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Annual General Meeting (October 14, 2017)
Save the date! You are invited to attend this year’s AGM at Grace United Church Hall at 581 Howden Street, Peterborough on Saturday October 14, 2017 from 2:00 to 4:00. Come out and learn how your support has made a difference in Honduras this past year. We hope to see...
Grace United Garage Sale (September 9, 2017)
Come out and support dedicated Grace Volunteers as they prepare for their 12th trip to Honduras! Saturday, September 9 7AM to 1PM 581 Howden St, Peterborough Members of the congregation and friends will travel to the Nuevo Paraiso Children’s Village in November to...
Dedicated Volunteers Already Thinking of Christmas
The Social Justice Committee of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish Committed to Making a Happy Christmas for the Children In 2008, Catherine Hooper was walking on a beach in Cuba and struck up a conversation with a nurse from Ontario. She told Catherine about knitting...
Your Support to Scholarships Changes Lives
Honduran Committee Faced with Difficult Task of Choosing Recipients. Thank you for your gifts to the Education Fund. Last year, your donations helped 17 full-time and 23 part-time students pursue better lives for themselves and their families. Elementary school in...
Grace Brigade Chicken Dinner (June 17, 2017)
Grace United Church invites you to our chicken dinner featuring strawberry short cake dessert. This Saturday June 17th @ 5:30 in the church hall. Tickets are $20.00 available at the Church office (8:30 to 3:30), 581 Howden St. across from Kenner High School. Proceeds...
Honduran Sisters Share Story of Determination While Attending Fleming In Peterborough – The Peterborough Examiner
By Rosemary Ganley https://www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/2017/06/08/honduran-sisters-share-story-of-determination-while-attending-fleming-in-peterborough.html Fany and Ivin on their day of arrival, ready to start their new lives...thanks to you!
Math Kits a Big Help for Honduran Teachers
Teachers asked for Math Supports and the FoHC Education Committee Jumped into Action! Our brigades have been visiting remote schools in Honduras for years. One thing that the teachers have been asking for is ideas and strategies for teaching math. Our education...
St. Peter’s Students Make a Difference in Honduras
Thanks to generous donors like you! St. Peter’s students made a big difference in Honduras, and even visited a school that had never been visited before! This past April 19 enthusiastic St. Peter’s students and two teachers traveled to Honduras for a life changing...
Valentine’s Day Bonus Once Again Delights Hard Working Tias
Thanks to your support they know we care and appreciate them. Once again you have shared your heart with the hardworking Tias that care for the children day in and day out. With $2000 raised we were able to ensure each Tia and the village Nurse received a bonus. They...
You Can Give the Gift that Keeps on Giving…
Our Print and Online Gift Catalogue have launched! We were so thrilled to launch our Gift Catalogue in the fall, just in time for Christmas. The catalogue has so many items that will make a difference in Honduras such as: Textbooks and workbooks, garden barrels,...