Weekly Reader subscriptions, field trip expenses, locks, school project supplies, gym uniforms, etc.
Arundel Habitat for Humanity – $1,814.88 - August 2004
Ecumenical Christian organization builds or renovates houses in partnership with needy low-income families in Anne Arundel County. Sold with no profit and zero interest mortgage.
Diocese of Mandeville, Jamaica - $2,214.54 - September 2004
An organization of caring faith communities in the five counties of Western Maryland, whose objectives are to develop affordable housing for low- and moderate-income persons, create jobs and strengthen the region's economy.
Opportunity Builders Inc. - $872.30 - October 2004
A non-profit organization providing training and services to adults with developmental disabilities living in Anne Arundel County and adjacent communities. The training is to help the adults function and pay their way in the community.
Bello Machre, Inc. - $872.29 - October 2004
Is a non-profit organization which provides loving care and creates opportunities for children and adults with development disabilities to live and work as independently as possible.
Our Lady of the Visitation, Gonaives, Haiti - $1,906.86 - November 2004
Our sister parish in the Diocese of Gonaives, Haiti.
Our Lady of the Visitation, Gonaives, Haiti - $1,906.86 - December 2004
Our sister parish in the Diocese of Gonaives, Haiti.
Catholic Relief Services – Tsunami Relief - $4,849.30 – January 2005
Monies to help Catholic Relief Services staff provide food, clean water, shelter and more to those affected by the Tsunami, who have seen their lives absolutely devastated.
Mercy Ships - $1,013.95 – February 2005
Christian charity deploys hospital ships and volunteer staff. Provides free surgeries for children and adults. Runs clinics for medical, dental, optical, prosthetics. Provides health education, literacy and sanitation programs. Provides resources to dig wells for fresh water.
Visitation Hospital Foundation, Haiti - $1,013.95 – February 2005
Formed in 1999 for the purpose of providing health care and health education to the people of Haiti. The new hospital and clinic will be located in Petite Riviere de Nippes and will serve 250,000 people within a five region area. Currently, the nearest hospital is almost four hours away by car.
Christopher Place Employment Academy - $1,933.46 – March 2005
Is an intensive, 18-month program designed to empower homeless men to change their lives. This is a program for men who are serious about changing their lives by committing to a course of intensive training in employment and life skills, educational enhancement, and building and maintaining a drug-free lifestyle.
The Joseph Richey Hospice - $2,049.44 - April 2005
Provides 12 bed residential round the clock professional nursing, psychosocial, and spiritual care as well as home care for terminally ill cancer and AIDS patients in the Baltimore area.
Mary’s Pence - $1,834.49 - May 2005
The mission is to recognize and support the work of Catholic women, both lay and religious, who minister to the economically poor throughout the Americas and who are without access to traditional sources of funding from government, church, or foundation sources.
St. Ignatius Loyola - $936.30 – June 2005
A high school celebrating its tenth anniversary in educating boys from the most challenged neighborhoods in Baltimore City, giving them the opportunity to become “Men for Others” in the Jesuit tradition and giving them an education that could change their lives.
Sisters Academy - $936.30 – June 2005
The new Catholic middle school for girls opened its doors in September 2004. Sisters Academy is sponsored by the School Sisters of Notre Dame, the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, the Religious Sisters of Mercy and the Sisters on Bon Secours. The academy is modeled on the national Nativity School movement, which focuses on providing high-quality, tuition-free, value-centered education in low-income communities.
Funds donated from the parish budget for Fiscal Year 2005
AIDS Interfaith Residential Services - $200.00
Provides comprehensive supportive housing in assisted living facilities or scattered-site independent housing for individuals, families, and youth living with or at risk of HIV/AIDS.
Annapolis Area Ministries - $100.00
Operates the Light House and Anchor House, providing emergency and transitional shelter, and self-sufficiency services to the homeless.
Camp St. Vincent - $250.00
Is a free summer day camp that hosts 625 children from low-income families each summer. Children age 6 to 10 are given the opportunity to share in a rare experience for urban area youth- the joys of two weeks at summer camp in the open space and fresh air of the countryside. The camp offers a structured outdoor recreation program that includes swimming instruction, arts and crafts, singing, drama, reading, games, sports, hiking, and other traditional camping activities. The children also participate in daily Values Development Lessons, which strive to boost self-esteem, teach the children to resist negative peer pressure.
Diocese of Marthandam, India - $150.00
This mission diocese founded in 1997, is in the southern part of India and is very economically and educationally deprived. Funds will help provide support for 52 seminarians, help support orphanages and homes for the aged, plus help with building schools.
Julie Community Center - $200.00
Is a multi-purpose, non-profit community organization involved in advocacy, education, and organizing, with special dedication to the poor. Provides after school program, youth enrichment and summer camp program from children ages 6-12. Provides leadership workshops and public health projects for teens.
P. Francis Murphy Justice and Peace Initiative - $200.00
The P. Francis Murphy Justice and Peace Initiative (PFMjpi) is envisioned as a common voice of member religious communities to work collaboratively for social justice and to support and supplement the ongoing justice and peace work within each community.
Parish Twinning Program - $250.00
An organization that links parishes in the U.S. with those in Haiti. Facilitates communications between the parishes and coordinates the shipments of cargo containers of supplies.
Redemptorist AIDS Ministry - Thailand - $150
Several projects to help women and children affected by HIV and AIDS. A home for healthy children whose parents have either abandoned them or had died from AIDS. A hospice program providing a safe and caring for children dying of AIDS. A training center for women affected by HIV or AIDS providing job training and where they can receive proper nutrition and medications.
Total donated - $28,100.35
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