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2017 Lenten Almsgiving Drive for INDIA!  $12,755.85  support for the Diocese of Kottapuram, India, to assist families in time of need, to care for the elderly and the disabled, educate farm workers and help finance small cottage industries that help communities to grow and prosper.

2017 Holy Thursday - Middle East - Holy Land -  $9,286.00  Helping our Christian Brothers and Sisters in the Holy Land -

for the Church in the Diocese of Jerusalem which included Israel, Jordan, Palestine and Cyprus. This year we will have two collections: one on Holy Thursday the other on Good Friday: both opportunities for us to share our blessings and to ensure that the Christian community in the Holy Land continues to flourish and to radiate Christ's love and mercy for all who share that rocky land with them.

 

Kenya Collection in July 2017 is $4,270.00...

St. Francis Parish assisted the building of the new dormitory at St. Joseph Academy - Primary School, in Kakamega, Kenya, with Sr. Agnes Khati of the Sisters of Mary of  Kakamenga, Kenya, for the orphan and vulnerable children.

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45 people on Jubilee Pilgrimage Toronto Tuesday, October 11, 2016 -  Wed, Oct 12, 7:30pm.

70 people on A Family Pilgrimage to the Holy Door of Mercy at the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Ohio, Friday, November 4, 2016, 

56 people on A family to Pilgrimage to Chicago the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Des Plaines, Illinois, Tuesday, April 4, 2017, 

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Pam:  You will probably also want to include other trips ... like to the Holy Land with Fr. James !!!!!

Also, the seniors trip (with 55 people) to Holland tulip Festival in May was NOT a real "Pilgrimage" but it was a senior trip.

Non-Perishable Food Donations: Every week of the year, all year long, members of St. Francis Parish bring non-perishable food items to Mass that are delivered by volunteers to local pantries. Volunteers deliver this food to the Northside Community Center of Catholic Social Services in Ann Arbor, and Hope Center in Ypsilanti, both feeding over 100 families a week.   

Food Drive November 2016 donated   566  bags of food and personal goods.

Food Drive Lent 2017 donated 597 bags of food and personal goods.

Food Drive June 2017 -- 382 bags of groceries transported to Corpus Christi parish in Detroit, for their summer children's camp.  

Alpha House Shelter -  Twice this year -(June 2017 & October 2016)- Six families in a housing crisis residing at Interfaith Hospitality Network Alpha House, were the recipients of the following gifts from St. Francis Of Assisi parishioners: 

180 meals, 7 evenings of playtime, 7 nights of an emergency backup person, 3 baskets full of weekly supplies, and prayers for the families and the success of our week of service.

Shelter at St. Francis Gym:  In March 2017 St. Francis Parish & School had over 60 volunteers hosting the 20 men for the Rotating Shelter.

Christmas Giving Tree over 1100 gifts for 15 organizations.

Christmas ReGIFT project provided 383 items (toys, household goods, and clothing) to Foundations Preschool and Alpha House Shelter in Ann Arbor and to the children and adults who reside at the St. Louis Center in Chelsea.  

Tax Program: On April 18th, 2017, our tax assistance program at St. Francis of Assisi efforts helped to return over $129,000 in tax refunds to our 102 or so clients in the greater Ann Arbor area! This program is run by about a dozen St. Francis volunteers.

 

Donate A Day at Emmanuel House, Home for the Elderly, in April 2017, our St. Francis Parish 25 volunteers accomplished many tasks:  Yard work, Furniture moving, Painting indoors, Window Washing inside and outside. 

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