Offering Relief for Those in Need “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”–John 14:6 Dear Friends, This past year the board of directors recognized that the pandemic...
Give and It Will Be Given to You “Give and gifts will be given to you. A good portion –packed down, shaken and overflowing – will fall intoyour lap. For the portion you give will determine theportion you receive...
Serving God’s People in This Season “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” – Mark 10:45 Dear friends, The Mission Society...
Plans for a Future Full of Hope “For I know well the plans I have in mind for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for woe, plans to give you a future full of hope.” ...
In Loving Memory – Sr. Julieta de Carvalho, OSF Jan. 4, 1960 – Mar. 4, 2019 Sr. Julieta worked with settlement families in rural, farm areas in Araguacema, TO. She taught catechism to children (above) and brought food...
In Loving Memory – Sr. Alma Glenn, OSF May 25, 1931 – April 12, 2018 Sr. Alma was a Franciscan Sister of Allegany for 66 years. She spent 31 years as a missionary, teacher and principal in Jamaica,...
70 Years of Supporting the Missions! We thank YOU! By Laura Whitford, President, St. Elizabeth Mission Society “He said to them, ‘Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.’” – Mark 16:15 In January 1879,...
A Mission Society grant helped Sr. Grace’s organization, Franciscan Ministries, feed 12 very poor families in Jamaica through monthly distributions of food boxes of simple staples like rice, flour, sugar, cornmeal, oats, milk, tea, sardines, saltfish and laundry and bathing soap. “I...
By Laura Whitford, President St. Elizabeth Mission Society & Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation Chapter Six in the Book of Romans reminds us of the redeeming power of our Lord’s love for us. When we are born into Christ,...
By Laura Whitford, President St. Elizabeth Mission Society & Dr. Lyle F. Renodin Foundation Christmastime brings with it a flurry of events, shopping, donating, cooking, visiting and more, but it also brings a sense of peace when we remember...
