Lenten Program of Sacrifice - 2026

Our Lenten Work of Charity

Hope Reborn in Ethiopia!  

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We are very pleased to report that this year’s Lenten Work of Love to benefit Saint Lucy School in Adigrat, Ethiopia realized $17,010.00!  Thanks for all who contributed to this cause through the poor boxes during Lent. We were very pleased to send these funds to the Religious Teachers Filippini who administer the school.

Religious Teachers Filippini

Expansion of St. Lucy School 
Adigrat, Ethiopia 

St. Lucy School in Adigrat is stretched beyond limits: The Religious Teachers Filippini have launched a project to build additional classrooms, a dining hall, a nap room, and gathering space. The recently concluded four year civil war made education nearly impossible, and the country’s most vulnerable—the children—desire to reclaim their education. On the first registration day, 1,400 children (K-8) arrived and are waiting for placement.  Stand with the Religious Teachers Filippini in their mission to give the children the gift of hope, learning, and a future filled with possibility.  
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Throughout Lent, the donations made to the Poor Boxes at the doors of our churches will be dedicated to “Hope Reborn in Ethiopia”  You may also wish to mail your gift to the parish office or place it in an envelope clearly marked “Hope Reborn in Ethiopia” and drop it in the collection basket.