Thank you St. Ambrose parishioners! We want to give you an update on the financial support St. Ambrose is providing to our Sister Parish in San Agustin, El Salvador and tell you a little about our projects there. With your help we raised over $15,000 for San Agustin from July 2016 through July 2017. This includes $7100 from the weekly Children’s collection, $3235 from pupusa sales, $1160 from the Guadalupe Mosaic raffle, and $3500 in donations from individuals. We also received 250 pounds of donations of soap, washcloths, toothbrushes, rosaries, and religious articles for our mission trip.
With your support St. Ambrose is able to provide $6000 in assistance to eight college students studying nursing, engineering, and law. We provided $500 for loans to local farmers. $1090 put a new roof and a floor in one family’s house, and will repair a wall in another. $1000 will establish a lunch program for the elderly, $700 provided an emergency fund to help the poor and sick. $100 provided improvements to the parish, and $1775 was provided for construction of the new church building.
We want to thank you all for your continued support to Family to Familia and our projects in San Agustin. We remain especially grateful to the children of St. Ambrose for their continued support through the Children’s collection and St. Ambrose School. Thanks everybody.
Contact (Contacto):
Darrell and Lorelei Matics*
Phone (Telefono): 301-209-8398 Email (Correo ectrónico):
darrellmatics@hotmail.com
Cosette Jablonski*
Phone (Telefono): 240-485-4757
Email (Correo electrónico):
bornoscos@hotmail.com
*HABLAMOS ESPAÑOL
Mission (Mision):
To create ties between our English and Spanish speaking communities at Saint Ambrose and promote global solidarity through our relationship with our sister parish of San Agustin, El Salvador. We connect families from our two communities here with families in our sister parish, and we sponsor projects to support the people of San Agustin.
Crear vínculos entre nuestras comunidades de habla hispana en San Ambrosio y promover la solidaridad global a través de nuestra relación con nuestra parroquia hermana de San Agustín, Usulután. El Salvador. Conectamos familias de nuestras dos comunidades aquí con familias en nuestra parroquia hermana, y patrocinamos proyectos para apoyar a las personas de San Agustín.
Activities (Actividades):
At (en) Saint AmbroseSu apoyo a la gente de San Agustin es apreciado más allá de las palabras. Queremos seguir apoyando a San Agustin en todo lo que podamos.
Si puede ayudar de alguna manera, o tiene preguntas comuníquese con:
*Darrell & Lorelei Matics: 301-209-8398
*Cosette Jablonski: 240-485-4757
*HABLAMOS ESPAÑOL
I'm Kaitlynn, a junior in high school, and this summer I got the chance to go on my second missionary trip to El Salvador, thanks to the anonymous person who made that dream of returning a reality. I didn't just go because it was for service hours or because I might have been expected to go; I did it because I love helping others, even though they can't pay me back. It's definitely something that you have to do for yourself, and you can't try to experience it through words. You have to be there in the moment, with an open heart.
I'm Korine, also a junior in high school, and this was my first trip to El Salvador. I would say that hearing about the trip last summer from my sister was very different from what I experienced there. It's just different when you are actually there and not at home hearing about it. The fact that I got the chance to help others who live 3,000 miles away is amazing. I made a lot of friends whom I consider family. This trip has made me realize how much I should appreciate things in my life. It also showed me that there are people in the world who have very little but will give it to you just to keep you comfortable. We also got the chance to celebrate our 17th birthday with our family and friends, a memory that we will never forget. Again thank you to the generous and kind person who made that possible. It meant a lot to us.