News from Catholic Extension


November 2006

  • Needs Facing U.S. Mission This Christmas
    Posted: 11/3/2006
    At St. Patrick mission in Pueblo, Colorado, some kids have allergies that act up at chalk dust, making them cough and their eyes water - so the Sisters there are hoping to replace the old blackboards with dry erase boards. At St. Luke the Evangelist Church in Bruce, Mississippi, a kitchen sink to replace a small washbasin would help make cleanup of their potluck suppers easier. And parishioners at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Hawley, Minnesota, agreed that what they wanted most for Christmas this year was a processional cross - and Father Joe Richards said he could make one himself if he could cover the cost of materials. These are just a few of the wishes and needs of some of America's mission parishes that are featured on the Catholic Church Extension Society's 2006 Christmas Wish List.
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