Our SJSP POWIR group who, as many of you know, have been supporting a recently arrived family from a refugee camp in Rwanda, have wonderful news to share! The Rwamuhinda family arrived in mid-March, amidst the chaos of the outbreak
May 9 POWIR Update
During a time when we are all feeling so isolated and unable to help our struggling brothers and sisters in tangible ways, our POWIR group continues to support our newly arrived Rwandan Refugee family on a weekly basis. Emile, Rosine,
POWIR Update: Welcome Home Rwamuhinda Family!
We are so happy to be able to share some wonderful news – our POWIR family, Emile and Rosine Rwamuhinda and their children, are now settled in their new apartment in Revere! As you will recall, the family arrived in
They’re Here! Some Good News in a Difficult Time…
It is with hearts brimming over with joy we announce the truly miraculous arrival of our new POWIR family, Emile and Rosine Rwamuhinda and their children, in Boston! The family landed at Logan Airport today at 2:20pm. During these unimaginably
Welcome Emile and Rosine and Family, Arriving in Boston on March 18!
As many in the collaborative heard during last week’s Masses, we have exciting news to share regarding our partnership with Catholic Charities to assist in the resettlement efforts of Immigrant and Refugees into the Boston area. On March 18, 2020
Our Collaborative Lenten Gift: What is POWIR?
Jesus calls all of us in the parable of the Good Samaritan to be responsible for those in need, no matter who they are or where they come from. The St. John – St. Paul Collaborative Lenten Gift this year
POWIR Update: A Heartfelt Thank You!
News from the SJSP POWIR team! It is with great joy that we share with you that both our Honduran and Congolese refugee families are employed and financially self-sufficient. It was the families’ hard work along with the unbelievable efforts
POWIR Update: Getting Settled
Our SJSP POWIR volunteers have been busy getting Maria, Marcos, Chantal, Emmanuel and Jeremie settled in their new home in Dorchester. They live in a lovely apartment near Pope John Paul II Park, with an easy walk to grocery stores,
POWIR Update: How You Can Help Our Families!
As many parishioners have heard, our Collaborative POWIR program, in partnership with Catholic Charities, has begun supporting two refugee families who have been resettled in Dorchester. Chantal and her two boys, Jeremie and Emmanuel, are from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Maria and Marcos from Honduras.
POWIR Update: An Exciting Development!
An exciting development occurred this week in POWIR news! The SJSP POWIR Group has partnered with St. Ignatius Parish to support the resettlement of two families in the Boston area who arrived on September 17 from the Democratic Republic of